Convention Schedule

Mu Phi Epsilon International Convention
Wednesday, July 30, thru Saturday, August 2, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel Jacksonville Riverfront
Jacksonville, Florida

Note: Business Delegates are required to attend all business sessions.

Wednesday, July 30

8:30 am - 3:30 pm Pre-Convention Tour to Amelia Island (by reservation only)

12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:15 pm Pre-Convention Meetings

District Directors – Dr. Martha MacDonald, Phi Xi/Collegiate Advisor Amelia
Resolutions Committee – Sr. Martha Steidl, Gamma Psi/Eligibility Advisor
Dr. Carla Jo Maltas, Mu Gamma/Allied Parliamentarian Osceola
Newsletter Staff – Melissa Eddy, Mu Theta/Editor Sawgrass
Teller Orientation – Gloria Debatin, Phi Chi/Executive Secretary-Treasurer Seminole
Pages & Stewards – Dr. Frances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon/International President Mayport

4:30 pm Music Delegates Recital Ballroom

Chris Fry, piano, Delta Eta
Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody in g minor, Op.79 No.2

Angélique Perretta, soprano, Delta Eta
Anton Dvorak: “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka
Giacomo Puccini: “Chi il bel sogno” from La Rondine

Anne Ormand, clarinet, Gamma/Ann Arbor Alumni
Karen Madsen, piano, Epsilon Mu/Ann Arbor Alumni
Massenet: Recitative and Gavotte from Manon, arr. Richard Stoltzman
Puccini: “Quando m’en vo” (Musetta’s Waltz) from La Boheme, arr. Richard Stoltzman
Gershwin: “Summertime,” arr. Richard Stoltzman

Arietha Lockhart, soprano, Beta Gamma/Atlanta Alumni
Mozart: “Alleluia”

5:30 pm Dinner on your own

7:00 pm Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom Foyer

Reconnect, network, meet and greet! Light refreshments.
Entertainment by Melissa Park Voshell, flute, Beta Beta, & Mary Jane Ballou, harp

7:30 pm Gala Opening Session Ballroom

Dr. Frances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon/International President, presiding
Welcome and Introductions

Jacksonville Children's Chorus

Participating children come from a diversity of racial, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds, from five counties in Northeast Florida and represent 75 schools. The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus is a multi-faceted community music program providing the social and cognitive rewards of vocal music and choral participation to area children

Announcements

Melissa Park Voshell, flute, Beta Beta, & Liz Kiebler, piano
Mike Mower: Opus di Jazz, “Shuffle”

Anne Elise Richie, mezzo soprano, Alpha Alpha/Allied
Berlioz: “Villanelle” from L’nuits d’été
Mahler: “Hans und Grethe” from Aus der Jugendzeit
“Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Stefano Donaudy: “Quando ti rivedrò”
Francesco Tosti: “Aprile”
Lerner and Loewe: Selections from My Fair Lady

“The Triangle” sung by all, led by the International Executive Board

Thursday, July 31

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 am Welcome Session Ballroom

Ruslan Biryukov, cello, Mu Nu/Los Angeles Alumni
David Popper: Concert Polonaise for cello and piano, Op. 11

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Frances Bartlett Kinne, Omega/Allied
“Mu Phi Forever”

Presentation: Award of Distinction

9:15 am Business Session No.1 Ballroom
“The Creed,” sung by all, led by the International Executive Board

State of the Fraternity by International President
Vice Presidential Reports
Bylaw resolutions presented

10:30 am Visit the Vendors St. Johns

11:00 am Province meetings & photographs Location TBA

11:45 am Appreciation Luncheon, University Club, by invitation only

12:00 pm Box lunch for attendees Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:00 pm Collegiate/Alumni meeting (required for all delegates) Ballroom
Dr. Martha MacDonald, Phi Xi/Collegiate Advisor
Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, Mu Chi/Alumni Advisor

2:00 pm Visit the Vendors St. Johns

2:30 pm “Making Music with Friends” Ballroom
Judith Goff, Alpha Nu/Boston Alumni
Yoko Nakatani, Nu /Boston Alumni
Tomoko Isshiki, Nu/Boston Alumni
Keiko Sekino, Omega Omega/Boston Alumni
Patricia Callan, Phi Upsilon/Boston Alumni

In 2005, Boston Alumni Chapter received a Helen Haupt Alumni Chapter Project Grant to produce a collection of original, contemporary compositions and a demo CD, featuring new works by composer Yoko Nakatani. Published poet and author Patricia Callan was enlisted to write several stories based on the life of John Manjiro; the narratives would be supported by Yoko’s compositions. The completed project includes piano solo and duet pieces and five stories (with music) that comprise “Adventures of John Manjiro.”

Yoko Nakatani (music) & Patricia Callan (text):
Sakura
Keiko Sekino, piano
Adventures of John Manjiro
Keiko Sekino & Tomoko Isshiki, piano; Judith Goff, narrator

3:15 pm “Pangea Project” Ballroom
Ya-Ting Liou Alpha Kappa, and Blas Gonzalez, Alpha Kappa, piano

“Pangea” is from the Greek, meaning “all the world.” The recitals of the Pangea Project intend to be reflections on music and cultural identity, expressed through the performance of works for piano by composers from Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

Debussy (France, 1862-1918): “La puerta del vino” from Préludes II

Tolga Özdemir (Turkey, b. 1978): Mesopotamia Suite, Allegro molto

Zhiyan Guo (Taiwan, b. 1921): Fantasia on Taiwanese Classical Music

Pablo Tarrats (Argentina, b. 1969): Blurred Horizons II, excerpts

Jack Body (New Zealand, b.1944): “Drummings” from Three Rhythmics

Gershwin (U.S., 1898-1937): Three Preludes, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

4:00 pm Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Young Artists Programs Ballroom
Erie Mills, Phi Mu, soprano and OTSL English Diction Specialist
Allison Felter, OTSL Director of Education.

Learn the secrets of success behind the internationally acclaimed OTSL Young Artist Programs that identify, train, and advance America’s best young singing talent through the Gerdine Young Artists Program and the nationally award-winning Artists-in-Training program for high school singers.

Presentation: Citation of Merit

5:15 pm Committee Meetings
Nominating – Dr. Jo Ann Domb, Alpha Alpha/Indianapolis Alumni Mayport
Resolutions – Sr. Martha Steidl, Gamma Psi/Eligibility Advisor Suwanee
Courtesy – Dale Griffa, Epsilon Mu/Extension Officer DeSoto
Standing Rules Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, Mu Chi/Alumni Advisor Dupont
Bylaws – Catherine van der Salm, Phi Lambda/Portland Alumni Hecksher
Finance – Kirstin Forbes, Beta Sigma/Denver Alumni Kingley
Membership – Verna Wagner, Epsilon Iota/Spokane Alumni Osceola
International – Doris Braun, Alpha Kappa/Kansas City Alumni Seminole
Newsletter – Melissa Eddy, Mu Theta/Editor Sawgrass
Website – David Champion, Gamma Sigma/Music Advisor Location TBA

6:30 pm Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation Banquet Ballroom

Welcome – Lenita McCallum, Phi Iota/Palos Verdes Alumni, Foundation President

Introduction of Foundation Officers and Directors
Kathryn Habedank, Epsilon Sigma/Tracoma Alumni
Nancy Hawkins, Mu Mu/Lawrence Alumni
Beverly Hoch, Epsilon, Phi/Denton Alumni
Dr. Frances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon/International President
Beverly Whitney, Phi Upsilon/Boston Alumni
Sandra Wiese, Zeta/Cleveland Alumni
Marcus Wyche, Delta Delta/Washington, DC Alumni

Chairman of Foundation Fare
Ellen Davis, Epsilon Kappa/St. Louis Alumni

Scholarship Chairmen
Dr. Kristin Jonina Taylor, Alpha Kappa/Minneapolis-St Paul Alumni
Dr. Jeffrey Hoover, Beta Omega/Allied
Marie Curea, Phi Nu/Los Angeles Alumni
Marilyn Sandness, Mu Upsilon/Dayton Alumni

Preview of the Foundation DVD

Announcement of the Onyx Circle

“Building on a Foundation” (skit)

8:00 pm Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition Winner’s Recital Ballroom

Ruslan Biryukov, cello, Mu Nu/Los Angeles Alumni
Mary Au, piano, Mu Nu/Los Angeles Alumni

David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Zart und mit Ausdruck
Lebhaft
Leicht, Rasch und mit Feuer
Karl Davidov: Allegro de Concert, Op. 11

Intermission

Presentations: Marian Bowker Davidson Accompanying Award
Wilson-Speciale Lifetime Achievement Award

Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3
Arkady Luxemburg: Dedication: In memory of M. Rostropovich
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata in d minor, Op. 40
Allegro non troppo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Foundation Reception

MU PHI EPSILON FOUNDATION

In 1963, the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation was incorporated as a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization to receive contributions and administer the scholarships and philanthropic activities of Mu Phi Epsilon. The Foundation funds many major projects as well as numerous smaller endeavors. The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation is administered by a volunteer board of directors, who determine the type and level of giving and perform administrative functions. Funding for the Foundation comes from members of the Fraternity, patrons, and other supporters of the arts. The scholarships and philanthropies include the Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition and Artist Concerts. Summer scholarships include six awards for study at any American or international summer music program. Over thirty other scholarships and grants cover doctoral grants, foreign experience, composition, music education, music therapy, music business, piano, string, voice and all instruments. Music outreach grants to settlement schools throughout the U.S. include Project STEP in Boston, Cleveland Music School Settlement, Music Outreach Project at CSU-Sacramento, Neighborhood Music Settlement in Los Angeles, D.C. Music Center in Washington D.C., the International Festival Institute at Round Top, and many more.

MU PHI EPSILON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

The Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition, founded in 1964 by concert pianist Claudette Sorel, is a major project of the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation. The competition is open to outstanding young artist members of Mu Phi Epsilon who are ready to pursue performance careers. The winners obtain valuable performing experience, forming a bridge between study and a professional career. Artist winners also perform community service concerts and projects, reflecting the Foundation’s commitment to music outreach. The competition is held triennially, preceding the Mu Phi Epsilon International Convention. Mu Phi Epsilon Artist Concerts are made possible by members and friends of Mu Phi Epsilon.

An endowment fund from the estate of James and Lola Faust has been established to help fund the International Competition and Artist Concerts.

Friday, August 1

8:00 am - Noon Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 am Business Session No.2 Ballroom

International Committee Reports
Discussion and voting on proposed changes to Bylaws and Standing Rules

Lenora Brown and Gaye England, piano duo, Epsilon Mu/Salt Lake City Alumni
Manuel Infante: Danses Andalouses No. 3 (Gracia)

10:00 am “It’s Never Too Late” Presentation Ballroom
Lenora Brown and Gaye England, piano duo, Epsilon Mu/Salt Lake City Alumni

There are many opportunities for seasoned musicians to perform. There are even competitions to win! Lenora Brown and Gaye England share their experiences to inspire mature musicians to seek opportunities to share their own talents, knowledge and expertise.

Camille Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
Manuel Infante: Danses Andalouses
No.1. Ritmo
No.3. Gracia
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz - (arranged by Gaye England)

10:45 am “ Music of Cole Porter” Ballroom
Dr. Allen Forte, piano and commentary
Beverly Hoch, soprano, Epsilon Phi/Denton Alumni, Foundation Board

Legendary music theorist Dr. Allen Forte discusses his recently published Listening to Classic American Popular Songs, Cole Porter, His Life and Music, and his CD entitled Songs of Yesterday for Today.

Cole Porter:
“Night and Day”
“I Concentrate On You”
“The Physician” (But He Never Said He Loved Me)
“Dream Dancing”
“Just One of Those Things”
“Every Time We Say Goodbye”

11:30 am “Do you hear what I hear?” Vocal Teaching Presentation Crowne
Lenita McCallum, Phi Iota/Palos Verdes Alumni, Foundation President

Ms. McCallum will demonstrate the use of recordings to assist her students in expanding their understanding of ideal vocal sound in both classical music and musical theater performance styles.

11:30 am Aaron Copland’s “Piano Variations” Amelia
Signe Zale, pianist and presenter, Mu Upsilon/Rochester Alumni

Understanding the genius, the emotional impact and the meaning of this great 20th century American solo composition through an analysis of its barring and rhythmic intricacies.

12:15 pm Honors Luncheon recognizing 50+ years members Ballroom
Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, Mu Chi/Alumni Advisor, presiding

Dr. Paul Verona, piano, Epsilon Psi/New York City Alumni
Chopin: Etude in c minor Op. 25 No. 12

Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller Mu Chi/Alumni Advisor, “No Shrinking Violets” talk

Pat Callan, Phi Upsilon/Boston Alumni, “Out of the Case” reading

Tomoko Isshiki, piano, Nu/Boston Alumni
Yoko Nakatani: “Twin” does not mean the same!

Tomoko Isshiki, piano, Nu/Boston Alumni
Keiko Sekino, piano, Omega Omega/Boston Alumni
Yoko Nakatani: Rhythm and Dance

Presentation: Mary Alice Cox Award for Lifelong Learning

1:30 pm Visit the Vendors St. Johns

2:00 pm “Succeeding in Music” Career Panel Ballroom
David Champion, Gamma Sigma/Music Advisor, moderator

Sr. Donna Marie Beck, Duquesne University, Music Therapy
Greg Billings, Steinway Piano Gallery of Naples, FL and NAMM-International Music Products Association, Music Business
Larry Jacobson, Delta Delta, Universal Music Group, Recording Industry
Dr. Robert Tudor, Jacksonville University, Arts Administration

Presentation: Citation of Merit

3:30 pm Music Delegates Recital Ballroom

Chris Fry, piano, Delta Eta
Edvard Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6

Courtney Williams, mezzo soprano, Phi Omega,
Peter Warlock: “Sleep”
Giuseppe Torelli: “Tu lo sai”

Rebecca Sorley, piano, Kappa/Indianapolis Alumni
Margaret Bonds: “Troubled Water”
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: “May” & “June” from Das Jahr

Tuesday Rambo-McCall, soprano, Beta Zeta/Detroit Alumni
Antonin Dvorak: Biblical Songs, Op.99
“Darkness and thunderclouds are round about Him”
“Oh, my shepherd is the Lord”
“By the shore of the river Babylon”
“My eyes will I to the hills lift up”
“Oh, sing unto the Lord a joyful song”

4:30 pm Rehearsals for Initiation and Memorial Service Ballroom

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Executive Office open Sawgrass

8:00 pm Evening Concert Ballroom
David Champion, Gamma Sigma/Music Advisor, presiding

Dr. Paul Verona, piano, Epsilon Psi/New York City Alumni
Isaac Albèniz: Selections from Iberia
Evocacion
Rondeña
Almería
El Albaicin

Jorge Ávila, violin, Omega Omega/New York City Alumni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio in E Major, KV 261
Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A Major, Op.13
I. Allegro
Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud, Love's Joy

Lenora Brown and Gaye England, duo pianos, Epsilon Mu/Salt Lake City Alumni
Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Dr. Anne K. Gray, Omega Omega/San Diego Alumni: “World of Women in Classical Music”

Mary Lou Newmark, composer, Mu Chi/Los Angeles Alumni: Street Angel Diaries

“Street Angel Diaries” combines original live and recorded music, poetry, first-hand accounts, dance, storytelling, paintings by Robert M. Fisher, and photographs by Gary F. Clark into a unique theatrical experience of homelessness awareness. The video includes performance footage from the theatrical premiere in Pasadena, California, produced by Zebulon Projects and directed by Darin Anthony.

Lei Weng, Alpha Alpha/Allied, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein,” 1st mvt
Maurice Ravel: “Scarbo” from Gaspard de la Nuit
Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op. 36, 3rd mvt

Arietha Lockhart, coloratura soprano, Beta Gamma/Atlanta Alumni
Jacques Offenbach: “Olympia’s Aria” from Tales of Hoffman
Douglas Moore: “Willow Song” from The Ballad of Baby Doe
Margaret Bonds: Three Dream Portraits
“Minstrel Man”
“Dream Variation”
“I Too!”
Traditional: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”

Acknowledgement: Vivian Menees Nelson
Presentation: Elizabeth Mathias Award

Saturday, August 2

8:00 - 8:30 am Voting (Chapter business delegates only) Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 am Business Session No. 3 Ballroom

Voting as needed

Marcus Wyche, Delta Delta/Washington DC Alumni: “Mu Phi for Life”
David Champion, Gamma Sigma, & Janice Champion: Web site update
Wendy Sistrunk, Mu Mu/Kansas City Alumni, Music Librarian & Archivist:
“Preserving Chapter History”

10:00 am Initiation Ceremony Ballroom
Dr. Martha MacDonald, Phi Xi/Collegiate Advisor, presiding

Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, tenor, Mu Chi/Alumni Advisor
Rebecca Sorley, piano, Kappa/Indianapolis Alumni
John Duke: “Love and Friendship”

Candidates:
Angélique Perretta, Delta Eta
Mike Evans, Delta Eta
Hannah Sharron, Delta Eta

Electa Austin, composer, Sigma: “Initiation Song” arr.Wynona Lipsett, Mu Chi

10:30 am Memorial Service Ballroom

Dr. Frances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon/International President
Dale Griffa, Chaplain, Epsilon Mu/Extension Officer
Special Remembrances by Wynona Lipsett, Mu Chi, Past International President
Rebecca Sorley, piano, Kappa/Indianapolis Alumni
Karen Shipper, soprano, San Antonio Alumni

Participants
Jeffrey Zeiders, Phi Gamma, Atlantic
Ashley Bickley, Mu Upsilon, Eastern Great Lakes
Carolyn Cupp, Epsilon, Great Lakes
Elizabeth Wilson, Kappa, East Central
Ryan Semple, Alpha Zeta, Southeast
Crystal Amador, Epsilon Pi, South Central
Linda Chen, Alpha Kappa, Central
Karen Grabowski, Phi Zeta, North Central
Amanda Clevenger, Gamma Gamma, West Central
Christine Prindle, Epsilon Sigma, Pacific Northwest
Galene Joe, Fresno Alumni, Pacific
Sarrie Fleming, Zeta Delta, Pacific Southwest

11:30 am Lunch on your own

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Executive Office open Sawgrass

1:00 pm Christine Brewer Master Class Ballroom

Christine Brewer, dramatic soprano, Sterling Patron
Mary Au, piano accompanist, Mu Nu/Los Angeles Alumni

Participants:

Angélique Perretta, Delta Eta
Giacomo Puccini: “Senza Mama” from Suor Angelica
Georges Bizet: “Je dis que rien” from Carmen
Mozart: “Ach, ich fuhl’s” from Die Zauberflöte

Courtney Williams, Phi Omega
George Frideric Handel: “Where E’er You Walk”
Giulio Caccini: “Amarilli, mia Bella”
Robert Schumann: “Lied der Mignon”

Tuesday Rambo-McCall, Beta Zeta/Detroit Alumni
Mozart: “In quali eccesi...Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata”
from Don Giovanni

Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, Mu Chi
Richard Strauss: Tanzmeister's Arietta from Ariadne auf Naxos

Anne Elise Richie, Alpha Alpha/Allied
Verdi: “Acerba volutta” from Adriana Lecouvreur

Arietha Lockhart, Beta Gamma/Atlanta Alumni
Leo Delibes: “The Bell Song” from Lakmé
Gounod: “Juliet’s Waltz Song” from Romeo et Juliet
R. Strauss: “Rondo from Zerbinetta’s Aria” from Ariadne auf Naxos
Mozart: “O zittre nicht” from The Magic Flute

1:00 pm Instrumental workshop Amelia

Jorge Ávila, violin, Omega Omega/New York City Alumni
Ruslan Biryukov, cello, Mu Nu/Los Angeles Alumni
Lei Weng, piano, Alpha Alpha/Allied

Three outstanding and successful professionals discuss preparing for and managing a career in instrumental music.

3:15 pm Business Session No. 4 Ballroom

Final Resolutions

Installation of the new International Executive Board

4:15 pm “Music of Olivier Messiaen” Amelia
Madeleine Hsu Forte, piano, Gamma Kappa/Allied, with commentary by Allen Forte

Messiaen was born in 1908 and his reputation has grown since his death in 1992. Madeleine and Allen Forte present analysis and commentary on the life and music of this highly original and intriguing composer.

Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus
II. Regard de l'étoile
IX. Regard du temps
XIII. Noël
XVI. Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des Mages

6:30 pm Final Awards Banquet & Concert Ballroom
Dr. Frances Irwin, Epsilon Upsilon/International President, presiding

Christine Brewer, dramatic soprano, Sterling Patron
Gershwin: “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
“The Salley Gardens” arr. Benjamin Britten
“The Leprechaun” arr. Herbert Hughes
Bob Merrill: “Mira” from Carnival
Lehar: “Vilia” from The Merry Widow

Presentations: Citation of Merit
Sterling Patron
Award of Distinction

Jorge Ávila, violin, Omega Omega/New York City Alumni
Mozart-Kreisler: Rondo

Presentations: Award of Merit
Chapter Awards

Ruslan Biryukov, cello, Mu Nu/Los Angeles Alumni
Peter Tchaikovsky: Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62
Nicolò Paganini: Variations on one string on a theme by Rossini (Moses Variations)

8:30 pm Collegiate Party Amelia

Sunday, August 3

8:30 am Meeting of the Retiring and New International Executive Board Location TBA