Los Angeles Mandolin Orchestra - Join us!

[jjh]

We are up and running for any mandolinists (or mando-family players) in the LA area interested in taking part in beginner-intermediate classical ensemble pieces. We meet in Santa Monica the first Saturday of every month from 12-2pm. The atmosphere is loose and fun and after two get-togethers we already have a few pieces down and several more in the pipeline. For more info email Jeff at jeffherd3000@yahoo.com or go to our page on the Social Groups section of mandolincafe entitled Los Angeles Mandolin Orchestra.

[Jim Garber]

Nice to hear that this group is back together again. We can't afford to lose these groups esp ones with long history like LAMO. BTW I have heard that LAMO has much of the sheet music in its library that was originally in the New York Mandolin Orchestra. Is that so?

[Eddie Sheehy]

We have no access to anything from the old LAMO, as far as I know. Jeff?

[Jim Garber]

Oh, sorry... I thought this was the same as the old. What a shame if you cannot access that stuff. Where is it?

[Eddie Sheehy]

Anyone?

[Jim Garber]

I hope you can get a quorum. Hey, four might be good, right? Maybe post something on the CMSA site?

[Eddie Sheehy]

I meant "anyone" know where the old LAMO music is. We already have 13 active and a few not so active members. Check us out in the Social Groups...

[Jim Garber]

Sorry, Eddie... I misunderstood. Glad to hear that there is indeed interest.

[Patrick Melly]

The next meeting will be this Saturday, April 2nd, noon until 2PM, in Santa Monica , 2414 Wilshire Blvd. Telemann, Pachelebel and Mike Marshall pieces are on the menu. Join us.

[mrmando]

Have any of you guys been in touch with CMSA? Someone there might know how to reach someone from the old LAMO.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Cmsa?

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

Cmsa?

I think that refers to Classical Mandolin Society of America
http://www.classicalmandolinsociety.org/

[mrmando]

Yes. Somebody involved with CMSA is likely to know something about the old LAMO. There has to be a filing cabinet full of LAMO music somewhere, and if you guys want to take over the LAMO mantle you might be able to persuade someone to hand over the music.

I've heard that the old LAMO just didn't have younger members, and kind of faded away due to attrition from natural causes, if you get my drift. There might have been some cross-pollination between LAMO and the local domra orchestra, which is still going strong. My man Mike Lampert might know some more about that.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Jeff told me he registered us with CMSA. I saw a post on the Cafe a few weeks ago from someone in the Domra Orchestra... that might be worth pursuing.