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Enigmatica has a new look and has increased from 8 to 9 players, adding a 7-string guitar. Check out the page update here!
My new CD, Silver Lining of a Quiet Year, is up on Bandcamp, where you can listen, purchase and download a single track or the entire CD, or order an actual physical CD with all the photos and info. You can also stream it on Spotify. More places to purchase coming soon!… Read More »
Jumping the gun a bit, but here’s the exciting news– my brand-new CD is out! Original pieces I wrote in the first year of pandemic lockdown, when concerts, rehearsals, and workshops disappeared from everyone’s music calendars. Solos and duets for mandolins, along with some mandolin-guitar duets. It’ll be up for sale soon on this website and the usual places, more info soon!… Read More »
The American Mandolin & Guitar Summer School 2022 was the hit of the summer! Barry Mitterhoff, Guest Artist Extraordinaire, & Enigmatica, Ensemble in Residence, performed brilliantly! Marilynn and her roster of talented teachers raised everyone’s playing levels in a variety of small ensembles and the All-School Orchestra. We can hardly wait for 2023!
Here’s a link to the information for AMGuSS 2022.
AMGuSS is thrilled to announce that our Guest Artist for 2022 will be the multi-talented Barry Mitterhoff! He performs and records in an astonishing array of styles including bluegrass, jazz, classical, Brazilian Choro, and Klezmer. Barry is also a great teacher, one of the reasons he has been our AMGuSS Guest artist an unprecedented 3 times already. Come learn from him as well as our talented faculty. A great week of music is in store. More information… Read More »
The happy masked crew just before the final concert of our AMauGust weekend. A great time was had by all!… Read More »
Hooray! We have invited AMGuSSers to gather August 5-8 in Providence RI to play in our orchestra and have as much fun as possible! A long week-end to tide us over until the return of our AMGuSS week in June 2022.
… Read More »Mel Bay has published my 4th book! It’s 288 pages with 100+ scores and 2 dozen essays adding historical perspective. I am so psyched to be able to release this book that combines wisdom from my long careers as a performer and professor of music. It’s available from the Mel Bay website in book and download form. A print-to-order version, a slightly smaller size, is also available on Amazon. Check it out!
Available from Mel Bay books and wherever fine books are sold.
In this sequel to The Complete Mandolinist, world-renowned mandolinist Marilynn Mair expands on her previous method books, presenting over 100 compositions that span 5 centuries, works she has thoughtfully edited or arranged for mandolin. Each piece is accompanied by a paragraph or two of musical context, and the book also includes 24 short essays on the evolution of musical style, drawn from decades as a Professor of Music … Read More »