Welcome to the Metro Vancouver Mandolin Orchestra Formerly known as the Melodious Mandolins

Stay tuned for our new website!

Meanwhile, our same group of devoted musicians will be happy to play for you or with you. We play a variety of pieces from around the world from every era.
To book us for a concert, please contact Barbie at baladouceur@gmail.com or phone 604-741-1702.
If you play a mandolin, mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello, guitar or other plucked instrument, we welcome new members. Call Catherine at 604-202-4191 or email cjsands@shaw.ca.
Or if you are interested in learning to play the mandolin, you can get in touch with Catherine as above.

About us:

Metro Vancouver Mandolin Orchestra is the new stage name of our registered society, the Lower Mainland Mandolin Society. Registered in 1996, it was created to:

1. ensure the continuance of the art of mandolin playing, and
2. bring music to the community, particularly those confined to care facilities

We feel that our new name better reflects our identity as an orchestra, which includes more than mandolins, and our geographical location in and around Vancouver. Our orchestra currently comprises mandolins (divided into first and second sections), mandocello, domra (a four-stringed Ukrainian instrument tuned the same as the mandolin), tamburica (a Serbian instrument tuned a little lower than the mandolin), guitar, ukuleles and double bass.