
Marilynn, Fran, Ralph, Catherine, and Charlie are very happy to welcome Choro das 3 as our AMGuSS Guest Artists for 2023!
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AMGuSS dates for 2023 are June 19 – 24.
We are delighted to return to the waterfront campus of Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, for 2023. Check-in will be at 1:30 on June 19; check-out will be after lunch on June 24.
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Discover the breadth and depth of music AMGuSS explores, and watch your level of musicianship soar!
"At AMGuSS we create musical experiences together."
Play in the American Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra,
to develop your musicianship skills through rehearsals, sectionals, and a concert performance. Music for 2022 included works by Corelli, Hasse, Pixinguinha, John Goodin, Catherine Hawkes, and Marilynn Mair!Learn about decision-making in a small ensemble,
in groups of 4-7 students, created and coached daily by our faculty. Ensemble choices for 2022 included: Baroque, Classical, Brazilian, Bluegrass, and Turkish music.Broaden your musical horizons and knowledge,
through informative workshops, inspiring concerts, and informal jam sessions.On-campus room & board options are available.
Single and double dormitory rooms are available in small suites, with two rooms sharing a bathroom and living area. See the Registration Form for details. Meals are served cafeteria-style in the nationally recognized campus dining facility, with food options for vegetarian, gluten-free and other diets. Meals run from dinner on June 19th through lunch on June 24th.Registration is limited to 35 players.
There are full-tuition scholarships available if you between 18 and 30 years old! Apply by March 31. We do not have the facilities, oversight, or insurance to accept students under 18.
Tuition reductions are also available to anyone who needs one.
For more information, to register by mail, or to inquire about our scholarships or donating to our scholarship fund
Email: Fran Rivkin, Camp Coordinator, at email hidden; JavaScript is required
Faculty for 2023:
Marilynn Mair - mandolin
AMGuSS Director
Marilynn Mair has shown the world what the mandolin can achieve in the hands of a skillful artist. Internationally praised for her concerts and recordings, she has established classical mandolin in chamber music circles worldwide, earning the title, “First Lady of the Mandolin”. Marilynn has performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, the White House, and Lincoln Center, and internationally in Europe, Japan, China, and Brazil. She has released over two dozen highly acclaimed solo and ensemble CDs, and appeared on numerous compilations. Marilynn published her 224-page method book, The Complete Mandolinist, in 2008, and her bilingual choro method book for bandolim, Brazilian Choro – A Method for Mandolin written with Rio-based bandolimist and professor Paulo Sá, in 2010. Her third book, The 100 – Techniques and Exercises for Mandolinists, published in June 2017, chronicles Marilynn's journey on mandolin with a series of original exercises and ideas to improve practice technique and performance. Marilynn's 4th book, The Complete Mandolinist 2, includes over 100 pieces of music, presented in their musical context from the Renaissance to the present day. Marilynn's new book, including over 60 of her compositions, will be released in early 2023.


Fran Rivkin - mandolin AMGuSS Camp Coordinator
Fran’s head has been in business and her heart has been in music (and sports) for a long time. At 15 years old, she became a life-long mandolin lover taking lessons with Jethro Burns (of Homer & Jethro), where they played tunes and talked about the Cubs. After co-founding and running an Internet company, Domania Inc., she was Associate VP for Road Scholar North America Programs. Recently, she’s run a consulting firm to work with non-profit and small companies, including the Boston Red Sox. During this time, she’s also been a continuing education student at the New England Conservatory to learn what it means to be a musician, and often sits in on bluegrass jams to figure out how to do it fast! Fran is a founding member of Enigmatica.
Guest Artist 2023
- Choro das 3
Choro das 3 will return to the USA in the summer of 2023 for their first visit since the Covid pandemic shut down most international touring. Choro das 3 is a family band from Brazil composed of three sisters: Corina (flutes), Lia (7-string acoustic guitar) and Elisa (mandolin, clarinet, banjo and piano). They play Brazilian instrumental music, and their main style is Choro music, an instrumental music genre that emerged in Brazil on the 19th century.
The band has performed in concerts and workshops all over Brazil, USA, Mexico, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. They have released several acclaimed CDs and have an active YouTube channel with 165,000 followers.
At AMGuSS Choro das 3 will perform in concert and give workshops on Brazilian styles of mandolin and guitar.