Come hear beautiful, mesmerizing mandolin music from a variety of traditions ranging from classical, to bluegrass, to jazz, to traditional Neapolitan tunes!
Croatian Cultural Center is easy to get to, via 280 Ocean Ave exit or short walk from Balboa BART. https://maps.app.goo.gl/dj73i6JtwpueVQtk7/
Get there before noon, with your mandolin or other instrument, for the Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra! Or eat lunch (for sale) and get a drink from the bar while listening.
Schedule:
11:30 Doors open
Noon - Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra -- each performer presents a piece for all participants to sight-read.
1:00 - Aurora Mandolin Orchestra (Jo Pellegrini, dir.) -- Our founding and anchor group plays varied repertoire including traditional and semi-classical Italian, Spanish, Russian, specialty ethnic, and contemporary orchestral compositions. fb.com/groups/47928741986
2:00 - Hildaland (Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan) -- Visitors from Maine, Louise's traditional Scottish roots blend with Ethan's progressive bluegrass and jazz. hildaland.com
2:45 - Gravenstein Mandolin Ensemble (John Metras, dir.) -- Festival favorites from Sonoma County rangesfrom the traditional Italian repertoire to jazz, choro, western swing, classical. fb.com/GravensteinMandolinEnsemble
3:45 - Cacciatore di Tesori (Maxwell Apra, Irene Herrmann, Janet Dows, Kaethe Hostetter) -- this quartet presents tightly arranged neapolitan and cosmopolitan tunes on mandolin, concertina, and guitar. cacciatoreditesori.bandcamp.com
4:25 - Jasper Manning & Sophia Sparks, Manning Music Mandolins -- bluegrass and beyond from next generation of mandolinists. https://californiabluegrass.org/young-pickers-to-watch/
1:45, 2:30, 3:30 - Sheri Mignano Crawford -- short presentations about the history of mandolin in San Francisco, based on her newest book "Born in Audacity" (Bar Room)