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62 Fall 2022 • sai-national.org Ellis Ellis Continued from page 25 Odéon" (129) proved he played in my Missouri hometown at a location now a parking lot. e second list itemized the dates he had performed works in his repertoire. Under Variations and Fugue on a eme by Handel, Op. 24, there were five lines, one for each date from 1897 to 1899. For example, the entry: "Berl. 97•x•7" meant a recital in Berlin on October 7, 1897. e third list was a seven-page typewritten list of his compositions. For many, Dohnányi had penned dates and locations of his work. Both Mozart and Suzuki composed Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star variations. Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune (inscribed "for the joy of friends of humour, and for the annoyance of others") is his most well- known piece. Let me suggest watching "Dohnányi - e Pianist" with host and producer Alan Walker. Accessible on YouTube, this 1966 BBC program is still relevant today. James A. Grymes also edited another noteworthy volume, Perspectives on Edward von Dohnányi (Scarecrow Press, 2005), which honors his life. Referred to as "the last of the Titans" in his obituary, Dohnányi composed more than forty works. ere was no time for me to visit his grave at Roselawn Cemetery in Tallahassee, but on the way to the airport for my return flight, I asked the Uber driver to make a detour. It wasn't difficult to find 568 Beverly Court because a tall black sign with white lettering — one side in English, the other in Hungarian — identified the address as the composer's last residence, formerly the Dohnányi Research Center. Today scholars can do research in the Dohnányi archives at Florida State University as well as the archives (mainly in Hungarian) at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. Jayne I. Hanlin is an initiate of Alpha Omicron and current member of the St. Louis Alumnae chapter. Mrs. Hanlin, the sister of famed pianist Malcolm Frager, is the co-author of Learning Latin Through Mythology (Cambridge University Press, 1991). Terri Ellis Terri Ellis was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the eta Iota Chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in May. Terri Ellis is a retired public school music educator who lives in Platteville, WI. She continues to serve as an adjunct flute instructor at UW-Platteville and teaches flute and piano in her home studio. She serves as a church organist and pianist at First English Lutheran Church, as an accompanist for the Platteville Children's Choirs, and is a long-time member of the Platteville Chorale and Platteville Chorale Board. In 2020, she was named President of the Platteville Chorale Board. She enjoys additional service opportunities in the community as a member of the Platteville Optimist Club and its Executive Board, the Lutheran Campus Ministry Board, and is active member in the Platteville CT Chapter of P.E.O. International. She performs in the UW-Platteville Symphony Band, with the River City Trio as flutist, and in pit orchestras for musicals in local theater productions around Southwest Wisconsin. Ellis is a pillar in the Platteville music community and is an encouragement to students who have the honor of knowing her. Distinguished Members DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS Chapters may nominate a person for initiation as a Distinguished Member. Distinguished Memberships of four types are offered by the Fraternity: Member Laureate A collegiate initiated member of the Fraternity who has achieved international distinction in the music profession. She may be a performer, composer, teacher, author, musicologist, or philanthropist. Honorary Member A woman who has achieved international distinction in the music profession who is not an initiated member of Sigma Alpha Iota. She may be a performer, composer, teacher, author, musicologist, or philanthropist. National Arts Associate A person who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts. Friend of the Arts A person who is supportive of and actively involved in the arts at a local or regional level.

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