The ABS is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Hodgson (Temple University) has received a Language Study Grant to support her attendance at Middlebury College’s German summer immersion program. Ms. Hodgson’s thesis focuses on the role of women pianists, organists, and composers in mid-19th century Bach revivals in England, France, Germany, and the US. More information on the ABS's research grants and prizes is available here: https://americanbachsociety.org/research.html (fb)

The Spring 2025 issue of Bach Notes, the newsletter of the American Bach Society, is now live on the ABS website: https://americanbachsociety.org/bachnotes.html. This issue features Annika Fabbi's report on the 2024 ABS Meeting: Global Bach; Daniel R. Melamed's review of Michael Fuchs and Bradley Jensen's Bach's St. John Passion for the Twenty-First Century; Lynn Edwards Butler's report on George Stauffer's and Gregory Butler's lifetime membership awards; Stephen Roe's obituary for Teri Noel Towe; the list of ABS Grant Winners; Announcements; and Member News. (fb)