This page lists documented performances by the Providence Mandolin Orchestra (PMO) from its inception in 1911 through our 2012-13 season (ending in May 2013), and by the Providence Plectral Society (PPS) in the 1930s. The listing is chronological, grouped by decade. Concerts from our 2012-13 season to the present can be found on our “Recent Performances” page.
Our goal is to document as many PMO and PPS performances as possible. If you have information about a concert that is not listed, please contact us.
Click on any highlighted performance to download a copy of the program.
1911-1920:
Edward McDowell Music Room, Cabot Street Music School, Providence RI, June 11, 1912
Shawomet Baptist Church, Providence RI, March 25, 1914
Talma Theatre, Providence RI, May 28, 1914
The Strand Theater, Providence RI, May 1917
1931-40 (Providence Plectral Society):
Froebel Hall, 112 Angell St, Providence RI, June 9, 1933
Froebel Hall, 112 Angell St, Providence RI, June 12, 1934
Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S., 163 Bellevue Ave, Providence RI, February 26, 1935
Salvation Army Hall, 758 Westminster Street, Providence RI, March 29, 1935
Churchill House, 155 Angell St, Providence RI, June 14, 1935
Churchill House, 155 Angell St, Providence RI, June 18, 1936
Churchill House, 155 Angell St, Providence RI, June 17, 1937
Churchill House, 155 Angell St, Providence RI, June 16, 1938
Churchill House, 155 Angell St, Providence RI, June 15, 1939
Auditorium, Providence Plantations Club, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence RI, June 27, 1940
1971-1980:
First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent St, Providence RI, April 25, 1976
First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent St, Providence RI, May 20, 1977
Roger Williams General Hospital, Providence RI, April 3, 1978
Alumni Hall, Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Ave, Providence RI, April 9, 1978
Pawtuxet Baptist Church, 2157 Broad St, Cranston RI, May 21, 1978
Alderman’s Chambers, Providence City Hall, Providence RI, December 9, 1979
Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, Providence RI, February 17, 1980
Alumni Hall, Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Avenue, Providence RI, May 4, 1980
1981-1990
Alumni Hall, Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Avenue, Providence RI, May 10, 1981
Crystal Room, Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence RI, December 15, 1981
Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, Providence RI, February 21, 1982
First Congregational Church, Cambridge MA, May 11, 1982
The Castle, Bristol RI, May 12, 1982
Music Mansion, 88 Meeting St, Providence RI, December 7, 1982
Roger Williams Park Casino, Providence RI, December 19, 1982
Center for the Arts, 119 High St, Westerly RI, February 11, 1983
United Methodist Retirement Center, 40 Irving Ave, East Providence RI, March 8, 1983
Alumni Hall, Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Avenue, Providence RI, March 13, 1983
Annmary Brown Library, Brown University, Providence RI, May 11, 1983
Roger Williams Park Rose Garden, Providence RI, June 19, 1983
The Arcade, Providence RI, October 9, 1983
First Unitarian Church, Providence RI, December 15, 1983
Recital Hall, Southeastern Massachusetts University, October 9, 1984
Annmary Brown Library, Brown University, December 18, 1984
DePasquale Square, Atwells Avenue, Providence RI, May 3, 1985
Westerly Art Center, Westerly RI, October 11, 1985
Annmary Brown Library, Brown University, Providence RI, May 20, 1986
Federal Hill Festival, Providence RI, October 12, 1986
St Elizabeth’s Home, Providence RI, November 9, 1986
Recital Hall, Southeastern Massachusetts University, November 18, 1986
Seekonk Public Library, Seekonk MA, February 23, 1987
The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting Street, Providence RI, May 30, 1987
The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting St, Providence RI, March 12, 1988
Wheeler School, 216 Hope St, Providence RI, April 24, 1988
Performing Arts Center, Roger Williams College, Bristol RI, June 21, 1988
DePasquale Square, Atwells Avenue, Providence RI, October 10, 1988
Grant Recital Hall, Brown University, November 8, 1988
Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St, Providence RI, April 25, 1989
Plainview – Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd, Plainview NY, May 7, 1989
Performing Arts Center, Roger Williams College, Bristol RI, June 20, 1989
Burrillville Arts and Crafts Show, Burrillville RI, August 6, 1989
Iglesia Parroquial, Logrono, Spain, September 10, 1989
The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting St, Providence RI, November 30, 1989
von de Mehden Recital Hall, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT, February 10, 1990
Cathedral of St. John, Providence RI, April 29, 1990
Jewish Home for the Aged, 99 Hillside Ave, Providence RI, May 1, 1990
Grant Recital Hall, Brown University, Providence RI, May 11, 1990
Performing Arts Center, Roger Williams College, Bristol RI, June 19, 1990
CAV, 14 Imperial Place, Providence RI, November 17, 1990
The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting St, Providence RI, December 11, 1990
1991-2000:
CAV, 14 Imperial Place, Providence RI, April 13, 1991
Performing Arts Center, Roger Williams College, Bristol RI, June 25, 1991
The Cathedral of St John, Providence RI, November 3, 1991
Grant Recital Hall, Brown University, November 19, 1991
Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Providence RI, December 1, 1991
First Universalist Church, Providence RI, December 31, 1991
Salomon Center, Brown University, Providence RI, July 22, 1992
von de Mehden Recital Hall, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT, February 23, 1992
St. Martin’s Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, May 20, 1992
von de Mehden Recital Hall, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT, October 24, 1992
Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Providence RI, November 29, 1992
First Universalist Church, Providence RI, December 31, 1992
Cranston Public Library, Cranston RI, April 27, 1993
Erskine and American Church, Montreal Canada, October 2, 1993
Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence RI, November 11, 1993
The Music Mansion, Meeting St, Providence RI, November 28, 1993
Woonsocket Public Library, Woonsocket RI, March 1, 1994
AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence RI, April 22, 1994
Cecilia Hall at Carey Mansion, Salve Regina University, Newport RI, June 14, 1994
Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick RI, October 29, 1994
Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Providence RI, December 17, 1994
First Night, Grace Cathedral, Providence RI, December 31, 1994
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA, February 26, 1995
Blackstone River Theater, Central Falls RI, June 2, 1995
Classical Mandolin Society of America, Providence RI, November 12, 1995
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston MA, November 19, 1995
Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Providence RI, December 16, 1995
First Night, Matthewson Street Church, Providence RI, December 31, 1995
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston MA, October 27, 1996
Common Fence Music, Portsmouth RI, December 7, 1996
von de Mehden Recital Hall, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT, February 9, 1997
The Music School, 101 Sessions St, Providence RI, March 21, 1997
Laurelmead, 355 Blackstone Blvd, Providence RI, May 15, 1997
Washington Irving High School, New York NY, June 8, 1997
All Saints Episcopal Church, Wolfeboro NH, June 21, 1997
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston MA, November 23, 1997
Common Fence Music, Portsmouth RI, December 6, 1997
Ashfield Town Hall, Ashfield MA, December 13, 1997
Jamestown Public Library, Jamestown RI, January 30, 1998
First Congregational Church, Fall River MA, May 15, 1998
Wheeler School, Providence RI, May 17, 1998
Performing Arts Center, Roger Williams College, June 23, 1998
St. Martin’s Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, July 25, 1998
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, October 25, 1998
Southgate Retirement Center, Shrewsbury MA, November 10, 1998
Millennial Stage, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, February 16, 1999
Friesenhalle, Eichenau, Germany, July 10, 1999
Amerikahaus, Munich, Germany, July 11, 1999
Kommödienbau, Gessen, Germany, July 13, 1999
Place, D’Armes, Luxembourg City Center, July 16, 1999
5th International Mandolin Festival, Maison Ungarur, Hunspach, France, July 17, 1999
Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, September 25, 1999
Southgate Retirement Center, Shrewsbury MA, October 5, 1999
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston MA, October 31, 1999
Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, January 29, 2000
Courthouse Center for the Arts, West Kingston RI, April 8, 2000
Pawtucket Congregational Church, Pawtucket RI, June 3, 2000
Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, June 11, 2000
Performing Arts Center, Roger Williams University, Bristol RI, June 20, 2000
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, Providence RI, October 14, 2000
Common Fence Music, Portsmouth RI, December 2, 2000
2001-2010:
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston MA, February 11, 2001
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, Providence RI, February 24, 2001
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, Providence RI, May 19, 2001
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, Providence RI, January 26, 2002
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, Providence RI, April 27, 2002
Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, July 6, 2002
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, January 18, 2003
Pepsi Forum, Johnson and Wales University, May 17, 2003
Pawtucket Congregational Church, Pawtucket RI, June 7, 2003
Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, June 28, 2003
Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St, Providence RI, June 18, 2004
Saints Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church, 70 Jefferson St, Providence RI, June 19, 2004
Waterplace Park, Providence RI, June 20, 2004
William Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad St, Cranston RI, December 5, 2004
Providence Public Library, Providence RI, February 12, 2005
Banjo Spring Fling, Holiday Inn, Mansfield MA, April 1, 2005
St. Martin’s Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, April 9, 2005
Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, May 28, 2005
FIGA Convention, Marriott Hotel, Providence RI, August 17, 2005
Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, August 20, 2005
Providence Public Library, Providence RI, February 25, 2006
Arts in the Village, Goff Memorial Hall, Rehoboth MA, April 29, 2006
St Martin’s Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, June 10, 2006
First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Road, Concord MA, June 17, 2006
Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church St, Mattapoisett MA, October 29, 2006
Yale University, Sprague Memorial Hall, New Haven CT, November 11, 2006
Sunday Sounds Series, Hingham Public Library, Hingham MA, November 19, 2006
William Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad St, Cranston RI, April 29, 2007
The Mediator, 50 Rounds Ave, Providence RI, May 5, 2007
St Martin’s Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, July 21, 2007
Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church St, Mattapoisett MA, October 28, 2007
William C. Gaige Auditorium, Rhode Island College, Providence RI, October 30, 2007
St Martin’s Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI, November 3, 2007
Arts in the Village, Goff Memorial Hall, Rehoboth MA, February 9, 2008
Sunday Sounds Series, Hingham Public Library, Hingham MA, April 6, 2008
Cloître Saint Salvy, Albi, France, June 29, 2008
Èglise Saint-Jérôme, Rue due Lieutenant Colonel Pélissier, Toulouse, France, July 2, 2008
De Buitenkerk, Buiten Nieuwstraat 101 Kampen, Netherlands, July 4, 2008
De Zuiderkerk, Zuiderkertstraat 31, Zwolle, Netherlands, July 5, 2008
Sunday Sounds Series, Hingham Public Library, Hingham MA, November 16, 2008
The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting St, Providence RI, February 4, 2009
The Wheeler School, Wheeler Hall, Providence RI, March 17, 2009
Hampton Community Center, Hampton CT, April 18, 2009
St. Paul’s Church, 50 Park Place, Pawtucket RI, June 7, 2009
Newman Congregational Church, 100 Newman Ave, Rumford RI, October 11, 2009
Central Baptist Church, Union Square, Norwich CT, October 18, 2009
Arts in the Village, Goff Memorial Hall, December 5, 2009
The Wheeler School, Wheeler Hall, Providence RI, April 3, 2010
St Botolph’s Club, 199 Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA, October 26, 2010
Hampton Community Center, Hampton CT, November 7, 2010
2011-Spring 2013
Goff Hall, Rehoboth MA, April 30, 2011 (with Duo Gallaci-Pilato)
Classical Mandolin Society of America, Baltimore MD, October 14, 2011
Arts in the Village, Goff Hall, Rehoboth MA, February 11, 2012
Wheeler School, Providence RI, May 5, 2012 (with Chris Acquavella)
Barrington Public Library, Barrington RI, May 19, 2012 (with the New York Mandolin Ensemble)
Music at Lily Pads, Peace Dale RI, January 27, 2013
Peterborough Town House, Peterborough NH, May 19, 2013
Hello from the Kalamazoo Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra. I am the conductor of our little group. We are looking for an arrangement of the third Brandenburg Concerto. I would be willing to trade you anything in our library if you feel a trade is appropriate. Thank you for your time and best of luck with the rest of your season. Philip
Hello Phil, I am terribly sorry for the long delay in responding. I have recently taken over administration of this site and I am guessing your question just got lost years ago. Assuming the KMGO is still interested in performing Brandenburg #3, yes, the PMO has done this piece. I will see if I can locate the parts (which we did ourselves). There is also an arrangement published by Edition49, which is perfectly fine although obviously not free.