Meetings & Events

AMS Meetings & Events Bulletin | May 2024

2024 Teaching Music History Conference: Attend In-Person or Online

Register for the 2024 Teaching Music History Conference, which will be held 7-9 June at Columbus State University and online. The conference, which is organized by the AMS Pedagogy Study Group, will be a site for the exploration of issues related to teaching music history at any academic level. The conference will also feature a special workshop, “Teaching the Blues through Ma Rainey,” and an excursion to the Ma Rainey house. Can't attend the conference in person? Watch a live-stream of the conference online! Registration is required.

2024 AMS Annual Meeting - Chicago

Career Development Grants in

American Music

Apply now for the Society's Career Development Grants in American Music. These grants provide $800 to support attendance and networking activities at the 2024 Chicago Annual Meeting for students and educators interested in American music. Grantees are required to participate in a special American Music track at the annual meeting. Applications due 1 July 2024, 11:59pm ET. Learn more...

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!

Apply for Annual Meeting Travel Grants

Planning to attend the Annual Meeting? Apply for an AMS Annual Meeting Travel Grant! These grants provide up to $500 to members who have little or no employer support for travel to the Annual Meeting. Apply by 1 July 2024, 11:59pm ET.

Organize an AMS

Pre-Conference

Organizations and affiliates interested in holding pre-conference events as part of the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting in Chicago may now submit a reservation request. Pre-conference event space is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, as space allows.

Be an Annual Meeting 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!

Reserve an Exhibit Booth or Ad Space

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!

Organize a Social or Networking Event

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

Featured Events

Leontyne Price, NBC and Opera in the Civil Rights Era

Join us at the Library of Congress on 29 May at 7pm ET for an AMS/Library of Congress Lecture by Danielle Ward-Griffin. Ward-Griffin will examine television and its influence on opera casting practices during the early civil rights movement. 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 by Damon Locks and a performance by members of the Black Monument Ensemble. This event will be held in conjunction with the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting. Learn more...

Other AMS News

AMS Event Calendar

Connect with colleagues by attending some of the 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.

May

AMS Pacific Southwest Chapter Meeting

17-18 May 2024

Irvine, CA

AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting

18 May 2024

Online

AMS / Library of Congress Lecture Series: Danielle Ward-Griffin

29 May 2024

Washington, D.C.

June

Teaching Music History Conference

7-9 June 2024

Columbus, GA/Online

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