<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[American Musical Instrument Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international society for the study of the history, design, and use of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/amis-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:05:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amis.org/it/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to amis.org! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[- A note from AMIS President, Janet K. Page - Welcome to the AMIS website! AMIS is an organization that provides a meeting place for all...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/greetings-and-salutations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5bb297e61465a210d1fc75f9</guid><category><![CDATA[AMIS News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 22:42:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_d9b0af0667654baca59d4edf499bcba1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_944,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AMIS Blogs</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Program for AMIS 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The program for AMIS 2026 is now available in the latest issue of the AMIS Newsletter. https://www.amis.org/newsletter]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/program-for-amis-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa48a72528aeae0147cac6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:46:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_2a2102f28ed5441ebb716a949e244cc6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMIS Newsletter 55, no. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[AMIS Newsletter 55, no. 2 (Spring 2026) is now available. In it, you'll find the preliminary program for the 2026 meeting, award winners, and news of collections, projects, museums, and AMIS members.]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/amis-newsletter-55-no-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f956f0b27e981e27c5b9da</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:38:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_b4c81cae7687466497c880bf5bcd0595~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_860,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall Newsletter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fall 2025 AMIS Newsletter  is now online! Vol. 54, issue 3, includes a report of the meeting in Savannah, news of members, institutions and organology projects, and the call for papers for the 2026 meeting. https://www.amis.org/newsletter]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/fall-newsletter-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690df8a76509164f21aeceb2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:49:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/24a870_900888acdf2647f285db5d30b95055e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dexter Edge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMIS 2025 meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A revised program schedule with abstracts is now available on the meeting page.]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/amis-2025-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680af8a802e22389d106b55b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:55:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Densmore Prize awarded to Jayson Dobney]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2025 Frances Densmore Prize is awarded to Jayson Dobney for his article “Side Drums, Race, and Power in North America,” Journal of...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/2025-densmore-prize-awarded-to-jayson-dobney</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ed2abff9329bec87adb887</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_def7c7cd5f5c4bfd81dab42ce6aca0d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_200,h_200,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Bessaraboff Prize awarded to James Westbroook]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Musical Instrument Society has chosen James Westbrook’s  Guitar Making in Nineteenth-Century London: Louis Panormo and his...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/2025-bessaraboff-prize-awarded-to-james-westbroook</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ed299f9fed29845b3e6605</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:15:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_e37bcf0657d64d54aa4d4b284dd1b825~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friedemann Hellwig receives 2025 Curt Sachs Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friedemann Hellwig The Board of Governors of the American Musical Instrument Society has named Friedemann Hellwig as the 2025 Recipient...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/friedemann-hellwig-receives-2025-curt-sachs-award</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ed288d80f421b02c93ba50</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:09:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_1b1b9af6e63c4f6a96e758f37786497a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_660,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMIS Newsletter 54, no. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AMIS Newsletter , vol. 54, no, 1 (Winter 2025) is now online! Read about the upcoming meeting and catch up with news of colleagues,...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/amis-newsletter-54-no-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf4a396ee571608c130b01</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:50:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_10a1789cab3d456eb94bc6d377b72db2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Registration for the 2025 AMIS meeting is open!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Register for AMIS 2025 at https://www.amis.org/2025-meeting]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/registration-for-the-2025-amis-meeting-is-open</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd76e8b1797c58cdb0a615</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:14:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_ca783efc80764984a363a232b46956ea~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_450,h_581,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read the Fall 2024 Newsletter!]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.amis.org/newsletter]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/read-the-fall-2024-newsletter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ff121a404247dfa411f538</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:54:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_9e9f449820504895914609e34dbc86a1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMIS 2025 Call for Papers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for Papers American Musical Instrument Society Annual Meeting: June 3–7,  2025 Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA The  2025 ...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/amis-2025-call-for-papers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fefe0c8c2c3f174811bc3d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:28:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_07c75e51162f458bb055bb508db161f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_910,h_766,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMIS 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2025 AMIS meeting will be held in beautiful and historic Savannah, Georgia, at Georgia Southern University, June 3–7, 2025. Georgia...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/amis-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c3941481743d596fe78e28</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_e46d2a1435cd4ceab212191579d8ded1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_599,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMIS at MIM]]></title><description><![CDATA[AMIS had a wonderful time at MIM! Thanks to Matt Zeller and his team for making the meeting such a success. Photo: Aurelia Hartenberger]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/amis-at-mim</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667e95d5c1e44e96f4261fbd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:00:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_b3325f7653084389b21705a29742e84d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrizio Barbieri honored with the 2024 Curt Sachs Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[AMIS announces that the recipient of the 2024 Curt Sachs Award is Patrizio Barbieri. Patrizio passed away on January 31, 2024. Patrizio...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/patrizio-barbieri-honored-with-the-2024-curt-sachs-award</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665a41917933a055f5596425</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 21:38:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_cf14624585ec4edc9994b02fb792c37d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_961,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Beghin is awarded the 2024 Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Beghin at the replica Erard piano. Photo by Johan Vanbrabant, courtesy of Tom Beghin. The 2024 Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize is awarded...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/tom-beghin-is-awarded-the-2024-nicholas-bessaraboff-prize</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665a3c302186dc6dbf8b6a14</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 21:25:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_c3c843a599454404819431e287a41ecf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_754,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[John R. Watson is awarded the 2024 Frances Densmore Prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 Frances Densmore Prize is awarded to John R. Watson for an article titled "A Small Upright Piano from Pennsylvania: Relic from...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/john-r-watson-is-awarded-the-2024-frances-densmore-prize</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665a3afecba9b154bc9ae422</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 21:04:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_2400465170dd4ed6a923543b866cc3ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_976,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abigail Byrd wins the 2024 Frederick R. Selch Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 winner of the Frederick R. Selch Award is Abigail Byrd, for her paper "The String Instrument Industry and the Triple Bottom...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/abigail-byrd-wins-the-2024-frederick-r-selch-award</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665a3607960e3b8958fb311f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 20:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_3772b301ed39453288d041100de033aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In defense of the recorder, the Marmite of the woodwind world]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the recorder is under threat in British classrooms, it is also receiving new attention.]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/in-defense-of-the-recorder-the-marmite-of-the-woodwind-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64ddf88af70f4b1a747265b8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:46:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_6900502e8b5a43cbaae6725b932d4ebe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_838,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New book on musical instruments and music in Naples in the 17th and 18th centuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[This new book, edited by Guido Olivieri, includes essays on the violoncello, the transverse flute and recorder, and the iconography of...]]></description><link>https://www.amis.org/post/new-book-on-musical-instruments-and-music-in-naples-in-the-17th-and-18th-centuries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64cce1a6fb490fe1105de123</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:43:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/adc670_8e92c02e457849219be737b58c21633a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_972,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Janet Page</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>