Meetings & Events

AMS Meetings & Events Bulletin | August 2024

2024 AMS Annual Meeting Program Released!

The online searchable program for the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting in Chicago is out! The program features hundreds of paper sessions on a diverse array of topics, as well as a scores of lectures, performances, workshops, and other special events. So, don't miss out! Plan your conference experience today.

Explore the Program!

Featured Events

Info & Networking

AMS Affiliates Fair

Prospective Graduate Student Fair

Performances

Bis repetita placent

From Prague & Beyond

Frozen Figures

South Side Impresarios

Strings as Tribute

Un sarao de la Chacona

Visions of Afro-Futurism from the 1970s

Receptions

Welcome Reception

New Attendee Reception

Student Reception

AMS Awards Reception

2024 Annual Meeting Starts Thursday Morning!

Important Change: This year's annual meeting sessions will begin Thursday morning. So, when making your travel plans be sure to arrive in good time. The first session will begin at 10:45am on Thursday, 14 November (rather than after lunch). So, please plan ahead!

Student Presenters: Apply for Pisk Prize by 1 Dec

The Pisk Prize is awarded to a graduate student who presents an outstanding scholarly paper at the AMS Annual Meeting. The deadline to apply is 1 December 2024.

Be an Annual Meeting Volunteer

In exchange for 6.5 hours of service, volunteers receive complimentary registration. Volunteers must be current members of the AMS. Apply by 1 September 2024.

REGISTER NOW!

Register now and save with our early-bird rates! Want to save more? Join or renew your AMS membership before you register and save up to $130 off our non-member rates.

RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM

Reserve your hotel room at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel using our special group rate and save! Group rate rooms are limited and will be first come, first serve. Reserve your room now!

BE A SPONSOR

Meeting sponsors enjoy exclusive ad placements and unparalleled visibility on the Annual Meeting website/app and in the AMS Meetings & Events Bulletins. So, make an impact. Become an annual meeting sponsor!

EXHIBIT OR ADVERTISE

The 2024 AMS Annual Meeting is a great way to reach a highly engaged community of music researchers and educators. Reserve your exhibit booth or program advertisement and get noticed!

Many Musics of America view all events

Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival

The Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival will take place 6-8 September at the Kennedy Creek Resort in Suches, GA. Guest artists teach workshops, lead competitions, and present concerts, but the main event is always jamming with friends. Admission is free. Learn more...

Visions of Afro-Futurism from the 1970s

Join us at the Art Institute of Chicago on 15 November 2024 at 7pm CT for a special talk and performance by Damon Locks and members of the Black Monument Ensemble. Part of the Society's Many Musics of America event series, this event will be held in conjunction with the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting. Tickets: $15 per person. Learn more...

Frozen Figures: Grief, Denial, and Stephen Sondheim’s Evening Primrose

Join us on 16 November 2024 at 2:15pm CT for a special lecture-performance by Jake Johnson, Marita Stryker, and Scott Guthrie. Part of the Society's Many Musics of America event series, this event will be held in conjunction with the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting. Learn more...

Public Lectures

AMS/RRHoF: What was the Modern Rock 500?

Robin James will present an AMS/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture on 19 September 2024. James will discuss what the Modern Rock 500 tells us about gender, differences between genres, and more.

AMS/Library of Congress: Heard on the Small Screen

Join us at the Library of Congress on 28 September at 2pm ET for an AMS/Library of Congress Lecture by Reba Wissner. Wissner will examine the music in Jack Arnold's and Henry Mancini's Episodes of Peter Gunn.

Other AMS News

Deadline Extended: Thomas Hampson Fund

The Thomas Hampson Fund awards grants to foster editions and scholarship on classic song in all its contexts. Applicants may submit proposals for any stage of research. Apply by 6 September 2024, 11:59pm ET.

Deadline Extended: Noah Greenberg Award

The Noah Greenberg Award is a grant designed to stimulate cooperation between scholars and performers. It recognizes outstanding contributions to historical performing practices. Apply by 6 September 2024, 11:59pm ET.

AMS Council Workshop: Advancing the AMS Mission

The AMS holds three online informational workshops each year to educate AMS Council members about the Society's operations. The next workshop, titled Advancing the AMS Mission Over Time, will be held on 20 September 2024 at 3:00pm ET. By invitation only.

Roland Jackson Memorial Grant in Musical Analysis

The AMS is calling for applications for the Roland Jackson Memorial Grant. The grant provides funds to support the production of a project in musical analysis, such as an article, book, digital resource, performance, or syllabus. Apply by 1 December 2024, 11:59pm ET.

AMS Event Calendar

Connect with colleagues by attending many AMS events organized by the Society and its affiliated chapters and study groups. For a complete list of AMS chapters and study groups, visit our chapters and study group pages.

September

September (cont.)

Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival

6-8 September 2024

Suches, GA

AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting

14 September 2024

New York, NY

AMS/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture: Robin James

19 September 2024

Cleveland, OH

AMS Council Workshops: Advancing the AMS Mission Over Time