Irving Lowens Article Award

2008 Competition

Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2009

The Irving Lowens Article Award is granted annually by the Society for American Music for an article that makes an outstanding contribution to the study of American music. Articles eligible for consideration include studies on any aspect of music of the United States, together with investigations of American practices as they inform and intersect with musical cultures and traditions beyond U.S. national boundaries.

Nominations are now being solicited for the award (authors may nominate their own work). All articles appearing during the 2008 calendar year are eligible, regardless of the date formally indicated in the publication. Nominations should be sent to the committee chair, preferably via email.

N. Lee Orr, Chair

Members of the Committee: Dan Goldmark, Tom Owens, Greg Reish, Sarah Schmalenberger, Marta Robertson