Check out our 2025 - 26 season concert schedule!

100 Years

During the 2024 - 25  season Baltimore’s “other” orchestra celebrated 100 years since its founding in 1924 by German-born conductor, composer, and music teacher Conrad Gebelein. The 2024 - 25 season features special concerts and programs highlighting original compositions and arrangements by Gebelein and orchestra members.

The Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra, under the direction of Interim 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!

Join the Orchestra

If you've thought about joining the BMO - or even if you haven't, but you're reading this - now's the time to check us out.  You're welcome to come to one of our rehearsals on Wednesday evenings, 7:30-9:30, at St. Ursula Catholic Church, 8801 Harford Road, in Parkville.  We meet in the Spiritual Center, which is below the church, accessible from the parking lot in the back of the church.  Bring your mando (or mandola, mandocello, guitar or bass) and you can sit in with one of our members and see how it goes.  We do not bite.

We are always looking for players to join the BMO.  If what you see here sparks your interest, please check us out.  If you play any of our instruments - mandolin, mandola, mandocello, mandobass or classical guitar - please click on "How to join the BMO" on the left.  We also have instruments to loan.  We'd love to hear from you!