Volume 109, Issue 1 Spring 2015

Members Remembered:Wynona Lipsett &Roberta O'Connell

Teaching Music inGuyana

Zeta Chi Installed April 18

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY, NATION, AND WORLD

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They tell me it’s spring. As I write this in late March, some of us are having troublebelieving it with the ground still covered in snow. Yet I have faith that the seasons willcontinue to come and go as nature intended, each unique in its own way, requiring us to beflexible to adapt to whatever is happening.

Spring also finds Mu Phi leaders anticipating an overhaul of the fraternity’s informationmanagement system. The IEB has committed to a new integrated system that willstreamline management of member records, events, and communications. Data will onlyhave to be entered once and will be kept in one comprehensive, secure online database thatwill sync with our accounting system and include the ability to accept online payments. Thefraternity website will also be redesigned and managed via this platform. The new platformhas tremendous capabilities and its possibilities are endless.

Of course, progress comes at a price. The IEB has committed the Fraternity to purchasingthe software, and we need the financial help of each and every member to make this changeon budget. Often we wonder when asked to support something: what’s in it for me? In thiscase, the answer is a lot of efficiency, convenience, and connection. The new database willenable dues-paying members to search for and contact other members, receive timelyfraternity news, update their own records, make financial contributions, file annual chapterreports, record chapter officers, and more – all online. Allied members will be able to paytheir dues online. And in 2017, you’ll be able to register for the convention right on thewebsite.

Our plan is to roll out the new platform’s first phase this September, so we need yoursupport now. You received the Harmony Campaign appeal in December (many thanks tothose who responded), and you can make a contribution any time through our web site.Just click on the Donate button on the home page and send us what you can. Every gift ofany amount will help, and voilà – you will be a part of propelling Mu Phi Epsilontechnology into the 21st century. If you have the means and inclination to give a large sum,we will even name the new database after you! Become a part of this new direction for MuPhi Epsilon, bringing our fraternity a system that will benefit all members.

Happy Spring to all!

Rosemary AmesInternational President

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Fraternity Mission Statement: Mu Phi Epsilon International ProfessionalMusic Fraternity is a coeducational fraternitywhose aim is the advancement of music inthe community, nation, and world through thepromotion of musicianship, scholarship, andmusic education, with emphasis on servicethrough music.

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features4 Members Remembered

Final Notes and remembrancesfor two distinguished Mu Phileaders.

6 International Corner A recent graduate blogs abouther adventures as a first-yearteacher in Guyana.

8 Music TherapyA Mu Phi music therapist inventsa therapeutic drum table.

10 Welcome Zeta ChiInstalled April 18 at George FoxUniversity, Newburg, Oregon.

12 Alumni CornerSpring is a busy season;remember to stop and rechargeyourself.

13 Collegiate CornerThoughts for seniors on thevalue of staying affiliated withMu Phi after graduation.

18 Chapter AnniversariesTwenty-five chapters celebratemilestone anniversaries thisyear.

departments2 President’s Message

Progress, possibilities, and theprice: new fraternity informationsystem coming

9 Upon ListeningNew music for harp.

11 ACMEThe gift of your honest self.

14 FoundationRecent scholarship winnersgrow as conductor, performer.

16 Applause / EncoreNews from members andchapters.

20 Final NotesMembers who have passed on;seeking new Final Notescontributor.

22 District Directors Directory

23 Executive Officers Directory

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contents

On the cover and above right:Zeta members visitNeuschwanstein Castle inBavaria, Germany. See page 17for story. Photos courtesy ofZeta.

page 17Zetas in Europe.

The Most Positive PersonI first met Wynona at a Mu Phi convention and wasinstantly impressed with her dynamic personality,leadership, organization, creativity, genuine warmth,and ability to make new friends from the moment youmet her. I later had the opportunity to travel many mileswith Wynona as we visited Mu Phi chapters. Amazingly,I don’t think there is anywhere she went that she didn’talready know someone.

Wynona was the most positive person I have ever met. Awell-known adage says, “if you think you can, you’reright; and if you think you can’t, you’re right.” Maybethat is why Wynona accomplished so much in her life.She simply never thought that we could not, but alwaysthat we could. And she was right. Wynona has been myrock, my inspiration and my friend. I will continue tolearn from her wisdom, guidance, and friendship, forshe leaves behind so many memories.-Rosemary Ames, Omega, International President

My Friend WynonaI am a long-time fan of Wynona Lipsett. She was themusician I always dreamed to be. I first met Wynona in1970 after a worship service where she was playing theorgan. I introduced myself as a new church musician in

town, and she asked ifI had experience directing churchchoirs. I had. She called the pastor over andimmediately I found myself with a new job as the choirdirector. Thus began a wonderful friendship. Wynonaand I served at that church for fourteen years, but therelationship we shared in Mu Phi Epsilon was evenmore meaningful and long-lasting. At the 2014convention I was privileged to watch as Wynonareceived the fraternity’s Lifetime Achievement Award forher many years of service. What a legacy she has leftthat will enrich our lives for many years to come.

As a symbol of this legacy, at her memorial service theDallas chapter placed purple African violets in thechurch. The purple violet, the fraternity’s official flower,representsdiversity,tenacity, andeven musicalqualities (itsscientific nameis violaodorata).Wynona’s loveof Mu PhiEpsilon andthe beauty ofthe violet ledher to collectan extensivearray of porcelain pieces witha purple violet pattern. Wynona truly was the posterchild for Mu Phi Epsilon; she exemplified Music,Friendship, and Harmony. We will miss you dearly, myfriend.-Phyllis Wilson, Mu Chi, Dallas Alumni PresidentExcerpted and adapted from remarks delivered atWynona Lipsett’s memorial service on January 6, 2015.

Read Wynona’s obituary at http://bit.ly/1FNBvLF for moreabout her life, accomplishments, and family.

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Wynona Wieting LipsettMu Chi, October 22, 1958Dallas AlumniDied January 2, 2015South Central Province Governor 1974-1977International 5th Vice President, 1974-1977International 2nd Vice President 1977-1980Foundation Board 1989-1994 (Competition Chairman 1989-1994, President 1994)International President 1995-2003Honorary Advisory Executive Committee 2003-2014Triangle “Final Notes” contributor, 2003-2014

2003

Rosemary Ames (left) and Wynona Lipsett, 2003

Wynona Lipsett (left), Barbra Bradley(center back), and Dana Wolf, 2001

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Remembrance from a Past International PresidentI met Roberta at the 2003 Centennial Convention inCincinnati. Katherine Doepke hosted all the PastPresidents for an informal luncheon, and there wasmuch discussion about their experiences in office. It wasduring Roberta’s term that “National” became“International” when Alpha Tau was installed atPhilippine Women’s University; Allied membership wasestablished for members who live far from an alumnichapter; and the IEO got its first computer thanks toRoberta’s initiative. All these and otheraccomplishments in a whirlwind three year term – andthe fraternity was debt-free when she left office.

Roberta sent many notes of encouragement to membersand officers, always written in purple ink. In one of herletters to me, she wrote, “I will never get Mu Phi out ofmy blood, so to speak, and will always be interested inits activities.” Roberta was an awesome example of “MuPhi for Life,” and her devotion to Mu Phi Epsilon and allthat it stands for is a lasting inspiration to all.-Fran Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon, St. Louis Area Alumni,Past International President

Remembrance from a Past INESTI met Roberta O’Connell twice while I was InternationalExecutive Secretary-Treasurer. We had spoken byphone, but meeting her was my goal because she hadbeen the National Secretary-Treasurer some yearsbefore. My first visit was in spring 2010. TheInternational Executive Office was in Fresno andRoberta lived in the Northern California town ofPioneer, in the mountains east of Sacramento, so I drove

to visit at her lovelyhome surrounded bybig pine trees. As wereminisced about theINEST job, I found that we sharedmany of the same experiences working with members,chapters, and doing fraternity business. She told me theIEO had been located in the basement of that veryhome, and gave me some Mu Phi Epsilon mementoswhich have since been sent to our Archivist WendySistrunk.

My second visit was in summer 2012 when I attendedRoberta’s 90th birthday party at her daughter’s home,also in Pioneer. Many Sacramento Alumni memberswere there, along with friends and family. I read aloud aletter of congratulations to Roberta from InternationalPresident Rosemary Ames. Roberta was thrilled.-Gloria Debatin, Phi Chi, Fresno Alumni, International

Executive Secretary-Treasurer (2004-2013)

Roberta White O’ConnellPhi Mu, January 23, 1944Died February 4, 2015National Executive Secretary-Treasurer 1968-1983National/International President 1983-1986Honorary Advisory Executive Committee 1986-2006

Lives of Exemplary ServiceWynona Lipsett and Roberta O’Connell led lives of exemplary service to others and were especially devoted to Mu PhiEpsilon. In August 1974 at the Palm Springs convention when I was elected President, Wynona was elected EligibilityAdvisor. Roberta had been serving as National Executive Secretary-Treasurer for six years, which eventuallystretched to fifteen years, and she later served a term as National/International President. Wynona later served eightyears as International President; during her term she presided at the Centennial Convention in Cincinnati, which wasa source of great pride for her. She was also an officer in the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation. We are all saddened bytheir passing but should strive to follow their example of untiring devotion to the job at hand.-Marian Bowker Davidson, Mu Beta, Los Angeles Alumni, Past National President (1974-80)

Roberta O'Connell, 1998

Gathering of past Mu Phi leaders at the 1998 Convention.From left: Katherine Doepke, Beth Shafe, Eleanor Wilson,Rosalie Speciale, Roberta O'Connell.

After graduating last spring, Kelli Jo Lair moved toNew Amsterdam, Guyana, in fall 2014 to work for ayear as a teacher at the new Guyana LutheranMusic Academy. She has kept a blog about theadventures and challenges of starting a musicschool (including the facility) from scratch, and weexcerpt it here with her gracious permission. Allphotos courtesy Kelli Jo Lair. Get the full story atteachmusicguyana.blogspot.com.

Cheerful flexibility8/14/14At this time tomorrow I will be in Guyana! OnMonday my parents dropped me off in Minneapolisto start orientation with my [teaching] team. Welearned a ton about what we will be doing, peoplewe will meet, the culture, and each other.

8/23/14Cheerful flexibility, our team motto, is somethingeveryone should learn. The team thought we wouldmove into our house and unpack the instruments[shipped from the U.S.] right away. Neither ofthese situations was the case. Our house isn’t readyand the instruments made their way into town late.Then another challenge faced us: the keys to openthe locks of the container were still in Minneapolis.The locks got cut off, a group of men helped usunload the crates, and everything got takenupstairs to the academy. The past few days havebeen nothing but registration and unpacking ofinstruments. The exciting thing is that we arestarting to look like a music school.

8/29/14We moved into our house yesterday! It feels goodto have a home base. The academy itself is startingto shape up nicely as well. [Team member] Michael is building storage shelves from thewooden shipping crates. It is really nice to have theinstruments on shelves instead of organized on thefloor. The people of Guyana have just amazed meso far! Many of our new friends have stopped bymultiple times a day, several have helped puttogether shelves or carry things, and others havebrought food so we could continue working.

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International Corner

Taking a Passion AbroadAdventures teaching music in GuyanaBy Kelli Jo Lair, Zeta Lambda

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Up and running9/6/14This week has been a big one. We started with a littleunder 90 students registered and as of today we are justshy of 200! We still have a lot to do before the openingof school, but I finally feel like we have enough time andhands to get everything up and running.

9/13/14This was the first week of classes. It is a very differentexperience to teach six days a week and in the lateafternoon and evening. I really love my students; theyall bring different perspectives and seem to be excited tostart learning. I have two guitar classes, a class ofbeginning brass, and a brass class with COFONA, theCouncil of Friends of New Amsterdam. The group ispartnered with COFONA in New York and is a marchingband of sorts here. [Team member] Dan and I areexcited to work with them because of our marchingexperiences back home.

It feels good to finally be able to do what we came downto do, teach. I am really blessed to be a part of this teamof pioneering teachers. We balance each other out sowell, and we are all there for each other. Plus, three ofthe four of us are mighty fine cooks, and the fourth takesdirections on cooking really well and makes a meanboxed mac and cheese.

The second week9/22/14I love my job! These classes have really showed me that Ihave gone into the right profession. The beginning brassclass may make me cringe and joke every so often, but itis a great refresher for me and makes me examine myown playing. When six of my seven brass players blastedtheir first notes, I couldn’t have been more proud!

I have a wide age range in my classes, from 12 to 72. Thereare lots of challenges in these class makeups, but at thesame time it is neat to see people of different ages helpingeach other understand a concept. Last night one of my twoguitar classes played their first song. I remember when Iplayed my first song I was so excited, and I saw that sameexcitement on many of my students’ faces.

In the dark & band karate11/6/14I am writing while sitting in the pitch dark at the academy.We are in a blackout right now. The percussion class istrying to use what daylight is left outside; we already hadto let the brass and keyboard students go home because noone could see and the keyboard students had nothing toplay. We do have a generator; why don’t we have itrunning, you ask? Well, we did. For all of two minutes andthen it died. The gas had evaporated because the lid had ahuge hole that was covered with a flimsy piece of paper. SoI went out with a gas can. Come to find out Guyana is in agas crisis and both gas stations in town ran out yesterday.We have to go over the bridge in order to get gas, and I amnot doing that by myself in the dark … Yippie! The lightsjust turned back on! This blackout only lasted 45 minutes,not too bad.

12/10/14My students have come so far since September. I amexcited to celebrate their accomplishments with them ina concert next week. I will be running around like a crazyperson getting everything ready. My two guitar classeswill be doing a Guyanese folk song, and the small brassclass is doing “Amazing Grace” and an arrangement ofChristmas songs that I did. We just had a goodconversation about musicality in the context of “AmazingGrace.” Those brass students never cease to amaze me.

Yesterday I introduced band karate to my COFONA class.In band karate, I give frequent playing tests that allowstudents to earn different belts. I have been strugglingwith classroom management and motivational things inthis class, so I thought band karate might be a goodapproach. The students all seemed excited about thisidea. I think some of them are going to attempt to earnthree belts before the semester is done! To earn a beltthey must play different lines out of their lesson bookwith correct articulation, dynamics, pitch, etc.

A performance like no other12/18/14Guyana Lutheran Music Academy has given concerts thepast two days. Last night’s featured the keyboard andpercussion classes, and tonight the brass, guitar, violin,

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Music therapist Sherry Bube(Gamma Psi) carried out an unusualand significant senior project beforeher 2014 graduation from Saint Mary-in-the-Woods College. Dubbed BEAT!– Bring Everyone Around the Table –the project was to design and createan electronic drum table for use intherapeutic settings. The drum tableis an electronic percussiveinstrument with a programmedaudio system that enablesparticipants to produce sounds ofdifferent instruments, dependingon where the drumhead is struck.

Before Sherry’s invention, therewas no known drum table of thiskind. She designed the

prototype, evaluated design feasibility,and led the fabrication process, an intercollegiatecollaboration with mechanical engineering students fromRose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The drum table’selectronic programming and unique technologicalcapabilities make it adaptable for a variety of therapeuticapplications, and its adjustable base makes it accessible toindividuals with physical disabilities, including those whouse a wheelchair. As part of the project, Sherry conducted atraining session for other music therapy students todemonstrate the maintenance, troubleshooting, andoperation of the drum table.

As a percussive instrument, the drum table is readilyinteractive and provides both tonal and rhythmic musicalelements. Rhythm is basic to gait, speech, and otherphysiological functions, and is valuable in addressingvarious needs of clients in both group and individualtherapeutic settings. For example, individuals withAlzheimer’s disease often respond to rhythm even in latestages of the disease, despite decreased mobility,coordination, and social and communicative abilities.

The project was funded by an $11,000 IndependentColleges of Indiana Ball Venture grant, for which Sherrywrote the proposal and managed the contract. She haspresented her work at the Great Lakes Regional MusicTherapy Conference, national American Music TherapyAssociation Conference, and Ball Venture FundColloquium, where she was the only student presenter.

Read more about Sherry’s project at http://bit.ly/1ycWAhw.

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Music Therapy Student Invents Therapeutic Drum Table

Top: Inside the drum table. Above:Sherry Bube (left) andher mechanical engineering colleagues. Photos courtesyof Sherry Bube.

Rhythm is basic togait, speech, and

other physiologicalfunctions, and is

valuable inaddressing various

client needs.

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Tribe Tales for the HarpComposed and performed by Laurel FederbushReviewed by Sheri Kloss

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What could be more enchanting on ablustery day than to hop on the wingsof a dove and allow it to take us toanother time and place? Thischarming CD Tribe Tales for theHarp, conceived and performed byharpist Laurel Federbush (Gamma,Ann Arbor Alumni) transports us toanother world. The set of originalcompositions, based on Jewishbiblical themes of ancient times, is aconvincing, magical realization of apersonal journey through the OldTestament.

Each one of the works is just longenough to convey an idea that leavesthe listener with a sense of spiritualbreadth. “The Crossing” (#1 & 6) isladen with snappy rhythm, off-beats,themes repeated in different octaves,and angelic strumming. “WithTambourines and With Dancing” (#2)paints a joyful scenario for theimagination. The jazzy “Smoke on theMountain” (#3) incorporates a niceaddition of dissonant accompaniment.“The Scouts’ Report” (#4) swings withvariety of the repeated motive.“Taking the Land” (#5) exudes prideof triumph and revelry of thevictorious warrior. With eyes closed, itis possible to imagine a conversationbetween a shepherd and his flock in“Where’s the Sheep” (#6).

“Hagar’s New Look” (#7) captures theessence of the handmaid who boreAbraham children in arrogant strut

and defiance of Abraham’s belovedwife Sarah, who has been unable toproduce a child (yet). “Leah’s Tune”(#8) exudes a calm acceptance ofdeceit and the knowledge that she isnot the chosen love. “The Meaning ofYour Dream” (#9) has much to say;you can hear the musical storyline ebband flow, gaining momentum tocompletion. But wait – a suddenmodulation to a new key indicates thedream is still alive. The repeated andinsistent “A Stiff-Necked People”(#10) depicts the determination of apeople who will not give up theirmessage.

My favorites are “The Secret of MyStrength” (#11), a heartfelt, intimateexpression of self, and the beautifullyconceived “David’s Melody for Saul”(#12), rich and full in fantasy, withvaried settings that emphasize thesubject’s strength of character.“Esther’s Prayer” (#13) is a plaintivepleading, as she uses every one of herwinning qualities to be heard by theKing. How could he resist in thiscompositional realization? “SolomonSays” (#14) captures the didacticcharacter of a king, and “I Knew YouBefore You Were Born” (#15) elicits asoothing tenderness in bonding.

Kudos to Laurel Federbush, a fineharpist and composer who has the giftof instilling life within her art to createan enriching, innovative musicalexperience. laurelfedharp.webs.com

Upon Listening

Genre: Classical MusicCategory: Instrumental

Label: Self-producedAlbum Price: $10.00

Available through Laurel Federbush

2000 Anderson CourtAnn Arbor, MI 48104

phone: 734-663-9292email: laurelfedharp@gmail.com

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Write a concert review for The Triangle!Because few Mu Phis have submitted their recordings for review in recent years, we are expanding the “UponListening” column to include reviews of live concerts. Members are invited to submit reviews of excellent performancesyou’ve heard recently. Reviews of performances by Mu Phi members (collegiate or alumni) will receive preference, butothers will be considered. Article length may be between 200 and 400 words, and relevant color photos areencouraged. Submit electronically to editor@muphiepsilon.org. No deadline; reviews will be considered on an ongoingbasis. We hope to hear from you!

Sherry Kloss, Epsilon Upsilon, Muncie Alumni, 765-287-8469, sherkl@excite.com3510 West University Avenue, Muncie IN 47303

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After a late-night Friday arrival at the Portland airport,International President Rosemary Ames was joined onSaturday morning by Portland Alumni president EverettBarr-Hertel, special election candidate EstherLanders, and PNW3 District Director Michael Lasfettofor the quick drive south to George Fox University inNewberg, Oregon. A small Quaker school in the heart ofthe Willamette Valley, George Fox issurrounded by vineyards, produce farms,fruit orchards, and other agriculture.Oregon is the nation’s top producer ofChristmas trees and hazelnuts, and bothabound in the valley.

Six Portland Alumni members and Alliedmember Judith Goff were an importantpart of the day’s events, as they set up forthe initiation and subsequent lunch as wellas assisted in the ritual. Portland memberArletta O’Hearn provided backgroundpiano music and accompanied the songs, asalumni sang the “Initiation Song” to the new members andall present raised their voices in “The Creed” and “OurTriangle.”

Ten collegiates and special election Esther Landers wereinitiated, and one more collegiate was an existing member,totaling twelve members who signed the charter for ZetaChi. Esther becomes a member of Portland Alumni. ZetaChi’s officers are President Lauren Timmons, VicePresident Jesse Groat, Treasurer Katie Craighead,Secretary Claire Potmesil, Historian and ChoristerEmily Davenport, Steward Jordan Paulus, and

Chaplain Andrew Bergh. Portland Alumni and GeorgeFox faculty member Sophia Tegart is Faculty Advisor.Sophia and Michael Lasfetto were instrumental in gettingthe new chapter launched.

After the installation, the new Zeta Chis gave a recital withmany family and friends attending, enjoyed a lightluncheon complete with a Mu Phi cake in the shape of theshield, and received gifts from nearby Phi Lambda. ZetaChi is already planning its fall service projects and looksforward to joint activities with Phi Lambda and PortlandAlumni. Welcome, Zeta Chi!

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Welcome to Zeta ChiWelcome to Zeta ChiInstalled April 18 at Installed April 18 at George Fox UniversityGeorge Fox University

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Music: The Gift of Your Honest SelfBy Mary Au

ACME honorees are encouraged to share their expertise and serve as mentors for the Fraternity membership at-large.With that in mind, this article is devoted to various aspects of sharing.

After one of my recent recitals, an audience member asked who inspired me to share my life and music withaudiences around the globe. Two people, I replied: my father, a doctor who gave his patients discounts or did notcharge them anything because they had no money to pay, and Dusi Mura, a Hungarian pianist/teacher who taughtme for free and revolutionized my playing.

This reminds me of what Mr. (Fred) Rogers asked the audience at the 1997 Emmys after he was presented with theLifetime Achievement Award: “Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who havehelped you become who you are? Those who have cared about you and wanted what was best for you in life? I’llwatch the time.” Rogers also once said, “One of the greatest gifts you can give anybody is the gift of your honestself.” Our music is the ultimate gift of our honest selves. Composers expose the very core of their hearts, minds, andsouls to the world through their musical creation. Performers interpret of the music, infusing aspects of theirpersonal lives to bring the composer’s lifeblood to full expression. It is such a blessing for me to share myself with myaudience, and hopefully leave them something that is a feast for their soul.

In giving, we receiveMy most memorable performance was in Louisiana in the final encore at the end of a fourteen-day, eleven-performance tour. We were performing at a beautiful synagogue and the piece was Romance for Cello and Piano bythe Russian composer Rubinstein. It started with the piano playing alone. When the cello began playing the melody, achoir of birds joined in our serenade. When the melody was repeated again, as we played more loudly, so did thebirds chirp. But in the middle section of the piece, they stopped abruptly, as if they sensed the change of mood andkey. When we started the third section, the bird choir joined in again and accompanied our performance until theend of the piece. I wish we had taped that performance. It was magical.

As many of you know, I love to share both music and food with my friends. I amgrateful to have made friends with many individuals during my concert trips.During a concert tour to Austin presented by Mu Phi Epsilon, I was asked tocook and host a Chinese meal. To share music, food, culture, and experienceswith new friends, to get to know each other in a social environment overfavorite food and wine, was such a blessing. I would not trade it for the world.

I hope each reader will gain as many blessings in sharing your music as I have.Please enjoy some of my favorite quotes:

“Enter to learn, go forth to serve” - motto from Brigham YoungUniversity“A life not lived for others is a life not lived” - Mother Theresa“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service ofothers.” - Mahatma Gandhi“The real issue in life is not how many blessings we have, but what wedo with our blessings. Some people have many blessings and hoardthem. Some have few and give everything away.” - Mr. Rogers.

Let’s use our collective resources to foster the Fraternity ideals of music, friendship and harmony, to providenetworking and performance opportunities, and to promote the importance of being a Mu Phi Epsilon member.

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Nominate the most accomplished Mu Phis you know for ACME recognition!Contact ACME Co-Chairs for details.

Arietha Lockhart, Beta Gamma, Atlanta Alumni, ACME Chairman, 404-291-5162, acme@muphiepsilon.orgMary Au, Mu Nu, Los Angeles Alumni, ACME Co-Chair, 310-508-8116, auhaus@gmail.com

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Mary Au at the 2014 Convention. Photo by Kathy Earl.

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In a recent email conversation with my son David, hesaid he was feeling a little frayed around the edges fromjob stress. I told him, “Remember to be nice to yourself– ride the bike, play the piano – don’t let all thebusyness let you forget who you are.”

Alumni readers, you and I know that between all theperformances, teaching, organizing or attending recitalsand concerts, membership in many organizations(professional, musical, and church), and managing ourhomes and families, we too often feel frayed around theedges. Here’s another recent conversation I had withMichael, a businessman who was a non-musician guestat my chapter’s 50th anniversary celebration in January.

Michael: “As I look around the room, in addition tosome younger folks, it seems there are a lot of seniorshere tonight.”

Me: “Yes, it’s true,” (I realize that Michael has no ideaof the true character of these “seniors,” so I go on…)“but bear in mind that most of these seniors began theirmusical careers in colleges and universities, then wenton to be performing artists, college or university faculty,or music teachers in schools or their homes. Many areinstrumentalists, with a generous variety of instrumentsrepresented among them. Several are solo or ensemblesingers of opera, musical theatre, jazz, and other genres.There are composers in the group, as well as conductorsof orchestras, choirs, and other ensembles. You mayhave heard of some of these musicians, others not. Someof my colleagues here today have been working in theirmusic career for many, many years, while others havejust begun. But whatever their age – young, mid-life, orolder – they always strive for excellence and they are allbound together by the love of music.”

Michael: “Wow!” (And at that moment he lookedaround the room with fresh eyes, new understanding,and renewed respect for the “seniors” and othermusicians present.)

Springtime brings with it an energized vitality and avibrancy of color and mood. For many of us, it is ourbusiest season, so remember to find a time and space toregroup and recharge yourself. What will help you?

Remember“Sunrise,” ourMu Phi Epsilontheme for 2014-15. Think ofthis season as abeginning ofwonderfulthings tocome. Andthink ofanothergroup of seniorspresent in our Mu Phi “room” – those who aregraduating from your local collegiate chapters andanticipating what is to come in their own lives. Howabout reaching out to them in this vibrant, energizedseason? I know they will love and appreciate yoursupport, and perhaps, just maybe, they will also think ofaffiliating next year with alumni chapters or as Alliedmembers.

Remember who you are, you wonderful musicians, youfabulous alumni members of Mu Phi Epsilon!

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Remember Who You AreBy Ruth Cuccia, Third Vice President/Alumni Advisor

Springtime bringswith it an energizedvitality. For many ofus, it is our busiest

season, soremember to find atime and space torecharge yourself.

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Collegiate Connection

Greetings collegiates! In this column Iespecially want to connect with members whoare embarking on a new journey: graduatingand moving on from the wonderfulexperiences you’ve had in your collegiatechapters. As your chapter wraps upcandidate initiations and activities for theyear, I invite you to reflect on thefriendships you’ve made, the growth you’veexperienced, and the special place Mu PhiEpsilon inhabits in your heart.

Are you ready to transition to the next step of Mu Phimembership? We’ve created a simple quiz (right) for you to testyour readiness.

If you answer yes to one or more quiz items, I encourage you toaffiliate as an alumni or Allied member after graduation, serveour fraternity as an officer or committee member, and/orcontinue to support collegiate chapters by becoming an advisor.

Our alumni network is evolving to better serve you. We arelistening to what you need and what you want. We are lookingfor ways to fully utilize the many tools at our disposal to makeyour membership in Mu Phi become even more advantageousafter graduation, while still honoring the traditions that make uswho we are. This is a work in progress, and we want your ideas,input, and continued support. Mu Phi is a network of uniqueindividuals who bring their strengths together for the ideals thatunite us. Your continued involvement will fortify that network,benefiting both you and the fraternity.

Contact any IEB member, District Director, or alumni chapterofficer for information on how to stay connected. I wish youmany blessings on your own path upward toward the stars.

Thoughts for Graduating SeniorsBy Jenny Smith, Collegiate Advisor/Second Vice President

Alumni Readiness Quiz

Ask yourself these simple questions:

Yes No Has being a part of Mu PhiEpsilon enriched my life?

Yes No Have I made friendships andconnections through Mu Phithat I know will last a lifetime?

Yes No Has being in Mu Phisomehow deepened myappreciation of music?

Yes No Do I see the advocacy andimportance of musiccontinuing to play a key rolein my life?

Yes No Would I like to see futurestudent musicians continue tohave opportunities to servetheir schools andcommunities with like-mindedcolleagues?

Yes No Do I want future collegiates tobe able to have the sameopportunity I had, and sharemany of the same joys I did,with Mu Phi Epsilon?

If you answered yes to any of these,congratulations! You are ready to moveon to alumni or Allied membership status.Visit muphiepsilon.org to find a localchapter in your area or get moreinformation on Allied affiliation.

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Summer conducting workshop offers insight and inspirationJason Pano (Beta Alpha, California State University-Fullerton) was fortunateenough to earn the 2014 John and Mary Virginia FoncannonConducting/Coaching Scholarship. The funds that were awarded to him paidhis way to study in Rochester, New York, for a summer conducting course at theEastman School of Music. The week-long intensive was focused on conductingall of Johann Sebastian Bach’s motets and other small works by some of hisearlier contemporaries. The experience included podium time to work andrehearse with a professional-level ensemble under the guidance of Dr. William Weinert, Professor ofConducting at Eastman, and Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director of Conspirare.

As a developing conductor, Jason felt the program was extremely rewarding. Both Dr. Weiner and Craig HellaJohnson began with each student conductor wherever he or she was in knowledge of the score, and gaveinsights toward conducting Bach. The daily rehearsals were set up so all students were assigned certain partsof a motet the evening before and were expected to rehearse on their section the following day. Since thecourse used a professional ensemble, students did not have to worry about teaching notes and rhythms andwere instead able to work more on interpretation. Over the course of the week, Jason received many newinsights toward score preparation, rehearsal technique, and Baroque era performance practice both on and offthe podium.

While it is one thing to watch other conductors’ ensembles in performance, much more can be gleaned fromtheir rehearsal process. Through the structure of the course, Jason was able to network and observe the workof other graduate choral conductors from all over the United States who came to do the Eastman program.This allowed and facilitated discussion of schools and teachers for consideration of post graduate studies.

Having lived on the West Coast for most of his life, Jason alsofound it extremely valuable to experience the musicenvironment of a completely different location. During theweek in Rochester, Jason attended several evening events atthe Eastman School of Music and local churches. Concertsincluded a Renaissance/medieval choral ensembleperformance and community sing-alongs of Mozart’sRequiem and Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor run byDr. Weinert or Eastman graduate conducting students. Theexperiences allowed students to see what is musicallypossible in a different community from their own and gaveinspiration and ideas to bring back to their programs.

Jason is putting his Eastman experience to good use backat Fullerton as he studies to conduct his school’sproduction of Lehár’s The Merry Widow and Menotti’sAmelia Goes to the Ball. Jason also hopes to work onproducing performances of Menotti’s Amahl and theNight Visitors, Gustav Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, andHandel’s Messiah in the near future.

Article and photos contributed by Jason Pano.

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International summer experiencesbroaden cellist’s musical horizonsCellist Jason Pegis (Phi Lambda, Willamette University) was the winner of theFoundation’s 2014 Eleanor Hale Wilson Cello Scholarship and a SummerScholarship. Using the funds provided, Jason studied cello at two summerinstitutes in 2014—one in Northfield, Minnesota, and one in Castres, France.

The first stop was “Cello: An American Experience”(celloanamericanexperience.com), an international summer academy run by St. Olaf College professor Anna Clift.The two-week camp featured an intensive daily schedule of practice time, lessons, technique class, masterclasses, chamber group rehearsals, and other activities. Eighteen students ages 15-24 participated, from Chinaand Argentina as well as around the U.S., and many prominent cello instructors were there including AstridSchween, Mark Summer, Eric Kutz, Bruce Uchimura, and others. “It was a really special opportunity,” Jasonsaid. “There was a large emphasis on improvement and it was such a friendly, welcoming environment. We allbecame good friends and better cellists. It was also a great way to meet other cellists, both students andteachers.” Participants played several concerts for the Northfield community and students had manyopportunities to hear professionals perform as well.

After camp #1, Jason flew straight from Minnesota to camp #2 in the south of France. “Cellos at Belle Serre,”an intensive course operated by English cellist Lowri Blake, took place in a rural setting near a town calledCastres. Jason was the only American participant, so it was a truly new and significant experience for him. Thecurriculum emphasized open lessons, so when not in his own lesson, he could watch others being taught andlearn even more. Besides becoming a more experienced and developed musician, he made many connectionsand was able to travel out of North America for the first time. cellosatbelleserre.com

Jason said, “It would not have been possible for me to attend these camps without the generous support of theMu Phi Epsilon Foundation.” Wrapping up his third year of cello performance and environmental sciencestudies at Willamette University in Salem, OR, he keeps busy with competitions, recital and auditionpreparation, and performing in multiple ensembles. He has applied for fellowships at several 2015 summermusic festivals.

Article and photos contributed by Jason Pegis.

Calling All Mu Phis — How About Joining the Foundation Board?The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation has openings for its 2015-2016 Board of Directors,including the key position of Treasurer. This job is especially gratifying since theTreasurer gets to write the checks to scholarship recipients. What could be more funthan that? Just think of the great feeling one gets from helping our Fraternitycolleagues receive some of the 42 grants and scholarships the Foundation offers eachyear. The Board conducts its business through one in-person annual meeting (this yearnear Boston July 18-25) and otherwise via conference calls and email. We hope you willseriously consider this important service. Please email Beverly Abegg atbevabegg@verizon.net or call 978-692-7353 to show your interest or ask questions.

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Doesn’t everyone celebrate their fortieth anniversary bygiving a concert? High school sweethearts Debbie Ash(Gamma Omicron, Ann Arbor Alumni president) andhusband Jeff Ash (chapter patron) did, pictured above.On the same day of the year and at the same church astheir wedding, the Ashes, pianist Janice Clark,(Gamma), soprano Suzanne Lange (Gamma), and othermusician friends performed for the anniversary. Theprogram included Schumann’s Voice of Love (also playedat the 1974 wedding), Doppler’s L’Oiseaux des Bois forflute and four French horns (one hornist was agroomsman), and works by Bach, Clarke, Cohen, Isoz, andSchwartz. Slides of the couple’s trips to Switzerland werebackground as Jeff played alphorn. Debbie played alto andbass flutes as well as piano for Jeff’s solo, then sang “ForGood” from Wicked.

Vocalist Walteria Bethea (Alpha Xi, Dallas Alumni)sang in the April premiere of the opera Wading Home bycomposer and violinist Mary Alice Rich. The libretto isbased on the novel of the same title by Rosalyn Story aboutthe aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Walteria gave DallasAlumni members a preview by performing excerpts at achapter meeting last fall.

Organist Diane Bish(Mu Kappa, ACME) is finalizing plans to host two Europeanriverboat tours in late November – one to Normandy,France and the other to the Christmas Markets – inconjunction with her nationally syndicated television showThe Joy of Music. The tours will include television tapingsin magnificent cathedrals along the way. Diane continues toproduce new programs, most recently from Istanbul andfrom her fall 2014 trip to the Black Sea area. thejoyofmusic.org

Pianist Janice Clark (Gamma) is Ann Arbor Alumni’s2015 Violet Award winner. Janice served as Gamma’sChapter Advisor for countless years and also organizedmany competitions through the Society for Musical Arts. Sheis retired from the University of Michigan School of Musicand has served 55 years as organist and choir director for alocal church. Janice continues as a leader and performer inmany chapter activities and events.

Vocalist and author Rona Commins (Alpha Delta,Sacramento Alumni, ACME) led seventeen participantsincluding Barbara Baker (Alpha Delta, SacramentoAlumni) to Venice, Florence, and Rome in December 2014to see Christmas sights and hear music. They attended aproduction of Simon Boccanegra in Venice at the La Feniceopera house and Falstaff in the newly opened Florenceopera. Rona returned to Florence in March to give a lectureand book signing.

Soprano Christina Lynn-Craig (Gamma Lambda,Denver Alumni), mezzo-soprano Marlena Hooker Moore,and pianist Grace Asquith performed a George LynnCentenary Recital in March. All works on the program werecomposed by Lynn, including several for his wife LucileLynn (Gamma Lambda). George Lynn was the musicdirector at Westminster Choir College in the 1960s and laterwas active on the Colorado music scene and throughout theU.S. as a conductor, organist, voice teacher, and composer.2015 is the centenary year of his birth and Christina, hisolder daughter, is spearheading The George Lynn CentenaryCelebration, featuring performances of his music all over the

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country. She invites all Mu Phi musicians and theirassociates to be a part of the project by programming a pieceby George Lynn in a 2015 performance and notifyingeric.a.hansen@colorado.edu so it can be added to the officialCentenaryCelebration list.(See The Triangle,Winter 2015, page13, for more detailon the CentenaryCelebration.)Christina alsowould be delightedto present a Lynnprogram for localMu Phi chapters;contact her at 303-466-2879 ortinaregina@aol.comto inquire.

Pianist Madeleine Forte (Gamma Kappa) announces thecreation of the Madeleine and Allen Forte Archives at theUniversity of North Texas, home of Phi Tau. Madeleine’slate husband Allen was a professor of music emeritus at YaleUniversity, which also houses some of his papers.

Pianist Rebekah Healan (Gamma Pi, Atlanta Alumni)recently became President-Elect of Georgia Music TeachersAssociation.

Choral conductor Craig Hella Johnson, recipient of MuPhi Epsilon’s 2011 Citation of Merit, won a 2015 Grammy®

for Best Choral Performance along with his professionalchamber choir Conspirare. The award was given for TheSacred Spirit of Russia, a recording of 19th and 20th-centurya cappella Russian Orthodox liturgical works. Audio samplesand ordering information at conspirare.org

Lynn Maloy (Mu Kappa, Colorado Springs Alumni) gaveher presentation “Dyslexia and the Music World” at thechapter’s March meeting and for the Boulder MusicTeachers Association in April, and will give it at the NationalPedagogy Conference in July. Lynn was a presenter on thesame topic, as well as a music delegate, at the 2014 Mu PhiEpsilon convention.

Correction: Joanna Medawar Nachef is a musicinstructor at El Camino College, not El Campo College asshown in the winter 2015 Triangle.

Vocalist and operatic director Kurt-Alexander Zeller(Mu Chi, Atlanta Alumni) directed the Peach State Opera’sMarch production of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love and alsothe Clayton State University Music Drama Workshop’sdouble-bill production in April. The latter featuredPergolesi’s From Maid to Mistress (aka La serva padrona)and selections from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, with DeltaPhi members performing.

Eleven Zeta members went on tour to Germany and Austriain January as performers in the DePauw [University]Chamber Symphony. Zetas who went on this trip wereDavid Acton, Matt Acton, Maureen Bailey, NinaDugan, Will Johnson, Kate King, Robert Martens,Jacob Peterman, Eleanor Price, Anna Urso, andAlison Sherrick. The tour group consisted of thirty-threeDePauw musicians, of whom the Zetas made up a full third.

The ensemble performed a total of five concerts: at theBenedictinergymnasium in Ettal, the Mozarteum inSalzburg, the Folkshaus in St. Leonard am Forst, theBrahmsaal of the Musikverein in Vienna, and at the ViennaSchool for the Blind. The program included works byBrahms, Haydn, Dvorak, Strauss Jr., and others.

Along with the life-changing experience of performing insuch august venues (especially the Musikverein, home of theVienna Philharmonic), the Zetas got in plenty of sightseeing.Highlights included Munich and Salzburg city tours,Mozart’s birthplace, a Sound of Music tour, visitingNeuschwanstein castle (cover image), Vienna Staatsoper,and Schoenbrunn Palace, and seeing the graves ofBeethoven, Brahms, Schubert, and both Strausses at theVienna Central Cemetery.

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The late Lucile Lynn (left) and ChristinaLynn-Craig.

Zetas at the Vienna Musikverein

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2015 Chapter AnniversariesCongratulations to these chapters on their milestone anniversaries of Music, Friendship, and Harmony.

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110 YearsEpsilonToledo Conservatory of Music,Toledo, OHDecember 9, 1905

ZetaDePauw Univ., Greencastle, INDecember 9, 1905

100 YearsToledo Alumni (OH)November 16, 1915

PhiMount Union College, Alliance, OHMay 15, 1915

95 YearsBoston Alumni (MA)January 7, 1920

Mu EtaUniv. of the Pacific, Stockton, CANovember 13, 1920

Mu ThetaUniv. of Texas, Austin, TXNovember 27, 1920

90 YearsMu UpsilonEastman School of Music,Rochester, NYFebruary 28, 1925

70 YearsPhi TauUniv. of North Texas, Denton, TXMarch 22, 1945

65 YearsEpsilon LambdaEastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti,MIApril 23, 1950

Epsilon KappaSouthern Illinois Univ.,Carbondale, ILMay 20, 1950

Tacoma Alumni (WA)June 30, 1950

60 YearsUrbana/Champaign Alumni (IL)October 20, 1955

55 YearsAlpha MuSouthwest Missouri State Univ.,Springfield, MOApril 24, 1960

Alpha NuWest Texas A&M Univ., Canyon,TXApril 30, 1960

50 YearsAlpha OmegaStephen F. Austin Univ.,Nacogdoches, TXApril 4, 1965

Beta AlphaCalifornia State Univ./Fullerton,Fullerton, CAApril 10, 1965

45 YearsPhoenix Alumni (AZ)October 24, 1970

40 YearsGamma PiShorter College, Rome, GAFebruary 1, 1975

15 YearsDelta RhoUniv. of Colorado, Boulder, COFebruary 27, 2000

Delta SigmaUniv. of California/Irving, Irving,CAJune 3, 2000

San Antonio Alumni (TX)May 18, 2000

10 YearsZeta AlphaWilliams Baptist College, WalnutRidge, ARApril 5, 2005

Zeta BetaCameron Univ., Lawton, OKApril 23, 2005

1 YearZeta PhiUniv. of North Carolina,Wilmington, NCApril 11, 2014

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and choir classes performed. That means all of myclasses had their concerts tonight. [Team member] Clairecommented, “It’s brass, violin, and then the Kelli Lairshow!” She wasn’t kidding either. My small brass classstarted the program, then her violin class, and after thatI was involved with every single piece through the end ofthe concert. I was extremely nervous because this was myfirst time conducting a concert as a teacher.

I could not be more proud of my students! Things cametogether that I did not think would be possible two daysago, and many of them surprised me by how much theyhad practiced. Seeing them on stage performing for theirfriends and family reminded me why I fell in love withmusic so many years ago. These students are why I dowhat I do. I see joy and passion from them, and a sparkwhen they see and hear themselves be successful. Yes,they may drive me crazy some days, but that is what theyare supposed to do.

Mashrami and Phagwah – Colorful Celebrations2/25/15[The team] traveled to Georgetown, Guyana, to seeMashramani up close and personal. Mashramani,celebrated each February 23rd to mark when Guyanabecame a republic in 1970, is a tamer (but not much)version of Carnival. The word Mashramani is ofAmerindian origin and means “a celebration after hardwork.” The event is one giant party that incorporatesaspects of Guyanese culture with colorful costumes,parade floats, and steel band calypso music. The partycontinues this weekend right here in New Amsterdam.This time we won’t be quite as tired though, because wecan go into our house as often as we want or need to.

3/10/15When holidays happen in Guyana there seem to be abunch of them all around the same time. This past Fridaywas Phagwah, a day to celebrate the triumph of goodover evil, traced back to Hindu lore. Participants wearwhite clothing and throw harmless colored water andpowder at each other. Dan and I invited two of ourclasses to show us how to play Phagwah. Little did theyknow we had bought water guns, dye, sparkle (glitter),and powder; we were planning an ambush. We got someof the kids before they realized what was happening, andproceeded to get everyone soaked. It was fun to spendtime with some of our students just playing, and they gotto see a different side of the teachers than ever before. Ithink we are done with holidays now until Holy Week. Ifwe are, that will be a welcome change. It will be nice tohave a normal week of classes once again.

Editor’s Note: 3/10/15 was the latest blog post at thetime this article was written. Visitteachmusicguyana.blogspot.com to read about the rest ofthe school year!

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Peggy Altenburg AlbrechtAlpha Alpha, May 15, 1966Dayton AlumniDied January 16, 2015Vocalist. Peggy won the CincinnatiOpera competition in 1953 andperformed with the company thefollowing season. She was a frequentsoloist with the DaytonPhilharmonic Orchestra, DaytonBach Society, Dayton Music Club,and local church. She oftenperformed with her baritonehusband Joseph Albrecht and washonored in 1977 when the familywas named Ohio Musical Family ofthe Year by the Ohio Federation ofMusic Clubs. She also taught voiceprivately and was a NATS member.

Barbara Welch BatemanPhi Mu, January 23, 1944Palo Alto AlumniDied December 28, 2014Bassoonist. Barbara taught in thePalo Alto, CA schools for over thirtyyears and played in several localorchestras. She co-founded thePeninsula Youth Symphony andcoached the woodwinds. Barbaraalso had a large class of privatestudents.

Karen Hildegarde RondestvedtBodmerPhi Iota, November 18, 1957Colorado Springs AlumniDied January 26, 2015Music educator.Karen taughtelementary musicin public andprivate schools andgave private pianoand violin lessons.She also worked afew years for anairline, giving her the opportunity totravel widely. A member of the PikesPeak Music Teachers Association,she served a term as secretary. Shewas a charter member of ColoradoSprings Alumni and served aschaplain.

Elizabeth Dean Baker BuckTheta, December 6, 1943St. Louis Area AlumniDied August 24, 2014Organist. Betty was a churchorganist and choir director, wellknown for her beautiful and stirringChristmas programs. She heldseveral offices in St. Louis AreaAlumni, with her local PEO chapter,and was past president of the St.Louis Chapter of the American Guildof Organists.

Jane Ferris Crandall GavelCaruthersPhi Theta, May 27, 1953Died August 25, 2014Soprano. Jane performed as a soloistwith the St. Louis Symphony, St.Louis Chamber Chorus andOrchestra, and other ensembles, andin operatic roles with St. LouisOpera Theatre. She also taught voiceand was vocal director for WestportPlayhouse and Theatre ProjectCompany. She received severalawards including the ArtistPresentation Society Award andrecital, NATS Missouri Singer of theYear, and St. Louis Opera GuildScholarship Awards.

Marian Laut DanekKappa, November 13, 1939Terre HauteAlumniDied November 29,2014Music educator.Marian was a musicprofessor andreceived her MuPhi 75-yearmembership award in 2013.

Madge Conaway EbrightNu, October 31, 1937Alumni Sacramento AlumniDied December 24, 2014Cellist, librarian. Madge’s primaryprofessional career was in libraryscience. She played cello with theParadise (CA) Symphony for over

thirty years and later,when traveling afterretirement, as a guestwith ensembles inGermany, France,China, Japan, andother countries. Shealso founded thestring program in the Paradisepublic schools. She was active inAAUW and PEO, which establisheda music scholarship in her name.

Laverne WattsEdwardsNu, June 4, 1950Died January 11,2014Pianist, organist.LaVerne alsoworked as a realestate broker.

Louise HansenGamma Psi, March 19, 1985Terre Haute AlumniDied November 16,2014Bassist. Louiseplayed with theUtah Symphony,ArlingtonSymphony, and 25years with the TerreHaute Symphony. Louise was alsoan accomplished watercolor artist,having exhibited widely in the U.S.and Germany and won manyawards. She taught art in publicschools and at Indiana StateUniversity.

Gail HerbertPhi Theta, April 13, 1963St. Louis Area AlumniDied January 18, 2015Pianist, organist, violinist. Gailtaught middle school music in St.Louis area schools and served asdirector/organist for several localchurches. Later she volunteered asaccompanist for a vocal group in alocal hospital.

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Beverly Coldsnow HuttonPhi Pi, December 21, 1946Wichita AlumniDied January 16, 2015Music educator, pianist, organist.Beverly taught elementary schoolmusic for sixteen years and receivedthe district’s Master Teacher Awardin 1982. She was a foundingmember of her church, where shealso founded the choir and directedit for fifty years, also serving aspianist and organist. Beverly servedMu Phi Epsilon as a DistrictDirector for six years, was honoredwith the Outstanding DistrictDirector award, and received theDiamond Triangle Award for sixtyyears as a Fraternity member.

Marion Erganian IzmirlianSigma, April 20,1948Died February 20,2015Pianist. Mariontaught piano inpublic schools andprivately.

Patricia JunkerPhi Kappa, February 2, 1952Died January 1, 2015Music educator. Patricia taughtmusic in Detroit public schools formany years and also maintained aprivate studio.

Helen KoehlerMu Beta, May 23, 1976Died October 12, 2013Church musician. Helen earned hermusic degree later in life following adistinguished,award-winningcareer as universityprofessor,researcher, andauthor in the fieldof food chemistry.She sang in herchurch choir and was active inseveral local music organizations.She was also involved in AAUW,Camp Fire Girls, and civicorganizations.

Carol LuerBeta Iota, January 7, 1967Died March 3, 2015Music educator, violist, vocalist.Carol was an award-winning teacherin public schools for 36 years,serving as gifted programcoordinator late in her career. Shewas also a founder of DanceDiscovery, singer with SouthernIllinois University-EdwardsvilleConcert Chorale, and violist inConfluence Chamber Orchestra.

Ruth McEwenOmega Omega, February 19, 1999Denver AlumniDied February 7, 2015Pianist. Ruth was active in theColorado Music TeachersAssociation and compiled its 50th

anniversary organizational historyin 1970.

Janette Bodden MooteMu Nu, June 1, 1952Palos Verdes/South Bay AlumniDied 2015Pianist, technical writer.

Catharine Wagner ZahrtAlpha Alpha, May 15, 1966Dayton AlumniDied January 22,2015Music educator,church musician.Catharine was amusic teacher,choir director,pianist, andorganist. She wasco-director of Summer CloisterConcert programs at the Dayton ArtInstitute. She served as president ofDayton Alumni and was an officerin other local cultural organizationsincluding Dayton Music Club.

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Seeking Final Notes ContributorDo you like to do online research and data compilation? Would you find it interesting to learn about the livesand accomplishments of Mu Phis who have passed on? If so, the volunteer position of Final Notes contributormay be right for you! The estimated time commitment is 10 hours per issue (approximately every three months).If you’re interested, please contact International Editor Melissa J. Eddy editor@muphiepsilon.org for moreinformation.

Meanwhile, information about the death of a member may be sent to editor@muphiepsilon.org until further notice.

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ATLANTICDISTRICT A1 — OPEN

DISTRICT A2Susan Todenhoft703-323-4772H 703-509-0224Ctodenhoft@gmail.com

EASTERN GREAT LAKESDISTRICT EGL1Signe Zale585-594-8422sigbobzale@aol.com

DISTRICT EGL2Cassandra Eisenreich724-728-2440cassandra.eisenreich@sru.edu

DISTRICT EGL3Nancy Jane Gray330-688-7990bobgrayz@aol.com

GREAT LAKESDISTRICT GL1 Susan Owen-Bissiri734-971-1084slbissiri@sbcglobal.net

DISTRICT GL2 — OPEN

EAST CENTRALDISTRICT EC1 — OPEN

DISTRICT EC2 & EC3Stephanie Berry574-596-8285bmpenguin69@hotmail.com

SOUTHEASTDISTRICT SE1Marshall Pugh252-599-2492mgpugh889@gmail.com

DISTRICT SE2 — OPEN

DISTRICT SE3Stephanie Sandritter407-538-2371stephanie.sandritter@gmail.com

DISTRICT SE4 — OPEN

SOUTH CENTRALDISTRICT SC1 — OPEN

DISTRICT SC2Ashley Kimmel972-765-3252ashley.kimmel12@gmail.com

DISTRICT SC3Chrisalyne Hagood580-383-8011chrisalyne.hagood@gmail.com

DISTRICT SC4Isabel De La Cerda210-204-6425idelacerda@hotmail.com

CENTRALDISTRICT C1Cathy Woelbling Paul314-567-3281cpoboe@sbcglobal.net

DISTRICT C2Linda Chen913-486-3337lindaychen@aol.com

NORTH CENTRALDISTRICT NC1Teresa Rowe612-926-5854Terryrowe568@gmail.com

DISTRICT NC2Liana Sandin402-483-4657, 402-560-7126Liana.Sandin@gmail.com

WEST CENTRALDISTRICT WC1 — OPEN

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PACIFIC NORTHWESTDISTRICT PNW1 — OPEN

DISTRICT PNW2Kathryn Habedank206-405-4645Kahabedank@aol.com

DISTRICT PNW3Michael Lasfetto971-275-3800pnw3dd@muphiepsilon.org

PACIFICDISTRICT P1Lestelle Manley916-485-0415ms5cnts@yahoo.com

DISTRICT P2Kira Dixon408-439-6076kira.dixon@me.com

PACIFIC SOUTHWESTDISTRICT PSW1 Jane Davidson626-487-6201jane@newmusicempire.com

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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Rosemary Ames, International President13 Travis Dr, Framingham, MA 01702508-872-5818president@muphiepsilon.org

Charlotte Brown, 1st VP/Extension Officer12578 Barkley St, Overland Park, KS 66209913-345-8999extensionofficer@muphiepsilon.org

Jenny Smith, 2nd VP/Collegiate Advisor1900 Westminster St #105, Denton, TX 76205214-662-5087collegiateadvisor@muphiepsilon.org

Ruth Cuccia, 3rd VP/Alumni Advisor3408 S. Denison Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731310-832-7433alumniadvisor@muphiepsilon.org

Jan Scott, 4th VP/Music Advisor6223 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63130314-727-6876musicadvisor@muphiepsilon.org

Kayla Lisa, 5th VP/Eligibility Advisor7881 Reflection Cove Dr #208, Fort Myers, FL 33907434-987-9191eligibilityadvisor@muphiepsilon.org

Melissa Eddy, Editor220 Link Drive, Kingsland, TX 78639512-217-1264 Fax: 325-388-0914editor@muphiepsilon.org

Jenny Maeda, Executive Secretary-TreasurerInternational Executive OfficeP.O. Box 1369, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1369888-259-1471 Fax: 888-855-8670executiveoffice@muphiepsilon.org

HONORARY ADVISORY BOARDFrances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon6464 Rhodes Ave, St. Louis, MO 63109314-752-2585fmirwinstl@aol.com

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

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ACME Arietha Lockhart (Chair)Beta Gamma, Atlanta Alumni3159 Springside CrossingDecatur, GA 30034404-284-7811ariethal@hotmail.com

Mary Au (Co-Chair), Mu NuLos Angeles Alumni2363 W Silver Lake Dr.Los Angeles, CA 90039323-666-2603auhaus@gmail.com

BYLAWS & STANDING RULESKathleen Earl, Alpha DeltaSacramento Alumni8009 Beethoven CourtCitrus Heights, CA 95621916-728-2122bylaws@muphiepsilon.org

FINANCEEvelyn Archer, Omega OmegaSt. Louis Area Alumni5312 Sutherland Ave.St. Louis, MO 63109314-481-2361archerbe@sbcglobal.net

INTERNATIONALMarlon Daniel, Mu XiNew York Alumni45 Tiemann Place, Apt 5FNew York, NY 10027-3327212-641-0305marlondanielnyc@gmail.com

MUSIC LIBRARIAN &ARCHIVESWendy Sistrunk, Mu Mu Kansas City Alumni1504 S. Ash Ave.Independence, MO 64052816-836-9961SistrunkW@umkc.edu

WEBSITEDavid Champion, Gamma SigmaPalos Verdes/South Bay Alumni229 15th St.Manhattan Beach, CA 90266310-545-3442webmaster@muphiepsilon.org

Vice President/ActingPresidentPaul Verona130 West 15th Street, Apt. 5VNew York, NY 10011-6794347-813-0368 (Cell)mpefoundation.vp@gmail.com

TreasurerBeverly W. Abegg8 Phillips Dr.Westford, MA 01886978-692-7353bevabegg@verizon.net

SecretaryEileen Butler-Kennedy2875 77th AvenueBaton Rouge, LA 70807225-357-0310kennedyeb48@gmail.com

ChairmanJudy May408 West Mission DriveChandler, AZ 85225480-813-6973judy.may@asu.edu

Vice ChairmanLinda Florjancic7959 Wright RoadBroadview Heights OH 44147216-219-4953lflorjancic@yahoo.com

President of Mu Phi EpsilonInternational FraternityRosemary Ames13 Travis Drive Framingham, MA 01702508-872-5818president@muphiepsilon.org

INTERNATIONAL CHAIRMEN

2014-2015FOUNDATION BOARD

2014-2017INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

Directory of Executive Officers

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

Mu Phi EpsilonInternational Executive OfficeP.O. Box 1369Fort Collins, CO 80522-1369executiveoffice@muphiepsilon.org1-888-259-1471

Mu Phi Epsilon Concert Artist UpdateRachel Brandwein receiving acclaimHarpist Rachel Brandwein (Gamma, Minneapolis-St. Paul Alumni),winner of the 2014 Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition, hasbegun touring and is receiving a great deal of praise and admirationfor her artistry, elegance, and poise. She has already performed inSacramento, Berkeley, and Macomb, IL, sponsored by local chapters.Future dates include Spivey Hall in Atlanta; solo orchestralengagements with Kansas City Civic Orchestra and Merimack Valley(MA) Philharmonic Orchestra; recitals sponsored by alumni chaptersin Lincoln and San Diego; and a Portland appearance withConsonare Chorale directed by Georgina Phillipson (Phi Lambda).Rachel is being welcomed everywhere with great enthusiasm,warmth, and sometimes abundant humor.

Bookings are still available, so consider bringing this consummateartist and Mu Phi ambassador to your community.Information about booking, host chapter responsibilities, and

related forms are atmpefoundation.org/competition.html. Oneof the biggest challenges for hosts hasbeen procuring a suitable harp locally.To help with related costs (rental,cartage, etc.), the Foundation willcontribute $100.00 to a host chapterwhen an engagement is booked.

For details, contact Paul Verona at212-242-2172 ormpefoundation.vp@gmail.com.

Above: Airport greeter Sue Waller, Berkeley Alumni.Right, top: Rachel with Sacramento Alumni members.Right, bottom: Rachel with Berkeley Alumni members.