Author Archives: Marilynn

Of Note

SummerKeys 2014 – Register Now!

By Marilynn | Published: December 1, 2013

SKstudent concertCome join us  July 7 – 11, 2014 for the Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble Week at SummerKeys. We are the only mandolin or guitar summer school that combines daily private lessons with workshops and a directed all-school ensemble. Information on “Mandolin in Ensemble Week,” with Marilynn and Ralph Costanza, and “Guitar in Ensemble Week,” with Robert N. Martel, is available here. … Read More »

Posted December 1st, 2013

Events • In Concert

Marilynn & Enigmatica @ SummerKeys

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

Marilynn & Friends, including Enigmatica, will perform in the SummerKeys concert series.

Congregational Church, Lubec Maine… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Events • Workshops

SummerKeys 2014

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

Marilynn will once again direct her “Mandolin & Guitar in Ensemble” week at SummerKeys in Lubec, Maine. Ralph Costanza and Robert N. Martel will join her on the faculty.… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Events • In Concert

Ayton’s Farewell

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

A concert of the music of Will Ayton to mark his retirement from the faculty of Roger Williams University. Performers will include Marilynn & Will, Catherine Hawkes, Enigmatica, Robert N. Martel, the RWU Chorus, the RWU Collegium and others.

Roger Williams University, Global Heritage Hall Atrium… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Events • In Concert

Marilynn’s Faculty Recital

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

Sunday, February 9 @ 2:00 PM
Marilynn will perform her original works and the music of Ernesto Nazareth, Lou Harrison and others, with Luis Simas, piano, and Enigmatica, a mandolin octet.

The Music Series
The Performing Art Center
Roger Williams University
Bristol RI
Admission free… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Events • In Concert

Roda with Rio Trio

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

Marilynn will join the Rio Trio for a “roda da choro” in Lapa.

Bistro da Lapa
See the Momento Rio Bandolim webpage for details.… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Events • Workshops

Hybrid music in the post-Colonial Americas

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

Marilynn will give an illustrated lecture on the quintessential hybridity of original music from the Americas, focusing on Brazil and the USA.

Escola da Musica UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro
See Momento Rio Bandolim webpage for details.… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Events • In Concert

Marilynn with Duo Alcantilado

By Marilynn | Published: September 2, 2013

For the opening concert of Momento Rio Bandolim 2013, Marilynn will join the Duo– Paulo Sa, bandolim & Fabio Nin, guitar. She will play two solos by Lou Harrison (works originally for harp and guitar that she has arranged), and join the Duo to play a Cecere Trio Sonata.

Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Rio de Janeiro
See Momento Rio Bandolim webpage for details.… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2013

Of Note

Leone, Fouchetti, Denis, Branzoli, Odell

By Marilynn | Published: August 31, 2013

leone01-1If you missed buying the Minkoff edition of the first three 18th-century mandolin methods, or would like a copy of Branzoli’s 19th-century method, or Odell’s quintessential early 20th century mandolin method, you are in luck. Out of print and in the public domain, they are now available as downloads for a very reasonable price, along with other music for mandolin and guitar, from Michael Reichenbach.… Read More »

Posted August 31st, 2013

Events • In Concert

Marilynn & Friends in Lubec ME

By Marilynn | Published: May 27, 2013

Marilynn will be performing in the SummerKeys Concert Series on Thursday, July 11th @ 7:30 PM. The concert will take place in the Congregational Church, located in the middle of Lubec, Maine. admission to the concert is free.… Read More »

Posted May 27th, 2013

    • “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)