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SUMMARY:AMS Southeast Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/southeast-fall-25/
LOCATION:University of South Carolina\, Columbia\, SC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251013
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SUMMARY:AMS Midwest Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Deadline for abstract submission: August 22\, 2025\, by 11:59 PM EST \nThe 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. \nProposals 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. \nIn 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. \nComplete Guidelines for Paper Submission and our easy online submission form may be found on the chapter’s Abstract Submission page. \nAfter 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. \nYou 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. \nSubmission of an abstract denotes the speaker’s willingness and availability to attend the 2025 Fall Chapter meeting. \nWe 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. \nYour AMS-Midwest Chapter Officers: \nKeith Clifton\, President\namsmidwestpresident -at- gmail.com \nSophie Benn\, Secretary\nams.midwest.secretary -at- gmail.com \nJessica Payette\, Treasurer\nams.midwest.treasurer -at- gmail.com
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-midwest-chapter-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Oakland University\, Rochester\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTSTAMP:20251124T155800Z
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SUMMARY:AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Winter Meeting of the Greater New York Chapter will take place ONLINE on Saturday\, February 6\, 2026. \nThe chapter is seeking proposals for presentations at this time. Please send 250 word proposals by December 20th. We invite proposals in all areas of musical scholarship. \nSend your proposals to both jonathan.waxman “at” gmail.com and DrJSDailey “at” aol.com. Do not send attachments—everything must be pasted in the e mail. Include a brief (3 sentence max) bio and include your current affiliation. Put “AMSGNY Winter 2026” in the subject line.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-greater-new-york-chapter-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTAMP:20260112T163338Z
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SUMMARY:AMS Chapter Leaders Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Chapter Leaders Meeting is the annual meeting of AMS committee chairs with the AMS Executive Director and members of the Board of Directors. The purpose of the meeting is to share news and information\, and to maintain open lines of communications between AMS committees and the Board of Directors. The Zoom link to access the meeting will be shared with chapter leaders via email.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-chapter-leaders-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260222
DTSTAMP:20251229T151608Z
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SUMMARY:AMS New England Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Winter 2026 meeting of the New England Chapter will take place on Saturday\, February 21\, hosted online by Dartmouth College. The Program Committee invites proposals of up to 300 words for 20-minute papers or for themed sessions or panels. All abstracts are subject to anonymous review\, and submissions from faculty\, independent scholars\, and students are encouraged and welcome. \nAbstracts should be submitted by January 23 to the Program Committee through this Google form or at the following email: ams.newengland [at] gmail [dot] com. Submitters will be informed of the committee’s decision by the end of January\, with the hope of announcing the conference program by February 6.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-new-england-chapter-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301
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SUMMARY:AMS Southern Chapter and SEM Southeast/Caribbean Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Florida State University will jointly host the annual meetings of the American Musicological Society Southern Chapter and the Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast/Caribbean Chapter in Tallahassee\, Florida on 27–28 2026.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-southern-chapter-and-sem-southeast-caribbean-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:Florida State University\, 222 S Copeland St\, Tallahassee\, FL\, 32306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301
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SUMMARY:AMS Southeast Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Southeast Chapter of the American Musicological Society will hold its Spring 2026 meeting hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Saturday\, 28 February 2026. The program committee hereby invites proposals for individual presentations in the following formats: \nPapers: Papers will be limited to 20 minutes in length in order to allow 10 minutes for discussion. Proposals should include a formal title\, an abstract of no more than 250 words\, as well as the author’s name\, email address\, and institutional affiliation or place of residence. Indicate any audio-visual equipment or instruments (such as piano). \nLecture-Recitals: Lecture-recitals connecting musicological research with live performance will be limited to 20 minutes in length\, including both spoken and performed components. These proposals should follow the same guidelines as those for papers. The abstract should include a description explaining the significance of the work(s) or manner of performance\, as well as a summary of the lecture component\, including information pertaining to the underlying research\, its methodology\, and conclusions. Proposals must be accompanied by an .mp3 recording of the performer(s) in order to demonstrate proficiency. Please be sure that the .mp3 file does not have any identifying information in the file name or metadata. While a recorded performance of the proposed piece(s) is strongly preferred\, a recorded performance comparable in style and difficulty level will also be accepted. Those proposing lecture-recitals are responsible for providing all personnel needed for the performance. \nPosters: Posters will be displayed throughout the meeting and will receive a designated session during which each presenter will have the opportunity to deliver a 5-minute summary of methodology and research findings prior to attendees’ circulation and questions. These proposals should follow the same guidelines as those for individual papers. Student posters are eligible for a Student Presentation Award in a separate poster designation. \nPlease submit all proposals via this link by Friday\, 16  January 2026. \nStudent members are encouraged to work with a faculty mentor to ensure a presentation of the highest quality. All student members of the AMS Southeast Chapter whose papers are accepted to the meeting are encouraged to apply for a Student Presentation Award. To be considered for this award\, student presenters must submit a complete draft of their paper to the chapter president via e-mail no later than twenty-four hours prior to the conference or provide three paper copies to the president the morning of the conference.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-southeast-chapter-meeting-2/
LOCATION:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260302
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SUMMARY:AMS Allegheny and Capital Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Allegheny and Capital Chapters of the AMS are excited to announce a joint conference to be held 28 Feburary–1 March 2026 at Gettysburg College. The conference will feature guest speaker Dr. Rodrigo Sigal (composer and sound studies specialist) and a colloquy on musicology pedagogy today. The program committee invites proposals for individual papers\, lecture-recitals\, seminar panels\, or other presentation formats on any subject of musicological interest. Preceding the conference\, participants will have the opportunity to attend a Friday night concert by the Gettysburg College Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. César Leal\, featuring music by Sigal. \nThe chapters invite faculty to participate in a Micro-Colloquium titled Musicology and Practice\, a one-hour session focused on sharing innovative\, practical approaches to teaching undergraduate music history. The chapters welcome brief\, four-minute presentations on topics such as curricular innovations\, performance-informed teaching\, communicating musicology to younger generations\, and navigating the “new normal” in today’s higher education crisis. Proposals should be around 100 words. No full papers are required\, just fresh ideas and lively discussion. \nThe chapters encourage proposal submissions for a number of scholarly presentation formats: \n\nIndividual papers: a 20 minute presentation with 10 minutes of discussion.\n“Lightning” sessions papers: individual 8-10 minute talks with additional discussion or media. The entire session will fill a one-hour slot.\nVideo presentation: a presentation of variable length with 10-minutes of discussion. Abstracts should include information on the goals\, format\, and length of the presentation. Additional guidelines will be distributed with acceptance.\nSeminar panels: 3-4 papers that will be distributed ahead of the conference and comprise an extended discussion of the topic followed by questions.\nAdditional formats (workshops\, roundtables\, lecture-recitals) should fill an hour time slot. Please identify session format\, musicological significance\, and participant roles in your abstract.\n\nPlease submit an abstract of up to 250 words along with the proposed title and presentation format via this form by 5 January 2026. \nStudent members of the Allegheny Chapter are eligible for the annual Deane L. Root Student Paper Award\, sponsored by the Center for American Music in the University of Pittsburgh Library System. \nStudent members of the Capital Chapter are eligible for the annual Lowens Student Paper Award.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-allegheny-and-capital-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:Gettysburg College\, 300 N Washington St\, Gettysburg\, PA\, 17325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
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SUMMARY:AMS South-Central Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AMS South-Central Chapter is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 meeting (20–21 March 2026) at Georgia State University in Atlanta\, GA with a keynote address delivered by Marian Wilson Kimber. The AMS South-Central Chapter invites submissions for papers\, panel discussions\, and lecture-recitals from all areas of music research. \nProposals should be sent to the Program Committee Chair\, Jason Rosenholtz-Witt (jkro253 [at] uky.edu) by 16 January 2025. Receipt of your submission will be acknowledged via an email reply. \nFor a proposal submitted by a student\, chapter policy requires that an advisor or other faculty member send a separate email message to the Program Committee Chair to verify student status. Students from the AMS South-Central Chapter whose abstracts are selected by the program committee will be eligible to compete in the Rey M. Longyear Student Paper Competition. \nPresentations will be limited to twenty minutes with an additional ten minutes allotted for questions and discussion. Proposals should include an abstract of no more than 350 words and clearly indicate the scope of research\, the research methods employed\, and the presenter’s conclusions. Proposals should consist of a Word doc or PDF file that includes no personally identifying information but only the presentation title\, abstract\, and format (paper\, panel\, lecture recital\, etc.). \nPlease attach the proposal to an email that gives the presenter’s full contact information\, presentation title\, any A/V requirements\, and a short bio (100 words or less). Panel proposals should include an abstract describing the scope of the panel in addition to individual abstracts for each of the panel’s components. \nPlease send all information requested (the last name of the author being the file name) to the Program Committee Chair with the e-mail subject “AMS-SC 2025.”
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-south-central-chapter-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Georgia State University\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412
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SUMMARY:AMS Southwest Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AMS Southwest Chapter is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 meeting\, to be held 10–11 April 2026 at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville School of Music. In addition to paper sessions\, the meeting will feature a keynote speaker\, performances\, and an optional excursion to the Padre Island National Seashore.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-southwest-chapter-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Texas A&M University-Kingsville School of Music\, 775 N Armstrong St\, Kingsville\, TX\, 78363\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260420
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SUMMARY:AMS Midwest Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Spring 2026 Chapter Meeting of the AMS Midwest Chapter will take place at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday and Sunday\, 18–29 April 2026. More information will become available in the spring.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-midwest-chapter-meeting-4/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska-Lincoln\, Lincoln\, NE\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426
DTSTAMP:20260323T171311Z
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SUMMARY:AMS New England Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AMS New England Chapter announces its meeting of Spring 2026\, to take place on 25 April hosted by Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA. We are delighted to announce that writer\, scholar and critic\, Jeremy Eichler (Tufts University)\, will be joining us to discuss his public humanities work as a long-time writer in the Boston Globe\, as well as the author of the award-winning book\, Time’s Echo: Music\, Memory\, and the Second World War. \nFor more information please visit https://www.newengland.ams-net.org/?p=1551
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-new-england-chapter-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T180000
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SUMMARY:AMS Pacific Southwest Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AMS Pacific Southwest Chapter is pleased to invite you to RSVP for its spring meeting. The meeting will be held on 2 May 2026 from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at the California Polytechnic University\, San Luis Obispo. \nThe final program for the day is posted on the chapter website.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-pacific-southwest-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:California Polytechnic University\, San Obispo\, San Obispo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
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SUMMARY:AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the AMS Greater New York will take place on Saturday\, 9 May at New York University. The chapter invites 250 word proposals showcasing research in any area of musical scholarship. By 2 April\, e-mail the proposal\, a brief biography\, your name\, phone number\, e-mail address\, and affiliation to both DrJSDailey [at] aol.com and Jonathan.waxman [at] gmail.com\, with the heading “AMSGNY Spring 2026” in the subject line. Paste everything into the e-mail. Please do not send attachments.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-greater-new-york-chapter-meeting-5/
LOCATION:New York University\, 20 Cooper Square\, Floor 3\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
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SUMMARY:AMS Greater New York Chapter
DESCRIPTION:The Greater New York Chapter invites proposals for its fall meeting to be held Saturday\, 26 September 2026 at the CUNY Graduate Center. \nPlease send abstracts for 20 minute papers by 31 August to both DrJSDailey “at” aol.com and jonathan.waxman “at” gmail.com. Write the abstract in the e mail–no attachments. Include your name\, affiliation (if you have one)\, e mail\, phone number and a brief bio. \nAt this meeting\, there will be a roundtable discussion on “What is American Music?” The roundtable will begin with five-minute position papers\, after which we will open it up to discussion.
URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-greater-new-york-chapter/
LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, 365 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings
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