SF Festival of the Mandolins 2026
Schedule
Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
60 Onondaga, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94112 | San Francisco, CA
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Croatian Cultural Center is easy to get to, via 280 Ocean Ave exit or short walk from Balboa BART. https://maps.app.goo.gl/dj73i6JtwpueVQtk7/Get there before noon, with your mandolin or other instrument, for the Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra! Or eat lunch (for sale) and get a drink from the bar while listening.
Tentative schedule:
Noon Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra -- each performer presents a piece for all participants to sight-read.
1:00 Aurora Mandolin Orchestra (Jo Pellegrini, dir.) -- Our founding and anchor group plays varied repertoire including traditional and semi-classical Italian, Spanish, Russian, specialty ethnic, and contemporary orchestral compositions. fb.com/groups/47928741986
2:00 Hildaland (Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan) -- Visitors from Maine, Louise's traditional Scottish roots blend with Ethan's progressive bluegrass and jazz. hildaland.com
2:45 Gravenstein Mandolin Ensemble (John Metras, dir.) -- Festival favorites from Sonoma County rangesfrom the traditional Italian repertoire to jazz, choro, western swing, classical. fb.com/GravensteinMandolinEnsemble
3:45 Cacciatore di Tesori (Irene Herrmann, Janet Dows, Kaethe Hostetter) -- From Santa Cruz (&NY), this trio presents tightly arranged neapolitan and cosmopolitan tunes on mandolin, concertina, and guitar. cacciatoreditesori.bandcamp.com
4:25 Sophia Sparks & Jasper Manning, Manning Manndolins -- bluegrass and beyond from next generation of mandolinists. https://californiabluegrass.org/young-pickers-to-watch/
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