It’s the most wonderful time of the year—or at least it will be soon enough. Make some room on your holiday calendar for our December concerts: Dec. 10 at OneLife Community Church in Seattle and Dec. 13 at the Everett Public Library. More info here.

Do you read music and play guitar, bass or a mandolin-family instrument (mandolin, mandola, or mandocello)? Now would be a great time to join the orchestra!

At the Beat Club in Greven, Germany, mandolin virtuoso Alon Sariel gives the premiere performance of "Until they've driven out the grief," a solo mandolin composition by Seattle Mandolin Orchestra member Clark Nichols. Congratulations, Clark!

Did you find an old mandolin in the closet, or under the bed? Here's some advice.

Guest artist Davide Salvi joins the orchestra for the delightful Barbella mandolin concerto! See our YouTube channel for more videos.

Support your orchestra
December 2 is Giving Tuesday! Help the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra in its mission to share mandolin music with the public. Most of our concerts are free, and we depend on your support. Thanks for lending a hand!

To book a performance, inquire about joining the orchestra, or ask us any other questions, please call (425) 772-0231 or

From our May 2024 concert series, "More Than This: Visions of a Better Place," here's our arrangement of "Strawberry Fields Forever"! See our YouTube channel for more videos.

October 2025: Joy Caney, our longtime mandola player and librarian, passed away at 92. She worked tirelessly to arrange music, build our library, and even sew uniforms! We’ll always cherish her memory.