Sigma Alpha Iota

PAN PIPES welcomes new article submissions and ideas. Email inquiries to Christine Bruns at SAIPanPipesEditor@gmail.com. Deadlines for submission are as follows: S P R I N G : January 15 S U M M E R : April 15 FA L L : August 15 W I N T E R : November 15 S U B M I S S I O N D E A D L I N E S F RO N T C OV E R The renovated Pan's Cottage at MacDowell Jonathan Gourlay, courtesy of MacDowell A Publication of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., A Publication of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., the charitable arm of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity the charitable arm of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity Winter 2022 Volume 114, Number 2 Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity was organized in 1903 "to form chapters of music students and alumnae who have a sincere interest in music and uphold the highest standards of music; to further the development of music in America and throughout the world." Its journal PAN PIPES (ISSN-0889-7581) is published four times a year, in Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, by Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., One Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Periodicals postage paid at Asheville, NC, and at additional mailing offices. The subscription price is $30.00 a year, $35.00 for Canadian and foreign subscriptions, $5.00 per single issue. Send subscriptions, correspondence of a general nature, and changes of address to the National Headquarters in Asheville. Printed in the United States of America. Postmaster: Send address changes to PAN PIPES, Sigma Alpha Iota National Headquarters, One Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Email to nh@sai-national.org. instagram.com/sai_nh twitter.com/SAINH facebook.com/ sigmaalphaiotafraternity linkedin.com Search: Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity D ear Members of Sigma Alpha Iota, Happy New Year, and welcome to an exciting year in SAI! In just a few short months, we will be gathering in Greensboro, NC for our 50 th National Convention. The musical performers and workshop topics promise to be amazing! Be sure to watch the fraternity's website, along with emails and social media postings, for the latest announcements regarding registration and more. Don't miss out on that early bird rate, which ends on May 31, 2022. I suggest you find a comfortable spot to read this edition of PAN PIPES; once you start, you won't want to put it down until you've turned to the last page. We are all introduced to Pan's Cottage at MacDowell as part of our Member-in-Training studies. At our 2018 National Convention, we successfully raised over $100,000 for the cottage, which went towards its much needed renovations. Those renovations are now complete, as evidenced by the beautiful pictures found on the front and back covers of this edition! What an amazing achievement for SAI and our members in committing to that goal and successfully accomplishing it in record time. As you read through this issue, you will find various articles which highlight events at our Convention. The schedule on Friday includes our Welcome Luncheon, where we will listen to the UMKC Community Accordion Ensemble. Our 2022 International American Music Awards (IAMA) Composition Competition Concert will take place that evening, with the world premieres of both the winning composition as well as works written specifically for this concert by our composer- judges. This issue also pays tribute to several fraternity leaders who recently passed away. We were so very lucky to have Dixie Lou Morris serve SAI as the NVP Extension from 1978-1987. Meliné Markarian was a prime example of giving back to the fraternity she loved, by serving on the SAI Philanthropies, Inc. Board. What amazing ladies Dixie Lou and Meliné were, supporting SAI for their entire lifetime. They will be sorely missed. My wish for everyone is that 2022 will be a prosperous and uplifting year! We not only survived a world-wide pandemic, but we overcame it through determination, dedication, and sheer willpower. As we start to come back to being together in person, I ask that you revisit the pledge you took upon your initiation into our beloved fraternity and continue your commitment to SAI now and for the remainder of your life. Fraternally, Leslie Odom Miller, National President A WORD FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT CHRISTINE BRUNS CHRISTINE BRUNS Editor GREGORY DICKENS GREGORY DICKENS Publications Manager and Art Director LESLIE ODOM MILLER LESLIE ODOM MILLER SAI National President HEIDI FRANKSON HEIDI FRANKSON Chairman, SAI Philanthropies, Inc. RUTH SIEBER JOHNSON RUTH SIEBER JOHNSON Executive Director and Business Manager PAN PIPES PAN PIPES CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS ROBERT BRUNS JAYNE I. HANLIN KATHI BOWER PETERSON STEPHANIE RILEY HOLLIS THOMS One Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 (828) 251-0606 • nh@sai-national.org • sai-national.org

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