Festa time! The orchestra returns to Festa Italiana Sept. 28 & 29! Come at 11 a.m. to catch live mandolin music in our first concerts of the season.

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!

If you read music and play guitar, bass or a mandolin-family instrument (mandolin, mandola, or mandocello), there's never a bad time to join the orchestra!

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

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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.

May 2024: Ashley Emery, longtime member of our Second Mandolin section, passed away on May 6 after a few months of illness. We miss Ashley and will always treasure his faithfulness and contributions to SMO. The "In Paradisum Suite" at our "More Than This" concerts on May 18 & 20 was dedicated to his memory.

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