The Society for American Music
is dedicated to the study, teaching, creation, and dissemination of all musics in the Americas. As a scholarly, collegial, and inclusive organization, we serve a wide and diverse array of academics, librarians, composers, performers, and members of the general public.
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NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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President’s Forum: Student Town Hall (October 30)
We invite SAM members of all career stages to join us for the upcoming SAM President’s Forum: Student Town Hall, which will take place on Friday, October 30 from 3:00–4:30 PM (EST) via Zoom. In this President’s Forum, the current co-chairs of the Student Forum, Ana Uribe Law and Virginia Jansen, will discuss the opportunities and events […]
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SAM Bulletin (Fall 2026)
The Fall 2026 SAM Bulletin has arrived! In this issue, you will learn about beer choirs, Whistling Hens, Deane Root’s, well, “roots,” and what is happening across the Society!
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Fellowship Deadline–October 15
Read more about SAM’s fellowship opportunities.
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Kristen Turner publishes “The Operatic Kaleidoscope: Voice, Race, and the Ragtime Popular Stage”
About the Book Opera and popular entertainment intersected at the turn of the twentieth century just as Americans debated the terms of citizenship. Kristen M. Turner disentangles the histories of race, class, gender, culture, and musical style to explain opera’s place in the mass culture of the ragtime era. Turner examines performances ranging from Florenz […]