Thanks! Looks like a great program! An excellent reason for a road trip from Philly to Baltimore.
Thanks! Looks like a great program! An excellent reason for a road trip from Philly to Baltimore.
Just discovered this thread, which is great! I know this last minute, but the Mandolin Society of Philadelphia is hosting a concert - Around the World on Eight Strings" - tomorrow night (April 11, 2015) in Ardmore, PA. The concert feature Oregon-based Mando Planet and Philadelphia's Munier Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra and the Philadelphia Mandolin Ensemble. The program offers a mandolin-based exploration of world music traditions. See the following link for info and tickets:
http://phillyfunguide.com/music/arou...-eight-strings
Not exactly classical, but an Early Music Society presentation here in Vancouver this coming Tuesday: An American Tune, a concert presenting a range of 19th century American styles using traditional instruments like mandolin, fiddle and banjo. The band of six musicians includes John Reischman. Extensive notes plus program and artist bios here:
http://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/events/american-tune/
The Providence Mandolin Orchestra (PMO) will perform a concert in the Little River Music Series, Hampton Community Center, 178 Main St, Hampton CT, on Sunday, May 17, 4:30 PM. The concert will feature two major recent works for mandolin and guitar ensemble: the “Kalamazoo Suite” by James Kellaris and the “Australis Suite” by Stephen Lalor. Also on the program are original works for mandolin and guitar ensemble by Philip DeWalt, Owen Hartford, Mark Linkins, and Jürgen Thiergärtner, and several arrangements. Tickets are $15.00, available at the door.
Robert A. Margo
I've added some photos of last Sunday's LMO / MOoD concert to the London Mandolin Group for posterity.
The LMO Before the concert (minus Cathy who had gone AWOL for the photo)
Our 'Travel Pack' sized MOoD group before the concert
The LMO just before the start
Finale with the combined orchestras and soloists.
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Eoin
"Forget that anyone is listening to you and always listen to yourself" - Fryderyk Chopin
I've added some photos of last Sunday's LMO / MOoD concert to the London Mandolin Group for posterity.
(Apologies this seems to have double-posted and I can't delete it.)
Eoin
"Forget that anyone is listening to you and always listen to yourself" - Fryderyk Chopin
The New York Mandolin Ensemble is doing two concerts in New England.
On May 30th at 2pm we are at the Barrington Public Library which is at 281 County Road in Barrington, RI.
On May 31st at 2pm we are at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck at 6 Wonson Street in Gloucester, MA.
We hope we will see some of our New England friends.
We will be joined at this concert by several New England folks including Mark Davis, Bob Margo, Steve Levy, John Ruis, Gino Cicchetti and Ralph Martin.
I've attached the programs for each concert.
The Providence Mandolin Orchestra will perform a spring concert on June 6, 7:30 PM, at the Park Place United Church of Christ, 71 Park Place, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Tickets are $15, available at the door. All proceeds benefit the church. The concert will include two three-movement suites -- the "Kalamazoo Suite" by James Kellaris and the "Australis Suite" by Stephen Lalor, both very beautiful contemporary works. Also on the program are original pieces for mandolin ensemble by Owen Hartford, Philip DeWalt, Mark Linkins, and Jurgen Thiergartner, and arrangements by Mark Linkins and myself (Robert Margo).
Robert A. Margo
Hi all,
Next Sunday, June 21th, two concerts by the Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra HET CONSORT during the Guitar Festival Enkhuizen (at 12:00 and at 14:00 hours). Among other compositions we, together with guitarist Tom Edskes as the soloist, will perform the beautiful Concerto for Guitar and Plucked Orchestra composed by the Dutch composer Chris Mouter! Everybody welcome!
Best greetings,
Alex.
Yesterday I was delighted to attend a performance shared by the New American Mandolin Ensemble and the Munier Mandolin Orchestra in the environs of Philadelphia; among the works performed was my Concerto a pizzico, with David Miller of NAME as soloist. David and the two ensembles joined hands in the happiest American premiere of this piece I could have ever wished for.
This was also my very first opportunity to hear NAME in live performance, and I must say that it's truly not to be missed. If you ever have a chance to attend one of their performances, please do; you will have me to thank for the hint. Good stuff...
Three cheers to NAME, Munier, and David!
Victor
It is not man that lives but his work. (Ioannis Kapodistrias)
Wonderful
I had the pleasure to play with the Munier orchestra in 1985 and 1986 when I was the Director of the Folklife Center of Philadelphia
Wonderful folks and a great experience. I brought them to a major Ohio folk festival a few years after that. How quickly time goes.
John
2012 Collins MT-2 Birds Eye Maple
1924 Gibson F-4
2010 Custom National Resonator (one of a kind)
1930 National Resonator with new custom neck and "Doug Unger" inlay and back painted by Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong
2005 Godin A-8
2013 Kentucky KM-1050 "stage and club mandolin"
Victor, We were so pleased to see you at our concert, and delighted to be able to perform your 'Concerto da Camera' for you. It is a wonderful piece which deserves more exposure (well, we're working on that!). On the recent NAME Mid-Atlantic States Mini-Tour we performed the piece thrice -once in New Market, MD, at our NAME concert (the US premiere ), once in Haddonfield, NJ, with the Philadelphia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble, and again in Wallingford, PA with the Munier Mandolin Orchestra (which you attended). This is a piece which could be performed by many mandolin orchestras - of course they would have to find a soloist (we know one!).
Thank you for once again providing the mandolin world with a top-notch piece of repertoire!
Mark
Ah, a senior moment of mine: Concerto da camera, not a pizzico. Sorry, sorry... or perhaps I can excuse myself by the multitude of pieces I've written.
It is not man that lives but his work. (Ioannis Kapodistrias)
Hi all,
I like to inform you about a special concert this Sunday, June 21st, starting at 13.10 hours, in the Filmzaal of the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen (NL) given by two Dutch mandolinists, Sebastiaan de Grebber and Ferdinand Binnendijk. Sebastiaan will play the mandolin while Ferdinand will play the mandolin as well as the Liuto cantabile. Programmed are compositions by Barbella, Albrechtsberger and Calace. The entrance is free and you are all very welcome!
Best, Alex.
A truly beautiful, lifelong friendship, a beautiful musical collaboration...
Cheers to Sebas and Ferdi,
Victor
It is not man that lives but his work. (Ioannis Kapodistrias)
The Providence Mandolin Orchestra will give a concert on Friday, October 30, at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton RI, from 7:30-9:30 PM. The program will include a performance of Victor Kioulaphides' "Concerto de Camera" with David Miller as mandolin soloist. Also on the program are works by James Kellaris ("Kalamazoo Suite"), Stephen Lalor ("Australis Suite), and pieces by Philip DeWalt and Owen Hartford. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Robert A. Margo
Hello, all.
I attended an earlier performance of my Concerto da camera by the very same soloist and ensemble, so I can heartily and enthusiastically recommend them. As I just got back from another, this time family-related escapade from work, I unfortunately will not be able to attend this performance, for as much as I might have liked to. David and the PMO really make my score sing...
Cheers,
Victor
It is not man that lives but his work. (Ioannis Kapodistrias)
"I attended an earlier performance of my Concerto da camera by the very same soloist and ensemble, so I can heartily and enthusiastically recommend them."
Hi Victor -- you heard David Miller as soloist with the Munier Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra plus NAME, so not the same ensemble. But I can assure everyone that the piece sounds great with David and the PMO! Also, I will soon post information about two additional upcoming performances of the Concerto de Camera, again with David Miller as soloist, accompanied by the other members of NAME.
Robert A. Margo
Very true; my apologies. It was the complex, Venn-diagram-like overlap of friendly faces that tripped me up. I, too, have no doubt that David and the PMO are a great mix, and kick myself doubly for missing this performance. I do look forward to othersm though...
It is not man that lives but his work. (Ioannis Kapodistrias)
North Meadow House Concerts is proud to present the New American Mandolin Ensemble in concert at the Hampton Community Center, 178 Main St, Hampton CT on Saturday, November 14th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $15.00 at the door.
The New American Mandolin Ensemble is a group of professional musicians dedicated to presenting original compositions for plucked strings. Using the instruments of the mandolin family as well as classical guitars and string bass, the group performs a wide range of eclectic new music with influences ranging from Bach to bluegrass. The concert will feature the "Concerto de Camera" by Victor Kioulaphides with David Miller as soloist. Also on the program are works by Chris Acquavella, Richard Charlton, Owen Hartford, Annette Kruisbrink, Armin Kauffmann, Eden Macadam-Somer, Emiel Stopler, and Yasuo Kuwahara.
“The New American Mandolin Ensemble shines a fresh light on the Mandolin Orchestra tradition…the group plays wonderful new music…will no doubt become a standard [for] the mandolin groups of tomorrow” -- Mike Marshall
“I love it. Beautiful playing" -- Caterina Lichtenberg
Robert A. Margo
Recently the trio presented their upcoming CD of the Dark Side of the Mandolin in a concert in La Casa del Mandolino a Napoli. Soon it will be available at Amazon.
In this thread http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...de-of-the-moon, posted by Billkilpatrick, you can read more and see a video or listen a track.
Remark that cafe-members who donate to their crowdfunding project and choose for a CD as a reward (€30), can obtain this Dark Side CD.
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