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The Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra (AMO), established in 1994, is made up of mandolinists, guitarists and bassists , who have joined together to form the performing unit of the Atlanta Mandolin Society.
AMO, under the direction of Robb Smith -conductor, performs selections ranging from Turn of the Century Rags and Marches, Classical, Latin, Irish, Jazz, Brazilian, Ethnic compositions to Seasonal compositions.
The Atlanta Mandolin Society is proud to have revived the mandolin orchestra in Atlanta. For over thirty years, beginning in the early Twentieth Century, there was a very fine mandolin orchestra in Atlanta under the direction of William Griffith. Mr. Griffith a mandolin instructor, performer, conductor and instrument dealer operated in Midtown. Mr. Griffith created quite a rage for the mandolin during the first decades of the previous century and is fondly remembered by many.
The Atlanta Mandolin Society, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation which was founded in 1994 by a dedicated group of mandolinists to further the interest in and performance of the mandolin family of instruments and mandolin music.
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