Early registration for the AMS Annual Meeting ends 30 September. Register by 11:59pm EDT on 30 September 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 $140 off our non-member rates.
EXPLORE THE ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM
Explore the searchable, online program for this year's AMS Annual Meeting and begin planning your conference experience.
RESERVE YOUR EXHIBIT BOOTH OR AD SPACE
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MENTOR & NETWORK AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
Looking to connect?Sign-up for speed networking, speed mentoring, and/or the AMS Buddy Program. They make it easy to meet and connect!
BE A MEETING OR SESSION SPONSOR
Want to be the center of attention? Become an AMS meeting or session sponsor! Sponsors enjoy exclusive ad placements and unparalleled visibility, including in the AMS
e-Newsletter (which has an average open rate of 50%!).
CONSULT OUR GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTERS
Participating in this year's annual meeting? Well, make sure you prepare your presentation in accord with AMS accessibility guidelines and upload it by 15 October. For more information, check out our Guidelines for Presenters.
ORGANIZE A SOCIAL OR NETWORKING EVENT
Bring people together by hosting a party or networking event! For just $200, you can arrange a 50-minute session that appears as part of the Annual Meeting program and features your program or service. Learn more!
FEATURED
TAMMY KERNODLE TO GIVE PLENARY LECTURE
Tammy L. Kernodle will deliver a President's Plenary Lecture titled, "Building Temples for Tomorrow: The Black Music Intelligentsia and the Institutionalization of Black Music Culture." The talk will explore the emergence of the black music intelligentsia between 1968 and 1985.
MEET & GREET FOR PROSPECTIVE GRAD STUDENTS
Hosted by the Graduate Education Committee (GEC), this session lets students meet with representatives of music departments to learn about graduate programs.
Students: Register to attend the full conference (paid) orsave your spot in just this public session (free).
GET SOCIAL: POST & TWEET #AMS2021
Jazzed for the 2021 AMS Annual Meeting? Don't keep it to yourself! Use #AMS2021 and get social. Praise what's good, ask smart questions, and help us build some buzz.
ANNUAL MEETING LECTURE-RECITALS
This year's AMS Annual Meeting program includes several exciting lecture-recitals featuring both vocal and instrumental performance. Learn more!
PANEL ON MUSICOLOGY AND THE PANDEMIC
This session, sponsored by the Committee on the Annual Meeting, reflects on the future of musicology in light of the pandemic. Chaired by Board member Jason Geary.
CRITICAL RACE LECTURE ON MARY KA'AIHUE
Lani Teves will deliver this year's Critical Race Lecture on the performances of Hawaiian musician, Mary Ka'aihue, of the "Mary Kaye Trio." Learn more!
1940 ASCAP RADIO WAR AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Elisse La Barre will give a public talk on the 1940 "radio war" against ASCAP that established rival, BMI. Part of the Library of Congress / AMS Lecture Series. Learn more!
TOMIE HAHN ON BODIES IN RESEARCH AND ART
Tomie Hahn will deliver this year's Committee on Women and Gender Endowed Lecture, titled, "Troubling failure(s): Situating bodies in research and art."
IMPORTANT LINKS
Looking for other info about the annual meeting? Check out these links.
