Matthew Gilbert Receives Northern California Prize in Musicology

The American Musicological Society (AMS) is pleased to announce that Matthew Gilbert has received the 2026 Northern California Prize in Musicology for his paper, “Singing Maps and Musical Geographies.” The Northern California Prize in Musicology is awarded by the AMS Northern California Chapter.

Matthew Gilbert is currently a PhD student at Stanford University. His paper, read at the Northern California Chapter meeting held on 11 April 2026, impressed the prize committee with the way he connected one particular folk song with the critique of geography as the dominant organizing principle of the study and presentation of American folksong.

Congratulations, Matthew!