The Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble
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  • Concordia Events 2025

    Concordia Events 2025

    Happy new year to all Concordia’s friends and family and welcome to our new website! We are looking forward to a busy year. Here is our schedule of events with further information to come. And please read about our free workshop ‘Mandolins and Merlot’. It will be a fun evening, so do tell your friends…


  • Wed 5 Mar 2024 Mandolins and Merlot

    Wed 5 Mar 2024 Mandolins and Merlot

    Free Mandolin Workshop With Wine Come and try playing mandolin with an ensemble… If you play violin, your left hand will know what to do: the fingering’s the same. 7.30pm Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble is a performing orchestra of plucked-string musicians. We rehearse on Wednesday evenings and perform about six concerts…


  • Peninsula Folk Club

    Peninsula Folk Club

    On Sunday 3 November 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble performed at the club night of the Peninsula Folk Club after enjoying the ‘jam’ and ‘blackboard’ acts. 


  • Mandolins Victoria Combined Ensembles concert

    Mandolins Victoria Combined Ensembles concert

    On Saturday 12 October 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble combined with Mandolins D’Amour and Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra for this concert under the auspices of Mandolins Victoria. Mandolins Victoria is an organisation made up of members of mandolin ensembles in Victoria and welcoming of any players or teachers of mandolin and related instruments. It was established…


  • FAME Festival Brisbane

    FAME Festival Brisbane

    From June 30 to July 7 2024, members of Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble joined 70+ musicians from around Australia for a week of rehearsals, workshops social events and more, culminating in a concert at the beautiful Brisbane cathedral. The festival conductor was Richard Charlton who composed the festival piece. FAME – the Federation of…


  • Mandolins in May

    Mandolins in May

    At the beautiful Clayton Community Theatre, on Saturday 4 May 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble performed under the musical direction of Basil Hawkins with solo performances by Juliette Maxwell (piano accordian) and Michelle Wright (mandola).


  • Concert in Corinella

    Concert in Corinella

    On Sunday 10 March 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble performed at the Corinella Community Hall featuring music by Nelson, Faure and Pakenham and solo piano accordian performance by Juliette Maxwell in Piazzolla’s Libertango.


  • Eclipse in Cowes

    Eclipse in Cowes

    on Sunday 17 September 2023 Concordia performed in the Bass Coast area annually. This concert featured soloists Will Hardy (recorder) and Darryl Barron (mandola) performing the new composition by Michelle Nelson, Bishop’s Spell. This and other compositions by resident composer and lead guitarist, Michelle Nelson are on our latest CD, Eclipse.


  • Eclipse – Concert and CD Launch

    Eclipse – Concert and CD Launch

    At the Maroondah Federation Estate, on Sunday 23 July 2023 Concordia launched its latest CD, Eclipse. This CD features all new , compositions by Michelle Nelson, our resident composer and lead guitarist. Will Hardy (recorder) and Darryl Barron (mandola) were the soloists in Bishop’s Spell both in the concert and on the CD. Bishop’s Spell…


  • Mandolins Victoria Combined Ensembles Concert

    Mandolins Victoria Combined Ensembles Concert

    Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble combined with Mandolins D’Amour and Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra for this concert under the auspices of Mandolins Victoria on Saturday 10 December 2022. Mandolins Victoria is an organisation made up of members of mandolin ensembles in Victoria and welcoming of any players or teachers of mandolin and related instruments. It was established…


  • Peninsula Folk Club

    Peninsula Folk Club

    With the President of the Peninsula Folk Club having joined the ranks of Concordia’s first mandolins, we were invited to play on Sunday 4 September 2022 at their club night after their ‘jam’ and ‘blackboard’ performances. A fun night was had by all! Thanks, Evan Webb.


  • Concert in Cowes

    Concert in Cowes

    On Sunday 1 May 2022, Concordia had its first public concert after Melbourne’s long Covid lockdowns. We were delighted to return to the Bass Coast and feature local guitarists Tania Ravbar and Michelle Nelson as soloists.