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Founded in 2021, Encounters with Eighteenth-Century Music is a virtual forum sponsored by the American Bach Society (ABS), the American Handel Society (AHS), the Haydn Society of North America (HSNA), the Mozart Society of America (MSA), and the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music (SECM).

If you want to support Encounters, we would encourage you to join one or more of the sponsoring Societies, if you’re not already a member.

Upcoming Events

Date/Time Event
Wed, Sep 10, 2025
4:30 pm EDT - 6:00 pm EDT
The Challenges of Critical Editions
Mon, Oct 27, 2025
3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT
Music and Capitalism in the Eighteenth Century
Fri, Feb 13, 2026
2:30 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST
Mozart and His World
Fri, Mar 20, 2026
4:00 pm EDT - 5:30 pm EDT
Genealogy of Eighteenth-Century Cadences
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
3:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT
Salieri Reconsidered: Myth, Reception, Historiography