"My Desire" mp3 files

I uploaded an mp3 practice file for Gordy's "My Desire" tango.

Here's the link:
http://www.minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/mydesire.mp3

There's also a link on our "current tunes" page.

Ave Maria

Here is the link to the YouTube audio of Chanticleer singing the Franz Biebl version of Ave Maria.

If we can get anywhere close to this level of layering of sound, it will be a very moving experience for us and the audience.

I know it changes my attitude every time I listen to it.

Lou

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WSbq3TCcd0

New "Off to Minnesota" parts

John Goodin sent me new parts for "Off to Minnesota." You can get them here:

http://www.minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/off2parts.pdf

Tunes for spring tour

Here's a preliminary set list for our spring 2011 tour. It's an hour long. We won't play all of them at all the gigs, because some places want a shorter set.

On the Mill Dam
Blues of a Summer Night
Off to Minnesota
Romanian Lullaby
Nail that Catfish
Earth Song
Gallantry
Ashokan Farewell
Preludio
Serenade (Drigo)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Corale
Palladio

mp3 files from March 6

I uploaded mp3 files from our March 6 MBOTMA performance:

http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/palladio110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/offtomn110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/milldam110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/earth110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/catfish110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/boasn110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/ballgame110306.mp3
http://minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/ashokan110306.mp3

Comments, anyone?

next rehearsal, dress code

Are we having rehearsal on March 7th, following our performance on the 6th? I just checked the website and this blog.
Dress code for performances is always MMO or another white shirt (button-down or polo). For pants, "casual" was announced, which means "jeans or casual." Some don't own jeans, but "casual" usually excludes jeans, at least at my past places of employment.
I like the new font on the website, Comic Sans.

Possible web site outages

The Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra web site may be unavilable for a while during the next day or two, because our host is moving us to a different server.

Preliminary MBOTMA set list

Here's my preliminary set list for this year's MBOTMA winter weekend program:

On the Mill Dam
Blues of a Summer Night
Off to Minnesota
Earth Song
Nail that Catfish
Ashokan Farewell
Preludio (probably not Fuga)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Palladio

Ashokan Farewell parts

Parts for Ashokan Farewell, MMO 2011 edition, are available here:

http://www.minnesotamandolinorchestra.org/ashokanparts.pdf

MBOTMA appearance

I am happy to report that we are scheduled to play at the MBOTMA Winter Weekend on Sunday, March 6, at 4:15 p.m. in the main auditorium.