"It's a perfect musical marriage. A rich, zesty guitar gumbo, Handler & Levesque crackle with tasty elements of classical, swing, Gypsy, Brazilian and a dizzying array of world-music flavorings." Owen McNally, music critic, Hartford Courant Husband and wife duo, Judy Handler & Mark Levesque, have been playing together for almost 30 years and have performed over 2,500 concerts together in the U.S. and Europe. Their expressive, inspiring arrangements blend many musical styles to create unique mandolin/guitar and guitar duets. Judy & Mark have a friendly & entertaining way of chatting with audiences, immediately making a personal and authentic connection. GUITAR & MANDOLIN DUETS - GUITAR DUETS PROGRAMS presented with commentary, humor & passion WORLD CAFÉ – delightful melodies & rhythms from many countries ¡FIESTA! – Spanish & Latin American Music (possibly for Cinco de Mayo) JOY TO THE WORLD – special arrangements of holiday music for classical guitar & mandolin MEDITERRANEAN MELODIES – music from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece CELTIC CELEBRATION – Irish, Scottish and Welsh Music (St. Patrick Day or other time) ACOUSTIC BLEND – a mix of many different styles of guitar & mandolin music A JEWISH ODYSSEY - traditional & contemporary Jewish music MY FUNNY VALENTINE – romantic music from around the world HAND-CRAFTED SWING – swing, ballads and popular music from the 30’s-60’s HIGHLIGHTS OF CONCERT VENUES • Performances in England, Portugal & Spain, Eurofest in Bruchsal, Germany, The English Church in Amsterdam, the Netherlands • The Classical Mandolin Society of America’s Convention in Portland, OR • The Caramoor Center for Music & Arts, NY • The New Britain Museum of American Art, CT • The Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY • The Jewish Museum, NY • Autorino Hall at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford • Troy Music Hall, NY • White Plains Public Library, NY • New Rochelle Public Library, NY • Nashua Public Library, NH • Greenwich Library, CT • Cassidy Hill Vineyard, CT • Second Saturday Coffeehouse in Chicago, IL • The Connecticut Guitar Society • First Night Westport, CT • University of Connecticut • Music Mountain, CT Judy & Mark's recordings, Passion, Acoustic Blend, Two Guitars Live! and Joy to the World, have received critical acclaim and have been sold in dozens of countries throughout the world. Three of their CDs have been used by the Greater Hartford Arts Council as gifts to 1,000’s of donors to their United Arts Campaign. They have been featured on numerous compilation CDs with other artists and many radio & cable T.V. programs. In 2013 Judy & Mark were founding members of the New American Mandolin Ensemble which did 3 tours in Europe and released a CD in 2017. Judy has an M.M. in classical guitar performance from the Hartt School of music and is Co-Founder of the Connecticut Guitar Society. She recorded the audio for Hal Leonard’s publication of Charles Duncan’s A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar Book 3, 2nd Edition which was published in March 2023. . Mark was the audio engineer for the project. Judy & Mark run a teaching studio for private lessons and groups in Vernon, CT as well as a recording studio for guitarists.