2017 Monroe Mandolin Camp. Nashville 13 to 17 September 2017

It will be held September 13 to 17 the 2017 edition of Monroe Mandolin Camp. The event is scheduled in Nashville, Tennessee, the city where great part of American music was born.

New this year is the inclusion of a course on blues influences. The course will be taught by the excellent Rich Del Grosso, a great in the teaching field of the blues mandolin.

The fees are reasonable, although it still has to be added to the microscopic detail of the trip, but there are discounts and grants.

More information can be found here

An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on the great Avi Avital

The personal history of Avi Avital, the Israeli mandolin player based in Berlin, resembles in many respects a fairy tale.
The Wall Street Journal tells this tale on Feb. 9, 2017.
The article can be found here, it really worth to read it

Gubbio Summer Festival 2016

Will be held in the beautiful setting of this small town in the Umbria region the Gubbio Summer Festival, it is the 27th edition of this international cultural event which every year sees as protagonists famous musicians, teachers and concert artists, and countless young talents from all over the world.
For the mandolin will be in charge Dorina Frati. The courses will be held from July 28 to August 2.


Here your information

The same post on the italian blog

Mandolino Italiano in Brisbane June 5, 2016

On the 5th June in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, an interesting concert will be held as part of the celebrations planned for the Italian Week.

The Mandolins in Brisbane group will perform in both playing groups, the Brisbane Mandolins and Queensland Mandolin Ensemble.

The program includes music by Verdi, Vivaldi and Italian popular songs.

Here the link to the program

The same post on the italian blog