American Musicological Society, New York State - St. Lawrence Chapter (NYSSL)

Dear colleagues,   Please be informed of my resignation as President of the NYSSL Chapter of the American Musicological Society, effective immediately. When I accepted the role of President of the Chapter in the Summer of 2024, I did so with the conviction that my voluntary contributions could build on a strong legacy of dedication to the organization and promotion of musicological work throughout the international geographical jurisdiction of our Chapter, one that serves an incredibly diverse, inspiring, and engaged musicological community. I remain convinced that the Chapter should pursue this work. However, the political situation of the past few weeks, and especially that of the past few days, has compelled me to decide to withdraw my service from the AMS. As a Canadian citizen, I have very little leverage with which to express my utter dismay with the actions and policies of the current American government. On March 4, 2025, the Trump administration implemented a series of cri...

Host Institution: University of Ottawa, School of Music, Ottawa, Ontario,Canada Chairs: Professors Lori Burns and Christopher Moore Date: 9-10 May 2025 Deadline for proposals: February 1, 2025 We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Annual Meeting of the New York State St. Lawrence Chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place on Friday and Saturday 9-10 May, in Ottawa, hosted by the School of Music, University of Ottawa and chaired by Professors Lori Burns and Christopher Moore.  We welcome proposals for 20-minute presentations on all areas of scholarship in music, in addition to proposals for panels or alternate format sessions. We also encourage proposals for a session of lightning talks consisting of five-minute research presentations on any topic (including work-in-progress).   Please use this submission form to submit proposals for all types of presentations. For 20-minute presentations and alternate format sessions, please share an abstract of n...

We are excited to share with you the program for the 2024 Spring Meeting of the New York State Saint Lawrence Chapter of the American Musicological Society.  The panels and lightning talks explore the following topics, among others:  > Exile, Diaspora, and Transnational Dialogues  > Music in New York  > Piano Music from Composition to Performance  > Sound and Media Studies  > Gender and Singing Spaces  The keynote address will be offered by Emily Abrams Ansari (University of Western Ontario) and its title is “ Music as Craftivism : The “Quiet” Feminist Activism of Ann Southam’s Minimalist Piano Works ”. There will be many networking opportunities and a Graduate Workshop "On Specialized Writing, from Grants to Books", facilitated by William Gibbons (SUNY) and Emily Abrams Ansari.  Check out all the details in the beautiful program here .  Find logistic information and suggestions for accommodation  here . Please register i...

Host Institution: State University of New York, Potsdam, New York, USA Chair: Professor Erin Brooks Date: April 12-13, 2024 Deadline for proposals: Thursday, February 1, 2024 We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Annual Meeting of the New York State St. Lawrence Chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place on Friday and Saturday 12-13 April, at Potsdam (USA), hosted by the State University of New York Potsdam and chaired by Professor Erin Brooks.  We welcome proposals for 20-minute presentations on all areas of scholarship in music, in addition to proposals for panels or alternate format sessions. We also encourage proposals for a session of lightning talks consisting of five-minute research presentations on any topic (including work-in-progress).   Please use this submission form to submit proposals for all types of presentations. For 20-minute presentations and alternate format sessions, please share an abstract of no more than 250 words. For 5-mi...

 Dear all,  With the 2023  AMS Annual Meeting  coming up, we wanted to  invite  you to make the most of the meeting by connecting with other  NYSSL  Chapter members and talking to your Chapter leaders.  On Thursday, November 9, 5pm - 6:15pm Find our  table  at the  Joint Interest Group and Affiliates Fair  (Location:  South Convention Lobby) On Friday, November 10 ,  5:30pm - 7pm Meet with us for  an informal gathering.  We will gather at the  hotel bar  at  5:30pm . If it is not convenient to stay there (too many people, too noisy, etc.), we can walk as a group to another place at around 5:45pm. If you wish to gather and are afraid you may miss us at the hotel bar, feel free to send Cintia ( cristiacintia-at-gmail.com ) an email with your phone number, so that she can text you our location.  Looking forward to seeing you all! On behalf of the Executive Committee,  Cintia Cristi...

Dear members,   Final version of the Annual Meeting Program We are now ready to share with you the final version of the program. Please download it from here and keep it handy. If you have not registered for the Annual Meeting yet, you can still do it following a link provided.   Student representative: call for statements of interest   If you are a graduate student and you are Interested in becoming a graduate representative, please send a brief bio and statement of interest to  ams.nyssl at gmail.com  by April 16. Feel free to talk with Sadie Menicanin, one of our current reps who will be in Montreal, about what the role involves. There’s more information about this on our Instagram feed (@ams_nyssl). Student Travel Contribution If you are a graduate student and you are attending Montreal’s meeting from more than 50 km away, you can send a reimbursement request to ams.nyssl at gmail.com . The Chapter will contribute $50 towards travel expenses of students fro...