Mandolin Symposium 2005
I went to an incredible event last year, if you happen to be a mandolin player: the Mandolin Symposium. They get many of the best players in the world together with about 300 other symposium students and do in-depth classes all week. I had a blast, and wish I could go back this year (but probably can’t).
We stayed up into the early morning jamming every night. One of the instructors was Chris Thile, the Best Mandolin Player In The World™. This pic is of David Kauffman (a friend from the Symposium), Thile, and me, walking back from a night of music and merriment at about 2:30am. You can see how tired we all are.
If you’re in the Kansas City area, be sure to catch the Chris Thile - Mike Marshall concert on January 19, 2006. They did a set at the symposium and it was amazing - easily the best live show I’ve ever seen.
December 31st, 2005 at 12:17 am
Remember going to see the kids play after that!! Those damn kids!!!!!! I only wished, even for a minute, I could rock the house like they can — and most of them haven’t even escaped puberty!!!! Am I jealous? Damn right I’m jealous.
-Dave
December 31st, 2005 at 5:55 pm
This is a wierd response, but I wish there was an easier way for those of us who don’t have millions of hours of free time to develop our talents. I played a brass instrument all thru college, and play occasionally now. But finding a group to play with or exercise my talents is very difficult. But maybe 4 kids has something to do with it, I don’t know.
Kansas City also hosts a Tuba Christmas, christmas melodies played entirly by tubas. –Insert RANT here– I wish wordpress had spellcheck.
–Rant Over– Anyway Tuba Christmas is awesome and free.
Talk to me about some tickets for another event.
January 2nd, 2006 at 11:19 am
Tuba Christmas? Sounds like fun!