Author Archives: Marilynn

News

Enigmatica’s new CD gets rave review!

By Marilynn | Published: August 2, 2024

Read the review of Enigmatica’s new CD, The Road Less Traveled, in the August issue of the CMSA’s Mandolin Journal!… Read More »

Posted August 2nd, 2024

News

The Road Less Traveled

By Marilynn | Published: June 22, 2024

Enigmatica is proud to announce the release of its 5th CD, “The Road Less Traveled,” featuring music by J. S. Bach, Astor Piazzolla, Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Maxwell Davies, and group members. You can listen and purchase a copy on Bandcamp.… Read More »

Posted June 22nd, 2024

Of Note

Concerts next week!

By Marilynn | Published: June 11, 2024

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Posted June 11th, 2024

Of Note

Enigmatica CD Release Concerts

By Marilynn | Published: February 6, 2024

Enigmatica’s new CD is out and you can purchase a copy or a digital download on Bandcamp! Recorded last April in the lovely Bristol State House, this is Enigmatica’s 5th CD release, as we celebrate our 24th year of music-making.… Read More »

Posted February 6th, 2024

News

Great reviews for my newest book and CD!

By Marilynn | Published: February 5, 2024

The Classical Mandolin Society of America’s Journal just came out, and I’m the Featured Review! (Click for the full review) It ends with the quote:

“Marilynn Mair is truly a master of “silver linings.” I believe that it is only a matter of time until Mair’s collections – Nocturnes for Vincent, Etudes en couleurs, and Fantasia in dialogue –become part of the plucked string canon.”

Nice to have my compositions recognized and appreciated!… Read More »

Posted February 5th, 2024

Events • Of Note • Workshops

AMGuSS 2024 is in the books!

By Marilynn | Published: January 12, 2024

We will soon know the dates for AMGuSS 2025. This will be our penultimate year! You’ll find more information on the week, and our great faculty HERE.

I’ll let ypou know when Registration is open. Enrollment is limited to 35 students, so once we give the word — don’t delay!… Read More »

Posted January 12th, 2024

Of Note

Evan Marshall is our AMGuSS Guest Artist 2024

By Marilynn | Published: January 10, 2024

AMGuSS is pleased to announce our 2024 Guest Artist will be Evan Marshall! Evan will give a concert and a workshop for students, as well as coaching one of our small ensembles and playing a concerto with our All-School orchestra, He will also be available for a few private lessons for registered AMGuSS students. For more information email email hidden; JavaScript is required /* */ .

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Posted January 10th, 2024

Of Note

Losing Sasha

By Marilynn | Published: January 6, 2024

 

Sasha Lisnichuk, 7-string guitarist extraordinaire, died at the end of December of brain cancer. He was 60. He was my friend. In recent years he became a priest in the Russian Orthodox church, but 20+ years previously we performed and recorded together– Brazilian Choro and our original music. At a time when my career was upended, Sasha was one of the friends who stepped forward to right my ship. He was brilliant, funny, charming, exacting as a musician, generous … Read More »

Posted January 6th, 2024

Of Note

Enigmatica performs December 10!

By Marilynn | Published: November 29, 2023

Get your tickets HERE!

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Posted November 29th, 2023

Of Note

I’m Going to Kansas City…

By Marilynn | Published: November 4, 2023

“I’m going to… Kansas City / Kansas City here I come!” I will be manning a vendor table at the Classical Mandolin Society of America meet-up in Kansas City next week. Looking forward to seeing old friends, spreading the word on AMGuSS, selling my music, and eating some BBQ! Since I’m flying I have to limit the number of copies of my 5 books, 15 CDs and 3 LPS I can bring. So if you’ll be there and want to … Read More »

Posted November 4th, 2023

    • “Smudging the lines between folk and classical is an intrepid endeavor… Mair’s a superb mandolin player who has brought the instrument to unexpected places…” – Jim Macnie, The Providence Phoenix (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair has always had the keen ability to balance classical mandolin traditions and repertoire, while constantly breaking new musical ground…a superb and versatile mandolinist and composer.” – – Butch Baldassari, Mandolin Magazine (USA)

    • “Mair travels by mandolin to Brazil and brilliance… her commitment to the music shines through.” – Rick Massimo, The Providence Journal

    • “Stepping back to the 18th-century masterworks gave her the opportunity to highlight her technique with a fresh light… her playing is thoughtful, vibrant and a delight to listen to.” — Terence Pender, Mandolin Quarterly (USA)

    • “She’s a fabulous player with a wonderfully clear and lyrical sound.” – The Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

    • “Mair displays an exceptionally gifted approach to this music, using her formidable mandolin technique with grace and sensitivity… It’s the next best thing to a trip to Rio.” – David McCarty, Mandolin Magazine (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair performs Brazilian mandolin music… she plays the mandolin as an instrument for all occasions.” – Vaughn Watson, The Providence Journal (USA)

    • “Bring a talented ensemble of gifted musicians together playing some of the great concertos and chamber music pieces of the 1700s, present the extraordinary classical mandolinist Marilynn Mair front and center, and you have a rare combination of the right musicians performing the right music at the right time.” – David McCarty, Mandolin Magazine (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair é uma bandolinista americana de formação erudita” — Paulo Eduardo Neves, Agenda do Samba Choro (Brasil)

    • “Mair is unstoppable… capable of evoking any landscape, past or present, you’d care to conjure.” – Mike Caito, Providence Phoenix (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair on mandolin…touches the deepest and most engaging reaches of the ancient and passionate ‘Latin soul’.” – Carlos Agudelo, Billboard Magazine

    • “A lovely concert! We estimate your spell-bound and enthusiastic audience at close to 1800 people…” – Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors (USA)

    • “The final repeat of the melody transmitted a strong feeling of peace and tenderness that escaped no one in the audience. It is this sensitivity and subtleness that characterized the overall performance.” – Brian Hodel, Guitar Review (USA)

    • “A brilliant concert from beginning to end…The performance was extraordinary.” – La Rioja (Spain)

    • “A sparkling concert… absolutely brilliant!” – Guitar Magazine (England)

    • “Marilynn Mair acquits herself very well indeed, a most accomplished player, able to deal with the many intricacies the repertoire demands of her.” – Chris Kilvington, Classical Guitar (England)

    • “Marilynn Mair lives up to her reputation as an excellent mandolinist, with clear tone, a beautiful tremolo, and creative expressiveness.” – Zupfmusik Magazin (Germany)