The mandolin orchestra Het Consort from the Netherlands was founded 20 years ago. On October 16, 2010 a big anniversary concert will be given in Amsterdam. The orchestra has produced an impressive 15 minute video about the past 20 years, with some great music examples and a lot of information about the orchestra. During the …
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Marijke and Michiel Wiesenekker are the Amsterdams Mandoline en Gitaar Duo. I have met them several times during the last years – sometimes together with there parents – and it has always been a great fun and experience to jam with them until late at night. Marijke has studied mandolin in Wuppertal, and Michiel has …
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In my last post I wrote about the German panflute virtuoso Ulrich Herkenhoff. Unfortunately I did not find a video with panflute and guitar or mandolin by Ulrich Herkenhoff, but I found the videos of the Duo Verso from the Netherlands. This is a text from the homepage of the Duo verso: Verso was formed …
I found those two pieces for mandolin and church organ recently. Both pieces are taken from a recording with religious music which was recorded in the 1980s by Benny Ludemann (mandolin) and Klaas Jan Mulder (organ). Benny Ludemann is a mandolin and guitar player from the Netherlands. He has made many appearances in radio and …