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AMS New England Chapter Meeting
2025-04-12 | Smith College, 7 College Lane, Northampton, MA, 01063, United States
The American Musicological Society, New England Chapter, announces its meeting of Spring 2025, to take place on April 12 hosted by Smith College. The Program Committee invites proposals of up to 300 words for 20-minute papers. In addition, the committee would also like to invite proposals for participation in a roundtable discussion that will focus on pedagogy and research during difficult times, connecting emotional, pedagogical, and political experiences to scholarly research and teaching. All abstracts are subject to anonymous review, and submissions from faculty, independent scholars, and students are encouraged and welcome.
Abstracts should be submitted by March 10 to the Program Committee through this Google form. Submitters will be informed of the committee’s decision by the end of March, with the hope of announcing the conference program by April 4.
Questions can be directed to the chapter email ams.newengland -at- gmail.com

AMS New York State - St. Lawrence Chapter Meeting
2025-05-09 - 2025-05-10 | NY
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the New York State St. Lawrence Chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place on Friday and Saturday 9-10 May, 2025, in Ottawa (Canada), hosted by the School of Music of the University of Ottawa and chaired by Professors Lori Burns and Christopher Moore.
The chapter welcomes proposals for 20-minute presentations on all areas of scholarship in music, in addition to proposals for panels or alternate format sessions. The chapter also encourage proposals for a session of lightning talks consisting of five-minute research presentations on any topic (including work-in-progress).
Please visit the chapter website for more information and to find the link to the submission form: https://ams-nyssl.blogspot.com/2024/11/call-for-proposals-2025-annual-meeting.html
Submissions will be accepted until February 1, 2025. For questions about submissions, please contact Professor Lori Burns, University of Ottawa, at laburns -at- uOttawa.ca.

AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting
2025-09-13 | CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
The next meeting of the Greater New York Chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place on Saturday, 13 September 2025 at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Please send proposals of 200-300 words to both jonathan.waxman “at” gmail.com and DrJSDailey “at” aol.com by 31 August 2025. Proposals on all musical subjects are accepted.

AMS Southeast Chapter Meeting
2025-10-04 | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
The Southeast Chapter of the American Musicological Society will hold its Fall 2025 meeting on Saturday, 4 October at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.

AMS Midwest Chapter Meeting
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12 | Oakland University, Rochester, MI, United States
Deadline for abstract submission: August 22, 2025, by 11:59 PM EST
The Midwest Chapter officers are pleased to announce that the Fall 2025 meeting will be held in-person with an option for virtual presentation on Saturday and Sunday, October 11–12. David Kidger and Jessica Payette will be the hosts for the meeting. Please note that the virtual option is intended for those who live more than 150 miles from the conference location or have other extenuating circumstances that preclude attendance in person.
Proposals for presentations, special sessions, panel discussions, and papers with a performance component are welcomed on any topic related to musicology. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and should clearly indicate the scope of the research, methodology, and conclusions. Presentations will be limited to twenty minutes, with an additional ten minutes allotted for questions and discussion. Speakers at the 2024 Fall meeting are not eligible to submit a paper abstract for the 2025 Fall meeting; however, they are welcome to participate in panel discussions. Only one submission per person is allowed.
In lieu of a keynote speaker, the meeting will feature a roundtable panel discussion, moderated by Chapter President Keith Clifton, titled “Search Committee Confidential.” This session will offer strategies and advice for effectively managing the current musicology job market with panelists representing a variety of institutions.
Complete Guidelines for Paper Submission and our easy online submission form may be found on the chapter’s Abstract Submission page.
After you submit an abstract, you will receive a confirmation that your proposal has been received. Blind copies of all proposals will be forwarded to the Program Committee.
You need to be a current regular or student member of the AMS-Midwest Chapter for your abstract to be considered (chapter membership is not the same as national membership in the AMS). To join or renew your membership, please visit the chapter’s membership page.
Submission of an abstract denotes the speaker’s willingness and availability to attend the 2025 Fall Chapter meeting.
We encourage both graduate and undergraduate students to present their work at our meetings. In addition to the abstract and other requested information, students submitting proposals must name and provide the email address for an advisor or other faculty member who can verify the student presenter’s readiness to present at a professional meeting. Student members of AMS-Midwest are invited to compete for one of two annual prizes for outstanding papers offered by Indiana University Press and A-R Editions, Inc. Students wishing to compete for the award are expected to submit their final text, including handouts and/or slides, as an email attachment to Dr. Megan Eagen-Jones, Chair of the Program Committee, at eagen -at- illinois.edu, by September 26, 2025, 11:59 PM EST. For updated details of the awards, see the chapter’s Awards page.
Your AMS-Midwest Chapter Officers:
Keith Clifton, President
amsmidwestpresident -at- gmail.com
Sophie Benn, Secretary
ams.midwest.secretary -at- gmail.com
Jessica Payette, Treasurer
ams.midwest.treasurer -at- gmail.com
