Premieres from Raven Chacon and Aftab Darvishi

CMSA to Premiere Two Works by Rising Stars Raven Chacon and Aftab Darvishi Rochester, New York – The Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) is thrilled to announce the world premieres of two groundbreaking new works at its upcoming 2024 convention. Commissioned...

Book Your 2023 Convention Room

News + Blog Book Your 2023 Convention Room With a great central location, and outstanding guest artists, we anticipate excellent attendance at this year’s annual convention in Kansas City, MO. Pre-Convention classes begin on Tuesday, November 7th with Convention...
The Mandolin and the art of the right hand

The Mandolin and the art of the right hand

News + Blog During the Convention in Santa Rosa, Dorina Frati referenced a book  titled “The Mandolin and the Art of the Right Hand”, recently written by one of her students, Maria Grazia Criscenzo. Dorina recommended this book for both teachers and students, saying...

2018 EnMasse Music Available Now!

News + Blog Music for all pieces the EnMasse Orchestra will play at the 2018 CMSA Convention is now available to convention attendees. Videos of the pieces are available on the full post. To access the music for your part, from the menu at the top, click Sign-in. You...

Convention Hotel Rooms and Scholarships

News + Blog Have you reserved your hotel room at the Flamingo Resort for the convention? Only a few “double” rooms are left in our block at the lower convention room rates ($139). Once these are snapped up, only Suites ($199 per night) and Executive King...

Some Convention News

News + Blog Are you a mandola or mandocello player but don’t want to cart your instrument to Santa Rosa?  There will be at least one mandola and mandocello available to be borrowed for use in the en masse orchestra. We know that the airlines can make large...