Special Events
We invite you to attend these special events at the 2025 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting.
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Networking Opportunities
Meet and connect with new colleagues and friends at the 2025 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting! Participate in AMS-SMT Lunch-Outs, the AMS Buddy Program, and/or Speed… -
Prospective Graduate Student Fair
The Prospective Graduate Student Fair is a meet-and-greet event intended to support those considering graduate training in music, music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, or related fields. The… -
2025 Music Leadership Forum: Navigating Crisis and Change
When: Wednesday, 5 November 2025 (All Day) Where: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Format: In-Person Event In 2025, the American Musicological Society (AMS) will hold its first-ever… -
African Pianism: A Celebration of African Composers
When: Thursday, 6 November 2025, 2:45pm Where: Regency Room, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Format: Performance Presented by twelve performers and qualified experts, this lecture-recital takes a… -
Taken in Stride: The Mundanity of Ambulation
When: Friday, 7 November 2025, 7:00pm Where: Music Box Theatre Format: In-Person Event The American Musicological Society is proud to present an unforgettable performance and… -
The Prince of Porn: The Racialized Politics of Minneapolis’ Music and Sex Culture during the 1980s
When: Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 4:00pm Where: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Northstar Ballroom A Series: AMS Critical Race Lecture This talk explores the relationship between… -
Living in the Longer Now: Indigenous Music/Dance as History
Where: Online Series: AMS President's Endowed Plenary Lecture In this year's AMS President's Endowed Plenary Lecture, Beverley Diamond will reflect on different ways of telling… -
Musical Landscapes Across the Americas
When: Saturday, 8 November 2025, 4:00pm Where: Northstar Ballroom A-B, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Format: In-Person Event Incantare and The Mirandola Ensemble present Musical Landscapes Across… -
Chinese Guzheng Performance from Antiquity to Modernity
When: Saturday, 8 November 2025, 2:45pm Where: Mirage, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Format: Performance Guzheng (古筝), a traditional Chinese plucked zither, has a history spanning over… -
Celebrating Scandinavian and Somali Music with the Nordstär Ensemble
When: Friday, 7 November 2025, 4:00pm Where: Northstar Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Format: Performance This concert, presented by the Nordstär Ensemble, highlights the musical… -
Dear Lara (Film Screening)
When: Friday, 7 November 2025 at 7:00pm Where: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Northstar Ballroom A Dear Lara is a deeply personal documentary that exposes decades of…