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The Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society (AMS) held since 1934
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A landmark event series spotlighting the richness of America's musical traditions
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27
Deadline: 27 Jul 2025
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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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February 2026
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Fri
6
6 February 2026 @ 12:00 am-11:59 pm
AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting
The Winter Meeting of the Greater New York Chapter will take place ONLINE on Saturday, February 6, 2026.
The 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.
Send 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.
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News
16 January, 2025
AMS Receives NEH Digital Projects for Public Grant
The AMS has received a $30,000 NEH Digital Projects for the Public planning grant in support of its innovative Music Means digital platform project.
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.
28 August 2024
Letter on the 2024 Annual Meeting
Dear AMS Colleagues and Friends, the Chicago meeting draws ever nearer!
11 July 2024
AMS Introduces New Paper Forum Session Type
The American Musicological Society (AMS) will introduce a new session type at the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting in Chicago.
19 November 2024
2024 AMS Travel & Research Grant Awardees
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the Society's 2024 travel and research grants.