{"id":2041,"date":"2017-01-16T17:22:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T15:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2023-04-12T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T14:26:22","slug":"milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-since-1900-ragtime-vivaldi-fats-waller-la-traviata-and-bach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2041","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra &#8211; Since 1900 &#8211; Ragtime, Vivaldi, Fats Waller, La Traviata and Bach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra<\/strong> has continuously existed since 1900 &#8211; that&#8217;s more than 100 years. It is the longest existing mandolin orchestra in the USA and certainly one of the longest existing mandolin orchestras in the world. Early in the 20th century up to eight mandolin orchestras existed in Milwaukee, there were composers for mandolin orchestras and luthiers who built mandolins, mandolas and guitars. Today the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra is the only one that has survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra was very active again and this year the Classical Mandolin Society of America will hold the yearly convention in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalmandolinsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"735\" data-attachment-id=\"6721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?attachment_id=6721\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"728,735\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017-297x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/classical-mandolin-milwaukee-2017-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have compiled a playlist of videos with the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra below. On the youtube channel you can find the following short introduction video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra Introduction Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"About MMO Channel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UQ0eQ0ohTSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pictures from more than 100 years of Mandolin Music in Milwaukee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra The first 50 years.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IZUH4MMhsrU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra: The second 50 years.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCJ22r3XfkE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playlist Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the playlist with Ragtimes, Fats Waller songs, musical and opera melodies and classical selections by Antonio Vivaldi or Johann Sebastian Bach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLC878J8mcBo_D77eeFpzyHCxpvY1sa_XA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MilwaukeeMandolin\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilwaukee Mandolin Orchestra at youtube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milwaukeemandolinorchestra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" data-attachment-id=\"6726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?attachment_id=6726\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1117,794\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website-300x213.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website-1024x728.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-website.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milwaukeemandolinorchestra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <strong>Bonne Amie Musical Circle<\/strong>, under the performance name &#8220;<strong>Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra (MMO)<\/strong>,&#8221; is the oldest fretted-instrument music organization in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orchestra plays music arranged for 1st and 2nd mandolin, mandola, mando-cello, guitar, flute, mando-bass, percussion and voice. The MMO was organized in Milwaukee in 1900 and has been in continuous operation in this city since that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by Music Director <strong>Rene Izquierdo<\/strong>, the MMO&#8217;s repertoire centers on the best in traditional American mandolin orchestra music (waltzes, tangos, marches and polkas) plus light classical, modern, Italian and Latin numbers. We regularly perform our unique repertoire at music festivals and concert halls around Wisconsin and occasionally outside the State of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wuwm.com\/post\/milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-plays-114-years-later#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra Plays On, 114 Years Later<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <strong>Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra<\/strong> has been making music since 1900. It is the oldest fretted instrument organization in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 114 years of its existence, the orchestra has performed countless times \u2013 including twice on the very popular public radio program <em>A Prairie Home Companion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bayviewcompass.com\/summer-sound-milwaukee-mandolin-orchestra-and-the-painted-caves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer Sound: Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra and The Painted Caves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>But the 15 or so players in the <strong>Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra<\/strong>\u2014the number varies by performance based on players\u2019 availability\u2014don\u2019t all play mandolins. According to manager (and mandolinist) Ruth Williams, the group also includes mandola, mando-cello, guitar, bass, and voice. At the farmers market this month, local baritone Rick Kieffer will sing a number of songs with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their repertoire, as you might expect from a group called the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra, is mostly classical and traditional compositions written or arranged for mandolin orchestra. In particular, they\u2019ll be playing some Italian pieces featuring Kieffer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra has continuously existed since 1900 &#8211; that&#8217;s more than 100 years. It is the longest existing mandolin orchestra in the USA and certainly one of the longest existing mandolin orchestras in the world. Early in the 20th century up to eight mandolin orchestras existed in Milwaukee, there were composers for mandolin 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