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Nov
19

Deadline: 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.
Nov
19

Deadline: 19 November 2024
2024 AMS Honorary Members
The American Musicological Society is delighted to announce the names of those recognized this year with Honorary membership in the Society.
21 January 2025
Call for Nominations: 2025 Honorary Members
The American Musicological Society (AMS) is calling for nominations for candidates to be recognized as Honorary Members of the AMS.
21 January 2025
Call for Nominations: 2025 AMS Board of Directors
The Board Nominating Committee seeks nominations for candidates to serve as Vice President and Director-at-Large on the AMS Board of Directors.
21 January 2025
Call for Nominations: 2025 AMS Council
The AMS Council Nominating Committee calls for nominations for the 2026 Council elections.
21 January 2025
William Peter Mahrt, 1939–2025
The American Musicological Society regrets to announce that Dr. William Peter Mahrt passed away on 1 January 2025.
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February 2025
Upcoming
Sat
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1 February 2025 @ 12:00 am-11:59 pm
AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting
The winter meeting of the AMS Greater New York Chapter will take place ONLINE on Saturday, February 1, 2025. The chapter invites 200-250 word proposals on all areas of musical scholarship. Email proposals are due November 15th.
For more information: https://ams-gny-announcements.blogspot.com/
Sat
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22 February 2025 @ 12:00 am-11:59 pm
AMS New England Chapter Meeting
The American Musicological Society, New England Chapter, announces its virtual meeting of Winter 2025, to take place on February 22 via Zoom and hosted by Wesleyan University. The Program Committee invites proposals of up to 300 words for 20-minute papers and for roundtable sessions or workshops (pedagogical, performative, and/or scholarly). The keynote speaker will be Dr. John Dankwa (Wesleyan University), who specializes in African music, with performance areas ranging from West African traditional drumming to African pop and art music.
Papers focusing on global topics are especially encouraged–including, but not limited to, topics from any period or genre on historic and current non-AngloEuropean music, interactions between AngloEuropean and non-AngloEuropean musical cultures, globalization and colonization. All abstracts are subject to blind review, and submissions from faculty, independent scholars, and students are encouraged and welcome.
Abstracts should be submitted by December 30, 2024 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 January 27, 2025, with the hope of announcing the conference program on February 5, 2025.
Please refer to the AMS guidelines for abstracts: “Proposals should represent the presentation as fully as possible. A successful proposal typically articulates the main aspects of the argument or research findings clearly, positions the author’s contribution with respect to previous scholarship, and suggests the paper’s significance for the musicological community, in language that is accessible to scholars with a variety of specializations.” Applicants are requested to submit only one proposal per meeting, and that the proposal not be currently under review for presentation at other conferences. In the case of a roundtable or workshop, the same guidelines apply, and the committee asks that the single proposal be for the session as a whole, including information for all participants, rather than individual proposals.
For more information, please visit: https://www.newengland.ams-net.org/?p=1473
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