New videos from a concert of the East Coast Mandolin Orchestra have been published on youtube. The concert “Brazilian Journey” was given on May 15, 2022 at Gratz College, in Elkins Park, PA. The concert included performances by Marilynn Mair with Paul Dressel (guitar), the Marilynn Mair’s Choro Ensemble and the East Coast Mandolin Chamber …
The Ensemble Giocoso has been founded in 2012 by members of the mandolin orchestra HARMONIE 1931 from Dinslaken to be able to play more interesting music, pop-songs or new compositions for mandolin orchestra. The concerts from the last years were filmed and are available as youtube videos. Program of the concert from 2020 Christopher Grafschmidt …
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The Quintetto a Plettro “Giuseppe Anedda” has recorded an album with ouvertures by Rossini arranged for mandolin quintet. Quintetto a Plettro “Giuseppe Anedda” Emanuele Buzi mandolin Norberto Gonçalves da Cruz mandolin Valdimiro Buzi mandola Andrea Pace guitar Emiliano Piccolini contrabass The complete first track, the ouverture from “L’Italiana in Algeri” can be seen in the …
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The Berkeley Mandolin Ensemble was a classical mandolin ensemble. The ensemble travelled to Germany for the German Zupfmusikfest in Bonn in 1978. It was also part of the production of the CD “Rudy Cipolla – Mandolin Maestro”. It did travel again to Germany in 1982 for another Zupfmusikfest. Kennet Frankel who played mandolin, mandola and …