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.

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.

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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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