Events

Every year the AMS and its affiliates organize scores of conferences, workshops, lectures, and performances.

Meetings & Events

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AMS Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society (AMS) held since 1934

Matty Metcalfe playing electric guitar and acordion

Many Musics of America

A landmark event series spotlighting the richness of America's musical traditions

Jul 27

A line of guitars and other stringed instruments in sepia

Deadline: 27 Jul 2025

2025 Summer Institute

A residential institute on updating the stories we tell about American music

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and downtown Cleveland

AMS/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Lecture

A public lecture series organized in partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

AMS/NYU Lecture

A lecture series for the New York University (NYU) community and general public

AMS/Library of Congress Lecture

A public lecture series organized in partnership with the Library of Congress

Hildegard's Cosmos & Its Music: A Digital Model for the Modern Planetarium

This 2014 talk by Margot Fassler explores a collaborative project on performance, scholarship, and technology. In it, the creators transform flat illuminations into moving, sounding three-dimensional images, following Hildegard of Bingen’s instructions for how they work to create a medieval digital model for the modern planetarium.

Event Calendar

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September 2025

Upcoming

Fri

5 September @ 12:00 am-6 September 2025 @ 11:59 pm

2025 Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival

The Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival takes place every autumn at the Kennedy Creek Resort in Suches, Georgia. This year’s festival features workshops and a concert by the Yellow Daisies. Participants are invited to reserve cabins, yurts, or campsites, and food is available at the resort restaurant. Guest artists teach workshops, lead competitions, and present concerts, but the main event is always jamming with friends. Admission is free. More information and a schedule of events is available on the Many Musics of America website.

Sat

13 September 2025 @ 12:00 am-11:59 pm

AMS Greater New York Chapter Meeting

The next meeting of the Greater New York Chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place on Saturday, 13 September 2025 at the CUNY Graduate Center. Please send proposals of 200-300 words to both jonathan.waxman “at” gmail.com and DrJSDailey “at” aol.com by 31 August 2025. Proposals on all musical subjects are accepted.

Wed

24 September 2025 @ 7:00 pm-8:30 pm

AMS Council Workshop: Mission

A program of informational workshops, called Council Workshops, has been instituted to further educate Council members on AMS operations and to increase transparency. Members of the AMS Council are invited to attend these workshops to deepen their knowledge of the Society’s operations and prepare for higher office within the AMS. This AMS Council Workshop on AMS Mission will be held online on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 7:00pm ET. By invitation only.