We are excited for a wonderfully robust program at Northeastern – Ryder Hall Room 354 11 Leon Street, Boston!
Full program, bios and abstracts, along with parking and transformation suggestions are available HERE
Please join us for a wonderful day of papers and a keynote address by Jeremy Eichler, currently teaching at Tufts University and a long-time writer for the Boston Globe.
Chapter dues ($10) at the AMS national website Chapter Signup page
9:00–10:30
Session 1: Sounds of occupation
“An Uneasy Duet: Franco-German Relations and Musical Collaboration in Suite française”
Bronwen McVeigh
“From Racine to Resistance: Thomas de Hartmann’s Esther and the Politics of Biblical Opera”
Evan MacCarthy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
“The Authoritarian Ear: Reorienting Political Aurality and Acoustic Citizenship in Hong Kong”
Winnie W. C. Lai, Dartmouth College
10:30–10:40 Break
10:40–11:40
Session 2: Music across divides
“Music Journalism and Economic Knowledge: Mediating Musicians and Markets in 1930s Turkey”
Bilen Işıktaş, Istanbul University State Conservatory / Harvard University
“Arirang, Circulation, and Ideological Negotiation Across Divided Korea”
Mingyeong Son, Seoul National University
11:40–11:45 Break
11:45–1:15
Session 3: Songs reborn
“The Dedicatory Mass “Terribilis est” and the Early History of Roman Chant”
Joseph Dyer, University of Massachusetts Boston (Emeritus)
“The Meaning of Revival: Humor, Divinity, and Germanic Essence in Clara Faisst’s neo-Baroque Compositions”
Christopher Hodges, Boston University
12:45–2:00 Lunch – on own
2:00–2:20 Business Meeting
2:30–4:00
Session 4: Musical publics
“Global Streams, Local Scenes: Negotiating Locality in Regional Music Streaming Services”
Ryan Blakeley, Northeastern University
“Vernacular Theory in Bluegrass Jam Talk: Community-Based Music and Public-Facing Musicology”
Iris Montesano, Dartmouth College
“Battle of the Berklee Bassists: The Digital Debates on Bass Pedagogy between Steve Bailey and Jeff Berlin”
James Heazlewood-Dale, Brandeis University
4:00–4:10 Break
4:10–5:10
Keynote Address
Jeremy Eichler, Tufts University, will be joining us to discuss his public humanities work as a long-time writer in the Boston Globe, as well as the author of the award-winning book, Time’s Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War.
REMINDERS: SPRING ELECTION: Our Spring election will take place via online ballot after the meeting at Northeastern on April 25. Please watch for a call-for-nominations form for the following positions: Chapter President (2026-28), Program Chair (2026-28), Council Representative (2026-29; note: this is a 3-year term); and Student Representative (2026-28, overlapping with Chris Hodges, 2025-27). Our Secretary-Treasurer, Winnie Lai, will administer both the nominations and the ballot, which will be sent to the AMS-NE Chapter email list. Only dues-paying members are eligible to vote in the chapter elections, so please be sure your membership is current. Also, anyone holding any of the official positions listed here must be a current member of both the AMS National and AMS-NE. Here is a link to the AMS-NE Chapter Bylaws and Policies, for reference: https://www.newengland.ams-net.org/?page_id=1240
HOLLACE ANNE SCHAFER MEMORIAL AWARD: Any eligible graduate student who has presented a paper this year at one of our meetings (Winter: online, hosted by Dartmouth College; or Spring: Northeastern University) may submit their materials to be considered for the Hollace Anne Schafer Memorial Award. This is presented annually for the best scholarly paper read by a graduate student at a meeting of the New England Chapter of the American Musicological Society, and it will include a monetary prize of $250.00. (Note: An individual may receive the award only once.) Please watch for more information on the submission of materials. General guidelines for the Hollace Anne Schafer Memorial Award can be viewed here: https://www.newengland.ams-net.org/?page_id=11