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PAN PIPES • WINTER 2016 • sai-national.org 2 Dear Readers, Aer a slow start to the season for many of us, winter has finally arrived and is making its presence known while I write this, with snow storms happening all around the country. It's the perfect time to sit back with a warm beverage and enjoy this 2016 Winter issue of PAN PIPES! It's jam-packed with a variety of articles, reviews, and updates. e 67th Annual American Composers Update was compiled through the tireless efforts of the Composer Bureau's Director, Dr. Susan Cohn Lackman, and is available as a separate publication online. In honor of this, composer Hollis oms presents a study of the future of classical music in America, and IAMA Director Sara Bong shares a reflection on the 2015 Composition Competition at the SAI National Convention. As we start a new triennium, we are pleased to introduce you to the new SAI Philanthropies, Inc. Board of Directors, Area Coordinators, and Grant, Project, and Scholarship Directors. is issue also features news and stories about our Sigma Alpha Iota members who were busy with a number of projects and events these past few months. I caught up with alumna Deborah Miller to talk about her experience with the Ms. Senior America Pageant, where she has been able to successfully combine her musical background and passion for senior fitness. Dr. Anna Hersey wrote about her amazing experience in Sweden this summer at a voice seminar, thanks in part to an SAI Professional Development/Education Grant, and Meghan Brooks shares a bit about her weeks with the SAI Kennedy Center Internship. Additional features include a visit to the Hartenberger Instrument Collection in St. Louis by our regular contributor Jayne Hanlin, new book reviews by Friend of the Arts Robert Bruns, and a special memorial article about late great opera star, Mattiwilda Dobbs. And there's more! As I said, this issue is a full one. We are always looking for even more to share with our readers and new personnel to volunteer their time and writing skills to PAN PIPES. Do you have an idea for an article or interview? Is there a great resource or new piece of music technology you would like to write about? If so, please contact me at SAIPanPipesEditor@gmail.com so we can discuss your potential involvement. I can't wait to hear from you! SAI Roses, Christine Bruns Editor EDITOR'S NOTES SAIs who attended the Summer 2015 Eastern Music Festival as students gathered for frozen yogurt, talking about their different chapters and sharing ideas for service projects and musicales. From left, SAI Scholarship recipient Tammy Vaughn, trumpet; Rachelle Huffman, French horn; Ellen Dauk, violin; SAI Scholarship recipient Laura Yawney, oboe; and SAI Undergraduate Scholarships Director Karen Birch Blundell. e Eastern Music Festival (EMF) is held in Greensboro, NC each summer for dedicated, young artists between the ages of 14 and 23. With 80 faculty musicians working closely with the 200 attendees, students are able to have a unique and highly personal musical experience. Lessons, masterclasses, chamber music coaching, theory classes, and more are offered throughout the month long festival, and numerous public performances are held. A number of SAI members were in attendance this past year. FOR MORE INFORMATION about EMF, visit easternmusicfestival.org