Meetings & Events

AMS Meetings & Events Bulletin | January 2024

2024 AMS Annual Meeting - Chicago

Submit a Proposal for the

2024 AMS Annual Meeting

The American Musicological Society (AMS) will hold its 90th Annual Meeting on 14-17 November 2024 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. If you are interested in sharing your work, please review the open calls listed below and submit a proposal. The individual paper, session, and performance proposal deadline is 15 February 2024. The deadline for AMS chapter, study group and committee proposals is 15 March 2024.

Paper & Session Proposals

Performance Proposals

Writing an AMS Abstract

CALLS

CALL FOR PAPER & SESSION PROPOSALS

A general call for papers, sessions, films and posters issued on behalf of the AMS Program Committee.

Due: 15 Feb 2024

CALL FOR PERFORMANCES

A call for concerts, recitals and other types of performances issued on behalf of the AMS Performance Committee.

Due: 15 Feb 2024

STUDY GROUP & COMMITTEE CALL

A call for study group and committee proposals for business meetings and sponsored sessions.

Due: 15 March 2024

Call for Proposal Reviewers

The AMS is calling for volunteers to serve as proposal reviewers for the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting. Volunteers must be AMS members, have a PhD or equivalent professional experience, and not be currently enrolled as a student as part of a program in music studies or a related field. (Must log into the AMS website to volunteer.)

Volunteer to Review

Members-Only Events

Mentoring Grad Students Toward Many Possible Futures

In this interactive, members-only workshop for faculty advisors and directors of graduate studies, to be held on 20 February 2024, Danielle Fosler-Lussier and Stacy Hartman offer strategies for advising graduate students on a range of possible careers.

Book Proposals: What Editors Want You to Know

This 90-minute session on 27 February 2024, organized by the Committee on Career-Related Issues, looks at the publishing process from query to contract. Learn how to construct strong book proposals, communicate well with editors and publishers, and build a publishing strategy. Register now!

Public Lectures

Brazil-U.S. Musical Exchange and the Good Neighbor Policy

Join us at the Library of Congress on 20 February 2024 for an AMS/Library of Congress Lecture by Miranda Sousa (University of Pittsburgh). In this lecture, Sousa brings to light the Luiz Corrêa de Azevedo Collection's role in the establishment of interdisciplinary studies for Latin American music at the Library of Congress.

"History Lesson": The Enduring Legacy of Living Colour's Time's Up

The AMS/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture will feature the presentation, "'History Lesson': The Enduring Sonic and Political Legacy of Living Colour's Time's Up" by Kimberly Mack (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) on 15 February 2024.

Other News & Events

Teaching Music History Conference

The AMS invites proposals for the 2024 Teaching Music History Conference, 7-9 June 2024, organized by the AMS Pedagogy Study Group at Columbus State University. Due 1 March 2024, 11:59pm ET. Learn more!

K-12 Educator Grants in American Music

The AMS calls for applications for its K-12 Educators Grants in American Music, which provides $500 to K-12 educators to attend the 2024 Teaching Music History Conference. Grantees receive free registration. Learn more!

AMS Award Nominations Due 15 April

The AMS is calling for nominations for the Early Music, Cohen/ RIPM, Einstein, Jackson, Kinkeldey, Lockwood, Music in American Culture, Slim, Solie, Stevenson, AMS Teaching, and Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies awards. Nominations due 15 April 2024, 11:59pm ET. Learn more...

AMS Fellowship Applications Due 3 Feb

Eligible individuals are invited to apply for the AHJ AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowship, H. M. Brown Fellowship, and Holmes / D'Accone Fellowship in Opera Studies, which provide support for advancing a doctorate in music studies. Applications due 3 February 2024, 11:59pm EST.

AMS Event Calendar

Connect with colleagues in your area by attending one of the many AMS events and chapter meetings. For a complete list of AMS chapters, and a map of chapters broken down by region, visit the AMS Chapters page.

January

AMS Study Group Leaders Meeting

26 January 2024

Online

February

AMS Chapter Leaders Meeting

2 February 2024

Online

AMS / Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture Series: Kimberly Mack

15 February 2024

Cleveland, OH

AMS / Library of Congress Lecture Series: Miranda Sousa