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 …
Congratulations to 20 Years Mandolin Orchestra Het Consort Read More »
Some days ago I have found (by a tweet from twitter) the following video of a Japanese mandolin orchestra: じょんがら (translation of the information from the video): guitars mandolin club. Omura, held at City Hall in May, has played up the 54th Music Festival Union High School in Nagasaki Prefecture. Was cut in half the …
Hiro Fujikake or Fujikake Hiroyuki – which is the proper name in Japan – is one of the most important composers of Japan. He has won several prices, the following is an excerpt from the Hiro Fujikake Fan page The Fantastic World of Hiro Fujikake: Since his university days he has won lots of prizes …
The Pastoral Fantasy (1975) for Mandolin Orchestra by Hiro Fujikake Read More »
Recently I have found some videos of a new composition for mandolin orchestra and percussion by Australian composer Richard Charlton: The adventures of the Duyfken The vessel Duyfken was a Dutch ship that was the first ship to reach Australia in 1606: In 1606, the small Dutch ship Duyfken sailed from the Indonesian island of …
The adventures of the Duyfken: Suite for mandolin orchestra & percussion Read More »