Workshops

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Registration for Carlo Aonzo's 21st Edition U.S. Mandolin Workshop held June 15-18 have been announced with Rene Izquierdo once again serving as Assistant Conductor.

A limited number of spots in the workshop are available and as in past years, a sellout is expected. ...

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Roots & Boots Music Camp, Arizona's first 4-day immersion camp for adult students for the study and enjoyment of acoustic music styles will be held June 7-11 at the base of the magnificent San Francisco Peaks at Camp Colton.

The camp focuses on bluegrass, folk, ...

CHARLTON, MASS. — Registration has opened for the 2023 Mandolin Camp North, held April 21-23 in Charlton, Mass. at the Prindle Pond Conference Center.

The camp features total mandolin immersion with workshops, jamming, and personal interaction with some of the top performers in the roots music world ...

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The 10th Annual Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us featuring Don Julin and Mike Compton will be held July 12-15, 2023 at the Grant Street Inn.

The camp welcomes this year's sponsors Kimble Mandolins and the Grant Street Inn.

Dating back ...

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND — The music of the Irish harper and composer Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) will be the subject of a three day mandolin retreat led by English mandolin great Simon Mayor on March 10-12, 2023 at Kenwood Hall, a luxury conference venue, hotel and spa just one mile ...

CREMONA, ITALY — The Stauffer Center for Strings has announced an Avi Avital led masterclass to be held here December 5-8, an exclusive workshop aimed to explore a fascinating repertoire, starting from the Baroque and ending with Paganini.
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SAVONA, ITALY — Carlo Aonzo has announced the launch of E-learning Italian Mandolin, the result of two years of intensive preparation for students of Italian music wishing to study online.

In the new venture, Aonzo partners with Giorgio Fabbri, Professor of Music ...

WESTMINSTER, MD. — Common Ground on the Hill has opened registration for Mandolins on the Hill, a 3-week series of classes, jams, concerts and festivals, located virtually and in-person on the beautiful campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. Weeks 1 (June 27 - July 1) & 2 (July 4-8) are virtual, ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Red Hot Strings Workshop, a celebration of Hot Jazz, 1930's Swing, Western & Hawaiian Swing that includes workshops, master classes and jamming returns by popular demand May 25-29 at Fort Worden State Park. Registration is now open!

Please ...

BIG RIVER, SASKATCHEWAN — The Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp and Festival has announced plans for their Music Camp to be held at the Ness Creek Site on August 15-19 followed by the Festival on August 19-21.

Music Camp registration and Festival Early Bird tickets ...

SURFSIDE, S.C. — The 7th Annual Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp, including Guitar & Bass tracks, will be held September 21-23, 2022.

Joining Alan on the mandolin faculty will be Joe K. Walsh, Don Stiernberg and Ralph McGee. Wyatt Rice will instruct ...

CHARLTON, MASS. — Registration has opened for the 2022 Mandolin Camp North, held April 22-24 in Charlton, Mass. at the Prindle Pond Conference Center.

The camp features total mandolin immersion with workshops, jamming, and personal interaction with some of the top performers in ...

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The 9th Annual Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us featuring Mandolin for Dummies and Mandolin Exercises For Dummies author Don Julin will be held July 13-16 at the Grant Street Inn.

The camp welcomes its 2022 sponsors: Kimble Mandolins and the Grant Street Inn.

As always, the ...

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — The second annual Flagstaff Roots and Boots Music Camp, a four day immersion camp will be held June 8-12 at Arizona Nordic Village in the majestic San Francisco Peaks. Registration is now open.

Flagstaff Roots & Boots Music ...

ABINGDON, VA. — Registration has opened for the 9th Annual Monroe Mandolin Camp which takes place September 28 - October 2 in a new location at the Southwest, Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, minutes from Bristol, Tenn.

At the Monroe ...

SHELBURNE, VT. — Hawktail Camp, January 8-9, 2022 is a 2-day online experience for musicians of all instruments offering a deep dive into the music of this transcendent stringband. Throughout the workshop, the band members will discuss their variety of influences ...

Enrollment closes October 15, 2021


CREMONA, ITALY — The Stauffer Center for Strings has announced open enrollment for a November 28 - December 2 masterclass with multiple GRAMMY nominee Avi Avital, one of the most famous classical mandolinists in the world.

This ...

FAIRFAX, CALIF. — Peghead Nation has announced an eight-part live Zoom workshop series taught by mandolin instructor Aaron Weinstein entitled "Swing Mandolin: Rhythm and Chord Solos."

The series is designed for intermediate-to-advanced level ...

SHELBURNE, VT. — Modern Mandolin Workshop, a new workshop designed with intermediate, advanced, and professional musicians players in mind has announced the opening of enrollment. The virtual 3-day event will be held November 5-7, 2021.

Instructors ...

An All-Star Staff and an Expanded Curriculum On Deck for Oct 7-10, 2021.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Limited registration is now open for the Great Lakes Music Camp (GLMC), a four-day acoustic music symposium held at Camp Blodgett (West Olive, MI) October 7-10, 2021.

Great Lakes Music Executive Director, Jason Wheeler noted, "We ...

Centrum’s "Virtual" Red Hot Strings 2021: A Space-Age Celebration Of The Great Jazz-Age String Players

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Centrum's critically acclaimed jazz instruction series Red Hot Strings celebrating Hot Jazz, 1930's Swing, Western & Hawaiian Swing, returns in a virtual ...

Featuring Marla Fibish, Baron Collins-Hill, and David Surette, with special guest vocalist Susie Burke.


CONCORD, N.H. — The 19th annual May Mandolin Festival (was March Mandolin Festival) has been rescheduled for May 15-16 via Zoom. The festival is hosted by the Concord Community Music School and features ...

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. ‐ Roots and Boots Music Camp, a four day immersion camp rises from the COVID ashes and will be held June 23-27 at Arizona Nordic Village in the majestic San Francisco Peaks. Registration is now open.

The camp focuses on immersion instruction ...

PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Celebrating 29 years of meaningful music education, California Coast Music Camp (CCMC) has announced two week-long acoustic camps for this summer: July 11–17 and July 18–24, 2021. Registration will open in May if it is deemed safe to hold camp due to complications from the pandemic.

The ...