The Society for American Music (SAM) was founded in 1975 and was first named the Sonneck Society in honor of Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, early Chief of the Music Division in the

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and pioneer scholar of American music. The Society for American Music is a non-profit scholarly and educational organization incorporated in the

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as a 501 (c) (3) and is a constituent member of the American Council of Learned Societies. It is based at the Stephen Foster Memorial on the campus of the

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About

The mission of the Society for American Music is to stimulate the appreciation, performance, creation, and study of American music in all its diversity. "America" is understood to embrace both American, including North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, as well as aspects of these cultures everywhere in the world. The Society holds an annual conference, usually in March, featuring scholarly talks, exhibits, and performances.

Publications

In 2007, the Society began publishing its own journal, the ''

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'' (JSAM). From 1983 through 2006, the Society had published the journal ''American Music'' in collaboration with the

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Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by the Society "in recognition of the recipient’s significant and substantial lifetime achievement in scholarship, performance, teaching, and/or support of American Music." Award recipients are:

References

External links

SAM Website
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