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 »
Friends of mine tell me that the Takoma Mandoleers, one of the oldest mandolin-guitar orchestras in the country, is seeking an experienced and dynamic conductor. Weekly rehearsals are held in Arlington, VA, on Tuesday evenings, and this is a paid position. If you are interested, there’s a Position Description at the bottom of the home page of the Takoma Mandoleers (https://mandoleers.org).
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.
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Sadly we had to cancel AMGuSS 2020 due to the pandemic. But here, to mark the day, is our virtual…
Sadly, we announce that AMGuSS 2020, scheduled for the last week in June, and Mandolin Week at SummerKeys, in July, are both cancelled this year. I hope we will see you all in 2021!
The 28th American Mandolin & Guitar Summer School dates are set!
At AMGuSS we create musical experiences together. Click on the link to access information on past AMGuSSes, our fabulous faculty, and Registration information!… Read More »
Scholarship news: we are committed to extending the expertise of AMGuSS to younger players. So for 2020, AMGuSS is once again offering full and partial tuition scholarships to mandolinists and guitarists between the ages of 18 and 30. Applicants should send an email to email hidden; JavaScript is required /* */ attaching a 5-10 minute recording of their playing, and 100-200 words on how they think it will benefit them to rehearse and perform in a plucked-string chamber ensemble and … Read More »
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