“It was very important to them that they play this music, that they learn it, they pass it on.” Among the New York Mandolin Orchestra’s alumnae are the bluegrass virtuoso Barry Mitterhoff, who was ...

The New York Mandolin Orchestra turns 100 next month, marking a century of bringing people together over their shared love of making music and fostering community. “I think this is an extraordinary ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X When classical guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Joseph Todaro moved from Lansdowne, Delaware County ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

It is common to think of musical instruments as immutable. In reality, musical instruments are constantly evolving and improving. The mandolin in particular has undergone a surprising evolution, which ...

The Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra, the only one of its kind in the state, is coming to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The show will be from 1:30-3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, as a part of the ...

John Heichelbech speaks with a gospel passion about the mandolin. And after a few moments of such praise, he reaches for one of his 10 such instruments. And then he picks his way to high-pitched ...

The instruments of the mandolin family come in all shapes and sizes. But whether playing a mandolin, mandola or mandocello, the members of the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra are playing for the love of ...

The strings of the mandolin stretch across a century, and across an ocean, linking Kalamazoo to Italy. So mandolin virtuoso Carlo Aonzo can’t help but to have an affection for our town. Aonzo spoke ...

The San Diego Mandolin Orchestra was co-founded in 1968 by Victor DeGuide, who had played viola with the San Diego Symphony and taught music in local schools. With several adult students, he ...

in Hillsboro. Although many people are perplexed by the idea of a mandolin orchestra, the response to the orchestra, the only one of its kind in Oregon, has been amazing. Concert What: debut concert ...

Mandolin players these days are making music as varied as Bach to bluegrass. And a cadre of Milwaukee mandolin players, the New Vintage Frets & Friends, are teaming together to play songs from a more ...