By David Newman

The sweet sounds of vibrating strings floated through the hall and over a full house, as the Mandoleers  enchanted our community with a free evening concert at the Lyon Park Community Center on Tuesday December 2.  The Mandoleers, a mandolin and guitar orchestra based in Arlington, was founded in 1923 in Takoma, Maryland, and is the longest continuously operating mandolin orchestra in the United States.  Their holiday concert included classical and semi-classical works, folk, contemporary pieces, and festive sing-alongs that had the audience joyfully joining in.  And if the music weren’t sweet enough, the dessert table, dressed with a wide selection of delectables brought by audience members, put the evening far over the top!  Nothing could better convey how much people enjoyed the concert than the thunderous applause after the encore.  We are grateful  for the Mandoleiers donating their time and talent to perform for us!  For more information about the Mandoleers visit their website at http://www.mandoleers.org.

If you are part of a music group that might be interested in performing gratis for our community at the Community Center, please send an email to David Newman at LPCCGovernors@gmail.com.