NO ITALIAN SERENADE WOULD BE complete without one, but the mandolin has otherwise been to classical music what Lillian Gish was to movies: a ubiquitous, wildly popular player long ago, fondly ...

If the sound of “quartetto romantico” strikes an appealing chord within, then the combined richness of bowl-back mandolins, mandola and classical guitar is sure to please aficionados of string ...

Neil Gladd's concert at Daemen College Monday night revealed elements of a surprisingly deep repertoire for the mandolin, an instrument that is rarely thought of within a classical context. While ...

During this concert, Avital spoke about the mandolin’s identity conflict. A staple instrument of classical music in the 17th and 18th centuries, it is now more closely associated with folk. In his ...

The Classical Mandolin Society of America will convene in Kansas City Nov. 8 to 12, with some free concerts included. Casey Toth Raleigh News & Observer It’s hard to imagine, but there was a time when ...