Sigma Alpha Iota

2 Spring 2024 • sai-national.org D ear Members of Sigma Alpha Iota, Our days are getting longer, and we can finally feel aspects of spring in the air. There is more sunshine to enjoy and a profound sense of hope and renewal. It's a great time to set new goals and make plans for the future. I hope one of those goals is to attend our upcoming 2025 National Convention in Minneapolis, MN. As many of us have experienced, amazing things happen when our members come together to celebrate music and sisterhood. You get to share common experiences, take in some amazing performances, have a meaningful conversation with someone new, and walk away with a renewed sense of purpose in our great Fraternity. So come get "United in Music," and if you have a performance or workshop you would like to share, don't forget to submit an audition or proposal for consideration. Sticking with that theme of springtime goals and planning, don't forget to support our charitable arm, SAI Philanthropies, Inc. The Brick Initiative is in full swing. What better way to memorialize your chapter or role in the Fraternity than personalizing your own piece of SAI history. This program serves to improve and update the look of our National Headquarters while raising money to support the educational and charitable goals of our Fraternity. However, this is just one way that you can give back to the organization that gives us so much. Perhaps you are graduating from college this year and are interested in joining the 1903 Club. Perhaps you applied for a scholarship this spring and are looking to promote our organization abroad. Perhaps you've chosen to actively participate in our community of giving and joined the Symphony Society. However you choose to participate, know that it makes a difference and has an impact. This issue of Pan Pipes is literally heralding us into spring with the feature on the Alphorn. It's wonderful to read about the dedication these society members have to the instrument and what it symbolizes. In addition, there are write-ups on some amazing musicians and educators that have received grants from SAI Philanthropies, Inc. to further develop and support their chosen careers. This issue also commemorates the lives of notable SAIs and celebrates the amazing professional achievements of some of our members. The camaraderie and support of our members is visible as they attend various state music conferences around the county, and passionate stories share tales of empowerment and confidence. Don't forget to check out the article about metalcore music. Lastly, we journey around the world with our globetrotting members who have taken in the sights and appreciated or performed music. I found myself enamored with this eclectic issue, and I hope you do as well. I'd like to close this greeting with a little personal anecdote. I recently attended a performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at the Philadelphia Orchestra. I loved every note of it. I sang along. I beat out the rhythms on my legs. I bounced up and down in my seat to the different time signatures. I squealed with delight as a big wooden hammer struck one of the two gongs on stage. I was thoroughly annoying and completely unapologetic. I went into that concert hall weighed down by the stressful parts of life but left there renewed and filled with optimism and joy. As such, I hope each of you find your own "Carmina Burana" moment this spring. Much SAI Love, Jessica Chichester, National President A WORD FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT The Na onal Execu ve Board of Sigma Alpha Iota is reques ng submissions for performers and workshop presenters at the 2025 Na onal Conven on — "United in Music" — on July 17-21, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Par cipants must be members of Sigma Alpha Iota. Registra on for the conven on is required for applicants and no remunera on will be made for conven on expenses. Those chosen will be highlighted in the Conven on Program and in media leading up to the event. Conven on Workshop Proposals: • Sessions will be 1 hour in length • May be a panel discussion or an individual speaker • Proposals should be music or Fraternity related—be crea ve! • Deadline: September 1, 2024 Conven on Performers: • Submit audi ons via YouTube files (set to private) of solo or ensemble selec ons (vocal and/or instrumental) • Recordings should be no longer than 15 minutes in length • Deadline: May 1, 2024 Call for Performers and Workshop Presenters Call for Performers and Workshop Presenters for the 2025 SAI NATIONAL CONVENTION for the 2025 SAI NATIONAL CONVENTION Please complete the online applica on forms, available at: h ps://www.sai-na onal.org/resources/con2025.html Email ques ons and any accompanying files as needed to SAI Na onal Headquarters at : nh@sai-na onal.org

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