The Frederick R. Selch Award
The Frederick R. Selch Award, named for an important collector of American musical instruments who was a founding member and second president of AMIS, was established in 2004 to honor the best student paper presented at an annual meeting of the Society. Papers will be judged by members of the program committee and, if necessary, additional persons, and a prize will be awarded at their discretion. The prize will consist of $100 and a certificate. The first prize was awarded at the 2005 Annual Meeting.
Recipients
2006 Mauricio Molina, "In quattuor lignis; Reconstructing the History, Timbre and Performance Practice of Medieval Iberian Square Frame Drum."
2005 Sunni Fass, "Cultural Resonance: Musical Instruments as Material Culture"