Meetings & Events

AMS Meetings & Events Bulletin | June 2023

Time to Register for the

2023 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting!

Early registration for the 2023 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting is now open! Register by 11:59pm ET on 22 September 2023 to save with our early-bird registration rates. Want to save even more? Join or renew your AMS membership before you register and save up to $125 off the non-member registration rates.

Meetings & Events

2023 Teaching Music History Conference

The 2023 Teaching Music History Conference, organized by the Society's Pedagogy Study Group, is being held online June 20–23 and 26–30. Prior registration is required.

Informational Workshops for AMS Council Members

The AMS will now hold three online informational workshops each year to educate AMS Council members about the Society's operations. The second workshop, on AMS Programs, will be held on 23 June 2023 at 3 PM EST. Invitation only.

2023 Denver Annual Meeting

Serve as a Joint Annual Meeting Volunteer!

In exchange for 6.5 hours of service, volunteers receive a waiver of the meeting registration fee. Volunteers must be current members of either the American Musicological Society or the Society for Music Theory. The deadline to apply is 1 September 2023.

Reserve Your Hotel Room and Save!

Reserve your group rate room at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, site of the 2023 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting, and save! Group rate rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the annual meeting website.

Pre-Conference Request Form Available

Orgs interested in holding pre-conference events as part of the 2023 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting may now submit reservation requests. Pre-conference event space is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, as space allows. Learn more...

Be an Annual Meeting Sponsor

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

Reserve an Exhibit Booth/

Ad Space

The 2023 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting is a great way to reach a highly engaged community of music researchers and educators. Reserve your exhibit booth or program ad and get noticed. Learn more...

Organize a Social/

Networking Event

Did you know? You can organize a party or session of up to two hours at the Joint Annual Meeting to feature your program or service. So, bring people together by hosting an info session or networking event!

Lisette: A Song's Journey from Haiti and Back



In this lecture-recital Jean Bernard Cerin and Nicholas Mathew trace the circuitous history of “Lisette quitté la plaine,” the oldest surviving song text in early Haitian Creole, arranged several times between the 1750s and the 1940s.

How George Bridgetower Flourished

This lecture-recital by Nicole Cherry, with Faith Deboow, will feature Beethoven's Sonata No. 9 with George Bridgetower's flourishes and is part of a project for preserving and perpetuating the legacies of great Black classical violinists. 

Cultivating a Musical Tradition with Found Objects

This lecture-recital by Luke Helker features four pieces that illustrate the different ways found objects have been utilized in the percussion to showcase timbral qualities and adapt those qualities for narrative purpose.

Many Musics of America

Sadly, the 2022-23 Many Musics of America event season is over. But you can still enjoy many of our most exciting lectures, workshops, and performances by watching the videos below. And we'll be back in the fall with a whole new lineup of events!

Música y las misiones

Vernacular Music of the SE

Learning (With) Software

Seminole Legends and Songs

Evolution of Fife and Drum Music

Sea Shanties - From Ship to Shore

JAM Session: Georgia Tunes

F. Price's Sonic Foundations

Other AMS News

2023 Board and Council Election Results

We are delighted to announce the results of the 2023 Board and Council elections. Congratulations to our newly-elected Board and Council members, and thank you to all the candidates for their willingness to stand for election and serve. New Council members will formally begin their service on 1 November 2023. New Board members will undergo orientation this summer and formally begin their service in the fall.

2023 Travel & Research

Grant Recipients

The AMS is pleased to announce the winners of the Society's 2023 travel and research grants. We congratulate the recipients and wish them the best in their research.

Scott Carlton Joins the AMS as Admin Asst

The AMS is pleased to announce that Scott Carlton has joined the Society in the role of Administrative Assistant. Welcome Scott!

Greenberg Nominees Due

15 August

The Noah Greenberg Award recognizes outstanding contributions to historical performing practices. Apply by 15 August 2023.

Hampson Fund Applications Due 15 August

The Thomas Hampson Fund awards grants to foster editions and scholarship on classic song. Apply by 15 August 2023.

AMS Event Calendar

June

Pedagogy Study Group Teaching Music History Conference

16-30 June 2023

Online

Council Workshop: AMS Programming

23 June 2023

Online

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