AMIS Loves Musical Instruments! The following select events represent some of the scholarly meetings, concerts, demonstrations, lectures, trade shows, auctions, and more that are occurring this month. If you would like to list your event please email: blogs.amis@gmail.com. We reserve the right to include or not include any event for any reason.
January 4–13 Swathi Sangeetholsavam Music Festival - Trivandrum, Kerala, India
January 6–13
FAME Mandolin Festival - Canberra, Australia
January 7–10 6th Symposium of the International Council for Traditional Music Study Group on Music in the Arab World - Cairo, Egypt
January 10–18
“Giorgos Thymis” International Piano Competition – Thessaloniki, Greece
January 12 Twelfth Night Handbell Festival Concert - Boulder City, NV
January 12–13 Bay Area Guitar Show - San Rafael, CA
January 13 Lake County Musician’s Swap Meet - Mt. Dora, FL
January 15 Lecture: Barry Bauguess – Stearns Collection, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
January 17–20 Chamber Music America National Conference - New York City
January 17–19 Southwest Steel Guitar Association Annual Guitar Show – Mesa, AZ
January 18-19
The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival of Balkan Music - Brooklyn, NY
January 18–20 Tropical Winter Ukulele Festival - Leppävirta, Finland
January 18–21 Amherst Early Music Winter Weekend Workshop - Philadelphia PA and Rutgers Camden
January 20 Winter Ohio Guitar Show - Hilliard, OH
January 24–27 The National Association of Music Merchants Annual Convention - Anaheim, CA
January 25–26
Piano Four Hands Music Symposium – Graz, Austria
January 26–27 SoCal World Guitar Show - Cost Mesa, CA
January 28 National Kazoo Day