by Jacky Walls | Oct 28, 2026 | News
2026 brought the orchestra a fresh challenge in terms of an new specially commissioned piece of music, Kemptown Tangos, by composer, David Sutton-Anderson. We were very fortunate to have David come and work with us on this and to play the piano in the 2 performance we...
by Jacky Walls | Mar 9, 2026 | News
March 2026 Lindsay and Suzanne were interviewed by Latest TV and talked about the orchestra, instruments, repertoire and concerts. Striking the Right Chord: Inside Brighton’s Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra
by Jacky Walls | Nov 12, 2024 | News
A Trip to Italy 2024 Five members of the Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra (FFMO) and two partners made the trip to the Le Marche region of Italy in October 2024 to meet up with members of the German Mandolin Orchestra ‘Wanderclub Dudenhofen’ for a short tour and...
by Jacky Walls | May 27, 2024 | News
Our recent Brighton Fringe concert was videoed by William Ranieri. Some of the material is now on YouTube and there is a playlist...
by Jacky Walls | Feb 14, 2024 | News
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of David Hopper in January and he will be greatly missed by us all at FFMO. David grew up in Hove, and has always lived in Brighton & Hove, most recently in West Dene. David had three sisters Jeanette, Josie...
by Jacky Walls | Sep 5, 2023 | News
MANDOLIN WORKSHOP Chris Acquavella Masterclass comes to Town Many of us have admired the virtuoso playing of American mandolin player Chris Acquavella, so the chance of a masterclass with such a world class player, teacher and composer proved an enticing...
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