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Aug
29
Deadline: 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.
Jul
11
Deadline: 11 July 2025
2025 Board and Council Election Results
The AMS is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Board and Council election.
27 October 2025
Francesco Bussi, 1926–2025
It is with great sadness that the AMS announces that former AMS member, Francesco Bussi, passed away on 20 October 2025.
21 October 2025
Coalition of Music Organizations Welcomes Its First Members
The Coalition of Music Organizations welcomes its first ten institutional members.
07 October 2025
ACLS Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
The AMS commends the ACLS for condemning the White House "Compact on Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
28 September 2025
Anne Nové-Josserand, 1951–2025
It is with great sadness that the AMS announces that former AMS member, Anne Bongrain, passed away on 21 June 2025.
28 September 2025
Michael Noone Named Edward T. Cone Member in Music Studies
AMS member Michael Noone has been named Edward T. Cone Member in Music Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Congratulations, Michael!
24 September 2025
2025 Bylaws Changes Proposed
The Executive Committee of the AMS Board of Directors is recommending a number of changes to the Society’s current By-Laws.
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November 2025
Upcoming
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6 November @ 12:00 am-9 November 2025 @ 11:59 pm
2025 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting
In 2025 the American Musicological Society (AMS) and Society for Music Theory (SMT) will hold their annual meetings jointly on 6–9 November 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Join us for this exciting scholarly event which will feature hundreds of papers, workshops, roundtables, lectures and performances. Don’t miss out. Save the date!
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