A Plucked String Ensemble
The Gathering Place for Mandolin Aficionados Since 1988
Organized in 1988 the Louisville Mandolin Orchestra offers Louisville-area musicians an opportunity to participate in an orchestral ensemble of plucked string instruments, similar to the instrumentation of a traditional string
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“The tremolo, that’s what we live for.”
”It’s like a giant harpsichord”.
“Anyone who is enthusiastic about the mandolin and loves to play music is welcome to join.”
“Mando Magnificat is a mando renaissance”.
“What a feast for the ears!”
“The mandolin world is a special place and I am so fortunate to be a part of it.”
“‘Up River Road’ rolled and swelled with a mellow liquidness evoking a warm riverside afternoon.”
Even though we are a relatively young mandolin orchestra, numerous mandolin orchestras have come and gone in the Louisville, Kentucky area since before the turn of the century. In this
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Born in 1951 and raised in Clarksville, Indiana, John Goodin played guitar in rock bands in high school and discovered the mandolin in the early 1970s. He began writing pieces
Continue readingOriginal Compositions for Mandolin Orchestra by John Goodin
Where can I hear the Louisville Mandoiln Orchestra perform? Can I join the orchestra? How much is my grandpa’s mandolin worth? Whatever is on your mind we’re here to listen,
