Passing of Bruce Robinson

News + Blog Passing of Bruce Robinson On Tuesday February 14th Bruce Robinson passed away as a result of an aneurysm. Bruce is survived by Lorraine Gordon and her three sons, and his son Joshua Robinson. Bruce was a loving man who took in a widow and her three boys by...

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...

2022 Election Results

News + Blog 2022 Election Results Congratulations to our incoming board members, Tarisa Tognetti, Treasurer, and Sarah Curtis and Vivian Abramowitz, board members at large.  Many thanks to outgoing board member, Nancy King, who served as chair of the membership...

Passing of Steve Komine

News + Blog Passing of Steve Komine Susumu “Steve” Komine (1949-2022) passed away in July 2022. Originally from Japan, Steve resided with his family in Irvine, California. Until his retirement, Steve was chairman of the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese trading company....

Convention Program Ads

News + Blog Convention Program Ads Thanks to our members who posted ads in the 2022 CMSA Convention Program. Regina Mandolin Orchestramandolin.ca Michael Tognetti Productions Tim’s Mandolin Lessonstimsmandolessons.com Neil Gladd...

Convention 2022!

News + Blog Convention 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...