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Editor's Notes I Dear Readers, just love the way the snow glistens in the early morning light this time of year. Winter is a great time to start planning for the upcoming spring concerts, which are only a few months away. I strongly encourage you to consider performing some of the newly composed music by members of our SAI Composers Bureau, which you will find listed within the Composers Update. For the last 64 years, PAN PIPES has published the Annual American Composers Update after surveying members of the SAI Composers Bureau, which is a group of living composers who have achieved national or international recognition in concert music. They have either had compositions published by a recognized national publisher or recording company, had compositions performed by professional musicians in a nationally known professional concert venue, or compositions performed by professional musicians on national radio or television. The Composers Update features current works by these individuals, and provides a glimpse into contemporary American music as it is being written and performed today. Do you know a composer who meets these qualifications? If so, invite them to submit a membership application to the Composers Bureau Director, Dr. Susan Cohn Lackman at slackman@rollins.edu. Information about submission requirements can be found on page 34 or on the SAI national website at sai-national.org. Composers admitted to the Composers Bureau have the opportunity to be listed in the winter issue of PAN PIPES, plus be included in the online catalog on the SAI national website. There is no charge for membership. Composers Bureau member Hollis Thoms has written an intriguing article about Elliot Carter entitled Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., St. John's College Tutor, 1940-1942: A Musicological Find Right in My Backyard. He looks in depth at a period of time in Elliot Carter's history that many historians knew little about. In doing so, he was able to discover some hidden gems at St. John's College, which now comprise the Elliot Carter "Collection." We now have great insight into the "lost years" of Elliot Carter, famed American composer, thanks to Hollis Thoms' work. Be sure to check out Elora Walsh's review of Richard Fountain's CD, American Ivory. This solo piano CD features pieces from Copeland, Barber, MacDowell, and Belshaw. It's a wonderful journey through music inspired by scenes in rural mid-west America. Please join me in congratulating SAI National Arts Associate and Composers Bureau member Dan Bukvich, recipient of the 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year Award in the state of Idaho. He began teaching at the University of Idaho nearly 35 years ago, and has been an inspiration to thousands of students throughout the years. As always, PAN PIPES welcomes your submissions for each issue. You can find our submission guidelines and deadlines listed on the SAI National Website at sai-national.org. Stay warm, my friends! Sincerely, Heather Davis, Editor 2 The 55th Grammy Awards recognized recordings featuring, from left, National Arts Associate Charles Bruffy and Honorary Members Renée Fleming and Deborah Voigt. Grammys Honor SAI Distinguished Members, Announce Educator Award O n Sunday, Feb. 10, right before this issue of PAN PIPES went to print, three Distinguished Members of SAI were honored at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles. The Recording Academy bestowed two Grammy Awards to Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen performed by the Kansas City Chorale, conducted by SAI National Arts Associate Charles Bruffy. The album won in the categories of Best Choral Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical. SAI Honorary Member Renée Fleming won a Best Classical Vocal Solo Grammy for Poèmes, a collection of works by of Ravel, Messiaen, and Dutilleux, performed with Orchestre National De France and Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France). SAI Honorary Member Deborah Voigt performed on Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen as performed by the Metropolitan Opera and conducted by James Levine. A lso during the ceremony, the Grammy Foundation announced its first Music Educator Award to recognize music educators for their contributions to our musical landscape and their positive influence on their students' musical experiences. The award is open to current U.S. music teachers from kindergarten through college, in public and private schools. Anyone can nominate a teacher — students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans and administrators — and teachers are also able to nominate themselves. Nominated teachers will be notified and invited to fill out an application. One winner will be selected from 10 finalists each year to be recognized for their remarkable impact on their students' lives. The first award will be presented in 2014. The winner will be flown to Los Angeles to accept the award, attend the Grammy Awards, and receive a $10,000 honorarium. The nine finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium. The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2013. To view guidelines and/or to submit nominations, visit grammymusicteacher.com. For additional opportunities, see page 36. PAN PIPES WINTER 2013 sai-national.org winter 13 PP.indd 2 2/12/2013 2:14:41 PM

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