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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 choice. All three adopted sons loved...

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 activities running from Wednesday, November 8th...

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 committee and responded to all of the...

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. Steve’s ashes are buried in Tokyo,...

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 lead the Mandolin 1...