Episode Notes
My Guest this week on the podcast is Chris Acquavella. Chris Acquavella is a classical mandolinist & educator from San Diego, California, who currently lives in Mainz, Germany. He graduated First Class Honors from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in London, England. Chris studied under the instruction of Alison Stephens, as well as composition with Andrew Poppy. He’s got a new recording out called “Recording of the Dawn : The Kensington Etudes Vol. 1) You can buy it, as well as the rest of his recordings at his bandcamp page.
You can also purchase the complete “The Kensington Etudes” at his publishers page here!
You can keep up with Chris at his website, Youtube, Facebook and Instagram
Follow this link to download the exercises Chris talks about during the episode.
Songs Featured on this episode:
The Millstone At Old Mill Pond by Chris Acquvella (Recording of the Dawn)
Recording of the Dawn by Chris Acquavella (Recording of the Dawn)
9lb Hammer  by the Kentucky Colonels (Long Journey Home)
Beckett’s Reel by Clarsah
Praeludium by Chris Acquavella (Praeludium)
Images in Broken Glass by Chris Acquavella (Recording of the Dawn)
Yutuma by Duo LaRe (In Other Words)
Gazing into the Aurora by Chris Acuavella (Recording of the Dawn)
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