Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Society for American Music conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
SAM 2023 Virtual Exhibit
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Q&A with Carol A. Hess, author of AARON COPLAND IN LATIN AMERICA
Carol A. Hess, author of Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her new book. Q: Why […]
Free E-book Giveaway: UNLIKELY ANGEL
March’s free e-book is here! Check out Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton by Lydia R. Hamessley before the month is over! Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and […]
AARON COPLAND IN LATIN AMERICA by Carol A. Hess Receives NEH Open Book Award
We are delighted to announce that Carol A. Hess’s forthcoming book, Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, has been awarded funding from the Fellowships Open Book Program […]
Six Music Books Awarded AMS Subventions
We’re pleased to announce that six forthcoming music titles have been awarded publication subventions from the American Musicological Society. These funds help offset the costs of publication and allow us […]
QUEER COUNTRY Tops the 2022 Charts
2022 was a great year for music books, especially Queer Country by Shana Goldin-Perschbacher, which topped multiple “Best of” lists, including: No Depression‘s 2022’s Most Memorable Music Books Variety‘s The Best […]
Christopher Reali, Interviewed on The UPside Podcast
Please join us in welcoming the return of UIP’s The UPside podcast! We can’t think of a better way to kick off of this re-release than with an interview with […]
UI Press Partners with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM AND UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS SIGN AGREEMENT TO RELEASE BOOKS FOCUSED ON COUNTRY AND ROOTS-BASED MUSIC The museum’s new Western Edge exhibit book […]
AMS/SEM/SMT 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 American Musicological Society (AMS), Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), and Society for Music Theory (SMT) joint meeting! Explore our extensive collection […]
UI Press Books Named Winners of the 2022 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
We are pleased to announce that three UI Press books have been named winners of the 2022 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research from the Association for […]
Q&A with Steve Fishell, author of BUDDY EMMONS
Steve Fishell, author of Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
IBMA 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 International Bluegrass Music Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]