Marilynn Mair & Paulo Sá

Musicians:
Marilynn Mair – mandolin & bandolim
Paulo Sá – bandolim

Recordings: featured on Leave Something Unexplained
Books: Brazilian Choro ~ A Method for Mandolin

Formed in 2005
Currently available for performances and recordings
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Marilynn Mair & Paulo Sá have been friends and colleagues for many years, and have written and performed together whenever they can. They have collaborated on articles for “Mandolin Quarterly” magazine, and their bilingual Choro method will be published by Mel Bay Publications in the fall of 2010. Marilynn & Paulo have played together in the USA, at Roger Williams University and Berklee School of Music, and in Brazil, at the Conservatório da Música in Rio and the Palacio da Cristal in Petropolis. Their bandolim/mandolin concert repertoire includes works by Baroque and Brazilian composers and original material. They are also 2/3 of “Mandolin World Summit”.

    • “Smudging the lines between folk and classical is an intrepid endeavor… Mair’s a superb mandolin player who has brought the instrument to unexpected places…” – Jim Macnie, The Providence Phoenix (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair has always had the keen ability to balance classical mandolin traditions and repertoire, while constantly breaking new musical ground…a superb and versatile mandolinist and composer.” – – Butch Baldassari, Mandolin Magazine (USA)

    • “Mair travels by mandolin to Brazil and brilliance… her commitment to the music shines through.” – Rick Massimo, The Providence Journal

    • “Stepping back to the 18th-century masterworks gave her the opportunity to highlight her technique with a fresh light… her playing is thoughtful, vibrant and a delight to listen to.” — Terence Pender, Mandolin Quarterly (USA)

    • “She’s a fabulous player with a wonderfully clear and lyrical sound.” – The Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

    • “Mair displays an exceptionally gifted approach to this music, using her formidable mandolin technique with grace and sensitivity…It’s the next best thing to a trip to Rio.” – David McCarty, Mandolin Magazine (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair performs Brazilian mandolin music… she plays the mandolin as an instrument for all occasions.” – Vaughn Watson, The Providence Journal (USA)

    • Bring a talented ensemble of gifted musicians together playing some of the great concertos and chamber music pieces of the 1700s, present the extraordinary classical mandolinist Marilynn Mair front and center, and you have a rare combination of the right musicians performing the right music at the right time. – David McCarty, Mandolin Magazine (USA)

    • “Marilynn Mair é uma bandolinista americana de formação erudita” — Paulo Eduardo Neves, Agenda do Samba Choro (Brasil)

    • “Mair is unstoppable…capable of evoking any landscape, past or present, you’d care to conjure.” – Mike Caito, Providence Phoenix (USA)