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North America’s only organization promoting and nurturing the art of classical mandolin playing and the mandolin family of instruments.

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CMSA Convention 2022
Kalamazoo, Michigan
September 21-25, 2022

CONVENTION 2022 DETAILS

Convention 2022!

Apr 4, 2022 |

September 21-25, 2022 We are excited to present our Guest Artists for the 2022 CMSA Convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ricardo Sandoval was inducted as a member of the CMSA Honorary Board of Directors. At the 2022 convention, Ricardo will lead the Mandolin 1...

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2021 Election Results

Dec 16, 2021 |

Please congratulate our newly elected board members: Robert Margo (Vice President) and Ken Luk, Jeff Brumley, and Jim Bates (Directors at Large) for the 2022-2024 term of office. Per the CMSA bylaws, the board members were elected by acclamation of the board since...

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