Irving Lowens Book Award

LOWENS 2005 BOOK AWARD COMPETITION

DEADLINE: Feburary 15, 2006

We invite you to submit books published in the year 2005 for consideration for the Irving Lowens Book Award of the Society for American Music. The Society annually awards the prize for the book judged as the best in the field of American music. Any book on American music with a year 2005 imprint is eligible.

We define the term "American music" in its broadest, most inclusive sense. We view it as composed of the music of all of North America (Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean) in its historical and contemporary styles and contexts, including art and popular cultures, ethnic groups and minorities, along with its ramifications on cultures elsewhere in the world.

The Lowens Book Award represents our most prestigious honor and carries with it a monetary prize as well as a citation that will be presented at the national conference in the spring of 2006. A list of previous award winners, from 1983 to the present, may be viewed here.

Since each of the five members of the committee must review every book under consideration, we would appreciate your sending five (5) review copies to the address below. The deadline for nominations and submissions is February 15, 2006, but we would like to receive books as soon as they become available. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

David Brackett, Chair
Dept. of Theory Schulich School of Music
Strathcona Music Building
McGill University
555 Sherbrooke Street
West Montréal, Québec H3A 1E3
Canada

david.brackett@mcgill.ca

2005 Lowens Award Book Committee:

David Brackett, Chair
Karen Ahlquist
Guthrie Ramsey, Jr.
Thomas Riis
Judy Tsou