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The San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra is a plucked string orchestra with 20-25 members, playing instruments of the mandolin family (mandolin, mandola and mandocello), as well as guitar, double bass, and harp. The orchestra formed in May, 2005, and we rehearse in San Francisco's Mission district on Sunday afternoons.

Our repertoire changes by the season and thus far has included Late Romantic Italian, Russian, Classical, and Baroque, Renaissance and Contemporary Classical music.

This season started January 31, 2010, with the theme of "The British Invasion," or 1970's British popular music. We are also playing a suite of Schubert's German dances. See also:

  • Rehearsal dates for the Spring 2010 season.
  • This season's concerts: April 11 (SF Festival of Mandolins); May 8 Mission Dolores Basilica; May 16 St. Alban's, Albany.
  • News of our recording plans.
  • Non-profit status
  • Visit our facebook page.
  • We are recruiting new guitar players!