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Mar
14
Deadline: 14 March 2025
2025 Board Election Candidates
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the candidates for the 2025 AMS Board election.
Mar
14
Deadline: 14 March 2025
2025 Council Election Candidates
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2025 AMS Council election.
29 August 2025
2025 Annual Meeting Travel Grants Awarded
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the its 2025 Annual Meeting Travel Grants.
29 August 2025
2025 Career Development Grants in American Music
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of Career Development Grants in American Music!
11 July 2025
2025 Travel & Research Grant Awardees
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the its 2025 travel and research grants.
11 July 2025
Spring 2025 Publication Subventions Awarded
The AMS is pleased to announce that the following publications have been awarded publication subventions as part of the spring 2025 award cycle.
11 July 2025
Tekla Babyak Appointed Director-at-Large
The AMS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Tekla Babyak to the role of Director-at-Large.
11 July 2025
2025 Board and Council Election Results
The AMS is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Board and Council election.
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September 2025
Upcoming
Fri
5
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
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
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.
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