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The Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society (AMS) held since 1934
Many Musics of America
A landmark event series spotlighting the richness of America's musical traditions
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Deadline: 27 Jul 2025
2025 Summer Institute
A residential institute on updating the stories we tell about American music
AMS/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Lecture
A public lecture series organized in partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
NYU/AMS Lecture
A lecture series for the New York University (NYU) community and general public
AMS/Library of Congress Lecture
A public lecture series organized in partnership with the Library of Congress
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Hildegard's Cosmos & Its Music: A Digital Model for the Modern Planetarium
This 2014 talk by Margot Fassler explores a collaborative project on performance, scholarship, and technology. In it, the creators transform flat illuminations into moving, sounding three-dimensional images, following Hildegard of Bingen’s instructions for how they work to create a medieval digital model for the modern planetarium.
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November 2026
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14
14 November @ 12:00 am-20 November 2026 @ 11:59 pm
2026 AMS Annual Meeting – Online
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.
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News
05 June, 2026
2029 Annual Meeting to Be Held In Person
The Board of Directors of the AMS has voted to hold the 2029 Annual Meeting in person at a location as yet to be determined.
19 May 2026
2026 AMS Annual Meeting In-Person Sessions
The AMS is pleased to announce special in-person events to take place as part of the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting.
19 May 2026
IMS Sessions to be Featured at the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting
The AMS is pleased to announce special sessions organized by IMSEA and ARLAC to be featured as part of the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting.
28 November 2025
2026 AMS Summer Institute to be Held in New York
The American Musicological Society (AMS) will hold a two-week summer institute for 30 higher education faculty on computational approaches to studying medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music.
27 August 2024
AMS Receives Grant for Summer Institute
The American Musicological Society (AMS) has received a grant of $174,889 from the NEH for a summer institute for higher education faculty.