2022 Winners: ARSC Awards for ExcellenceThe Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's annual conference, which will be hosted May 17-20, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA. Additional information about the ARSC Conference and the ARSC Awards for Excellence may be found on the association's website. Begun in 1991, the ARSC Awards for Excellence are awarded to authors of books, articles, or recording liner notes to recognize those publishing the very best work today in recorded sound research. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes the contributions of these individuals, aims to encourage others to emulate their high standards, and hopes to promote readership of their work. Two awards are presented annually in each category for Best History and Best Discography, and others are acknowledged with Certificates of Merit. Awards are presented to both the authors and publishers of winning publications. The 2022 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2021. Read the full press release here. Select titles below for links to:
and other independent publishing sites. [ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock and Soul Music ]
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, Hip Hop, Soul, or R&B ]
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]
[ Best Historical Research on General Recording Topics ]
[ Best Historical Research on Record Labels ]
For more information, please contact Roberta Freund Schwartz (University of Kansas). Winners are chosen by a committee consisting of three elected judges representing specific fields of study, two judges-at-large, the review editor of the ARSC Journal and the President or past President of ARSC. The 2022 ARSC Awards Committee consists of the following: Rob Bamberger (Jazz Music Judge); Dennis D. Rooney (Classical Music Judge); Matthew Barton (Popular Music Judge); Cary Ginell (Judge-At-Large); Richard Spottswood (Judge-at-Large); James Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal); Cece Otto (ARSC President’s designee); and Roberta Freund Schwartz (Awards Committee Chair).
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