Below is the programme for the 2011 Second London Mandolin Festival Concerts.
The theme for the 2011 Second London Mandolin Festival is "Echoes and Fugues" featuring works containing repetition in various forms
All works will be performed by the combined mandolin orchestra unless otherwise specified
Solo or small ensemble performances are still to be confirmed


Vlado Sunko (1954 - ), Kastelanska Zvona (The Bells of Kastela)

Sunko is a Croatian composer, conductor and professor. His works have been recognised in various competitions and festivals. Kastelanska Zvona, as the name suggests, simulates continuous church bells ringing.


Herbert Baumann (1925 - ), Zupfmusik '73, 3 Satze Fur Zupforchester (3 Movements for Plucked String Orchestra)

Baumman is a composer and conductor from Berlin, studying composition with Paul Höffer and Boris Blacher.


Eileen Pakenham (1914 - 2009), Kithara

The London Mandolin Festival performed Pakenham's Four Sea Pictures in 2009 and for 2011 we will perform her Kithara.


Manos Hadjidakis (1925 - 1994), Greek Suite

The festival will now bring back a piece every year from a previous festival as voted by the players. This year the festival brings back Greek Suite which was also popular with the audience.


Traditional arranged by Alison Stephens (1970 - 2010), Wedding Tarantella

The performance of this piece is dedicated to Alison Stephens who recently passed away after a long fight with cancer. This piece is still played in several London BMG groups including Lewisham BMG orchestra which she was a member of in her younger years.


Dieter Kriedler (1943 - ), Vibrations fur Zupforchester (Vibrations for Plucked String Orchestra)

Kreidler is a well known figure with our German counterparts, the BDZ (Bund Deutscher Zupfmusik), being a director of the BDZ and composing pieces for plucked string ensembles. Vibrations is a suite of 4 pieces finishing with a dynamic Fugue.


Betty Beath, Lament for Kosovo

Beath is an Australian composer, pianist and a music educator. Much of Beath's music reflects her interest in world culture and world events. Her Lament for Kosovo, expresses the deep sadness and anger she feels for the suffering of innocent people caught up in deadly conflict.


Claudio Mandonico (1957 - ), Preludio e Fuga (Prelude and Fugue)

Mandonico is an Italian composer who learnt under Ginacarlo Facchinetti. Mandonico directs the City of Brescia Plectrum Orchestra and teaches composition in Bergamo The Fuga whilst being a fugue is played both in a jazz and classical style.


Harry Jager (1958 - ), Suite Armorique (A Breton Suite in 5 movements)

Jager is a guitarist, composer and teacher from Baden. Suite Armorique is a folk suite based on the traditional songs and dances of the Breton region.