I have just discovered several great videos showing the German guitarist Siegfried Behrend and the German Plucked Strings Orchestra (Deutsches Zupforchester). In those videos you can see Takashi and Sylvia Ochi on the mandolin playing a concerto for two mandolins by Antonio Vivaldi, Takashi Ochi plays a part of a Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. …
LEVANTE Mandolin Orchestra 6th Concert in Morioka, JAPAN. 20th March 2011 The LEVANTE Mandolin Orchestra is located in the North-East of Japan. It has uploaded videos of the program of the last concert on March 20th 2011 in Morioka. The program of the 6th concert included the following pieces: ARSNOVA suite 1st mov. Lento espressivo, …
The LEVANTE Mandolin Orchestra – 6th Concert in Morioka, JAPAN – Great Performance Read More »
Last week I have found a nice video of the Japanese mandolin orchestra Viva Mandolino playing Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head This inspired me to search for other videos of this great song played on plucked instruments. Another great performance of this song is played by the Guitar Ensemble Harmonics Guitar Ensemble Harmonics Rain …
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head – On Mandolin, Ukulele and Guitar Read More »
In France there has been a very positive developement of the mandolin music during the last years. Like in Germany regional mandolin orchestras have been organized to improve the skills of the players of the local mandolin orchstras. In 2011 there was a workshop for a national mandolin orchestra with Florentino Calvo and Vincent Beer-Demander …
The “Orchestre à Plectres du Sud-Ouest” conducted by Florentino Calvo Read More »