Free Concert: Night of Mandolin Music 7-11-25

A Night of Mandolin Music: Jim Richter Mandolin Camp Faculty Concert” celebrates mandolin music across its spectrum—orchestral, folk, jazz, bluegrass, rock, and blues. The Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us is in its 12th year and has been a center of mandolin instruction based in Bloomington, Indiana since 2011. This concert features camp faculty: Don Julin (Billy Strings; writer of Mandolins for Dummies), Sharon Gilchrist (Tony Rice; Peter Rowan, John Reischman), Laurelyn Dossett (Rhiannon Giddens; Levon Helm), and Jim Richter (blues/rock mandolin educator; Gordon Bonham). Joining as special guests are Gordon Bonham, the Banister Bluegrass Band, the Columbus Mandolin Orchestra, and others. This free event is sponsored by the Jim Richter Mandolin Camp, WFHB radio, the Grant Street Inn, and Kimble Mandolins. More about the camp and its faculty can be found at www.richtermandolincamp.com.


Richter Mandolin Camp Faculty Concert 7-11-2025 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater

This year’s 12th Richter Mandolin Camp Faculty Concert will be held at Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington IN on Friday 7/11/2025 from 7 to 10P. It will be free to the public with priority seating for camp attendees and their guests.

Performing will be

  • Jim Richter
  • Sharon Gilchrist
  • Don Julin
  • Laurelyn Dossett
  • Columbus Mandolin Orchestra
  • Gordon Bonham
  • Banister Bluegrass Band
  • Will Kimble
  • and more!

Seating is not reserved, other than for camp attendees. Door will open at 6:30P. No ticket required.

The concert is sponsored by the Richter Mandolin Camp, Grant Street Inn, Kimble Mandolins, and WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana.