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"A bit intimidated by the prospect of a recording review, but am eager to get the material out there, and to be more involved in the CMSA, etc. - eager to talk more about this."

I just sent you a...

Addendum:

--the Adelstein book referred to in my post was published in 5 installments in The Cadenza in 1901.

--p. 5, par. 2, penultimate par in the essay on MO. FYI, the original version of...

"In my line of work, I am called upon to perform "peer review" to vet and inform writing a fellow scholar. I'd appreciate a "peer review" from any of y'all who might catch any gaffes that I might...

"I'm Juan Carlos, from Spain.

I would like to buy a second hand rosewood soloist german (copy of Seiffert model) mandolin with solid woods.

A modern german mandoline, not vintage."

Stefan...

"Lively and interesting piece and performance. I had suggested this Hartford selection for our local group, we'll see what happens."

Thanks, Jim for the nice comment. Owen did not write the...

"Bob Margo who is an active MC member is active in that group and I believe knows who has them for sale."

The Providence Mandolin Orchestra owns (for many years) a box of NOS (new old stock) of...

"Nice composition... sounds like a dance from ancient times... and a nice place for a live performance"

Thank you, Toomas! The venue is in the same building where we rehearse. It is a renovated...

Owen Hartford's wonderful piece "Family Squabble" has been core repertoire of the Providence Mandolin Orchestra for many years. Here is our latest performance featuring two excellent recorder...

"I'm registered and reserved, coming with my Larson mandocello. I'm a bit rusty, but excited!"

I think the cellos will have an especially good time in Kalamazoo. Interesting En Masse parts...

"I am registered. I don’t attend every year, but Kalamazoo is an easy drive. & I plan to bring a couple Kalamazoo Gibsons, so they can return home after a 100 years."

Looking forward to seeing...

Registrations have been brisk and hotel space is limited so if you are thinking of attending -- and I hope you are -- sooner is good.

Registration and convention information can be found here.

"I look forward to meeting you and all the CMSA folks."

Fantastic, Mick, I look forward to meeting you, too! Bring some of your bowl backs, people will definitely be interested.

Registration is now open for the Classical Mandolin Society of America’s (CMSA) upcoming in-person convention (the first since 2019) in Kalamazoo, MI, September 21-25, 2022. We have an exciting...

At the recent (June 26) PMO concert in Rhode Island, we performed the first two movements of Francine Trester's remarkable (and very beautiful) "Three Movements for Mandolin Orchestra". Fran is an...

Slight typo -- Gunsenheimer. Sorry!

Thank you, TonyG!

These are my arrangements for mandolin orchestra of three songs by Randy Newman -- "Sail Away," "In Germany, Before the War," and "Baltimore" -- in live performances by the Providence Mandolin...

Gustav Gusenheimer's "Concertino Nr. 1 for Recorder and Zupforchester" is a classic work of German "zupfmusik" and one of my personal favorites in all of the mandolin orchestra repertoire. Here is a...

"Now, a question: I can't help noticing on this and other recordings with your liuto cantabile that you work fairly close to the bridge. Is that because it is practical for you to do so? Or is this...

A reminder about the New Music Reading Session at CMSA Kalamazoo, details in the previous post. We have already received many inquiries and several submissions and would be pleased to receive more....

Here are three more of Sol Goichberg's (1908 - 1978) studies for unaccompanied mandocello: No. 7, No. 23 ("Andantino: Old English Air"), and No. 30 ("Allegretto"). The studies were published by...

Over this past weekend the Providence Mandolin Orchestra (PMO) gave the world premiere of a great new piece by James Kellaris, "Au Café Cárdamome," which features extended techniques and extensive...

The Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) will hold a “New Music Reading Session” at its upcoming convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan, September 21-25, 2022. This is the "Call for Scores".
...

I am reviving this thread (FINALLY!).

The Providence Mandolin Orchestra (PMO) will perform LIVE next Sunday (2/27/2022) at the Bread Box Theatre, 220 Valley St, Willimantic CT, at 4 PM. We will...

In his 1913 method for mandocello, Zarh Myron Bickford briefly discussed unaccompanied performance on the instrument which, he noted "at the present time, is to a great extent an unexplored field."...