Dear CMS Colleague,
As a new or continuing member of The College Music Society, I would like to thank you for your membership and encourage you to explore the many benefits the Society provides its members.
The activities and opportunities of CMS become more extensive each year and the number of valuable resources available online to members continues to expand. As a member you not only receive the essential Music Vacancy List (MVL), but you may participate in a potpourri of activities ranging from regional, national, and international meetings; to the new January Summit meetings where colleagues focus on a key topic of interest to the profession; to the summer and pre-conference workshops for improving your teaching and professional life. The Society also provides venues for you to share your creative and scholarly work through conference presentations and performances as well as publishing in our broad portfolio of publications: the CMS Newsletter, College Music Symposium, Monographs and Bibliographies in American Music, and CMS Sourcebooks in American Music.
The CMS website is always changing. I encourage you to bookmark key links from the CMS website that you find useful. Here you will find listings of professional events, news of the profession, and the latest in the Society's publications. A key CMS asset available to you as a member is the Directory of Music Faculties in College and Universities. From the website you can search and find information on the most extensive listing available of faculty and institutional information for music programs in the United States and Canada as well as many international music organizations. Need an email address or phone number for a CMS colleague: that's an easy find here! CMS also has a Facebook page and follow us on Twitter with @CollegeMusicSoc.
We welcome and encourage your active participation in our many activities, online or at any of our upcoming events including the International Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, or the National Conference in San Diego, California.
Thank you again for your membership.
Best wishes,
David Brian Williams
President, The College Music Society