Evan Marshall

Evan Marshall is a virtuoso mandolinist, prominent as an arranger of classical music pieces for the mandolin and proponent of the duo style of playing. His name comes up in mandolin-oriented music circles as one of the best of modern mandolin players, one who has taken the techniques of early mandolin soloists to new levels. He is also a recording artist with Rounder Records and teaches mandolin. He has given classes for the Classical Mandolin Society of America, the Mandolin Symposium and the American Mandolin and Guitar Summer School, and has been associated with the Conservatory of Music at Biola University. As a performer, he has worked as a featured guest with several symphony orchestras, including the Houston Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a former member of Billy Hill and the Hillbillies.

Early beginnings Marshall played the violin from the time he was 7-years old, playing classical. Duo style is a technique in which the mandolin player plays both the melody line of music, as well as harmonic parts, sounding like more than one instrument. produced by Mark O'Connor Mandolin Magic (1990) Rounder Records, produced and Engineered by David Grisman Billy Tell & Vanilla Schubert: Evan J. Marshall, Solo Mandolin (2005) EvanJMarshall.com A Mandolin for Christmas (2008) EvanJMarshall.com

Sheet music Caprice # 1 for Solo Mandolin 1812 Fantasy, for Solo Mandolin in Duo-Style Joyful Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, for Solo Mandolin in Duo-Style Ave Maria, by Franz Schubert, arranged for Solo Mandolin in Duo-Style Pastorale, by G. F. Handel, arranged for Solo Mandolin in Duo-Style Maria, Mari!, by Eduardo DiCapua, arranged for Solo Mandolin in Duo-Style