IMS Directorium (2022–27) The Directorium, which is akin to a governing board or council, is made up of elected representatives of various countries and regions, providing a vital link to members across the world. IMS Bureau The Bureau, which is equivalent…
Sing All About It “Sing All About It” is the IMS’s take on announcements of fellowships, prizes, and other honors conferred on our members so that these successes receive the recognition they deserve. If you have good news to share…
The Dent Medal, struck in memory of the distinguished scholar and musician Edward J. Dent (1876–1957), is awarded by the Royal Musical Association (RMA) annually to recipients selected for their outstanding contribution to musicology. The award holder is invited to…
Scholars who have completed their doctoral dissertation in the field of music in 2025 are eligible to apply for the IMS Outstanding Dissertation Award 2026 (IMSODA2026). This year’s competition is open to dissertations written in any language other than English.…
In 2018 the International Musicological Society inaugurated the IMS Guido Adler Prize (IMS GAP), named after Guido Adler (1855–1941), a pioneer of our discipline and also the honorary president of the IMS when the society was founded in 1927. The…
Donate now to an IMS fund and help our society achieve its mission of connecting every musicologist to the world community of musicology. As a not-for-profit association constituted in conformity with articles 60ff. of the Swiss Civil Code, donations may…
Silke Leopold (2025)Jean-Jacques Nattiez (2025)Leonardo Waisman (2025)Bonnie J. Blackburn (2022)Malena Kuss (2022)Dorothea Baumann (2019)Madeleine Regli (2019)H. Robert Cohen (2017)David Fallows (2015)Catherine Massip (2015)Simha Arom (2012)Tatsuo Minagawa (2012) Pierluigi Petrobelli (2009)Robert M. Stevenson (2007)Michel Huglo (2007)Ludwig Finscher (1992)Rudolf Häusler (1992)Hellmut Federhofer…
