Mandolin

The mandolin cummunity has lost one of it's great teachers, performers, publishers and dear friends.

John McGann professor at the Berkelee College of Music passed away last week suddenly of complications with his kidneys.

He was a good freind of mine and he helped many students learn the mandolin during his tenure at Berklee. He also led various ensembles at the school featuring many instruments and in a variety of styles.

Thank you John for all you did for our instrument and our heartfelt wishes go out to your family during this difficult time.testing

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:23:height=80,width=120]]Thinking about buying a vintage mandolin to jumpstart your Video Exchanges? Mike Marshall shared which mandolin inspires him the most on mandolincafe.com. 

Can you guess which model Mike prefers?

Mandolin student David Mold singed up a month ago and has written a very thoughtful and thorough review on his blog Mandoliniana, which he's linked to here on Mandolin Cafe.  It would be great to hear from more students, so if you have something to add to the conversation, please feel free to add your thoughts!

The Chronicle praised Mike's "vigorous and tender performance" of his original composition Mandolin Concerto No. 1, noting its "exuberant fiddle-based dance" and its "winsome ballad." Watch as Mike and Caterina "join forces" on the "blistering Brazilian showpiece" 'Nao Me Toques.'