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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 Soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, of the Rochester Alumnae Chapter - story, page 18. 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 Spring 2022 Volume 114, Number 3 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, What a joy it is to know that in just a few short months we will be holding our 50th National Convention in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Sheraton-Greensboro Koury Convention Center on July 28th–August 1st. I have missed being in person with my sisters and am incredibly excited that we can celebrate our love of music together. Several articles in this issue of PAN PIPES highlight many of the events that will be taking place at Convention. We will be hosting outstanding performers, composers, and presenters during our five days in Greensboro. Our Composer/Judges — Andrea Clearfield and Amy Ribs Mills — have written some amazing pieces which will be performed at the IAMA Premier Concert on Friday night, July 29th. We will also have the world premiere of this year's winning composition. We are excited to host saxophonist Dr. Susan Fancher and pianist Dr. Suzanne Polak who will be performing on our Philanthropies Benefit Concert, to take place Saturday evening, July 30th. In addition to these performers, we have several inspiring keynote speakers as well as over thirty workshops planned for this Convention. It will be difficult to choose which ones to attend. Shopping for your favorite SAI paraphernalia will also be available throughout Convention from Herff Jones, our Official Jeweler, and SAI's Whistle Shop by Coastal Greek. Don't forget to bring extra money for those special items sold by our chapters at Phlea-Phlam, which takes place first thing on Saturday morning. I guarantee that this is a Convention you do not want to miss! Reflecting back on the past ten years as National President I continue to be amazed at the steadfast love and devotion our members have for our Fraternity. I sincerely thank the members of the National Executive Board, past and present, for their hard work in keeping SAI thriving through successes and challenges. I look forward to seeing what our future brings. 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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