Irving Lowens Article Award Grant

The Irving Lowens Article Award, granted annually by the Society for American Music, honors outstanding contributions to American music studies. Named after Irving Lowens, a pivotal figure in American music history, the award recognizes articles published in the previous calendar year that advance the understanding of American music. This prestigious award includes a plaque and a cash prize, encouraging scholars to explore the diverse musical cultures of the Americas and beyond.

holding collegial annual conferences that feature scholarly presentations, musical performances, and opportunities for social interaction and professional development of its members;disseminating high-quality research and thoughtful articles and reviews through the peer reviewed Journal and the online Bulletin;offering financial support for research at libraries, archives, and other venues in the United States and abroadpresenting annual awards that recognize outstanding scholarship, dedicated service to the Society, lifetime professional achievement, and significant contributions to the American musical culture;partnering with other local and national organizations to sponsor outreach initiatives designed to engage the general public with innovative programming;furnishing creative curriculum support for K–12 and university educators interested in integrating American music into their classrooms;advocating for the sustained support of humanities research, music librarianship, and musical composition, as well as greater access to the resources of American music; andserving as a resource for media outlets and the general public.
The Irving Lowens Article Award commemorates this remarkable man and his achievements. It is granted annually by the Society for American Music for an article that makes an outstanding contribution to the study of American music, and consists of a plaque and cash award.
We invite nominations for the Society’s Irving Lowens Article Award for an article published in the prior calendar year (as identified by the official copyright date that appears in print on the back of the title page) “that makes an outstanding contribution to American music studies.”

Eligibility

Articles eligible for consideration include studies on any aspect of music of the United States, together with investigations of American practices as they inform and intersect with musical cultures and traditions beyond U.S. national boundaries.The article might have been published in either a peer-reviewed journal or an edited collection. The committee particularly appreciates nominations of articles from collections, because these are harder for us to locate. Authors or nominators of articles in languages other than English must be accompanied by a translation.