BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AMS - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AMS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AMS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTSTAMP:20260310T181240Z CREATED:20260310T181240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T181240Z UID:20945-1788998400-1789343999@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:2026 Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival DESCRIPTION:The Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival takes place every autumn at the Kennedy Creek Resort in Suches\, Georgia. This year’s festival features workshops and performances by Corn Tippers and the Four O’Clocks. \nParticipants are invited to reserve cabins\, yurts\, or campsites\, and food is available at the resort restaurant. Guest artists teach workshops\, lead competitions\, and present concerts\, but the main event is always jamming with friends. Admission is free. \nThis event will be held as part of the Many Musics of America event series. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/2026-kennedy-creek-old-time-music-festival/ LOCATION:Kennedy Creek Resort\, 3001 High Valley Road\, Suches\, GA\, 30572\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance,Public Event,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T153000 DTSTAMP:20260317T202926Z CREATED:20260317T202926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T202926Z UID:21130-1789734600-1789745400@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Board of Directors Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the AMS Board of Directors. Closed meeting. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-board-of-directors-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="American Musicological Society (AMS)":MAILTO:events@amsmusicology.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T160000 DTSTAMP:20260831T154723Z CREATED:20260708T191050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T154723Z UID:22684-1790265600-1790265600@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:Early Music 101: What Is Archival Research? DESCRIPTION:The AMS Early Musics Skills and Resources Study Group is delighted to announce Early Music 101\, a series of interactive online workshops aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students curious about musical practices before 1600\, and at researchers interested in developing a secondary research area in early music. Early Music Research 101 will provide participants with a foundational understanding of what research in early music involves. \nThe first session\, “What Is Archival Research?\,” will be instructed by Sarah Long and Catherine Saucier on 24 September 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. \nSarah Long and Catherine Saucier introduce the fundamentals of archival research in early music\, from planning visits to archives and special collections to navigating the primary sources found there. Participants will come away with practical strategies for locating\, accessing\, and working with pre-1600 musical materials firsthand. \nRegister \n  URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/early-music-101-archival-research/ CATEGORIES:Study Group Meetings,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTSTAMP:20260828T023631Z CREATED:20260723T131954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T023631Z UID:22781-1790380800-1790467199@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T160000 DTSTAMP:20260911T145244Z CREATED:20260911T145244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T145244Z UID:23045-1791471600-1791475200@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Council Workshop: Governance DESCRIPTION:A program of informational workshops\, called Council Workshops\, has been instituted to further educate Council members on AMS operations and to increase transparency. Members of the AMS Council are invited to attend these workshops to deepen their knowledge of the Society’s operations and prepare for higher office within the AMS. This AMS Council Workshop on AMS Governance will be held online on Thursday\, 8 October 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET. By invitation only. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-council-workshop-governance-26/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Council Meetings,Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="American Musicological Society (AMS)":MAILTO:events@amsmusicology.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DTSTAMP:20260904T204913Z CREATED:20260904T204913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T204913Z UID:23004-1791590400-1791676799@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Pacific Southwest Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:The AMS Pacific Southwest Chapter welcomes submissions for its Fall 2026 chapter meeting at California State University\, Fullerton on Saturday\, October 10\, 2026. This meeting will feature a keynote address by the eminent scholar and long-active PSC-AMS member Walter Aaron Clark on developments in Latin American and Iberian music research across the last few decades—a topic with special importance to the chapter and the Pacific-Southwest region. \nThe program committee welcomes abstracts of 350 words on any musicological topic\, but especially on topics related to Latin American and Iberian music. Completed papers should require no more than 20 minutes for full delivery\, followed by 5–10 minutes for questions and discussion. Please e-mail the title and abstract of your proposed talk in an anonymized Word document to Stephen Hudson (shudson@oxy.edu) by 11:59pm PDT on Wednesday\, September 16. In your email\, please include your name\, any A/V requirements\, and either your institutional affiliation or city of residence. After a blind review by the program committee\, the chapter officers plan to notify authors whose proposals are accepted by September 21. \nWe encourage anyone submitting a proposal to become a member of the local chapter or update their membership. For more details\, visit our the “membership and dues” tab on the chapter website. \nFeel free to contact PSC-AMS Vice President Stephen Hudson or PSC-AMS Secretary Joao Martins with questions. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-pacific-southwest-chapter-meeting-2/ LOCATION:California State University\, Fullerton\, Fullerton\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTSTAMP:20260817T150523Z CREATED:20260817T150512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T150523Z UID:22874-1792195200-1792281599@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Southeast Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Southeast Chapter of the American Musicological Society will hold its first inaugural Fall 2026 meeting online on Saturday\, October 17. At this conference\, we will have a live or taped presentation of each paper followed by a live Q&A during each session. \nThe program committee hereby invites proposals for individual presentations in the following formats: \n1. Papers. Papers will be limited to 20 minutes in length in order to allow 10 minutes for discussion. Proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words\, the title of the paper above the abstract text\, and the author’s name\, mailing address\, email address\, phone number\, and institutional affiliation or place of residence at the top of the page. Accepted authors must be prepared to either present live over Zoom or to submit a pre-recorded video presentation that will be streamed over Zoom during the designated session time. \n2. Lecture-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. Accepted authors/performers must be prepared to either present live over Zoom or to submit a pre-recorded video presentation that will be streamed over Zoom during the designated session time. \nPlease submit your abstracts by Friday\, September 11 at this link. \nWe encourage student members 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\, representative draft of their paper to the chapter president no later than one week prior to the session to which they are assigned. The prize committee understands that the paper presented at the meeting may be a lightly revised version of the submitted draft. Please review the full guidelines here. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-southeast-chapter-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019 DTSTAMP:20260828T131946Z CREATED:20260827T200316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T131946Z UID:22938-1792195200-1792367999@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Midwest Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2026 Midwest Chapter Meeting will take place at the University of Missouri-Columbia on 17-18 October 2026. \nThe Fall 2026 meeting will be held in-person with an option for virtual presentation. Megan Murph will be the host 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 2026 Spring meeting are not eligible to submit a paper abstract for the 2026 Fall meeting; however\, they are welcome to participate in panel discussions. Only one submission per person is allowed. \n​\nComplete Guidelines for Paper Submission and our easy online submission form may be found on the Abstract Submission Page. \nFor information regarding eligibility and student awards\, please visit the chapter’s webpage. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-midwest-chapter-meeting-5/ LOCATION:University of Missouri-Columbia\, Columbia\, MO\, United States CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTSTAMP:20260911T145447Z CREATED:20260807T175436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T145447Z UID:22817-1792713600-1792799999@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:2026 AMS Continuing Legal Education Seminar DESCRIPTION:On 23 October 2026\, the American Musicological Society\, the California Copyright Conference (CCC)\, and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music are co-hosting a day of CLE sessions focused on the intersection of forensic musicological analysis\, copyright litigation\, and artificial intelligence. Speakers include experienced music and entertainment attorneys and forensic musicologists. \nThis 4-session in-person and virtual activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of one (1) hour per session. The CCC certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education. Following this in-person and virtual presentation\, we will verify your in-person or virtual attendance and email your certificate of attendance to the email provided at registration. Attorneys seeking CLE credit in other jurisdictions are responsible for determining eligibility and applying for credit directly with their respective state accrediting authorities. \nThe sessions will be held in Lani Hall\, located at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in the Schoenberg Music Building\, 445 Charles E. Young Drive E\, Los Angeles\, CA. \nCo-hosted by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the California Copyright Conference URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/2026-ams-continuing-legal-education-seminar/ LOCATION:University of Califonia\, Los Angeles\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Event ORGANIZER;CN="American Musicological Society (AMS)":MAILTO:events@amsmusicology.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTSTAMP:20260903T204624Z CREATED:20260903T204447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T204624Z UID:22992-1792800000-1792886399@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:AMS Southwest Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2026 meeting of the AMS Southwest Chapter will be held at Trinity University in San Antonio\, TX on 24 October 2026. All music scholars are invited to submit proposals for presentations on any topic related to music history\, music history pedagogy\, academic administration\, music librarianship\, public musicology\, or music and the digital humanities. Research papers are scheduled for 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of questions and discussion; other formats of varying lengths will be considered\, as indicated in the application form. AMS Southwest encourages participation by scholars at all levels\, and particularly participation by graduate students and co-authored presentations. \nGuidelines for Submission\nAbstracts should include a precise statement of the problem\, methodological framework\, finding\, and implications for specific fields of study. Abstracts must not exceed 250 words. Proposals should be submitted using this submission link no later than 15 September 2026 \nThe AMS by-laws stipulate that one must be a member of the national organization in order to be a member of a chapter. Hence\, all presenters must be members of the Southwest Chapter and Society. You can join the chapter and Society\, renew your membership\, and pay Southwest Chapter dues on the AMS website. Current AMS members may join the chapter here. \nFor more information\, check out the AMS Southwest Chapter website\, or email AMS-SW Secretary Dr. Randy Kinnett at fkinnett@collin.edu. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/ams-southwest-chapter-meeting-4/ LOCATION:Trinity University\, San Antonio\, TX\, United States CATEGORIES:Chapter Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T160000 DTSTAMP:20260817T183834Z CREATED:20260708T192744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T183834Z UID:22691-1793289600-1793289600@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:Early Music 101: What is a Source? DESCRIPTION:The AMS Early Musics Skills and Resources Study Group is delighted to announce Early Music 101\, a series of interactive online workshops aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students curious about musical practices before 1600\, and at researchers interested in developing a secondary research area in early music. Early Music Research 101 will provide participants with a foundational understanding of what research in early music involves. \nThe second session\, “What is a Source?\,” will be instructed by Mary Caldwell and Giovanni Zanovello on 29 October 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. \nMary Channen Caldwell and Giovanni Zanovello explore what counts as a “source” in early music research\, examining the manuscripts\, prints\, and other materials that preserve musical practices from before 1600. The session demystifies how researchers read\, interpret\, and draw new knowledge from these documents and material objects\, including early forms of notation and evidence of performance practice. \nRegister \n  URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/early-music-101-what-is-source/ CATEGORIES:Study Group Meetings,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T170000 DTSTAMP:20251212T174719Z CREATED:20251128T174046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T174719Z UID:18883-1794643200-1795194000@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:2026 AMS Annual Meeting - Online DESCRIPTION:The 92nd AMS Annual Meeting will be held online 14–15 November  and 19–20 November 2026. The AMS Annual Meeting is a forum for the exploration of music as a branch of scholarship and learning. Organized with participation by members of the International Musicological Society (IMS) and the support and voluntary service of AMS committee members\, the 2026 online annual meeting will focus on forging and strengthening connections with the international community of music experts. With a mixture of streamed in-person programming from around the world and fully virtual session that maximize accessibility\, the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting is a can’t-miss event for music studies professionals. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/2026-ams-annual-meeting-online/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Conferences ORGANIZER;CN="American Musicological Society (AMS)":MAILTO:events@amsmusicology.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T160000 DTSTAMP:20260817T183905Z CREATED:20260709T203647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T183905Z UID:22703-1796918400-1796918400@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:Early Music 101: Filling Up Your Toolkit DESCRIPTION:The AMS Early Musics Skills and Resources Study Group is delighted to announce Early Music 101\, a series of interactive online workshops aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students curious about musical practices before 1600\, and at researchers interested in developing a secondary research area in early music. Early Music Research 101 will provide participants with a foundational understanding of what research in early music involves. \nThe third session\, “Filling Up Your Toolkit\,” will be instructed by Luisa Nardini and Jennifer Bain on 10 December 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. \nJennifer Bain and Luisa Nardini survey the essential skills and resources of the early music researcher\, from transcribing early notation to using digital repositories and databases. Participants will leave with a practical toolkit for launching their own research on pre-1600 musical traditions. \nRegister \n  URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/filling-up-toolkit/ CATEGORIES:Study Group Meetings,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213 DTSTAMP:20260827T145742Z CREATED:20260827T145742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T145742Z UID:22931-1797033600-1797119999@www.amsmusicology.org SUMMARY:2026 Music Leadership Forum DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Music Leadership Forum will be livestreamed and held in-person at New York University on 12 December 2026. This day-long event will gather leaders in music administration\, education\, performance\, and nonprofit management to share\, learn\, and connect. Featuring workshops hosted by an impressive roster of experts\, the Music Leadership Forum will offer opportunities for professional development and networking for established or aspiring leaders and administrators working on music programs within a variety of professional contexts. The specially discounted registration price for annual meeting attendees is $100. Annual meeting attendees may register for the seminar via the annual meeting registration form. URL:https://www.amsmusicology.org/calendar/2026-music-leadership-forum/ LOCATION:New York University\, 20 Cooper Square\, Floor 3\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Event ORGANIZER;CN="American Musicological Society (AMS)":MAILTO:events@amsmusicology.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR