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ImportantConventionDeadlines

Program Ad ReservationsApril 30

Nominations for InternationalExecutive BoardJune 1 EXTENDED

Convention RegistrationJune 1

Nominations for Convention-Year AwardsJune 15

Hotel Registration at SpecialConvention RateJuly 5

In December I watched the 36th Kennedy CenterHonors program that recognized five outstandingartists, of whom three are musicians: pop star BillyJoel, jazz great Herbie Hancock, and opera divaMartina Arroyo. It reminded me that the languageof music takes many forms and it’s no wondermusic can touch us in so many ways. It wasdelightful to see the look of awe on Billy Joel’sface during the Martina Arroyo presentation andwatch Ms. Arroyo singing along with everyone elseduring the Billy Joel presentation. Two very diverseforms of music, yet accomplished artists in each formwere touched by the music of the other.

As I travel to various parts of the country and meet collegiates and alumni, Irealize that our membership includes musicians who study and participate inmany different kinds of music. Each of us can excel in some and be not-so-great in others. This is one of the special things about Mu Phi Epsilon: thetie that binds us is our understanding and appreciation that music speaks toeveryone in an individual and special way. As Mu Phis, we reach out to theworld with our music to enrich the lives of others, knowing that one doesn’thave to be a musical scholar to be touched by music. We have the best ofboth worlds by understanding how music is created and by giving joy andappreciation through sharing it with others.

It’s easy to forget, in our daily hustle and bustle, how much music touchesand unites us. In days past, we had record collections, then CD collections,and now we pack our computers and phones with so much music we mightnever have to listen to the same song twice. And there is music for everymood and every occasion. We can turn the volume up high with livelyrhythms to keep us moving. We have music that takes intangible,inexpressible feelings and turns them into words or melodies that makesense. We count on music to cheer us up as well as share the sadness withinus. Whether we feel lonely, happy, or ecstatic, there is music to soothe us,comfort us, and energize us. Just let the music play.

We Mu Phis believe without a shadow of doubt that music is indeed thenoblest of all the arts, a source of much that is good, just and beautiful. Sowhen we come together this summer in Sacramento for our convention, let’sremember that we have much to share and celebrate, and depart theconvention knowing more deeply than ever that we are part of somethingvery special.

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President’s Message

visit us online @muphiepsilon.org

Rosemary AmesInternational President

Chapter Milestones . . . . . . . .4Ann Arbor Alumni and LincolnAlumni celebrate significantanniversaries and Zeta Upsilon is installed.

Call for IEB Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

ACME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Opera by late ACME honoreeZenobia Perry to be revived inMay.

Cover Feature:Sterling Patron . . . . . . . . . . .8Meet Bill Lively, fundraiserextraordinaire

Convention 2014 . . . . . . . . .10Featured artists plus informationabout convention choir, song-book, and more.

Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Thoughts from fraternity leadersabout Mu Phi Epsilon’s future,plus your opportunity to weigh in.

Mu Phi Leaders . . . . . . . . . .13Who are the Fourth and Fifth VicePresidents and what do they do?Last in a series.

Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Golden Opportunity grantapplication; scholarship winnercommissions new works; call for new board members

Applause & Encore . . . . . .16News from members andchapters.

International Corner . . . . . .18Thoughts on arts education and the community of music-making.

Final Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

District Directors . . . . . . . . .22

Executive Officers . . . . . . . .23

Convention Insider . . . . . . .24Tips from the convention chair on making the most of your visit to Sacramento.

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DESIGN & PRODUCTIONCorinne [email protected]

PROOFREADER Doris Braun

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Fraternity Mission Statement: Mu Phi Epsilon International Professional MusicFraternity is a coeducational fraternity whose aim is the advancement of music inthe community, nation, and world through the promotion of musicianship,scholarship, and music education, with emphasis on service through music.

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2 THE TRIANGLE | Winter 2014

ImportantConventionDeadlines

Program Ad ReservationsApril 30

Nominations for InternationalExecutive BoardJune 1 EXTENDED

Convention RegistrationJune 1

Nominations for Convention-Year AwardsJune 15

Hotel Registration at SpecialConvention RateJuly 5

In December I watched the 36th Kennedy CenterHonors program that recognized five outstandingartists, of whom three are musicians: pop star BillyJoel, jazz great Herbie Hancock, and opera divaMartina Arroyo. It reminded me that the languageof music takes many forms and it’s no wondermusic can touch us in so many ways. It wasdelightful to see the look of awe on Billy Joel’sface during the Martina Arroyo presentation andwatch Ms. Arroyo singing along with everyone elseduring the Billy Joel presentation. Two very diverseforms of music, yet accomplished artists in each formwere touched by the music of the other.

As I travel to various parts of the country and meet collegiates and alumni, Irealize that our membership includes musicians who study and participate inmany different kinds of music. Each of us can excel in some and be not-so-great in others. This is one of the special things about Mu Phi Epsilon: thetie that binds us is our understanding and appreciation that music speaks toeveryone in an individual and special way. As Mu Phis, we reach out to theworld with our music to enrich the lives of others, knowing that one doesn’thave to be a musical scholar to be touched by music. We have the best ofboth worlds by understanding how music is created and by giving joy andappreciation through sharing it with others.

It’s easy to forget, in our daily hustle and bustle, how much music touchesand unites us. In days past, we had record collections, then CD collections,and now we pack our computers and phones with so much music we mightnever have to listen to the same song twice. And there is music for everymood and every occasion. We can turn the volume up high with livelyrhythms to keep us moving. We have music that takes intangible,inexpressible feelings and turns them into words or melodies that makesense. We count on music to cheer us up as well as share the sadness withinus. Whether we feel lonely, happy, or ecstatic, there is music to soothe us,comfort us, and energize us. Just let the music play.

We Mu Phis believe without a shadow of doubt that music is indeed thenoblest of all the arts, a source of much that is good, just and beautiful. Sowhen we come together this summer in Sacramento for our convention, let’sremember that we have much to share and celebrate, and depart theconvention knowing more deeply than ever that we are part of somethingvery special.

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President’s Message

visit us online @muphiepsilon.org

Rosemary AmesInternational President

In 1923 a group of loyal Lincoln-area Mu Phis, many ofwhom were Mu Gammas at the University of Nebraska,established the Lincoln Alumni chapter. Over thesubsequent ninety years the group has supported MuGamma and later Beta Pi in many ways includingannual student scholarships, hosted a nationalconvention, introduced the local arts community to MuPhi competition winners, and supported other localmusic endeavors. In 1968 Beta Pi was installed atNebraska Wesleyan University and has distinguisheditself on campus for forty-five years. So it seemedappropriate to mark two chapters’ significantanniversaries with a unique celebration.

The weekend of October 25-27, 2013 was devoted to theevent that featured two invited headliners:International President Rosemary Ames andpianist/pedagogue Nelita True (Gamma, RochesterAlumni, ACME), who were honored to be interviewed onNebraska Public Radio. The weekend opened Fridayevening with a formal banquet for alumni, withextensive memorabilia, personal reflections on thechapter’s history, and a champagne toast.

On Saturday collegiates and alumni participated in aDistrict Conference facilitated by District Director NC3Liana Sandin (Beta Pi, Lincoln Alumni), withactivities including training, a Beta Pi initiationceremony, and a pizza party. Dr. True gave publicworkshops and associated events in Omaha and Lincoln,

co-sponsoredrespectively bythe Universityof Nebraska/Omaha andthe LincolnMusic Teachers Association.

A recital by alumni and collegiate members was theweekend’s grand finale. The program featured works byMu Phi composers Carolee Curtright, Emma LouDiemer, Alice Jordan, and Jean Henderson (BetaPi, Lincoln Alumni) including For Mu Phi Epsilon forpiano, bassoon, and SSA choir, written especially for theanniversary celebration by Henderson and LincolnAlumni poet Joy Maag (Mu Gamma). The choir wasLincoln Alumni’s Adelaide Singers, named for a latechapter member who encouraged outreach concerts atarea retirement and assisted-living communities.

Feature photo: Lincoln Alumni members at formal banquet.Back (l-r): Karen Howland (Beta Pi), Joy Maag (Mu Gamma),Carol Meyer (Beta Pi), Diana Warner (Phi Pi), Liana Sandin(Beta Pi), Joan Reist (Mu Gamma), Jean Henderson (Beta Pi),Susie Cook (Mu Gamma), Wanda Mandigo (Mu Gamma), JanBrown (Beta Pi), Connie Heckman (Mu Gamma). Front:Barbara Jones (Beta Pi), Ginny Parker (Mu Gamma), RuthStephenson (Gamma), Barbara Brant (Beta Pi).

Inset photo: Nelita True presented a pedagogy master classfor local area piano teachers.

Chapter MilestonesChapter Milestones

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Lincoln Alumni Celebrate 90 Years with Weekend of EventsBy Sheri Ericksen (Beta Pi, Lincoln Alumni)



The Ann Arbor Alumni chapter held two anniversaryevents in 2013: an April 9 public concert “Music with AnnArbor Connections: Celebrating 100 Years” and a GalaLuncheon on September 22, the same date as the originalchapter installation. The public concert featured music byeleven Michigan composersincluding eight chapter members.Heather Huber (EpsilonLambda), Laurel Federbush(Gamma), and Gail Jennings(Gamma) performed their owncompositions. Also on theprogram were Riding Past Grief,a song cycle set to poems writtenby chapter president DeborahRebeck Ash, and uniquetranscriptions for handbells andflute choir. A chapter choir(pictured, top) also performed.

The luncheon attracted over eighty people. To emphasizethe chapter’s connections in the community, honoredattendees included representatives from area universities,musical societies, and performing ensembles. InternationalPresident Rosemary Ames also attended as did PulitzerPrize-winning composer William Bolcom and wife JoanMorris, who as a duo performed music from 1913, and thechapter’s immediate past president Nancy Murphy(Gamma), who gave a presentation about the group’shistory. A commemorative program book honored thechapter’s fifty-year members, with thoughts from many

chapter members and a stunning centerfold timeline ofnotable chapter events. Much chapter memorabilia was ondisplay, including a 1940 Cincinnati convention programbook autographed by fraternity founders Dr. WinthropSterling and Elizabeth Mathias Fuqua.

The chapter has a rich history ofcommunity participation throughyearly public concerts for arearetirement centers and hospitals,and of support for Mu Phicollegiates through scholarshipawards. It looks forward to asecond century of servicethrough music.Commemorative/concertprograms are online atmuphiepsilon.org/annarbor.

Ann Arbor AlumniOne Hundred Years of Music, Influence, and InvolvementBy Deborah Rebeck Ash, Gamma Omicron, Ann Arbor Alumni

Deborah Ash, Rosemary Ames, Nancy Murphy

Seven chapter presidents attended the Gala Luncheon.Seated: Carolyn Austin (l), Chloris Patrick.

Standing (l-r): Sue Owen Bissiri, Karen Madsen, Michele Derr,Nancy Murphy, Deborah Rebeck Ash.

In 1923 a group of loyal Lincoln-area Mu Phis, many ofwhom were Mu Gammas at the University of Nebraska,established the Lincoln Alumni chapter. Over thesubsequent ninety years the group has supported MuGamma and later Beta Pi in many ways includingannual student scholarships, hosted a nationalconvention, introduced the local arts community to MuPhi competition winners, and supported other localmusic endeavors. In 1968 Beta Pi was installed atNebraska Wesleyan University and has distinguisheditself on campus for forty-five years. So it seemedappropriate to mark two chapters’ significantanniversaries with a unique celebration.

The weekend of October 25-27, 2013 was devoted to theevent that featured two invited headliners:International President Rosemary Ames andpianist/pedagogue Nelita True (Gamma, RochesterAlumni, ACME), who were honored to be interviewed onNebraska Public Radio. The weekend opened Fridayevening with a formal banquet for alumni, withextensive memorabilia, personal reflections on thechapter’s history, and a champagne toast.

On Saturday collegiates and alumni participated in aDistrict Conference facilitated by District Director NC3Liana Sandin (Beta Pi, Lincoln Alumni), withactivities including training, a Beta Pi initiationceremony, and a pizza party. Dr. True gave publicworkshops and associated events in Omaha and Lincoln,

co-sponsoredrespectively bythe Universityof Nebraska/Omaha andthe LincolnMusic Teachers Association.

A recital by alumni and collegiate members was theweekend’s grand finale. The program featured works byMu Phi composers Carolee Curtright, Emma LouDiemer, Alice Jordan, and Jean Henderson (BetaPi, Lincoln Alumni) including For Mu Phi Epsilon forpiano, bassoon, and SSA choir, written especially for theanniversary celebration by Henderson and LincolnAlumni poet Joy Maag (Mu Gamma). The choir wasLincoln Alumni’s Adelaide Singers, named for a latechapter member who encouraged outreach concerts atarea retirement and assisted-living communities.

Feature photo: Lincoln Alumni members at formal banquet.Back (l-r): Karen Howland (Beta Pi), Joy Maag (Mu Gamma),Carol Meyer (Beta Pi), Diana Warner (Phi Pi), Liana Sandin(Beta Pi), Joan Reist (Mu Gamma), Jean Henderson (Beta Pi),Susie Cook (Mu Gamma), Wanda Mandigo (Mu Gamma), JanBrown (Beta Pi), Connie Heckman (Mu Gamma). Front:Barbara Jones (Beta Pi), Ginny Parker (Mu Gamma), RuthStephenson (Gamma), Barbara Brant (Beta Pi).

Inset photo: Nelita True presented a pedagogy master classfor local area piano teachers.


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Lincoln Alumni Celebrate 90 Years with Weekend of EventsBy Sheri Ericksen (Beta Pi, Lincoln Alumni)

Opera by late ACME honoree to berevived in MayTawawa House by Zenobia Perry Set in Civil War Period

An opera by late Gamma Eta member and ACMEhonoree Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-2004) willbe presented in a fully-staged, costumed, andchoreographed production by the Townsend OperaPlayers on May 2 and 4, 2014 at the Gallo ArtsCenter in Modesto, CA. Tawawa House is thecaptivating tale of an unusual resort hotel in 1850sOhio that played an important role in theUnderground Railroad. Staff and guests of the 200-room hotel included escaped slaves, freed slaves, and mixed-racechildren of white Southern slave owners. This lyric American opera offersa glimpse into a pivotal aspect of U.S. history immediately before andduring the Civil War.

Perry wrote the libretto and composed original music for the opera,which also included many of her arrangements of traditional spirituals assung by her grandfather, a former slave. Workingwith Perry’s original hand-written sketches, scores,and parts with pencil corrections, Los Angeles-basedcomposer Jeannie Gayle Pool and West VirginiaUniversity faculty member Janis-Rozena Peri havecollaborated to restore, revise, and orchestrate theopera. Peri is Zenobia Perry’s daughter and sang

the soprano lead role “Fanny” in a 1985 Ohio production of Tawawa House. Pool also wrotethe biography American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry: Race and Gender in the 20th

Century, which was reviewed in the winter 2010 Triangle (Vol. 103, No. 4, p. 7).

Composer Deon Nielsen Price (Gamma, Los Angeles Alumni, ACME) writes of TanawaHouse: “This historical story has great and inspirational relevance for today’s social concerns. Zenobia,a member of Dayton Alumni and chapter advisor at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, knew the musicand the history firsthand. As a labor of love, Dr. Pool spent most of 2013 studying the five different versions of theopera, editing the libretto, and copying the vocal/piano score and orchestration.” The upcoming 2014 production,to be performed with live orchestra, will be the world premiere of the new Pool orchestration and revised score.Learn more about Perry at zenobiapowellperry.org.

Cover FCover FeatureeatureACME — ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, MUSICOLOGISTS & EDUCATORSFuzzbones | Dreamstime.com Title: Pencils

A Message from the ACME Co-ChairsACME honorees, we want to hear from you! Every issue of The Triangle includes a column devoted to recentactivities and accomplishments of our ACME honorees. But we can’t tell the world unless you tell us first. Pleasetake a moment to email ACME co-chairs Arietha Lockhart and Mary Au with news about your latest performances,publications, awards, and other achievements. Article-length submittals (200-600 words) are also welcome, as arehigh-resolution, color photos of your activities. Then look forward to seeing your name in print!

ACME Co-ChairsArietha Lockhart, Beta Gamma, Atlanta Alumni, 404-291-5162, [email protected]

Mary Au, Mu Nu, Los Angeles Alumni, 323-666-2603, [email protected]

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Courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society

At noon on a sunny but chilly California day,alumni and collegiates gathered at the home ofLos Angeles Alumni member Janice Feinstein(Gamma Sigma) to initiate eight Zeta Upsilonmembers (six collegiates and two faculty) andinstall the new chapter at Santa Monica Collegewith ten charter members. Chapter officers werealso installed. Several other Los Angeles Alumnimembers participated in the ritual along withLauren Cabral (Mu Nu), District DirectorPSW1 Ruth Cucci (Gamma Sigma, PalosVerdes/South Bay Alumni), International ThirdVice President Lenita McCallum, andInternational President Rosemary Ames.

The chapter was prepared for the rituals andknew “Our Triangle” well. Chapter officers werealso installed. After photographs andcongratulations, a lively and lovely luncheonwas served by the Los Angeles Alumni chapter.Because the initiation fell right in the middle offinals and juries, the new initiates did not perform adedicated recital for the alumni, but their musicalachievements were documented by recent schoolrecitals. The Los Angeles Alumni held their monthlymeeting after the luncheon with a performance by guestartist Bryan Pezzone.

Two more collegiate candidates could not attend but wereinitiated after finals. Mu Phi Epsilon congratulates allmembers of Zeta Upsilon and welcomes them to our circleof Music, Friendship, and Harmony, with special thanksto Janice Feinstein for leading the way.



Welcome our newest chapterZeta Upsilon Installed December 8

Call for Nominations: International Officers for 2014-2017 TrienniumDeadline: June 1, 2014 EXTENDED!

In accordance with the International Bylaws of Mu Phi Epsilon, a Screening Committee of three members has beenappointed to receive names of prospective candidates for International Office and investigate their eligibility andavailability. The International Offices are:

International President1st Vice President, Extension Officer2nd Vice President, Collegiate Advisor3rd Vice President, Alumni Advisor4th Vice President, Music Advisor5th Vice President, Eligibility Advisor

Eligibility and duties of the International Officers are listed in Article III of the Bylaws (revised 2011), and theiractivities have been further described in this and similar recent Triangle articles.

Nomination(s) should be sent on a prescribed form to the screening committee member representing your chapter’sregion. The committee members are B. Jean Johnson, Eastern Region; Wynona Lipsett, Central Region; and MaryMalm, Western Region. Their contact information is on the nomination form, which is in the convention registrationpacket mailed to your chapter or may be obtained from the IEO.

Opera by late ACME honoree to berevived in MayTawawa House by Zenobia Perry Set in Civil War Period

An opera by late Gamma Eta member and ACMEhonoree Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-2004) willbe presented in a fully-staged, costumed, andchoreographed production by the Townsend OperaPlayers on May 2 and 4, 2014 at the Gallo ArtsCenter in Modesto, CA. Tawawa House is thecaptivating tale of an unusual resort hotel in 1850sOhio that played an important role in theUnderground Railroad. Staff and guests of the 200-room hotel included escaped slaves, freed slaves, and mixed-racechildren of white Southern slave owners. This lyric American opera offersa glimpse into a pivotal aspect of U.S. history immediately before andduring the Civil War.

Perry wrote the libretto and composed original music for the opera,which also included many of her arrangements of traditional spirituals assung by her grandfather, a former slave. Workingwith Perry’s original hand-written sketches, scores,and parts with pencil corrections, Los Angeles-basedcomposer Jeannie Gayle Pool and West VirginiaUniversity faculty member Janis-Rozena Peri havecollaborated to restore, revise, and orchestrate theopera. Peri is Zenobia Perry’s daughter and sang

the soprano lead role “Fanny” in a 1985 Ohio production of Tawawa House. Pool also wrotethe biography American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry: Race and Gender in the 20th

Century, which was reviewed in the winter 2010 Triangle (Vol. 103, No. 4, p. 7).

Composer Deon Nielsen Price (Gamma, Los Angeles Alumni, ACME) writes of TanawaHouse: “This historical story has great and inspirational relevance for today’s social concerns. Zenobia,a member of Dayton Alumni and chapter advisor at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, knew the musicand the history firsthand. As a labor of love, Dr. Pool spent most of 2013 studying the five different versions of theopera, editing the libretto, and copying the vocal/piano score and orchestration.” The upcoming 2014 production,to be performed with live orchestra, will be the world premiere of the new Pool orchestration and revised score.Learn more about Perry at zenobiapowellperry.org.

Cover FCover FeatureeatureACME — ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, MUSICOLOGISTS & EDUCATORSFuzzbones | Dreamstime.com Title: Pencils

A Message from the ACME Co-ChairsACME honorees, we want to hear from you! Every issue of The Triangle includes a column devoted to recentactivities and accomplishments of our ACME honorees. But we can’t tell the world unless you tell us first. Pleasetake a moment to email ACME co-chairs Arietha Lockhart and Mary Au with news about your latest performances,publications, awards, and other achievements. Article-length submittals (200-600 words) are also welcome, as arehigh-resolution, color photos of your activities. Then look forward to seeing your name in print!

ACME Co-ChairsArietha Lockhart, Beta Gamma, Atlanta Alumni, 404-291-5162, [email protected]

Mary Au, Mu Nu, Los Angeles Alumni, 323-666-2603, [email protected]

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Courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society

Mu Phi EpsilonInternational Professional Music Fraternity

bestows the honor ofSterling Patron

uponWilliam H. Lively

Widely recognized as a foremost music educator, band director, and administrator at both thehigh school and university levels, as the founding president and CEO of the Dallas, TX AT&TPerforming Arts Center, and extraordinary fund raiser for Southern Methodist University, NorthTexas State University, Super Bowl XLV and the National Geographic Society, thus making

outstanding contributions to the musical, cultural and artistic life of this nation.

______________________International President

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Biographical SummaryFundraiser ExtraordinaireA Dallas native, William H. Lively earned a Bachelor ofMusic degree from Southern Methodist University(SMU) in 1965 and a Master of Education degree fromNorth Texas State University (now University of NorthTexas) in 1970. A music teacher and band director in hisearliest career years, he went on to serve for twenty-fiveyears on the faculty and in the administration of SMU,including seven years as the University’s vice presidentof development, alumni relations, communications, andlecture programs. He was the architect and director of adevelopment campaign that yielded more than $550million for the university.

Building on his fundraising success, in the 2000s Livelywas the founding president and CEO of the AT&T

Performing Arts Center in Dallas. He spearheaded afundraising effort that garnered more than $340 millionto design and build the Center’s four venues: WinspearOpera House, Wyly Theatre, Strauss Amphitheatre, andSammons Park. His love for music and the arts, visionfor the city’s cultural future, and fundraising prowesshave helped make Dallas a mecca for qualityperformance and learning.

Lively later served as president and CEO of the NorthTexas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and as vicechancellor of the University of North Texas System,raising many millions for both. In 2012 Bill joined theNational Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., assenior vice president for development. He completed histasks with the society in late 2013 and soon moved backto Dallas. An avid mountain climber, Lively has scaledAfrica’s Mount Kilimanjaro, Grand Teton in Wyomingand many of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks. He nowdivides his time between Texas and Colorado.

Look in the next Triangle for a personalinterview with Bill Lively.

Meet Sterling Patron Bill LivelyDallas Alumni host November presentation

Dallas Alumni members: Mary Williams, Walteria Bethea, Katherine Frieberger, Sandra McMillen, Phyllis Wilson,(Bill Lively), Tena Hehn, Pat Suitt, Jenny Smith, Wynona Lipsett and Susan Poelchau.

Mu Phi Epsilon has selected William H. Lively as itsnewest Sterling Patron. The honor, named afterFraternity co-founder Dr. Winthrop S. Sterling, hasbeen bestowed since 1989 upon outstanding musiciansand arts patrons in appreciation of the time, effort, andtalent they have contributed to the world of music. Pastrecipients have included Dave Brubeck, James Dick,and Catherine Comet, just to name a few.

Mr. Lively was nominated for the honor byInternational Second Vice-President/CollegiateAdvisor Sandra McMillen on behalf of the DallasAlumni chapter. It was presented to him by DallasAlumni chapter president Phyllis Wilson at aceremony at Southern Methodist University onNovember 20, 2013. Many members attended theevent including Sandra McMillen, Past InternationalPresident Wynona Lipsett, Past InternationalSecond Vice President Tena Hehn, and current SC3District Director Jenny Smith.



Sandra McMillan, Bill Lively, Phyllis Wilson

Mu Phi EpsilonInternational Professional Music Fraternity

bestows the honor ofSterling Patron

uponWilliam H. Lively

Widely recognized as a foremost music educator, band director, and administrator at both thehigh school and university levels, as the founding president and CEO of the Dallas, TX AT&TPerforming Arts Center, and extraordinary fund raiser for Southern Methodist University, NorthTexas State University, Super Bowl XLV and the National Geographic Society, thus making

outstanding contributions to the musical, cultural and artistic life of this nation.

______________________International President

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Biographical SummaryFundraiser ExtraordinaireA Dallas native, William H. Lively earned a Bachelor ofMusic degree from Southern Methodist University(SMU) in 1965 and a Master of Education degree fromNorth Texas State University (now University of NorthTexas) in 1970. A music teacher and band director in hisearliest career years, he went on to serve for twenty-fiveyears on the faculty and in the administration of SMU,including seven years as the University’s vice presidentof development, alumni relations, communications, andlecture programs. He was the architect and director of adevelopment campaign that yielded more than $550million for the university.

Building on his fundraising success, in the 2000s Livelywas the founding president and CEO of the AT&T

Performing Arts Center in Dallas. He spearheaded afundraising effort that garnered more than $340 millionto design and build the Center’s four venues: WinspearOpera House, Wyly Theatre, Strauss Amphitheatre, andSammons Park. His love for music and the arts, visionfor the city’s cultural future, and fundraising prowesshave helped make Dallas a mecca for qualityperformance and learning.

Lively later served as president and CEO of the NorthTexas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and as vicechancellor of the University of North Texas System,raising many millions for both. In 2012 Bill joined theNational Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., assenior vice president for development. He completed histasks with the society in late 2013 and soon moved backto Dallas. An avid mountain climber, Lively has scaledAfrica’s Mount Kilimanjaro, Grand Teton in Wyomingand many of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks. He nowdivides his time between Texas and Colorado.

Look in the next Triangle for a personalinterview with Bill Lively.

OpeningNight Artists

Violinist WilliamTerwilliger (Epsilon)

and pianist AndrewCooperstock (Mu Kappa, past

Foundation board member) comprisethe award-winning duo Opus Two, hailed

for its “unanimity of style and spirit” and internationallyrecognized for its commitment to expanding the violin-pianoduo repertoire. They are currently touring a multi-mediaprogram of music by iconic American composer GeorgeGershwin, and will perform excerpts from that program aspart of Tuesday’s opening night festivities. Opus Two won

the United States Information Agency’s ArtisticAmbassador Auditions in 1993, leading to a 30-

concert tour of Latin America and theCaribbean, and have since concertized on

four continents. Meet the duo atopustwo.org.

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Martha’s Musings –Getting Ready forConventionBy Martha MacDonald (Phi Xi), Fourth Vice President/Music Advisor

I’m looking forward to a great 2014convention and sharing lots of musicalexperiences with you.

We are very fortunate to have Dr. Chen Yias convention composer-in-residence, and Iam pleased that several members will getto perform one of her compositions for hermaster class/workshop at theconvention. This is a unique opportunity towork with one of the leading composers ofour time.

There will also be a convention choir. Ifyou like to sing, this is a chance tocollaborate with other Mu Phi members toperform some fun and inspiring music.Sign up for the workshop and/or choir withyour convention registration.

We are going high-tech this convention andhaving the songbook available fordownload from the Mu Phi website. Notonly will this save the fraternity a lot ofmoney, but it will also keep the songbookavailable year around for chapters to use.

We are always on the lookout for newsongs to add, and now is the time tosubmit your songs for possible inclusion.Here’s your chance to be a composer! Sendto [email protected] by May 1, 2014.

For more convention updates visitmuphiepsilon.org/2014-international-convention

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Adrienne Albert (Phi Nu, LosAngeles Alumni, ACME) has

been commissioned by the MuPhi Epsilon Foundation to

compose a small ensemblework for the 2014 conventionin honor of the Foundation’sfiftieth anniversary. She will bethe featured speaker at theFoundation sponsored luncheonand conduct a workshop.Adrienne began her musicalcareer as a singer, but after

collaborating with other composerssuch as Stravinsky, Bernstein, Glass, and others, started

writing her own music in the 1990s. Her works havesince been widely performed on six continents.

Get to know Adrienne and her music atadriennealbert.com.

ConventionChorus Conductor

Choral conductor GeorginaPhilippson (Phi Lambda) will

rehearse and conduct the 2014Convention Chorus for its

performance at the Saturdaybanquet. (To participate in thechorus, just sign up when you registerfor the convention.) A native of thePacific Northwest, Georgina is the artisticdirector and conductor of ConsonareChorale, a Portland-based ensemble she foundedin 2006. Formerly a music teacher and choir director inVancouver, WA middle and high schools, she currently

maintains a voice studio for classical, musical theater, andvocal jazz studies and often serves as a choral music

clinician and adjudicator. Learn about Georgina andher ensemble at consonarechorale.org.

Composer-in-ResidenceInternationally distinguishedcomposer Chen Yi (SterlingPatron) will be in attendance fortwo days as the convention’s

composer-in-residence. She willconduct a workshop/master class

focusing on her compositions;convention attendees interested in

performing during the workshop may sign upas part of convention registration. (Note: Participation does notcost extra but is not guaranteed; it depends on how many peoplesign up for the available time.) Dr. Chen will also schedule

one-on-one meetings with member composers looking forsuggestions and advice. Finally, she will be the keynote

speaker for the convention’s closing banquet onSaturday evening. To learn more about Chen

Yi, see the winter 2012 Triangle (Vol 105No 5, pp 6-8).



OpeningNight Artists

Violinist WilliamTerwilliger (Epsilon)

and pianist AndrewCooperstock (Mu Kappa, past

Foundation board member) comprisethe award-winning duo Opus Two, hailed

for its “unanimity of style and spirit” and internationallyrecognized for its commitment to expanding the violin-pianoduo repertoire. They are currently touring a multi-mediaprogram of music by iconic American composer GeorgeGershwin, and will perform excerpts from that program aspart of Tuesday’s opening night festivities. Opus Two won

the United States Information Agency’s ArtisticAmbassador Auditions in 1993, leading to a 30-

concert tour of Latin America and theCaribbean, and have since concertized on

four continents. Meet the duo atopustwo.org.

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Martha’s Musings –Getting Ready forConventionBy Martha MacDonald (Phi Xi), Fourth Vice President/Music Advisor

I’m looking forward to a great 2014convention and sharing lots of musicalexperiences with you.

We are very fortunate to have Dr. Chen Yias convention composer-in-residence, and Iam pleased that several members will getto perform one of her compositions for hermaster class/workshop at theconvention. This is a unique opportunity towork with one of the leading composers ofour time.

There will also be a convention choir. Ifyou like to sing, this is a chance tocollaborate with other Mu Phi members toperform some fun and inspiring music.Sign up for the workshop and/or choir withyour convention registration.

We are going high-tech this convention andhaving the songbook available fordownload from the Mu Phi website. Notonly will this save the fraternity a lot ofmoney, but it will also keep the songbookavailable year around for chapters to use.

We are always on the lookout for newsongs to add, and now is the time tosubmit your songs for possible inclusion.Here’s your chance to be a composer! Sendto [email protected] by May 1, 2014.

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Fifth International Vice President/Eligibility AdvisorDuties as stated in the Fraternity’s bylaws: be the Eligibility Advisor of the Fraternity; approve or deny applications ofcandidates for Special Election and Special Permission subject to ratification by the International Executive Board;approve all Collegiate and Alumni Chapter Bylaws and Collegiate Chapter eligibility requirements.

Activities of the Fifth VP include:• Ensure that published versions of the fraternity’s international bylaws and standing rules are correct and in

accordance with amendments enacted by the membership.• Work with district directors, chapters, and occasionally university officials to ensure that all chapters’ bylaws are

current and congruent with the international bylaws.• Approve chapter bylaws that have been amended for any reason.• Assist chapters to develop standing rules if desired.• Approve or disapprove requests to initiate new members by Special Election or Special

Permission.• Answer questions from members and officers at all levels about the international

bylaws and standing rules and their meaning.• Advise the Resolutions Committee at conventions.

Incumbent Kurt-Alexander Zeller says, “Although I sometimes fear members seethe Eligibility Advisor as a ‘rules cop,’ the job is actually more about enabling thanenforcing. Bylaws provide a structure that enables an organization to pursue itsaims and goals, and my purpose is to help chapters do just that, as effectively aspossible in the context of their local situation and needs. To me, it’s very rewarding tohelp chapters find language for their parliamentary documents that enables them toaccomplish exactly what they intend.”

Introductions of the International Vice Presidents, with a snapshot of their duties and activities

Fourth International Vice President/Music AdvisorDuties as stated in the Fraternity’s bylaws: be the Music Advisor of the Fraternity; arrange for and superviseConvention music; oversee procedures for Fraternity music contests and awards.

Activities of the Fourth VP include:• Receive, review, and make recommendations to IEB about applications and entries to Fraternity music contests

and awards. Most of this work is done electronically.• Recruit and coordinate outside contest judges as needed.• Notify winners and supply information for The Triangle.• Recruit, select, and coordinate all performers (featured artists, music delegates, accompanists) for the triennial

convention. Create, execute, and manage related artist contracts. Involves communicationsby phone, email, and mail.

• Oversee compilation and production of convention songbook.

Incumbent Music Advisor Martha MacDonald says, “The music advisor might bethe least busy of all the vice-presidents on a daily basis, just a few emails andphone calls. There’s more to do once a year when I receive and reviewapplications for Fraternity awards and contests. But when it comes time to planmusic for the convention, the pace steps up considerably. I research music, makecontacts, and decide on repertoire, performers and presenters, and how to fit theminto the convention schedule. Since I have run a chamber music program for manyyears, I find this part of the Music Advisor job very similar. To me it’s the most rewardingpart of the position.”

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If you’ve been reading The Triangle recently, you know that thisarticle’s title is part of the theme for our convention in Sacramentothis summer. To prepare for this triennial meeting, I am holding aseries of telephone conference calls with the District Directors and asampling of alumni presidents to gather input about issues facing thefraternity. The information gleaned from the calls and relatedsurveys will guide our convention meetings with the DDs, andperhaps lead to changes in some fraternity operations – knowingthat to survive and thrive, we must adapt and change. Here are someissues that have been discussed:

Status, organization, and inclusion of Allied members asfull partners in the fraternity. Many members do not understandthis membership category, which has led to some confusion,misunderstanding, and underutilization.

Role of district directors. The lack of a DD in some areas is adistinct disadvantage as we strive for a smoothly operatingfraternity.

The ritual. Are parts outdated? Participants have scrutinized theritual and are considering proposals for revision.

Organizational structure. Could it be streamlined to carry outthe fraternity’s business more efficiently?

Renewed emphasis on musical service. Through service,centered around music in all its forms, we offer clear examplesof the value of membership beyond the collegiate years.

Financial stability. It would be ideal to have a cash reserve forneeds and opportunities that arise outside the normal budgetprocess. How can we accomplish that?

A second round of calls is taking place the first three months of 2014,and information collected then will be added to what we have so far.

We want as many ideas as possible to be the foundation for steps ourFraternity may take in the future. To that end, I offer all membersan opportunity to participate by responding to these two simplebut important questions:

What is the best aspect of membership in MΦE?

What is the one thing (no laundry lists!) you would most like tosee change?

Email your thoughts to [email protected]. I lookforward to hearing from you.

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Fifth International Vice President/Eligibility AdvisorDuties as stated in the Fraternity’s bylaws: be the Eligibility Advisor of the Fraternity; approve or deny applications ofcandidates for Special Election and Special Permission subject to ratification by the International Executive Board;approve all Collegiate and Alumni Chapter Bylaws and Collegiate Chapter eligibility requirements.

Activities of the Fifth VP include:• Ensure that published versions of the fraternity’s international bylaws and standing rules are correct and in

accordance with amendments enacted by the membership.• Work with district directors, chapters, and occasionally university officials to ensure that all chapters’ bylaws are

current and congruent with the international bylaws.• Approve chapter bylaws that have been amended for any reason.• Assist chapters to develop standing rules if desired.• Approve or disapprove requests to initiate new members by Special Election or Special

Permission.• Answer questions from members and officers at all levels about the international

bylaws and standing rules and their meaning.• Advise the Resolutions Committee at conventions.

Incumbent Kurt-Alexander Zeller says, “Although I sometimes fear members seethe Eligibility Advisor as a ‘rules cop,’ the job is actually more about enabling thanenforcing. Bylaws provide a structure that enables an organization to pursue itsaims and goals, and my purpose is to help chapters do just that, as effectively aspossible in the context of their local situation and needs. To me, it’s very rewarding tohelp chapters find language for their parliamentary documents that enables them toaccomplish exactly what they intend.”

Introductions of the International Vice Presidents, with a snapshot of their duties and activities

Fourth International Vice President/Music AdvisorDuties as stated in the Fraternity’s bylaws: be the Music Advisor of the Fraternity; arrange for and superviseConvention music; oversee procedures for Fraternity music contests and awards.

Activities of the Fourth VP include:• Receive, review, and make recommendations to IEB about applications and entries to Fraternity music contests

and awards. Most of this work is done electronically.• Recruit and coordinate outside contest judges as needed.• Notify winners and supply information for The Triangle.• Recruit, select, and coordinate all performers (featured artists, music delegates, accompanists) for the triennial

convention. Create, execute, and manage related artist contracts. Involves communicationsby phone, email, and mail.

• Oversee compilation and production of convention songbook.

Incumbent Music Advisor Martha MacDonald says, “The music advisor might bethe least busy of all the vice-presidents on a daily basis, just a few emails andphone calls. There’s more to do once a year when I receive and reviewapplications for Fraternity awards and contests. But when it comes time to planmusic for the convention, the pace steps up considerably. I research music, makecontacts, and decide on repertoire, performers and presenters, and how to fit theminto the convention schedule. Since I have run a chamber music program for manyyears, I find this part of the Music Advisor job very similar. To me it’s the most rewardingpart of the position.”

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FFoundationoundation

With support from the 2013 Beth Landis ViolinScholarship, violinist Wyatt True has commissioned fournew multimedia works for violin and piano, inspired bylandscapes of Oregon. True is currently finishing adoctorate in violin performance at the University ofOregon and is working closely with commissionedcomposers J. M. Gerraughty and Benjamin Krause, bothrecent University of Oregon graduates and currentdoctoral composition candidates at Stony Brook andRice, respectively. A portion of the scholarship funds isalso supporting astudio recording andwebsite devoted tothe work.

Gerraughty’s piecesare a study incontrast, inspired bythe rain shadow ofthe Oregon CoastRange. The Air Is aChamber depictsthe sodden stillnessof Oregon’stemperate rainforest, while TheEarth Is A Cellembodies the grittydryness of thestate’s desert region.The pieces react andgrow in subjectiveresponse, spinningout and connectingassociative webs ofpersonal meaning.

Krause’s work The Activity of Sand is inspired byOregon’s coastal dunes, where beautiful sand patternsand formations are sculpted by shifting winds, creatingever-flowing, kaleidoscopic designs. The music evokes amysterious atmosphere wherein the musical elementsare similarly developed and transformed. His other workViews of a City is inspired by Portland’s cityscape. Asimple melody unfolds over a pulsing, hypnoticbackground, creating a cinematic soundtrack thatevokes a sense of nostalgia and bittersweet beauty.

Each short piece will be performed in a multimediapresentation that includes images of scenes that inspiredthe music. The composers are currently working with

photographersand photographyclubs to findimages thatcapture thebeauty ofOregon. Thework isscheduled for

performances in early summer 2014 in bothEugene and Portland by violinist Wyatt Trueand pianist Matthew Pavilanis. Additionalinformation and details about the premiere canbe found at www.trueviolin.com.

HELP WANTED FOR THE ΜΦΕ FOUNDATION BOARD

We are looking for new Directors, and one whomight be interested in becoming Treasurer after ayear of Board experience. Please contact BeverlyAbegg, Treasurer, by telephone 978-692-7353, oremail [email protected]. She will be happy todiscuss the opportunities and answer any questionsyou might have. Act now so you can be at the 2014International Competition and Convention inSacramento CA.

Scholarship supports commission of new works for violin and pianoSubmitted by Wyatt True, Nu

J. M. Gerraughty

Wyatt True

Benjamin Krause

“Golden Opportunity” Grant Official Application Form

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This unique, ONE-TIME GRANT, in the amount of $5,000, is being offered in celebration of the 50th Anniversaryof our Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for musical studies, travel,enrichment, research projects, or other musical endeavor to a member or chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. The grantwinner will be selected by random drawing at the 2014 Mu Phi Epsilon International Convention in Sacramento,California.

All members or chapters of Mu Phi Epsilon may enter (Collegiate, Alumni, Allied or Unaffiliated).

Name in full (no initials) ______________________________________________________________________

Current address ____________________________________________________________________________

Preferred telephone ____________________________ E-mail address ______________________________

Name at time of initiation ____________________________________________________________________

Chapter of initiation ______________________________________________Date of initiation ____________

Current status: Chapter Name: ____________________________________ Allied Unaffiliated

I realize that this one-time grant is offered to a member or chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon for purposes of musicalstudy, travel, enrichment, research or other music-related endeavors. If I win this unique grant, I will use thegrant for:

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

For each multiple of $50, I am entitled to one Golden Opportunity entry for the drawing. I am enclosing:$50 for 1 entry; $100 for 2 entries; $200 for 4 entries; $ _________ for _________ # of entries

Entry fee may be paid by check, made payable to Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, or credit card.

Method of Payment: Check MasterCard Visa

Credit Card No ______________________________________ Exp. Date ____________________________

Name on card ________________________________ Signature of Cardholder ________________________

*Application must be postmarked by July 1, 2014 or submitted in person at the Mu Phi EpsilonConvention in Sacramento, California by 12pm, Saturday, August 2, 2014.

Send to: Beverly Abegg, Treasurer – Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation8 Philips DriveWestford, MA 01886-3409

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With support from the 2013 Beth Landis ViolinScholarship, violinist Wyatt True has commissioned fournew multimedia works for violin and piano, inspired bylandscapes of Oregon. True is currently finishing adoctorate in violin performance at the University ofOregon and is working closely with commissionedcomposers J. M. Gerraughty and Benjamin Krause, bothrecent University of Oregon graduates and currentdoctoral composition candidates at Stony Brook andRice, respectively. A portion of the scholarship funds isalso supporting astudio recording andwebsite devoted tothe work.

Gerraughty’s piecesare a study incontrast, inspired bythe rain shadow ofthe Oregon CoastRange. The Air Is aChamber depictsthe sodden stillnessof Oregon’stemperate rainforest, while TheEarth Is A Cellembodies the grittydryness of thestate’s desert region.The pieces react andgrow in subjectiveresponse, spinningout and connectingassociative webs ofpersonal meaning.

Krause’s work The Activity of Sand is inspired byOregon’s coastal dunes, where beautiful sand patternsand formations are sculpted by shifting winds, creatingever-flowing, kaleidoscopic designs. The music evokes amysterious atmosphere wherein the musical elementsare similarly developed and transformed. His other workViews of a City is inspired by Portland’s cityscape. Asimple melody unfolds over a pulsing, hypnoticbackground, creating a cinematic soundtrack thatevokes a sense of nostalgia and bittersweet beauty.

Each short piece will be performed in a multimediapresentation that includes images of scenes that inspiredthe music. The composers are currently working with

photographersand photographyclubs to findimages thatcapture thebeauty ofOregon. Thework isscheduled for

performances in early summer 2014 in bothEugene and Portland by violinist Wyatt Trueand pianist Matthew Pavilanis. Additionalinformation and details about the premiere canbe found at www.trueviolin.com.

HELP WANTED FOR THE ΜΦΕ FOUNDATION BOARD

We are looking for new Directors, and one whomight be interested in becoming Treasurer after ayear of Board experience. Please contact BeverlyAbegg, Treasurer, by telephone 978-692-7353, oremail [email protected]. She will be happy todiscuss the opportunities and answer any questionsyou might have. Act now so you can be at the 2014International Competition and Convention inSacramento CA.

Scholarship supports commission of new works for violin and pianoSubmitted by Wyatt True, Nu

J. M. Gerraughty

Wyatt True

Benjamin Krause

Fullerton Alumni chapter patron Beulah Strickler received the 2013 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Awardlate last year at the Orange County (CA) Arts Community Celebration. Beulah is a distinguished pianist, musicteacher, and chamber musician whose many accomplishments include founding Friends of Music, the oldest chambermusic society in southern California, in 1959 and serving as its artistic director for fifty-four years.

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Doug (director), daughter/sister-in-law Rebecca PitcherPummill (vocalist and musical theatre artist who hastwo Mu Phi parents), and a Pummill brother who ranthe sound system.

Composer/pianist Deon Nielsen Price (Gamma, LAAlumni) plays all fifteen dances of her story ballet,“Toads and Diamonds” in the CD New Friends/OldFriends, soon to be released on the Cambria/NAXOSlabel. culvercrest.com

Composer Carol Worthey (Phi Nu, LA Alumni, ACME)welcomed the October world premiere of her workRescue: A True Story for cello, clarinet, piano, andnarrator. The true saga of a real rescue dog, fromabandonment to forever home, was written and narratedby comedian and dog rescuer Elayne Boosler.CarolWorthey.com

CORRECTION: The phone number for St. Louis AreaAlumni president Elaine Repking was shown incorrectlyin the Alumni Presidents Directory in the fall 2013Triangle. Her correct number is 314-852-6696.

A group of active Mu Phi leaders and friends(left) enjoyed a December social gathering inNew York City. From left: Paul Verona(Epsilon Psi, New York City Alumni,Foundation board), Lenita McCallum (PhiIota, Third International VicePresident/Alumni Advisor), Gerry Abegg(Boston Alumni chapter patron), BeverlyAbegg (Phi Upsilon, Boston Alumni,Foundation board), David Witherspoon(Palos Verdes/South Bay Alumni chapterpatron), and Monica Verona (OmegaOmega, New York City Alumni chapterpresident).

International PresidentRosemary Ames (far left)

was the special guest ofAtlanta Alumni for a

recital by its 2013scholarship winners from

Mu and Delta Psi.

Multiple award-winning composer Adrienne Albert(Phi Nu, Los Angeles Alumni, ACME) is working onthree commissions to be premiered in 2014: War Storiesfor the Zinkali Trio; Cuban Adventures for flute, viola,bass clarinet, and piano to be premiered by ChamberMusic America on May 6; and a new work for piano triocommissioned by the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation inhonor of their 50th anniversary. It will premiere on July31st at the Mu Phi Epsilon convention. adriennealbert.com

Pianist Mary Au (Mu Nu, LA Alumni, ACME)performed with saxophonist Chika Inouye (Mu Nu, LAAlumni) at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, CA inJanuary. The two joined forces last fall withhornist/composer Lydia Busler-Blais (Mu Nu, LAAlumni, ACME) for performances of Global Warmingfor horn and piano by Adrienne Albert and Lydia’sMoon Lilies by for horn and piano. Lydia is presentlyworking on a commission for flute, horn, bass and pianoquartet, preparing to record a series of 3 CDs, andcompleting the second act of her first opera One Way In.

Saxophonist and music educator Keith Bohm (AlphaDelta, Sacramento Alumni, ACME) teaches at CaliforniaState University-Sacramento where he is also artisticdirector of the university’s annual Festival of NewAmerican Music.

Music therapist Cynthia Briggs (Mu Chi, St. LouisArea Alumni) is head of Maryville University’s uniquemusic therapy program Kids Rock Cancer, about whichthe a documentary is being produced. Narrated bytelevision journalist and St. Louis area philanthropistBob Costas, the hour-long film will be shown on publictelevision stations across the country. Cynthia has alsomanaged music therapy programs for rape victims andthe mentally disabled.

Vocalist Rona Commins (Alpha Delta, SacramentoAlumni, ACME) completed a month of research inFlorence last summer. She was gathering informationfor a book of short stories she is writing about musicalpersonalities in the Florentine Renaissance.

Conductor Marlon Daniel (Mu Xi, New York Alumni,International Committee co-chair) was recentlyinterviewed on Sweden’s SverigeRadio. His orchestraEnsemble du Monde performed a February concert tomark Black History Month, including a New Yorkpremiere.

In January Marian Bowker Davidson (Mu Beta, LosAngeles Alumni, Past International President 1974-80)celebrated her 90th birthday with family, friends, andmembers of LA Alumni and the local PEO chapter. Herthree sons planned and executed the event, which

included a sing-along and a highlights video of Marian’slife, produced by her granddaughter. Remarks weremade by family members, LA Alumni president MarieBrown Curea (Phi Nu) who also read a letter fromInternational President Rosemary Ames, and by Marianherself, pictured below.

Vocalist Lestelle Manley (Epsilon Omega,Sacramento Alumni, ACME) was featured in recital atSacramento’s Crocker Art Museum in July, along withother Sacramento Alumni members. In August she sangin a fundraising concert to honor the late Carol Hawk(Epsilon Omega, Sacramento Alumni).

Keyboard artist Nancy Metzger (Nu, SacramentoAlumni, ACME) is winding down her solo career butcontinues to teach and is in demand as a supply churchorganist. In 2013 she performed on harpsichord for theHistorical Keyboard Society of North America and forthe local All Saints Concert Series.

In September a Mu Phi family performed together inTexas as keyboard and piano ensemble ClaviVoce.Participating artists were singer-pianists JanetWhitcomb Pummill and her three Epsilon Epsilondaughters Amy Pummill Stewart, Julie Pummill,and Sallie Pummill Pollack, who played on fourpianos placed onstage in two tiers. Other familymembers involved in the production were were father


Applause news from members

Marian Davidson

Fullerton Alumni chapter patron Beulah Strickler received the 2013 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Awardlate last year at the Orange County (CA) Arts Community Celebration. Beulah is a distinguished pianist, musicteacher, and chamber musician whose many accomplishments include founding Friends of Music, the oldest chambermusic society in southern California, in 1959 and serving as its artistic director for fifty-four years.

Encore news from chapters

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Doug (director), daughter/sister-in-law Rebecca PitcherPummill (vocalist and musical theatre artist who hastwo Mu Phi parents), and a Pummill brother who ranthe sound system.

Composer/pianist Deon Nielsen Price (Gamma, LAAlumni) plays all fifteen dances of her story ballet,“Toads and Diamonds” in the CD New Friends/OldFriends, soon to be released on the Cambria/NAXOSlabel. culvercrest.com

Composer Carol Worthey (Phi Nu, LA Alumni, ACME)welcomed the October world premiere of her workRescue: A True Story for cello, clarinet, piano, andnarrator. The true saga of a real rescue dog, fromabandonment to forever home, was written and narratedby comedian and dog rescuer Elayne Boosler.CarolWorthey.com

CORRECTION: The phone number for St. Louis AreaAlumni president Elaine Repking was shown incorrectlyin the Alumni Presidents Directory in the fall 2013Triangle. Her correct number is 314-852-6696.

A group of active Mu Phi leaders and friends(left) enjoyed a December social gathering inNew York City. From left: Paul Verona(Epsilon Psi, New York City Alumni,Foundation board), Lenita McCallum (PhiIota, Third International VicePresident/Alumni Advisor), Gerry Abegg(Boston Alumni chapter patron), BeverlyAbegg (Phi Upsilon, Boston Alumni,Foundation board), David Witherspoon(Palos Verdes/South Bay Alumni chapterpatron), and Monica Verona (OmegaOmega, New York City Alumni chapterpresident).

International PresidentRosemary Ames (far left)

was the special guest ofAtlanta Alumni for a

recital by its 2013scholarship winners from

Mu and Delta Psi.

Member RememberedJean Carolyn SloopAlpha Alpha, May 19, 1957Died September 11, 2012Vocalist, choir director,music educator. A musicprofessor at Kansas StateUniversity, Jean was aFulbright scholar whoreceived numerous grants tosupport her academicendeavors. In 1989 she was

named Musician of the Year by the Kansas chapterof the National Federation of Women’s Clubs. Shewas a frequent soloist and recitalist, appearing withorchestras, choirs, and the Dave Brubeck Quartet.She also performed in musical theater productionsand gave programs on folksongs, ballads, and talltales of the Great Plains, accompanying herself witha handmade Appalachian dulcimer and a six-stringGerman lute. Jean served the Mu Phi EpsilonFoundation as president 1987-89 and chairman1988-89. She also served NATS as chair of regionalstudent auditions and Regional Governor.

Sterling PatronJames DePreistSterling Patron,1994Died February 8,2013Conductor. Nephewof contralto MarianAnderson, JamesDePreist studiedcomposition at the

Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and receivedmusic degrees from the University ofPennsylvania. He was chosen by LeonardBernstein as assistant conductor of the New YorkPhilharmonic 1965-66, and went on to conductmany American and European orchestras, one ofthe first African-American conductors on theworld stage. He served at various times asconductor/music director of the OregonSymphony, director of conducting and orchestralstudies at The Julliard School, artistic advisor tothe Pasadena Symphony and Pops, and conductorof the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005.

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Mary F. Bischoff AlexanderMu Omicron, November 13, 1955Died January 19, 2013Vocalist.

Susan K. Hoonsbeen AkinGamma Epsilon, April 29, 1986Kansas City AlumniDied September 28, 2013Pianist, music educator. Susantaught music in schools andprivate piano lessons.Accomplished in severalinstruments, she was active inKansas City Music TeachersAssociation and NationalFederated Music Teachers.

Marijune Ann Allison (Fiandt)Epsilon Omicron, May 28, 1954Died March 30, 2013Oboist, music educator. Marijune(pictured below) taught publicschool music and performed inseveral orchestras.

Charlene Young AndresAlpha Alpha, May 29, 1958Died October 12, 2011Vocalist, music educator.Charlene had a voice studio andtaught instrumental music.

Greta Gayle Horn BarringtonPhi Omicron, December 6, 1959Died March 16, 2013Harpist. Gayle studied withprominent harp teacher CarlosSalzedo and toured with theAngelaires Harp Quintet that was

devoted to Salzedo’s harpcompositions and unique style.She played with severalorchestras and taught at theUniversity of Texas where shedeveloped a program using theSalzedo method.

Sonja Louise Peterson BehrensPhi Lambda, November 24, 1957Died February 24, 2012Pianist. As a young girl, Sonjaentertained WWII troops on theaccordion and later performedthroughout North America in solopiano recitals, concertos,chamber music concerts,recordings, and on television andradio. She was an artist-teacher atthe University of Western Ontariowhere she was instrumental inestablishing Delta Iota.

Dolores Jean Gibson BhardwajMu Eta, January 6, 1958Died November 22, 2012Vocalist, church musician, musiceducator. Dolores was an activemember of the Music TeachersAssociation of California andNational Association of Teachersof Singing (NATS), and a formermember of the Stockton Chorale.

Dora Caroline McConnellBurdickPhi Chi, May 24, 1959Died July 26, 2013Pianist, organist. Dora taughthigh school math, later became aparalegal, and served as a churchorganist and choir director. Sheperformed as a collegiate musicdelegate at the Fraternity’s 1960national convention.

Mary Ruth Edwards CaldwellMu Chi, May 15, 1959Died November 2, 2013Flutist, vocalist, music educator,church musician. Mary Ruthtaught elementary instrumentalmusic in Dallas schools and wasa church choir director. She sang

Final NotesFinal Notes


Recently I received a phone call from amother interested in having her two boyslearn piano from me. Even after teachinglessons for eighteen years I still getnervous about these first conversations,and I’m never entirely sure how to goabout them. In the past I’ve written outlists of appropriate questions and createda contract laying out “the Rules.” Theseexercises, learned in my undergraduatePiano Pedagogy 101 course, have beenhelpful. The lecturer’s advice is burieddeep in my mind, but it doesn’t stop myheart from racing when I speak to aprospective student (or parent) for thefirst time.

So it’s always nice when the parentanswers your questions for you. Themother explained why she wanted herboys to learn piano: she herself had beenan accomplished pianist as a teenager,and she wished her sons to know thevalue and fun of music. Ourconversation ran as you might imagine,laying out mutual expectations. I learnedthat the boys were already playingrecorder in a school club and enjoying it.One had even said he wanted to bringhis recorder on their Christmas campingvacation and play songs around thecampfire with his family.

I was excited by her story; it was a goodillustration of why I am a teacher. Beingable to give such impromptu

performances makes learning musicworthwhile and meaningful for childrenand their listeners. There is reallynothing like playing for friends andfamily in communal spaces, be theyliving rooms or churches, at parties oraround a campfire. I teach to prepare mystudents for such occasions.

Lev Tolstoy, the great Russian novelistand theologian, helps put my excitementinto context. In his last years, he had acrisis of conscience regarding his work:was it good? Was it Art? In his bookWhat is Art? Tolstoy concluded that art –real art – creates communion and unityamong people. It is not just somethingrarefied, found in art museums, concerthalls, on buildings or statues, or writtenon manuscript paper; those, he explains,are only small parts of what Art is. Hewrites, “The whole of human life isfilled with works of art of various kinds,from lullabies, jokes, mimicry, homedecoration, clothing, utensils, to churchservices and solemn processions.”

How are we as music teachers to judgewhether what we are doing is any good?For me, I certainly wish to see all mypupils gain a technical knowledge of thepiano, learn a wide range of pieces, andmeet other musicians through festivalsand competitions. But I also wishto help them find ways to sharetheir music in neighbourhood

concerts, with their families, or throughwriting or performing a piece for aschool program. Helping childrendiscover new spaces to play and enjoymusic is part of the challenge andexcitement of teaching.

Keith Ford co-chairs the InternationalCommittee with conductor MarlonDaniel. Keith lives in London, Englandand works as a freelance accompanist,composer and teacher. He can bereached at [email protected].

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Member RememberedJean Carolyn SloopAlpha Alpha, May 19, 1957Died September 11, 2012Vocalist, choir director,music educator. A musicprofessor at Kansas StateUniversity, Jean was aFulbright scholar whoreceived numerous grants tosupport her academicendeavors. In 1989 she was

named Musician of the Year by the Kansas chapterof the National Federation of Women’s Clubs. Shewas a frequent soloist and recitalist, appearing withorchestras, choirs, and the Dave Brubeck Quartet.She also performed in musical theater productionsand gave programs on folksongs, ballads, and talltales of the Great Plains, accompanying herself witha handmade Appalachian dulcimer and a six-stringGerman lute. Jean served the Mu Phi EpsilonFoundation as president 1987-89 and chairman1988-89. She also served NATS as chair of regionalstudent auditions and Regional Governor.

Sterling PatronJames DePreistSterling Patron,1994Died February 8,2013Conductor. Nephewof contralto MarianAnderson, JamesDePreist studiedcomposition at the

Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and receivedmusic degrees from the University ofPennsylvania. He was chosen by LeonardBernstein as assistant conductor of the New YorkPhilharmonic 1965-66, and went on to conductmany American and European orchestras, one ofthe first African-American conductors on theworld stage. He served at various times asconductor/music director of the OregonSymphony, director of conducting and orchestralstudies at The Julliard School, artistic advisor tothe Pasadena Symphony and Pops, and conductorof the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005.

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Mary F. Bischoff AlexanderMu Omicron, November 13, 1955Died January 19, 2013Vocalist.

Susan K. Hoonsbeen AkinGamma Epsilon, April 29, 1986Kansas City AlumniDied September 28, 2013Pianist, music educator. Susantaught music in schools andprivate piano lessons.Accomplished in severalinstruments, she was active inKansas City Music TeachersAssociation and NationalFederated Music Teachers.

Marijune Ann Allison (Fiandt)Epsilon Omicron, May 28, 1954Died March 30, 2013Oboist, music educator. Marijune(pictured below) taught publicschool music and performed inseveral orchestras.

Charlene Young AndresAlpha Alpha, May 29, 1958Died October 12, 2011Vocalist, music educator.Charlene had a voice studio andtaught instrumental music.

Greta Gayle Horn BarringtonPhi Omicron, December 6, 1959Died March 16, 2013Harpist. Gayle studied withprominent harp teacher CarlosSalzedo and toured with theAngelaires Harp Quintet that was

devoted to Salzedo’s harpcompositions and unique style.She played with severalorchestras and taught at theUniversity of Texas where shedeveloped a program using theSalzedo method.

Sonja Louise Peterson BehrensPhi Lambda, November 24, 1957Died February 24, 2012Pianist. As a young girl, Sonjaentertained WWII troops on theaccordion and later performedthroughout North America in solopiano recitals, concertos,chamber music concerts,recordings, and on television andradio. She was an artist-teacher atthe University of Western Ontariowhere she was instrumental inestablishing Delta Iota.

Dolores Jean Gibson BhardwajMu Eta, January 6, 1958Died November 22, 2012Vocalist, church musician, musiceducator. Dolores was an activemember of the Music TeachersAssociation of California andNational Association of Teachersof Singing (NATS), and a formermember of the Stockton Chorale.

Dora Caroline McConnellBurdickPhi Chi, May 24, 1959Died July 26, 2013Pianist, organist. Dora taughthigh school math, later became aparalegal, and served as a churchorganist and choir director. Sheperformed as a collegiate musicdelegate at the Fraternity’s 1960national convention.

Mary Ruth Edwards CaldwellMu Chi, May 15, 1959Died November 2, 2013Flutist, vocalist, music educator,church musician. Mary Ruthtaught elementary instrumentalmusic in Dallas schools and wasa church choir director. She sang


Patricia Ann McGeeEpsilon, May 14, 1960Toledo AlumniDied October 8, 2013Vocalist, music educator. Pat taught inpublic schools for thirty years and wasa church musician and professionalsoloist.

Sarah (Sally) E. Calkins MaxwellNu, April 4, 1955Eugene AlumniDied July 27, 2013Harpist, music educator. Sally wasprofessor of harp at University ofOregon, where she developed a leadingharp program, following in thefootsteps of her mother/teacher whostarted the university’s first harp class.Sally performed with the EugeneSymphony and served as president ofthe American Harp Society.

Gertrude PagelsEpsilon, December 15, 1973Toledo AlumniDied March 4, 2013Pianist. Gertrude was a piano teacherand church musician.

Barbara A. Donaldson PetriMu Upsilon, April 26, 1954Died March 6, 2013

Marguerite A. Swiney PinsonPhi Tau, April 20, 1954AlliedDied January 11, 2013Vocalist. Marguerite was a NATSmember and was active in the Mid-South Watercolorists.

Judith Diann Miears PretoAlpha Iota, May 30, 1959Died March 6, 2012Pianist, organist.Judith taught piano forfifty years and was anaccomplishedorganistspecializing insacred music.

Rose Audrey TaylorMu Theta, June 13, 1992Austin Alumni, ACMEDied September 14, 2013Vocalist, musiceducator. An activemezzo-sopranosoloist, Roseperformed andrecorded withopera companies,orchestras, andchoruses in theU.S. and Europe. She was ProfessorEmerita of Music at the University ofTexas, a tireless arts advocate andsupporter, and a former Mu Thetaadvisor.

Sarah Elizabeth Hillyer SchillingMu Eta, January 6, 1958Stockton AlumniDied November 5, 2012Pianist. Sarah served on the boards ofthe Stockton Symphony and theStockton Community ConcertAssociation and was a member ofseveral professional organizations.

Sue A. SgroEpsilon, May 31, 1970Toledo AlumniDied July 6, 2013Violinist, pianist, church musician. Suewas a longtime church pianist andtaught several instruments.

Hazel Elgene Kurtz Gonnerman SheaOmega, May 18, 1956Died February 13, 2011Vocalist, pianist, church musician.Elgene directed church choirs and acommunity college choir, and taughtvoice and piano lessons. She served onthe local library board and was aBeethoven Club member.

Mildred Jean ShieldsMu Beta, January 27, 1957Died June 27, 2011Pianist. A longtime piano teacher andchurch musician, Mildred was active inthe Pullman Music Teachers and MTNA.

Joan Harter StanleyMu Upsilon, December 14, 1958Died January 29, 2013Violinist. Joan was first violinist in fourHouston-area orchestras and played in apiano trio. She taught violin in severaluniversities and maintained a selectiveprivate studio.

Lois Harvie ThayerEpsilon Delta, May 4, 1959Died February 15, 2013Pianist. Lois was professor of piano atseveral universities and also taughtprivately. She served as president of theInternational Piano Festival.

Frederika (Frieda) Op’t Holt VoganGamma, April 3, 1938Died September 26, 2013Organist, music educator, choraldirector. Frieda performed at the 1934World’s Fair in Chicago and fornumerous American Guild of Organistsconventions. She performed withorchestras and taught university-levelorgan and theory. Often working inprofessional roles previously open onlyto men, she was described in her day asthe country’s finest female organist.

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Wynona Wieting Lipsett Mu Chi, Dallas Alumni148 LCR Cedar B-1Mexia, TX 76667254-562-9397 [email protected]

in the Mesquite Civic Chorus and DallasSymphony Chorus, and served on theboard of directors of the Church MusicInstitute.

Dorothy Warne Dahlberg CordellMu Epsilon, March 21, 1939Died July 16, 2013Pianist, organist. Dorothy enjoyed a longperforming career, taught piano andorgan, and played the organ until age 93.

Mary Jean Asher GentryMu Beta, May 28, 1959Died February 11, 2012Pianist, vocalist.Mary taughtprivate piano andwas a substituteteacher. She heldthe MTNANationalCertificate inMusic Educationand was a member of the National Guildof Piano Teachers. She sang in theHouston Chorale Society and wasinvolved in church music.

Martha Ann Courtney-DurrPhi Xi, May 19, 1954Died August 17, 2012Pianist, music educator, churchmusician. Martha Ann taught music inpublic schools and private piano. Shewas past president of her Daughters ofthe American Republic chapter.

Esther Mary Santee FritschPhi Zeta, June 5, 1939Santa Barbara AlumniDied September 6, 2013Violinist, musiceducator. In highschool Estherplayed in the violinsection with theFriedman twins,known later as AnnLanders andAbigail Van Buren.A Phi Zeta president, she later playedwith several orchestras and taughtinstrumental music.

Dixie Dawn HoldenPhi Omicron, January 25, 1941Cleveland AlumniDied September 1, 2013Pianist, music educator. Dixie wassupervisor of music for the Clevelandpublic schools, a founding member ofthe Cleveland Women’s SymphonyOrchestra in 1936, and active in theFortnightly Music Club and DeltaKappa Gamma. She served as presidentof Cleveland Alumni 1957-59.

Emma Sue Depwe JohnsonPhi Xi, May 26, 1947Dallas AlumniDied October 5, 2013Pianist, organist.Sue taughtelementary-schoolmusic for fortyyears and was acollaborativepianist. She andher husband oftenperformed as a musical team in schools,churches, and musical theater.

Donna Teakell JonesAlpha Nu, April 1, 1983Died January 24, 2013Educator. Donna taught elementary school.

Judith Ewing KurzbanPhi Omicron, May 8, 1955Died June 26, 2013Pianist, music educator. Judith was afaculty member at the Cleveland Instituteof Music and also taught piano privately. Amember of many civic organizations, shewas honored with the prestigious MargaretIreland Award in 1979 by the ClevelandWoman’s City Club.

Erma C. Prahl KoehnEpsilon Xi,November 13, 1993Urbana-ChampaignAlumniDied June 15, 2013Pianist, churchmusician. Erma waspianist for severalchurches and held

administrative positions at theUniversity of Illinois. In retirement sheremained an active church musician andvolunteer performer and also took upcreative writing, becoming a publishedauthor.

Helon Truster KingPhi Pi, February 4, 1964Wichita AlumniDied September 7, 2013Educator, pianist.

Audrey Kooperstein (aka Kooper)HammonnAlpha Alpha, October 15, 1955Saint Louis Alumni, ACMEPianist, composer. Audrey performedwith several orchestras and as part ofthe Four Piano Ensemble managed bySol Hurok, who advised her to changeher last name. She was a Fulbrightscholar in Paris and toured France as agoodwill ambassador for the U.S. Shelater taught at the university level andwas a prolific composer; she is listed inMu Phi Epsilon Composers andAuthors.

Roberta Marie Miller LambersonKappa, May 4, 1969Indianapolis AlumniDied October 17, 2012Vocalist, music educator. A longtimeelementary school music teacher,Roberta also was active in localorganizations including PEO.

Louise Sonya Anderson LerchMu Phi, December 11, 1959Dallas AlumniDied July 6, 2011Organist, vocalist, music educator.Louise taught at several colleges anduniversities including Eastfield College,where she directed the Center forStudies in American Musical Theatre.She was a NATS Foundation boardmember including a term as actingpresident, a reviewer for the Journal ofSinging, and recipient of numerousachievement awards.



Patricia Ann McGeeEpsilon, May 14, 1960Toledo AlumniDied October 8, 2013Vocalist, music educator. Pat taught inpublic schools for thirty years and wasa church musician and professionalsoloist.

Sarah (Sally) E. Calkins MaxwellNu, April 4, 1955Eugene AlumniDied July 27, 2013Harpist, music educator. Sally wasprofessor of harp at University ofOregon, where she developed a leadingharp program, following in thefootsteps of her mother/teacher whostarted the university’s first harp class.Sally performed with the EugeneSymphony and served as president ofthe American Harp Society.

Gertrude PagelsEpsilon, December 15, 1973Toledo AlumniDied March 4, 2013Pianist. Gertrude was a piano teacherand church musician.

Barbara A. Donaldson PetriMu Upsilon, April 26, 1954Died March 6, 2013

Marguerite A. Swiney PinsonPhi Tau, April 20, 1954AlliedDied January 11, 2013Vocalist. Marguerite was a NATSmember and was active in the Mid-South Watercolorists.

Judith Diann Miears PretoAlpha Iota, May 30, 1959Died March 6, 2012Pianist, organist.Judith taught piano forfifty years and was anaccomplishedorganistspecializing insacred music.

Rose Audrey TaylorMu Theta, June 13, 1992Austin Alumni, ACMEDied September 14, 2013Vocalist, musiceducator. An activemezzo-sopranosoloist, Roseperformed andrecorded withopera companies,orchestras, andchoruses in theU.S. and Europe. She was ProfessorEmerita of Music at the University ofTexas, a tireless arts advocate andsupporter, and a former Mu Thetaadvisor.

Sarah Elizabeth Hillyer SchillingMu Eta, January 6, 1958Stockton AlumniDied November 5, 2012Pianist. Sarah served on the boards ofthe Stockton Symphony and theStockton Community ConcertAssociation and was a member ofseveral professional organizations.

Sue A. SgroEpsilon, May 31, 1970Toledo AlumniDied July 6, 2013Violinist, pianist, church musician. Suewas a longtime church pianist andtaught several instruments.

Hazel Elgene Kurtz Gonnerman SheaOmega, May 18, 1956Died February 13, 2011Vocalist, pianist, church musician.Elgene directed church choirs and acommunity college choir, and taughtvoice and piano lessons. She served onthe local library board and was aBeethoven Club member.

Mildred Jean ShieldsMu Beta, January 27, 1957Died June 27, 2011Pianist. A longtime piano teacher andchurch musician, Mildred was active inthe Pullman Music Teachers and MTNA.

Joan Harter StanleyMu Upsilon, December 14, 1958Died January 29, 2013Violinist. Joan was first violinist in fourHouston-area orchestras and played in apiano trio. She taught violin in severaluniversities and maintained a selectiveprivate studio.

Lois Harvie ThayerEpsilon Delta, May 4, 1959Died February 15, 2013Pianist. Lois was professor of piano atseveral universities and also taughtprivately. She served as president of theInternational Piano Festival.

Frederika (Frieda) Op’t Holt VoganGamma, April 3, 1938Died September 26, 2013Organist, music educator, choraldirector. Frieda performed at the 1934World’s Fair in Chicago and fornumerous American Guild of Organistsconventions. She performed withorchestras and taught university-levelorgan and theory. Often working inprofessional roles previously open onlyto men, she was described in her day asthe country’s finest female organist.

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Wynona Wieting Lipsett Mu Chi, Dallas Alumni148 LCR Cedar B-1Mexia, TX 76667254-562-9397 [email protected]

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2011-2014INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

Rosemary Ames, International President13 Travis Dr., Framingham, MA [email protected]

Charlotte Brown, 1st VP/Extension Officer12578 Barkley St., Overland Park, KS [email protected]

Sandra McMillen, 2nd VP/Collegiate Advisor306 Shorewood Dr, Duncanville, TX [email protected]

Lenita McCallum, 3rd VP/Alumni Advisor28 Aurora Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. [email protected]

Martha MacDonald, 4th VP/Music Advisor8909 Wildridge Drive, Austin, TX [email protected]

Kurt-Alexander Zeller, 5th VP/Eligibility Advisor1872 Central Park Loop, Morrow, GA [email protected]

Melissa Eddy, Editor220 Link Drive, Kingsland, TX 78639512-217-1264 Fax: [email protected]

Gloria Debatin, Executive Secretary-TreasurerInternational Executive Office4705 N. Sonora Ave., Suite 114, Fresno, CA 93722888-259-1471 Fax: 559-277-2825Local: [email protected]

HONORARY ADVISORY BOARDFrances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon6464 Rhodes Ave., St. Louis, MO [email protected]

Wynona Wieting Lipsett, Mu Chi148 LCR Cedar B-1, Mexia, TX [email protected]

Lee Clements Meyer, Phi Xi8101 Club Court Circle, Austin, TX 78759512-345-5072

Directory of Executive Officers

ACME Arietha Lockhart (Chair)Beta Gamma, Atlanta Alumni3159 Springside CrossingDecatur, GA [email protected]

Mary Au (Co-Chair), Mu Nu, Los Angeles Alumni2363 W Silver Lake Dr.Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

BYLAWSKathleen Earl, Alpha Delta,Sacramento Alumni8009 Beethoven CourtCitrus Heights, CA [email protected]

FINANCEEvelyn Archer, Omega Omega, St. Louis Area Alumni5312 Sutherland Ave.St. Louis, MO [email protected]

INTERNATIONALKeith Ford, Alpha Kappa, Allied20 Lynmouth RoadPerivale, UB6 7HPUnited Kingdom44 7792 863 [email protected]

Marlon Daniel (Co-Chair)Mu Xi, New York Alumni45 Tiemann Place, Apt 5FNew York, NY 10027-3327212-641-0305

MUSIC LIBRARIAN &ARCHIVESWendy Sistrunk Mu Mu, Kansas City Alumni1504 S. Ash Ave.Independence, MO [email protected]

STANDING RULESOpen

WEBSITEDavid Champion, Gamma Sigma,Palos Verdes/South Bay Alumni229 15th St.Manhattan Beach, CA [email protected]

PresidentNancy Hawkins1405A Lawrence AveLawrence, KS [email protected]

Vice PresidentPaul Verona45 Tiemann Place #5MNew York, NY [email protected]

TreasurerBeverly W. Abegg8 Phillips Dr.Westford, MA [email protected]

SecretaryEileen Butler-Kennedy2875 77th AvenueBaton Rouge, LA [email protected]

ChairmanDr. Keith Bohm9 Halsey PlaceSacramento, CA 98535916-213-4085 (cell)[email protected]

Vice ChairmanJudy May408 West Mission DriveChandler, AZ [email protected]

President of Mu Phi EpsilonInternational FraternityRosemary Ames13 Travis Drive Framingham, MA [email protected]

INTERNATIONALCHAIRMEN

2013—2014FOUNDATION BOARD

Did you know that as a Mu Phi Epsilon member, you could be eligible for a specialdiscount on GEICO auto insurance? As one of the Fraternity’s affiliated vendors,GEICO welcomes your business. The company also offers coverage for RVs,motorcycles, boats, homeowners, renters, and more, with 24/7 service online or byphone. For more information on GEICO products and to obtain a free rate quote, visit www.geico.com/greek/muphiepsilon or call 1-800-368-2734.

ATLANTICDISTRICT A1Nichole [email protected]

DISTRICT A2Susan Todenhoft703-323-4772H [email protected]

EASTERN GREAT LAKESDISTRICT EGL1Signe [email protected]

DISTRICT EGL2Kathleen [email protected]

DISTRICT EGL3Nancy Jane [email protected]

GREAT LAKESDISTRICT GL1 Susan [email protected]

DISTRICT GL2 - OPEN

EAST CENTRALDISTRICT EC1Marilyn [email protected]

DISTRICT EC2 & EC3Stephanie [email protected]

SOUTHEASTDISTRICT SE1Marshall [email protected]

DISTRICT SE2 - OPEN

DISTRICT SE3Anne [email protected]

DISTRICT SE4 - OPEN

SOUTH CENTRALDISTRICT SC1Jediah [email protected]

DISTRICT SC2Jenny Smith [email protected]

DISTRICT SC3Chrisalyne [email protected]

DISTRICT SC4Elda [email protected]

CENTRALDISTRICT C1Cathy Woelbling [email protected]

DISTRICT C2Linda [email protected]

NORTH CENTRALDISTRICT NC1Teresa [email protected]

DISTRICT NC2Liana Sandin402-483-4657, [email protected]

WEST CENTRALDISTRICT WC1 - OPEN

DISTRICT WC2 - OPEN

PACIFIC NORTHWESTDISTRICT PNW1 - OPEN

DISTRICT PNW2Kathryn [email protected]

DISTRICT PNW3Michael [email protected]

PACIFICDISTRICT P1Lestelle [email protected]

DISTRICT P2Kira [email protected]

PACIFIC SOUTHWESTDISTRICT PSW1 Ruth Cuccia [email protected]


District Directors


To view updates to this directory and a list of chapters within each District, visit http://muphiepsilon.org/aboutmpe/officers/dds.html

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Notice of Change of Address or NameClick on Alumni Update Form at www.MuPhiEpsilon.org

Mu Phi EpsilonInternational Executive Office4705 N. Sonora Ave., Suite 114Fresno, CA 93722-3947

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Convention InsiderBy Kathy Earl (Alpha Delta, Sacramento Alumni), Convention Chair

I can’t wait to welcome you to Sacramento! Besides a fabulous convention, my city has much to offer, and we’veplanned some opportunities to show it off. For example, attendees will take a Friday evening jaunt to picturesque OldSacramento for dinner, sightseeing, and shopping. Visit oldsacramento.com for all the information you need for theexcursion, including a link to area restaurants to make reservations.

Here are other insider tips to make your stay enjoyable:

• There are several on-your-own meals on the schedule, and options abound. Right across the street from theconvention hotel is Arden Fair Mall, a three-story enclosed shopping center complete with a food court andseveral chain sit-down restaurants, including Cheesecake Factory. More are just a short walk (4-6 blocks) away,including Mimi’s Cafe, Appleby’s, and others.

• The schedule also has a few open slots, depending on what optional convention activities you choose. Down thestreet from the hotel is the Raging Waters water park – just the place for family members or when you need aconvention break.

Keep an eye on muphiepsilon.org, our Facebook page, and the next Triangle for more Convention Insider!

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