Below is a list of the current institutional members of the Coalition of Music Organizations, a voluntary association of music departments, societies, libraries, and cultural institutions designed to foster mutual support and build a more resilient community. Coalition membership provides a number of benefits, including access to funding, outreach tools, and institutional partnerships. Please join us in welcoming and celebrating the following founding Coalition members.

A-R Editions
A-R Editions is a world-renowned publisher of critical editions of music in its seven Recent Researches in Music series as well as the A-R Special Publications series and its imprint Greenway Music Press. A-R Editions co-publishes the Music of the United States of America (MUSA) series with the American Musicological Society.

Abendmusik at First Plymouth
Our Mission: Gathering to Experience Music That Inspires
Our Vision: To Enrich Community and Uplift the Heart of Humanity
Our Values: Artistry, Generosity, Collaboration, and Inclusion

Boulanger Initiative
The Boulanger Initiative advocates for women and all gender-marginalized composers, fostering inclusivity and representation to enrich our collective understanding of music.
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Boydell & Brewer is an independent, employee-owned publisher driven by its mission to bring high-quality academic content to a worldwide audience. Boydell & Brewer empowers humanities and social science scholars globally, and pioneers publishing excellence.

Castle of Our Skins
Castle of Our Skins is a Black arts institution dedicated to fostering cultural curiosity and celebrating Black artistry through music in classrooms, concert halls, and beyond, spotlighting both unsung and celebrated figures of the past and present.

Charlotte Strings Collective
Charlotte Strings Collective celebrates the music of Black composers through dynamic performances and educational initiatives, fostering recognition for both contemporary and historically overlooked artists.

Early Music in Columbus (Friends of Early Music, Inc.)
Early Music in Columbus is a concert series dedicated to the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods, providing a unique cultural experience for the Columbus community through six annual concerts featuring period instruments.
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Dvořák American Heritage Association
The Dvořák American Heritage Association (DAHA) commemorates, celebrates, and continues to explore composer Antonín Dvořák’s extraordinary musical contributions, with a special emphasis on his influential residency in the United States in the years 1892 to 1895.

International Clarinet Association
The International Clarinet Association fosters a diverse and inclusive community of clarinetists and enthusiasts, strategically supporting performance, encouraging exchange, and promoting the composition, research, and broad repertoire of clarinet music.

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) is committed to documenting, safeguarding, and preserving the world’s knowledge about all musical traditions, and to making this knowledge accessible to research and performance communities worldwide via digital collections and advanced tools.

Society for Music Theory (SMT)
The Society for Music Theory promotes the development of and engagement with music theory as a scholarly and pedagogical discipline. SMT construes this discipline broadly as embracing all approaches, from conceptual to practical, and all perspectives, including those of the scholar, listener, composer, performer, teacher, and student.

University of California Press Foundation
For over 130 years, the University of California Press Foundation has supported UC Press in its role as an independent, progressive publisher connecting the academic world with readers worldwide.

The University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press publishes works that meet the highest standards of scholarship, foster public understanding, and enrich cultural life. Its publications are written by authors who are the foremost experts in their fields and shape debates both timely and timeless. The Press aims not only to advance scholarly conversation across traditional disciplines but to define new areas of knowledge.

University of Illinois Press
The University of Illinois Press supports the mission of the university through the worldwide dissemination of significant scholarship, striving to enhance and extend the reputation of the university. Through its publishing programs, the Press promotes research and education, enriches cultural and intellectual life, and fosters regional pride and accomplishments.

University of North Texas, Division of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology
The University of North Texas Division of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology is dedicated to advancing scholarly discourse on diverse musical traditions and enriching its community through transformative experiences in research, teaching, and performance.

University of Pennsylvania Music Department
Fostering a dynamic community of creators and thinkers, the University of Pennsylvania Music Department empowers students to explore and engage with diverse worlds of music, sound, and performance.

University of Rochester Press
The University of Rochester Press, in partnership with Boydell & Brewer, is home to award-winning book series and standalone volumes in scholarly music studies. The Press brings books on music to a worldwide audience. The Press publishes volumes on all aspects of music, primarily through the Eastman Studies in Music series and the Eastman/Rochester Studies in Ethnomusicology.

Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press identifies and publishes books of creative and scholarly distinction, including original poetry and groundbreaking interdisciplinary studies in the arts and humanities.
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Wild Muse Arts
Based at Faraway Farm Alpacas in Yorktown Heights, New York, Wild Muse Arts presents chamber concerts that explore ecological themes and highlight women and underrepresented composers. Performances take place in a historic barn, framed by sustainably grown floral installations cultivated on site to echo each program’s theme.
Join the Coalition of Music Organizations
The Coalition of Music Organizations is a voluntary association of small to medium-sized music organizations, publishers, programs, and cultural institutions designed to provide access to small-grant funding ($1,000–$10,000), outreach support, and opportunities for cooperation and conversation. The Coalition of Music Organizations takes advantage of economies of scale and its members’ diverse organizational strengths to return benefits well in excess of the modest annual membership fee.
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