The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra

The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra Baltimore's Other Orchestra www.baltimoremandolinorchestra.org Levin, and Bertha's Laura (principle mandolin) and Tony Norris (classical guitar).

Baltimore's "other" orchestra consists of amateurs, professional classical multi-instrumentalists, and jazz musicians. Members include Jonathan Jenson bassist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, internationally known Jazz and Rock bassist John Previtti, Chuck Levin, who's musical legacy spans back to nineteenth century mandolin virtuoso Charles J. Laura Norris is a founder of Mando For Kids whic

h runs a no cost mandolin program for kids. The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra is one of more than 30 active mandolin orchestras in the United States today. The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra is an ensemble of mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, mandobasses, and classical guitars. You will see significant variations in the shape and color within the orchestra’s instrument, from familiar bluegrass style flat back mandolins, Baroque style bowl back mandolins, American inventions like mandocellos, and even massive A-style mandobasses. Some of the instruments played in the orchestra are over 100 years old, older than the orchestra itself. The aim of the original BMO, as stated in the program for one of its first concerts back in 1925, was "to play the best Mandolin Music and further the cause of fretted instruments." We strive to uphold that goal to this day. The BMO performs around 15 concerts per season (between September and May) in the Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and south-central Pennsylvania area. More information about the orchestra can be found on https://baltimoremandolinorchestra.org.

BMO: The lighter side 🤪Jbucknerimages.com
05/14/2026

BMO: The lighter side 🤪

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Our spring concert at the Creative Alliance was a huge success and well-attended. We are very grateful for the support o...
04/13/2026

Our spring concert at the Creative Alliance was a huge success and well-attended. We are very grateful for the support of this iconic Baltimore arts venue at the historic Patterson Theatre and for the opportunity to share our love of mandolin orchestra music with our community!
Many thanks to Joshua Buckner for providing professional photography for this event and for the updated group portrait. Jbucknerimages.com

It's a marvelous day for a concert. St. John's has excellent acoustics, the perfect place to make some excellent music 🎵
03/22/2026

It's a marvelous day for a concert. St. John's has excellent acoustics, the perfect place to make some excellent music 🎵

Our January 24th performance at Creative Alliance has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 12! Please mark your calendars ...
01/25/2026

Our January 24th performance at Creative Alliance has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 12! Please mark your calendars and save the date. We would love to see you there! 🎶

BMO and the lovely and talented Bea Gilbert performing “Wien, du stadt meiner draumer wienerlied” (Vienna, City of My Dr...
12/16/2025

BMO and the lovely and talented Bea Gilbert performing “Wien, du stadt meiner draumer wienerlied” (Vienna, City of My Dreams)

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12/15/2025

Ocho Candelikas, 2025, featuring soloists Joel Michael Schwartz and Jonathan Jensen. Roland Park Community Center this past Sunday.
Happy Hanukkah!🕎🎶

Please join us this Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 at Roland Park Community Center for an annual holiday music concert! Ope...
12/11/2025

Please join us this Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 at Roland Park Community Center for an annual holiday music concert! Open to all. Tickets at the door only, $20. 🎶🎶🎶

Gary Backhaus has composed this wonderful Elegy to Mark Linkins for Mandolin and MandoCello.
05/26/2025

Gary Backhaus has composed this wonderful Elegy to Mark Linkins for Mandolin and MandoCello.

Elegy to Mark Linkins

Orchestra member Jim Blanchard wrote a book on the history of The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra. The book meticulously re...
02/28/2025

Orchestra member Jim Blanchard wrote a book on the history of The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra. The book meticulously researched and nicely illustrated with photography from the past 100 years. Get your copy at our performance tomorrow.

In late 1980 Benjamin Durant, a retired U.S. Army bandmaster and retired music professor, became the second director of ...
02/28/2025

In late 1980 Benjamin Durant, a retired U.S. Army bandmaster and retired music professor, became the second director of The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra.

Learn more about our history after our performance on tomorrow.

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