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Deadlines for submission are as follows:
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FRONT COVER
Honorary Member Dolly Parton
in a 1970 press photo.
A Publication of
Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.,
the charitable arm of Sigma Alpha Iota
International Music Fraternity
Fall 2026 Volume 119, Number 1
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,
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Email to nh@sai-national.org.
ANGELA C. SILVER
Editor
GREGORY DICKENS
Publications Manager
and Art Director
CHRISTINE BRUNS
Executive Director
and Business Manager
JESSICA CHICHESTER
SAI National President
TRACEY WYGAL
WITHROW
Chairman,
SAI Philanthropies, Inc.
PAN PIPES
Contributors
JAYNE I. HANLIN
KATHI BOWER
PETERSON
REBEKAH MCAULIFFE
HOLLIS THOMS
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S A I A F F I L I A T I O N S
American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum
American Music Therapy Association
American String Teachers Association
Fraternity Communications Association
International Alliance for Women in Music
International Women's Brass Conference
League of American Orchestras
Maud Powell Society for Music and Education
NAfME: National Association for Music Education
National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (NANM)
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS)
National Federation of Music Clubs
National Interfraternity Music Council
National Music Council
Professional Fraternity Association
Society for American Music
Women Band Directors International
CORRECTION
In the Summer 2026 issue, the photo
caption for Time for Three was incorrect.
Members are, from left, Charles Yang,
Ranaan Meyer, and Nick Kendall.
