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Name: Fretworks
Ages: 13-18
Instruments: Mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and guitar
Home Town: Montgomery, AL #
#They are seven mandolinists, two mandola players, two mandocellists, eight guitarists and one bass guitarist. Together they make up Fretworks -- one of the most unique student ensembles in the country. "I'd always read about mandolin orchestras -- they were popular around the turn of the century -- and I always thought they sounded interesting," says coach and creator of the group Doug Back. "When I finally got to see one at a classical mandolin society festival, I proposed bringing a mandolin program into the public school." With the help of a grant as well as numerous generous individual donations, Doug began to build a curriculum at Baldwin Junior High, where was already directing the classical guitar program. It wasn't long before Fretworks was born.
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