1999

1. Suite Espanola
Enrique de Ulierte (Arr. by German Lago)
Suite Espanola was originally written for piano. It was later arranged for an ensemble of Spanish bandurrias, laudes, and classical guitar, by German Lago. Ulierte lived in Madrid where he supported himself by teaching and composing. He lived from 1904 to 1985 and wrote more than 25 pieces, primarily for orchestra.

2. Campanas del Alba 
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (Arr. by Ken White)
The sweet resonance of the mandolins evokes the sound of church bells. Eduardo Sainz de la Maza and his brother Regino were well-known Spanish guitarists in the first half of the twentieth century.  Regino gave the premiere of Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Concietor de Aranjuez” in 1939.

3. Concerto in G
Giuseppe Giuliano (Arr. by Mario Monti)
Soloists: Mandolin 1 – Joshua Bell; Mandolin 2- Bob Asprinio
Giuseppe Giuliano was active in Naples in the late eighteenth century. The original version of the concerto is held at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.

4. Pavane
Gabriel Faure (Arr. by Jeff Dearinger)
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) was a student of Camille Saint-Saens. The “Pavane” was composed in 1887 as an orchestral work, but became well known as an arrangement for chorus.

5. Cornflakes 14
Owen Hartford
Owen Hartford is the PMO’s resident composer.  He has written numerous pieces for the PMO, including a mini-opera, The Frog Prince, and two pieces recorded on the Providence Mandolin Orchestra1s first CD, Songs Without Words.

6. Walnut Valley Suite
Bruce Graybill is an award-winning mandolinist and guitarist based in Missouri.  The Suite was written after Graybill attended the Classical Mandolin Society of America 1995 convention in Providence, RI. The Providence Mandolin Orchestra performed this piece with Graybill at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.