Budds Center for American Music Studies

09/11/2026

Our friends at Niche have some rad performances coming up featuring American musicians! Check it out below🦉

09/10/2026

This morning, graduate students in research methods class braved the rain to met with MU librarian Janet on tips and tricks to using the music collection at Ellis 📚 🎶 🤓

09/02/2026

Welcome John Goodson, our new Graduate Assistant in the Budds Center! John is a flutist from Mississippi (hence his book pick) and is completing a masters in musicology here at University of Missouri School of Music - hooray! 🎉🪈 📚 🎶

08/28/2026

We are thrilled to host the American Musicological Society-Midwest Chapter conference on October 17, 2026. Below is the CFP information and link! Please submit 😀

The meeting will be in person, with an option to present virtually, primarily intended for those who live more than 150 miles from the conference location or have other circumstances that preclude attendance in person.

We welcome proposals for papers, special sessions, panel discussions, and papers with a performance component on any topic related to musicology. We are delighted to receive submissions from students, junior and senior faculty, and independent scholars. Abstract deadline: Friday, September 11, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

Complete submission guidelines, including information about abstract requirements, presentation formats, eligibility, membership, and student awards, are available on the Fall 2026 Call for Papers Page.

We hope you will join us in Columbia this October!

M. (EJ) Eagen-Jones (President)
Sophie Benn (Secretary)
Jessica Payette (Treasurer)
Megan Murph (AMS Council Representative)

AMS-Midwest Chapter Meeting, Fall 2026 Hosted in-person by the University of Missouri-Columbia on October 17, 2026. DEADLINE for abstract submission: Friday, September 11, 2026, by 11:59 PM EST ...

08/24/2026

Happy First Day of School to our Mizzou students, faculty, and staff! 🐯

This semester, we will be putting on ten FREE events in collaboration with many community partners - from sound installations to jams, talks, and films. Check out our list of events below, and hope to see you there! 🎶

Shout-out to Hearing Place, The State Historical Society of Missouri, Mizzou New Music, University of Missouri School of Music, and Ragtag Cinema 🫶

08/23/2026

We are saddened to hear of musicologist Kendra Preston Leonard’s passing. Twice she Zoomed with University of Missouri School of Music students about her “Women in Silent Film” research. She will be remembered as a champion of Women in American Music research! 🙏

Thanks to Kendra Preston Leonard for giving a talk on “Searching for Women in Silent Film” - if you’re interested in learning more, check out the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive 🎥

08/07/2026

We are so saddened to hear of the passing of violin professor, Eva Szekely. Our thoughts go out to her family, friends, and the many music students she taught for over fifty years at Mizzou 🙏

07/30/2026

Incredible musical history at the Wildwood off Route 66!