Mandolin orchestra videos on Youtube

[Margriet]

(we can also start one with "young talents..... How old was Ferdinand when he played this ?

I quote here myself

Indeed we can talk about a young talent. Especially having the news that last night Ferdinand won the 1st price and many other prices on a most important classical music concours in the Netherlands for young musicians! One of the pieces he played was Variatians on a Basque melody, composed by Victor. This has also a video on youtube, though back about three years ago. I am sure Alex will tell more about this event and this GREAT result, not at least for the mandolin in the classical music.

[Jim Garber]

A couple of versions of this light piece. "Plink, Plank, Plunk" by Leroy Anderson.

[el cro]

We had a nice concert this weekend. Check out here.


Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...090DEC410FF225

[Jim Garber]

Very nice, Élio. I enjoyed the performance -- very powerful. I couldn't quite see what they guy in the back was doing. Was he painting?

[el cro]

Yes, he was painting. During the first part of the concert (a mandolin-accordion duet), each one of us went to the canvas to draw a little detail. Then he completed those elements during the orchestra performance. The result was really nice.

[Alex Timmerman]

A good day to you all,

Enjoy Mozart!

Best, Alex.

[Margriet]

Great Alex, what energy amd brilliancy!

thanks for sharing.

Margriet

[Margriet]

This one did not appear yet here....

This is the second movement. The work has three pieces.

Margriet

[vkioulaphides]

Sounds vaguely familiar...

Thanks for digging this up, Margriet!

Cheers,

Victor

[jacky]

http://youtu.be/cyP5T4130Qo


Last weekend, the wonderful Dutch Orchestra, RMGO, visited us, the Fretful Federation in Brighton. We very much enjoyed hosting them and on Sunday we presented a joint concert with them as part of the annual Brighton Festival. RMGO played a beautiful program of works by Stamitz, Wolki and Piazzola and we followed with pieces by Jenkins, Kreidler, Barbella, Ketelby, Schwaen and Goodin. Finally, both orchestras came together to play Palladio and Coppelia. It was a thrilling experience to play in such a large ensemble.

http://youtu.be/brwfoSZnIyQ

[Jason Stein]

A good day to you all,

Enjoy Mozart!

Best, Alex.

That was wonderful!

[MLT]

Here is a clip from the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra's performance last night.

http://youtu.be/LsWKS-XbsHM

[Alex Timmerman]

Thanks MLT,

A wonderful composition (nice arrangement also!) and a nice performance of the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra!

Best, Alex.

[Alex Timmerman]

Hi all,

Here is a video that might give you an idea of how high the level of music making - here with regard to orchestra playing - can develop when the mandolin is understood and well taught!

Enjoy the fantastic work titled "Life Beat" for Mandolin Orchestra composed by
the Japanese composer Hiro Fujikake in an excellent performance by
the Chiba Higashi High School Mandolin Orchestra.

Best, Alex.

[MLT]

Thanks MLT,

A wonderful composition (nice arrangement also!) and a nice performance of the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra!

Best, Alex.

Thanks Alex. I have a couple more that I need to review and set up for posting. We also have another member who took video and I think he will be posting to YouTube as well as he reviews and cleans up his clips.

MLT

[MLT]

Here is another from the Oregon Manadolin Orchestra's May 13th Concert. This is Polonaise by Michal Oginsky.

[JeffD]

ARTE MANDOLINISTICA This is great.

[Margriet]

ARTE MANDOLINISTICA This is great.

impressing !

[Margriet]

Hi all,

Here is a video that might give you an idea of how high the level of music making - here with regard to orchestra playing - can develop when the mandolin is understood and well taught!

Enjoy the fantastic work titled "Life Beat" for Mandolin Orchestra composed by
the Japanese composer Hiro Fujikake in an excellent performance by
the Chiba Higashi High School Mandolin Orchestra.

In some way I missed this in the thread. It is really impressing, what happens with the mandolin in Asia and I hope there will come more input from there to the cafe. Language is quite a problem, but there are several , who found the cafe and are also willing to translate (Baiyongjie? Hiin?, KWong?) Thanks, Alex and JeffD for sharing and the people making this music and recording.

Margriet

[Alex Timmerman]

Hi all,

Here is a video of Het CONSORT playing Johann Sebastian Bach's Double Concerto BWV 1043. A famous work this originally Concerto composed for 2 solo Violins and Chamber Orchestra. Perhaps even one of Bach's most known works, heard and seen here in my arrangement for 2 solo Mandolins and Mandolin Chamber Orchestra. Although the sound quality of the video is far from the quality of a CD recording I never the less wanted to share this wonderful music with you.
The soloists in this performance with Het CONSORT are Sebastiaan de Grebber and Ferdinand Binnendijk.


Enjoy and best greetings,

Alex.

[Tom Wright]

Really nice double concerto, brings back my youth before I went over to alto clef. Thanks.

[Alex Timmerman]

Hi All,

Enjoy the celebrated CSÁRDÁS by Vittorio Monti (1868 - 1922) performed by Het CONSORT conducted by Alex Timmerman with Sebastiaan de Grebber as the mandolin soloist.

A performance given by the orchestra during the 1st FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE ORCHESTRA A PLETTRO in the Villa Comunale in Taormina, Sicily, Italy on July 26, 201.


Best greetings,

Alex.

[Steve Davis]

Nice arrangements Alex.

[Alex Timmerman]

Thanks Steve, Nice to know they are appreciated! :-)

Best from Zwolle,

Alex.

[Beanzy]

I've been very quiet on here but want to post to let you all know I reckon this is one of my favourite threads on the forum. It's such an eye-opener.... no ....ear-opener as to what is going on and what is possible with enough people with enthusiasm and a passion for their music.

Brilliant and inspirational... thanks to all.