Sonneck Society for American Music
Bulletin, Volume XXIV, no. 1 (Spring 1998)
Submissions for Sonneck Awards
Applications for the Sonneck Society Non-Print Publications Subvention Award will be
accepted starting in the fall with a 1 December deadline. For information contact Wayne
Schneider, Department of Music, Burlington, VE, 05405; Tel: (802) 656-8815.
The annual deadline for application for the Sonneck Society Publications Subvention Awards
is 15 November. Inquiries for 1998 should be directed to the committee's chair, John Beckwith,
121 Howland Ave., Toronto, Canada, M5R3B4 (j.beckwith@utoronto.ca).
Nominations are hereby solicited for the Society's Lowens Memorial Book and Article Awards.
Eligible entries include books and articles published in 1997. Self-nominations are accepted.
Chairs for 1997 Publications (awards conferred in 1999):
Book: Ron Pen
rapen@uky.campus.mci.net
Article: Victor Cardell
vcardell@mail.lib.ukans.edu
Chairs for 1998 Publications (awards conferred in 2000):
Book: Deane L. Root
dlr+@pitt.edu
Article: Steve Ledbetter
StevenLedbetter@compuserve.com
Sonneck Society Dissertation Prize
This award is designed to recognize a single dissertation on American music for its
exceptional depth, clarity, significance, and overall contribution to the field. "American"
is understood to embrace North America, and aspects of its cultures elsewhere in the world.
Dissertations from American Studies, American History, and other fields beyond theory, musicology,
and ethnomusicology are welcomed as long as the primary focus of the work is a musical topic.
The period of eligibility for the Prize is for doctoral dissertations completed and successfully defended
between 1 July 1997 and the following 31 December 1998. Applicants need not be members of the
Society, and the submission process will be blind. There is no limit on the number of submissions
from any particular institution, and there is no requirement for nomination by dissertation
director(s). Submit to Ralph Locke (rlph@uhura.cc.rochester.edu).
Updated 4/15/98