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sai-natiOnal.ORg WintER 2014 PAN PIPES 21 The Award: A $5,000 grant to a member of Sigma Alpha Iota for the purpose of advancing her career in performance. She must be preparing for a concert career and demonstrate career potential. Grant funds must be used for advanced study, coaching, or other purposes directly related to the development of a professional performing career. Eligibility: • Member of Sigma Alpha Iota, initiated as a collegiate student, in good standing • Must have undergraduate degree as of application deadline • Applicants must not be under professional management • Vocalists no older than 35, instrumentalists no older than 32, as of application deadline Deadline: Submit application materials and CD by March 15, 2014. To Apply: Required repertoire, guidelines, and application link are available online at www.sai-national.org. Dr. Paula Neihouse Moseman, Director, Career Performance Grant • email: paula.neihouse@gmail.com National Headquarters • email: nh@sai-national.org • phone: 828-251-0606 2015: Piano, Harpsichord, Organ & Percussion 2016: Voice 2014: Strings, Woodwinds & Brass BILLy JOEl (Pianist, singer, and songwriter; born May 9, 1949 in New York, NY) "In the Seventies and Eighties, Billy Joel was rivaled only by Elton John as a piano-pounding hit machine," declared Rolling Stone. "Joel has tried his hand at rock & roll, new wave, hard- edged dance fare, 1960s nostalgia, and political statements. e through line in his music is a melodicism derived from Tin Pan Alley and the Beatles. " A six-time Grammy Award winner and 23-time nominee, Billy Joel is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. sHIrLey maCLaIne (Actress; born April 24, 1934, in Richmond, VA) "Some performers are absolutely indelible. We fall early and we fall hard for them and we follow them for the rest of their lives. at's our Shirl." at is one besotted fan's explanation for Shirley MacLaine's dazzling reign as one of cinema's most cherished stars. at particular fan just happens to be Meryl Streep, a 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree and MacLaine's Postcards from the Edge co-star. CaRlOs santana (Musician and songwriter; born July 20, 1947, in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico) Passion, soul, and that elusive thing called sabor (loosely defined as "flavor or taste") come through the music of Carlos Santana. His is always a surprising sound, ahead of its time--true world music before the term was even invented, but uniquely American in its multicultural reach. "Two things about Santana never go out of style," according to Rolling Stone, "the spiritual and the sensual." It is easy to hear why. Anointed "one of rock's true virtuosos and guiding lights," in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, Santana is an artist who transcends musical genres and touches the heart across all generations. — Compiled from Kennedy Center, NEA, and SAI reports KENNEDY continued from page 11

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