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The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra, under the direction of Mark Linkins and Associate Director Joel Michael-Schwartz, is a Baltimore, Maryland-based ensemble of mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, mandobasses, and classical guitars. We play an eclectic mix of classical music, marches, rags, concert dances, pop tunes and a variety of other traditional compositions and arrangements for mandolin orchestra. Please explore our site and find out more about us!

The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra was first organized in 1924 by German-born conductor, composer, and music teacher Conrad Gebelein. The orchestra is one of more than thirty-five or so active mandolin orchestras in the United States today. The classical mandolin is currently enjoying a renaissance in our country, and the BMO is proudly riding that wave of popularity.

The aim of the original BMO, as stated in the program for one of its first concerts back in 1925, was "to play the best Mandolin Music and further the cause of fretted instruments." We strive to uphold that goal to this day.