“Many Musics of America”: Interpreting What Music Means to America’s Peoples

FAIN: GG-293111-23

American Musicological Society, Inc. (New York, NY 10012-1502)
Petra Siovahn Amanda Walker (Project Director: January 2023 to September 2023)
Danielle Fosler-Lussier (Project Director: September 2023 to present)

A two-year humanities discussion program exploring the history and evolution of American music.

The American Musicological Society requests funding for a Humanities Discussions implementation grant to support an innovative public program of twenty events exploring the role of music in the history and evolution of the United States and its people. Called the "Many Musics of America," the series will offer engaging public programs that convey humanistic knowledge about a variety of American musical traditions. Held all over the country and online, the proposed series builds on a pilot program launched in 2022 and will explore how Americans have understood and expressed themselves through music since the country's founding. Particular attention will be paid to exploring the music of several underserved communities, including communities of Native Americans, African-Americans and diverse groups living in Appalachia.