Dear scholars of post-1945 music,

Please consider submitting your published articles or book chapters for consideration for the SMT Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group Publication Award.

Any peer-reviewed article or book chapter published between January 2021 and December 2023 on analysis of post-1945 music within modernist, experimental,…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

Please join me in welcoming and congratulating our new Co-Chairs for the Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group, Noah Kahrs and Gui Hwan Lee! They have passed the confirmation vote and will be taking over day-to-day operations in the coming weeks, so feel free to reach out to them if you have any questions or ideas.

It has been a…[Read more]

From Leonora Saavadra:

Assistant Professor of Popular Music
University of California, Riverside

Anticipated start: July 1, 2024
Salary will be commensurate with education and experience and will be dependent on final placement at rank and step.
To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by Monday,…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

It has now been a couple months since our meeting in Denver. It was wonderful to see everyone and enjoy some thought-provoking scholarship presented by Kate Mancey, Noah Kahrs, and Jennifer Iverson. Thanks to all of those who presented and all those who attended!

We also announced the two winners of the Post-1945 Music Analysis…[Read more]

Yo, peeps! Some new exciting PhD- and Postdoc-positions advertised at my home institution if any of you or people in your networks are interested:

• Doctoral Research Fellowship in Musical Rhythm and Groove
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rhythm and Music Production
• Doctoral Research Fellowship in Music Production
• Doctoral Research…

[Read more]

Congratulations to our new PMIG officers!

Chair: Emily Milius
Secretary: Madison Stepherson
Webmaster: Sophia Wetzel

Please use the link to vote for your PMIG officers for 2024:

VOTE

Voting will close Friday, 12/1 @5pm Eastern.

Hi, everyone. For the past few years I’ve been working intermittently on the music of Danish electroacoustic pioneer Else Marie Pade (1924-2016), who in 1944 at the age of 19 was captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned for 8 months because of her participation in an all-female resistance group. Specifically, my research has focused on a couple of…[Read more]

Hi peeps!

Thanks again for an inspiring gettogether in Denver!

The question of whether the interest group should give out an award came up again, and I have thought of something of a counter-suggestion.

We’ve been discussing the problems of canonisation, both in regards of music and scholarship, and the idea of awarding “outstanding…[Read more]

If you missed our fantastic session in Denver, or would like a refresher, Cora Palfy and Jennifer Snodgrass have graciously agreed to share their presentation materials with us. Both can be found on our HC page under the “Files” section.

Thank you Cora and Jennifer!

Proposals for the 2024 IASPM-US conference, at Drexel University in Philidelphia, are due November 20th. You can find more details here.

Here is the poll for our bylaw revisions:

Poll

You can review our current bylaws here:

Current Bylaws

Please complete the poll by Sunday, November 19th @ 5:00pm EST.

Hello all!

This serves as the final reminder that our upcoming Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group meeting is scheduled for 12:30 PM on Friday, November 10, in the “Silver” meeting room. We will be hosting an exciting session on electronic and synthesized sound. Jennifer Iverson will give a featured talk on the topic of her current book pro…[Read more]