Interest GroupsSAM Interest Groups
Interest Groups are formed by members to share common interests and organize special sessions at annual conferences. Presently active groups are listed below:
American Band History Research, Patrick Warfield
Connecting Outside the Academy, Joseph Horowitz
Dance, Renee Camus
Early American Music, Nicholas Butler
Folk and Traditional Music, Ron Pen
Gay/Lesbian/Transgender, David Patterson
Gospel and Church Music, Tammy Kernodle, Emmett Price, and Horace Maxille, co-chairs
Historiography, Michael Pisani
Music Biography, Steve Swayne
Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, Paul
Laird
Music Theatre, James Lovensheimer
Popular Music, Kristen Stauffer Todd and Philip A. Todd, co-chairs
Research on Gender in American Music, Melissa de Graaf
Research Resources, Alisa Rata
Twentieth-Century Music, David Patterson