CMSA Annual Mandolin Playing Contest
Every year at the CMSA Convention, we hold a mandolin playing contest.
First Prize is $300, SECOND Prize is $200 and THIRD Prize is $100.
Read the playing contest rules.
Presented below are the winning performances from this contest.
| N° 10 2011 Baltimore, MD |
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FIRST PLACE: Keizo Ishibashi (solo mandolin) Moon in the Glass / Keizo Ishibashi (3,974 KB) Improvisation N° 1 / Kiezo Ishibashi (2,349 KB) SECOND PLACE: Gordon Neidinger (solo mandolin) Doina and Sirba in Eb / Charley Rappaport (4,134 KB) Hungarian Dance N° 5 / Johannes Brahms (2,456 KB) THIRD PLACE: David Miller (solo mandolin) Duckling / Shawn Persinger (2,950 KB) Adagio (1st Mvt) from J.S. Bach Sonata N° 1 for Unaccompanied Violin (2,491 KB) HONORABLE MENTION: Robert Margo (solo mandola) The Autumn After / John Goodin (2,538 KB) The Bells of Night / Luigi Paparello (3,243 KB) |
| N° 9 2010 Seattle, WA |
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FIRST PLACE: Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin) Danza Mora / Hansjoachim Kaps Slvia - Op. 187 / Raffael Calace SECOND PLACE: Gary Payne (solo mandolin) Piccola Gavotta / Raffaele Calace El Duende / Juan Carlos Munoz THIRD PLACE: Chris Luquette (solo mandolin) Um A Zero / Pixinguinha St. Anne's Reel / trad |
| 2009 Dayton, OH |
| Playing contest was not held in 2009. |
| N° 8 2008 Montreal, ON |
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FIRST PLACE: Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin) Ballad / Marlo Straus Nini Nona / Carlo Aonzo Download (2,769 KB) SECOND PLACE: Stefan Mildenberger Courante from Cello Suite N° 1 / J. S. Bach (2,901 KB) THIRD PLACE: David Westwick Diferencias / Victor Kioulaphides (5,626 KB) HONORABLE MENTION: Mark Freemantle (solo mandocello) Loss for Words / Mark Freemantle (918 KB) |
| N° 7 2007 Sarasota, FL |
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FIRST PLACE: David Folta (solo mandolin) Suite: Billy In The Lowground / (arr) David Folta (2,212 KB) SECOND PLACE: Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin) Notturno Cielo Stellato, Op 186 / Raffaele Calace (2,863 KB) THIRD PLACE: Edwin Lightner (solo mandolin) Sunset / Conrad Gebelein (1,448 KB) |
| N° 6 2006 Louisville, KY |
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FIRST PLACE: Doug Back (solo mandolin) Souvenir de Sicile / Salvatore Leonardi (1,637 KB) SECOND PLACE: Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin) Fantasie from Verdi's La Traviata / (arr) Bertucci (1,524 KB) THIRD PLACE: David O'Brien (solo mandolin) Foggy Valley / Norman Blake (1,168 KB) |
| N° 5 2005 Denver, CO |
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FIRST PLACE: Brent Hawley (solo mandolin) Gardenia Waltz / trad (3,062 KB) SECOND PLACE: Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin) Notturno Cielo Stellato, Op 186 / Raffaele Calace (2,922 KB) THIRD PLACE: Robert Margo (solo mandolin) Piccolo Gavotta / trad (722 KB) |
| N° 4 2004 Philadelphia, PA |
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FIRST PLACE: SECOND PLACE: THIRD PLACE: |
| N° 3 2003 San Diego, CA |
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FIRST PLACE: Michael Schroeder (solo mandolin) Preludio N° 2, Op 49 / Rafaele Calace (2,586 KB) SECOND PLACE: Scott Gates (solo mandolin) 1812 Fantasy / (arr) Evan Marshall (1,156 KB) THIRD PLACE: Jonathan Rudie (solo mandolin) Russian Mazurka / William Place, Jr. (1,814 KB) |
| N° 2 2002 Toronto, ON |
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FIRST PLACE: Robert Thornhill (solo mandolin) Fugue in Gm / J. S. Bach (3,778 KB) SECOND PLACE: Lanchi Nguyen (solo mandolin) Tarantella / Mario Maciocchi (3,778 KB) THIRD PLACE: Robert Knysz (solo mandolin) Cherokee Trail / Robert Knysz (2,465 KB) |
| N° 1 2001 Bozeman, MT |
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FIRST PLACE: Robert Thornhill (mandolin), Doug Back (guitar) Cappricio Spagnuolo / Carlo Munier (6,198 KB) SECOND PLACE: Will Kimble (solo mandolin) Prelude from Cello Suite N° 1 / J. S. Bach (1,874 KB) THIRD PLACE: Jeremiah McConico (solo mandolin) Sonatine in C / L. v. Beethoven (1,485 KB) |