2011: Baltimore, MD

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EnMasse Orchestra Performances

Dr. Jim Bates, conductor; Victor Kioulaphides, composer in residence

Ben Hur Overture

by Aubrey Stauffer | En Masse 2011

Lied Ohne Worte (Song Without Words)

by Felix Mendelssohn | En Masse 2011

Hues of Dusk

by Victor Kioulaphides | En Masse 2011

Swimming Down the Stars

by Jonathan Jensen | En Masse 2011

Ceilidh Suite: Reels

by Elke Tober-Vogt | En Masse 2011

Ceilidh Suite: Barbara Allen

by Elke Tober-Vogt | En Masse 2011

Ceilidh Suite: Dashing White Seargeant

by Elke Tober-Vogt | En Masse 2011

Ceilidh Suite: Learig

by Elke Tober-Vogt | En Masse 2011

Ceilidh Suite: Jigs

by Elke Tober-Vogt | En Masse 2011

Czardas d'Amour

by Gaston Jean & Maurice Saint-Paul | En Masse 2011

2011 Playing Contest

The Norman Levine Playing Contest was held at the annual CMSA Conventions from 2001 through 2011 (except 2009). Following are the contest winners.

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FIRST PLACE: Keizo Ishibashi (solo mandolin)
Moon in the Glass (Keizo Ishibashi )

Improvisation No 1 (Keizo Ishibashi )


SECOND PLACE: Gordon Neidinger (solo mandolin)
Doina and Sirba in Eb (Charley Rappaport)

Hungarian Dance No 5 (Johannes Brahms)


THIRD PLACE: David Miller (solo mandolin)
Duckling (Shawn Persinger)

Adagio: 1st movement from Sonata No 1 for unaccompanied Violin  (J.S. Bach)


HONORABLE MENTION: Robert Margo (solo mandola)
The Autumn After (John Goodin)

The Bells of Night (Luigi Paparello)

 

Thursday

The Mandoleers – Matt Rinker Conducting

Autumn Leaves (Partial)

by Joseph Kosma (arr Rinker) | Thursday

Glacier Song

by Matthew Rinker | Thursday

Mandophilia (Philadelphia Mandolin Group)

Allegro ma non troppo

by Ludwig van Beethoven | Thursday

Lover's Waltz

by Jay Ungar (arr. Kasinskas) | Thursday

Ciel de Seville

by Mario Macciochi | Thursday

Aaron Weinstein (solo mandolin)

Medley: Last Night When We were Young, Asleep, It's Only a Paper Moon

by Harold Arlen | Thursday

Medley:This Can't Be True, Tango el Bongo

by Steven Sondheim/ George van Epps | Thursday

That Warm Feeling

by William James 'Count' Basie | Thursday

One Morning in May

by Howard Hoagland 'Hoagy' Carmichael | Thursday

Chris Acquavella (solo mandolin)

Partita No 3 for Baroque Mandolino - Prelude

by Fillipo Sauli | Thursday

Partita No 3 for Baroque Mandolino - Allemande

by Fillipo Sauli | Thursday

Partita No 3 for Baroque Mandolino - Courrente

by Fillipo Sauli | Thursday

Partita No 3 for Baroque Mandolino - Aria

by Fillipo Sauli | Thursday

Partita No 3 for Baroque Mandolino - Giga

by Fillipo Sauli | Thursday

Partita No 3 for Baroque Mandolino - Menuet

by Fillipo Sauli | Thursday

The Bells of Night

by Luigi Paparello | Thursday

Preludio No 1

by Raffaele Calace | Thursday

10th Annual CMSA Mandolin Playing Contest

Carlo Aonzo (solo mandolin)

Ali for Flying (Wings for Flying)

by Carlo Aonzo | 10th Annual CMSA Mandolin Playing Contest

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by ??? | 10th Annual CMSA Mandolin Playing Contest

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by ??? | 10th Annual CMSA Mandolin Playing Contest

Friday

Mando for Kids Program / Laura Norris & Joyce Adams

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Friday

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Friday

When the Saints Go Marching In

Friday

Little Brown Jug

Friday

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Friday

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Friday

Daisy, Daisy

Friday

The Baltimore Mandolin Quartet

Quartet in G - Vivo

by Hermann Ambrosius | Friday

Quartet in G - Andante con tenerezzo

by Hermann Ambrosius | Friday

Quartet in G - Scherzo: Vivo

by Hermann Ambrosius | Friday

Quartet in G - Intermezzo: Andante maestoso

by Hermann Ambrosius | Friday

Quartet in G - Finale: Allegro

by Hermann Ambrosius | Friday

Waltz for Diane

by Jonathan Jensen | Friday

Tarantella

by Jonathan Jensen | Friday

Mandolin Quartet N° 1

by Julian Evans | Friday

Hopak

by Modest Mussorgsky | Friday

Bohemian Dance from Carmen

by Georges Bizet | Friday

La Prima Vera

by Jonathan Jensen | Friday

The Pittsburgh Mandolin Orchestra

Cascade Polka / British Isles Suite

by Samuel Siegel/ (arr. Charley Rappaport) | Friday

Wales - Welsh Rhapsodie

by Charley Rappaport | Friday

Scotland - I Met Her in the Meadow

by Set by Allan Alexander | Friday

England - Toy for Two Lutes

by Thomas Robinson | Friday

Ireland - Washerwoman / Traditional

by Ireland - Washerwoman / Traditional | Friday

Variations on the Russian Folk Song: Shall I Go Down to the Stream

by Traditional | Friday

Gordon Neidinger and Charley Rappaport – Domra Soloists, David Ruppert Conducting

The Fox

by English Folk Song (Emily Mohr - vocal) | Friday

O Sole Mio

by Eduardo di Capua & Giovanni Capurro (Gary Burdick - vocal) | Friday

Ose Shalom

by Nurit Hirsch (Emily Mohr & Gary Burdick - vocals) | Friday

Hava Nagila

by Traditional Sadigura Nigun | Friday

Soldier's Joy

by Traditional | Friday

The Providence Mandolin Orchestra

Sinfonia a pizzico (US Premier) - Overture: allegro brillante

by Victor Kioulaphides | Friday

Sinfonia a pizzico (US Premier) - Canzonetta: andante con moto

by Victor Kioulaphides | Friday

Sinfonia a pizzico (US Premier) - Scherzo: presto assai

by Victor Kioulaphides | Friday

Sinfonia a pizzico (US Premier) - Finale: allegro assai

by Victor Kioulaphides | Friday

Neponset Valley Suite (World Premier) - River Bottom

by Owen Hartford | Friday

Neponset Valley Suite (World Premier) - Currents

by Owen Hartford | Friday

Neponset Valley Suite (World Premier) - Evening

by Owen Hartford | Friday

Oblivion

by Astor Piazzolla (arr Robert Margo) | Friday

Encore ???

by ??? | Friday

Saturday

The Long Island Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra and Mandophonics2

Mandolins in the Moonlight

by Howard Weeks | Saturday

Oniero Temeno

by Greek Traditional | Saturday

Sweet Georgia Brown

by Ben Bernie & Maceo Pinkard | Saturday

Miami Beach Rhumba

by Irving Fields (arr Dominick Parisi) | Saturday

12th Street Rag

by Euday L. Bowman | Saturday

Memory

by Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr Antonina Nigrelli, soloist Lucille DiBello Bjornby) | Saturday

Joseph Brent (solo mandolin)

Summertime Clothes

by Animal Collective | Saturday

The Surface

by Dan Cho | Saturday

Lighthouse

by Matthew Schiekle | Saturday

Slow Motion

by Flaming Lips | Saturday

2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

The 2011 CMSA Officers & Board of Directors

Three Short Telemann Pieces (arr John Goodin) - March in A minor

2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Three Short Telemann Pieces (arr John Goodin) - Minuett 15 (1728)

2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Three Short Telemann Pieces (arr John Goodin) - Tres Vite

2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin)

Etude

by Gertrud Troester | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

???

by ???? | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

The James Oswald Duo – John Goodin (mandolin), Robert Margo (mandola, guitar)

Divertimento in G

by John Goodin | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

The Time of the Season

by The Zombies (Rod Argent) | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Who are these folks?

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by ???? | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

(Partial) ???

by ???? | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

The Canadian Club – Johanna Hebing (mandolin), other personnel?

Japanese Lantern Dance

by ??? | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Hornpipe (from Water Music)

by Georg Fredrich Handel | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

David Miller (solo mandolin)

Irish Jig Medley

by Traditional | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Gordon Nidinger & Charlie Rappaport

haruns (Springtime)

2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Uralskaya a Plasavaya (Urals Folkdance)

by Traditional | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Sue and Paul

Vere Duo #1

by Johann Sebastian Bach | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

Plamen and Friend (Matt)

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by ???? | 2011 Brown Bag (Open Mic)

The 2011 Gala Concert

Mando for Kids

Mary Had a Little Lamb

The 2011 Gala Concert

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

The 2011 Gala Concert

O When the Saints Come Marching In

The 2011 Gala Concert

Little Brown Jug

The 2011 Gala Concert

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

The 2011 Gala Concert

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

The 2011 Gala Concert

Daisy, Daisy

The 2011 Gala Concert

The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra – David Evans conducting

The Ruxton Troubadours

by Conrad Gebelein | The 2011 Gala Concert

Giglio Fiorentino

by Carlo Munier | The 2011 Gala Concert

Nebel

by Luigi Bianchi | The 2011 Gala Concert

Sogno d'un Odalisca

by Carlo Graziana-Walter | The 2011 Gala Concert

Fizz Water

by Eubie Blake (arr) Jonathan Jensen | The 2011 Gala Concert

La Danza delle Ondine (from 'Suite Maranesca')

by Amadeo Amadei | The 2011 Gala Concert

Santa Lucia

by Traditional (arr) Carlo Graziani-Walter | The 2011 Gala Concert

Conrad's Cadets

by Jonathan Jensen | The 2011 Gala Concert

Un Bel di Vedromo

by Giacomo Puccini (arr) Jonathan Jensen | The 2011 Gala Concert

Chris Acquavella (solo mandolin)

El Duende

by Juan Carlos Munoz | The 2011 Gala Concert

Piccolo Gavotta, Op. 73

by Raffaele Calace | The 2011 Gala Concert

Moonlight on the Thames

by Bernardo de Pace | The 2011 Gala Concert

Diferencias

by Victor Kioulaphides | The 2011 Gala Concert

Prelude No 1

by Jose Antonio Zambrano | The 2011 Gala Concert

Fantasia No 1

by Takashi Ochi | The 2011 Gala Concert