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Nov
17
Deadline: 17 November 2025
2025 AMS Honorary Members
The American Musicological Society is delighted to announce the names of those recognized this year with Honorary membership in the Society.
Nov
17
Deadline: 17 November 2025
2025 AMS Award Recipients
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the Society's 2025 awards.
17 November 2025
Charles Brewer and ACRONYM Receive the 2025 Noah Greenberg Award
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the Society's 2025 Noah Greenberg Award.
17 November 2025
Halina Goldberg Receives the 2025 Thomas Hampson Award
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipient of the Society's 2025 Thomas Hampson Fund.
08 November 2025
Chris Goertzen, 1951–2025
The AMS regrets to announce that former AMS member Chris Goertzen passed away on 31 July 2025.
27 October 2025
Francesco Bussi, 1926–2025
It is with great sadness that the AMS announces that former AMS member, Francesco Bussi, passed away on 20 October 2025.
21 October 2025
Coalition of Music Organizations Welcomes Its First Members
The Coalition of Music Organizations welcomes its first ten institutional members.
07 October 2025
ACLS Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
The AMS commends the ACLS for condemning the White House "Compact on Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
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February 2026
Upcoming
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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