While we’re on summer break, we’re bringing mandolin music to Seattle in other ways. Join us on Wednesdays in June and July for workshops, a reading session, and an open mic! It’s all free—and if you’re not careful, you may learn something.

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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.

If you missed our Present Tense concerts—or you just want to experience them again—the videos are now live on our YouTube channel.

The Seattle Mandolin Orchestra has received a grant from the Conru Art Foundation. We’re beyond grateful! Right now we don’t know exactly how we will use the gift, but stay tuned.

Support your orchestra with a financial gift or an in-kind donation. Gifts to the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra are tax deductible—and they come with benefits! Get the details.

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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.

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.