2020 Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity Award Winners

Mu Phi, Cleveland Area Alumni

Dr. Danielle M. Kuntz is currently assistant professor of music history and Riemenschneider Bach Institute Scholar- in-Residence, at the Conservatory of Music, Baldwin Wallace University. A graduate of University of Minnesota in historical musicology (Ph.D. 2014 and M.M. 2009), Kuntz’s primary research focused on the archival and interdisciplinary study of music in the 18th century, with special expertise in the music of Portugal and the Luso-Hispanic World, as well as the relationship between music and issues of representation and power. Kuntz has presented her research nationally and internationally. For more information, visit bw.edu.

ACME highlights the strengths of our Mu Phi Epsilon artists, composers, musicologists, and educators. It is an honor bestowed upon Mu Phi Epsilon members who are distinguished in their respective fields of musical endeavors. We therefore encourage members to nominate deserving dues-paying candidates who have achieved national and/or international acclaim in their music-related fields for ACME consideration. Information about ACME members and their attainments are published to recognize outstanding achievements of our members as well as to provide mentors who are willing to advise other musicians in the same category of the music profession. ACME nominations may be submitted by an alumni or collegiate chapter, or by individual members year ‘round. Mail or email the form to the ACME chairman noted on the application.

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

Grace Sullivan (Eta Delta) teaches middle and high school band and choir and leads the worship team at Valley Christian School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She graduated summa cum laude from Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, with a music performance degree in voice, cello, and piano. She was on the dean’s list for all eight semesters throughout her undergraduate years and was the recipient of several merit-based arts scholarships and the Ripon College Founder’s Award, a yearly scholarship based on academic excellence. Grace participated in the Green Lake Festival of Music as an intern and performer and served as a counselor during the festival’s two-week chamber music camp. She is the owner of Grace Note Music Studio for which she offers private instruction in voice, cello, and piano, as well as courses in adaptive music. She was a solo and ensemble accompanist for Berlin High School and the rehearsal accompanist with the Ripon College Chamber Singers. Her other campus activities include serving as the orchestra librarian, tutoring, and president/captain for the Ripon College Equestrian Team. For the last two years, Grace has been president of Mu Phi Epsilon’s Eta Delta chapter since its installment at Ripon College in the spring of 2018.

Anna Niemoth (Beta Pi), a junior at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU), is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance and has studied piano with Dr. Larry Jones since fall 2014. Anna went to high school in Louisville, Nebraska, and was the accompanist for the Louisville Middle School and High School choirs and show choirs from fall 2009 to her graduation in spring 2017. She was the LOGOS youth choir accompanist at Faith Presbyterian Church in La Vista, Nebraska, from fall 2014 to spring 2017 and the chancel choir accompanist and praise team pianist at St Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, from fall 2017 to spring 2019. Currently, Anna is the accompanist for the Elmwood Murdock Middle School and High School choirs as well as a student accompanist at NWU. She is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon and is serving as the Beta Pi chapter president during 2020.

Fauré and the Authenticity of Music

Lucy Shirley (Beta Psi) is a composer, pianist, and teacher based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has worked with composers such as John Berners, Christopher Dietz, Chen Yi, Douglas Knehans, and Anthony Plog. In 2019, she won 1st place in the University of Indianapolis Concerto Competition and 2nd prize in the Charles Joray Piano Competition. She has presented research at musicology conferences throughout the Midwest and was named a 2019 Shaheen Leadership Fellow for her scholarly work. Her compositions have been played by university and community ensembles in the greater Indianapolis area, and she has participated in festivals and workshops across the nation. A lover of poetry and literature as well as music, Lucy’s works have been praised for their quirky neo-classicism and often focus on the idiosyncrasies of language and the way music relates to the spoken word. Lucy is currently a senior at the University of Indianapolis and plans to attend graduate school in the fall for music composition.

A Historical, Analytical and Pedagogical Overview of Claude Debussy’s Twenty-Four Préludes for Piano with a Performance Analysis of La Cathédrale Engloutie

Aurélien is the president of the Kansas City Mu Phi Epsilon Alumni Chapter and serves on the board of Kansas City Music Teachers Association (KCMTA) as the coordinator of Music Progressions. On top of his activity as a pianist and educator, he is also a consultant for the Tomatis® Method, a sensorineural program that helps children and adults cope with attention, learning, motor, and language disorders.

Dr. Aurélien Boccard (Alpha Kappa) is an experienced pedagogue, specializing in keyboard injury prevention, He has taught piano to children, teenagers and adults for over 17 years in the U.S. and internationally. On top of maintaining a private studio, he is currently on the teaching faculty of the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Academy. As a performer, Aurélien has been an active soloist and collaborator in Europe as well as in the United States. A French native speaker from Geneva, Switzerland, his love for languages has brought him to work with many singers as well. The recipient of numerous national awards and scholarships, he was a national finalist in the 2016 American Prize in Piano Performance.

Aurélien holds a doctorate in piano performance and a master’s degree in Musicology from UMKC Conservatory. He previously obtained degrees in German, Music Education, and Musicology at the Geneva Conservatory, the University of Geneva, and Bern Conservatory respectively.

Synthesizing Serialism and Harmony: Walter Piston’s Reconciliation of Harmonic Rhythm and Twelve-Tone Music

A “captivating mix of busy and sparse” according to Boston Musical Intelligencer, Ian Wiese (Lambda, Boston Alumni) is a truly multifaceted composer. A Boston-based composer and current doctoral student under John Heiss at The New England Conservatory of Music, Ian’s works have been heard in places as far as Oslo, Norway and The Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Pieces of his have been performed by Imani Winds, Box Not Found, Some Assembly Required, Aaron Larget-Caplan (Beta) as part of his New Lullaby Project, and many others; Wiese was also a participant in the 2018 Collage New Music Composers Colloquium at Longy School of Music at Bard College, tutored by John Harbison of MIT and Paul Brust of Longy. He is working towards his Doctor of Musical Arts in composition and currently holds a Master of Music degree in composition from New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from Ithaca College.

Dallas Alumni

Int’l Alumni Chapter of the Year: Dallas

Winners’ Circle: 2nd Place: Boston

3rd Place: Atlanta

4th Place: Palos Verdes/South Bay

5th Place: Cleveland

HM: Minneapolis-St. Paul

Noteworthy Community Service Project: St. Louis

Outstanding Yearbook: Atlanta and Minneapolis-St. Paul Outstanding Newsletter: Palos Verdes/South Bay

Katherine Doepke Creative Programming Award: Dallas

Musicological Research Competition: Lucy Shirley (Beta Psi), Aurélien Boccard (Kansas City Alumni) and Ian Wiese (Lambda, Boston Alumni)

Marian Bowker Davidson Collaborative Piano Award: Anna Niemoth (Beta Pi)

Atlantic: Boston

Eastern Great Lakes: Cleveland

Great Lakes: Detroit

East Central: Indianapolis Southeast: Atlanta

South Central: Dallas

Central: St. Louis

North Central: Minneapolis-St. Paul West Central: Denver

Pacific: Fresno

Pacific Southwest: Palos Verdes/South Bay

International Collegiate Chapter of the Year, Tier 1: Lambda, Ithaca College

International Collegiate Chapter of the Year, Tier 2: Gamma Zeta, Delta State University

International Collegiate Chapter of the Year, Tier 3: Zeta Epsilon, Randolph-Macon College

Collegiate Chapter of the Year Honorable Mentions: Tier 1, Phi Tau University of North Texas; Tier 2, Alpha Nu, West Texas A&M University and Gamma Sigma California State University Dominguez Hills; Tier 3, Zeta Kappa, Young Harris College

International Sterling Achievement Award: Grace Sullivan, Eta Delta, Ripon College

Outstanding Chapter Service Project To School: Lambda, Ithaca College - “Activity Book” project.This activity book has been compiled and formatted by the MFE members, engaging students, faculty, and administration and was distributed to Elementary General Junior Student Teachers who used this to aid in their learning and teaching when their student teaching was pushed online.

Outstanding Chapter Service Project To Community: Kappa Butler University - Coming-Out Day Recital. Composers from Butler who identify with the LGBTQ community wrote pieces for members. The recital was well-received and open to everyone. It included historical composers who could not come out during their time, such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Samuel Barber.

Honorable Mention, Service Project To Community: Phi Pi, Wichita State - Once the quarantine started, the chapter provided sidewalk art and music for retirement community residents. This included a few Mother’s Day-themed designs.

Lambda Ithaca College - The chapter worked with children, especially the ICSD and Montessori elementary schools, to begin a music lesson partnership with the beginner and modern bands, orchestra, and voice and piano students. Coronavirus video music lessons were recorded and distributed for students online.

Most Overall SERV Hours: Phi Tau, University of North Texas, 1156 hours

Honorable Mention, Overall SERV Hours: Lambda, Ithaca College 1095 hrs; Zeta Epsilon, Randolph-Macon College, 808 hrs

Most Reported SERV hours per member: Zeta Epsilon, Randolph-Macon College, 67 hrs/member

Most Chapter Total SERV Projects: Gamma Zeta, Delta State University (16),

Outstanding Collegiate Communications (Newsletter, Website, and/or Social Media): Alpha Nu, West Texas A&M; Beta Alpha, CSU Fullerton; Phi Tau, University of North Texas

District Directors of the Year: Arietha Lockhart, SE2; Ashley Bouras, SC2

Honorable Mention, District Directors: Tanner Wilson, PSW; Ann Geiler, C1

Arietha Lockhart

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East Central

Eastern Great Lakes

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North Central

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Pacific Southwest

South Central

Southeast

West Central Noah Saberhagen, Zeta Epsilon (Randolph-Macon College) Rowan Squire-Wiley, Kappa (Butler University) Melanie M Lota, Lambda (Ithaca College) Abbey Senatore, Phi Omega (Westminster College) Grace Sullivan, Eta Delta (Ripon College) Chase Crispin, Beta Pi (Nebraska Wesleyan University) Miranda Morse, Mu Eta (University of the Pacific) My Linh Daley, Beta Alpha (California State University, Fullerton) Melinda Coleman, Phi Tau, University of North Texas, Avery Hendrickson, Epsilon Pi, Texas Tech University Adriana Ezekiel, Gamma Zeta (Delta State University) Mary-Anne McMillion, Phi Pi (Wichita State University)

Atlantic

Central

East Central

Eastern Great Lakes

Great Lakes

North Central

Pacific

Pacific Southwest

South Central

Southeast

West Central Zeta Epsilon, Randolph Macon College Zeta Alpha, Williams Baptist College Kappa, Butler University Lambda, Ithaca College

Epsilon Lambda, Eastern Michigan University Mu Psi, Coe College Mu Eta, University of the Pacific Beta Alpha, California State University, Fullerton Phi Tau, University of North Texas Gamma Zeta, Delta State University Phi Pi, Wichita State University Ashley Bouras Tanner Wilson Ann Geiler

Chase Crispin Melinda Coleman My Lihn Daley

Adriana Ezekiel

Avery Hendrickson Melanie Lota

Mary-Anne McMillion Miranda Morse

Noah Saberhagen

Abby Senatore Rowan Squire-Wiley

Grant/Scholarship Coordinator KIRA DIXON grants@mpefoundation.org

SOPHIA TEGART president@mpefoundation.org

MEGAN CARFA vicepresident@mpefoundation.org

LIANA SANDIN treasurer@mpefoundation.org

DR. KRISTÍN JÓNÍNA TAYLOR secretary@mpefoundation.org

ZACHARIAH CARLSON admin@mpefoundation.org

JACK RINKE jackr@key-ring.com

DR. LEI WENG Leiweng@gmail.com

The Foundation Board is excited to announce that many of our scholarship and grant awards have increased this year! All scholarships now have a minimum of $2,000. Please check the list of scholarships and grants for details.

BIG NEWS: The Foundation Board made a decision this summer that previous winners may apply for the same scholarship or grant as long as three grant cycles have passed since they last won (for example, winners in 2017 and before may apply in 2021). Winners of the Helen Haupt Alumni Chapter Project Grant or the Wiese-Abegg Collegiate Chapter Project Grant may apply every year.

New this year is an exciting opportunity for music educators in the field. We are offering three music educator grants which may be used to supplement classroom supplies, equipment, or other educational expenses.

Dues deadline. Applicants are only eligible if they are members in good standing (a.k.a. have paid their dues) by 11:59 p.m. CT on December 31, 2020. This is a firm deadline with no exceptions.

Application deadlines. All applications (except for Wilson Summer Scholarships) are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on March 1, 2021. The Wilson Summer Scholarships are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on April 15, 2021.

References and recommendation letters must be uploaded separately to each scholarship for which the applicant is applying. The system doesn’t transfer information between scholarships, and judges don’t have access to information on scholarships they aren’t judging. So even though it may be a hassle to ask for multiple recommendation letters from your references, this is required.

Recordings are accepted via links to websites such as YouTube (preferred). Websites such as Dropbox where sign-in by a third party is required to access materials will not be accepted. Make sure the listing is marked either Public or Unlisted.

The Foundation Board continues to encourage all Mu Phis, whether collegiate, alumni, or affiliated, to apply for our scholarships and grants. We still received no applications this past season for several grants and scholarships, some of which have large awards. The Foundation exists to help as many Mu Phis as possible to be guided “in the path that leads upward toward the stars.” Don’t be bashful — apply for these opportunities to help further your own aspirations.

–The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation Board

Application fees are non-refundable, even in the case of incomplete applications. Applicants must be dues-paying members as of December 31, 2020. Applicants may apply for more than one scholarship/grant. Previous winners may apply for the same scholarship or grant as long as three grant cycles have passed since they last won (winners in 2017 and before may apply in 2021). Winners of the Helen Haupt Alumni Chapter Project Grant or the Wiese-Abegg Collegiate Chapter Project Grant may apply every year. A Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation scholarship or grant may not be used for everyday living expenses, to repay educational loans, or to repay personal debt. Required recordings must not be older than two years from the date of application.

GRANTS

General

NEW THIS YEAR! MUSIC EDUCATOR GRANTS Grants awarded to music educators. Grants may be used to supplement classroom supplies, equipment, or other educational expenses. Value $2,000 (3 awards) Chairman: Dixon

MERLE MONTGOMERY DOCTORAL GRANT* To a bona fide doctoral candidate whose advanced work toward the degree is at a significant stage of completion. Value $3,000 Chairman: Taylor

LIANA K. SANDIN GRANTS-IN-AID** For a specific purpose essential to completion of an exceptional musical project or undertaking well beyond the planning stage. Value $2,000 (3 awards) Chairman: Taylor

MABEL HENDERSON MEMORIAL GRANT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY To support study outside the United States in a country other than the country of the applicant’s birth or citizenship, awarded on the basis of high achievement in the applicant’s major field. Applicants must be 21 years of age by June 1, 2021. Value $2,000 Chairman: Taylor

HELEN HAUPT ALUMNI CHAPTER PROJECT GRANTS To support one or more special projects undertaken by an alumni chapter. Previous winners of this grant may re-apply for consideration of a significantly different project. Value up to $2,000 Chairman: Carlson WIESE-ABEGG COLLEGIATE CHAPTER PROJECT GRANTS* To help support one or more special projects undertaken by collegiate chapters. Value up to $2,000 Chairman: Carlson

MARY ALICE COX GRANT FOR LIFELONG LEARNING To an alumni member, in good standing for 10 years or more at time of application. To be used for continued or renewed development of a mid-career transition in any field of professional music, including but not limited to performance, composition, pedagogy and education, music therapy, music administration, and music technology. Value $2,000 Chairman: Tegart

Composition & Theory

LILLIAN HARLAN RAMAGE GRANT FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN COMPOSITION* To a graduate student in composition. Value $2,000 Chairman: Rinke

ELLEN JANE LORENZ PORTER GRANT FOR GRADUATE WORK IN COMPOSITION* To a graduate student working on an advanced degree in composition. Value $2,000 Chairman: Rinke

RUTH DEAN MORRIS SCHOLARSHIP To a student majoring in music theory or composition. Value $2,000 Chairman: Rinke

Jazz

JAZZ STUDY GRANT To a student studying jazz performance or composition. The funds must be used to fund a project or jazz studies. Value $2,000 Chairman: Tegart

JOHN AND MARY VIRGINIA FONCANNON CHORAL CONDUCTING OR SACRED MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP For study in choral conducting or sacred music. Value $10,000 Chairman: Carlson

JOHN AND MARY VIRGINIA FONCANNON CONDUCTING/COACHING SCHOLARSHIP To support study of conducting/coaching. Value up to $10,000 Chairman: Carlson

Instrumental

ALBERTA DENK SCHOLARSHIP FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, DOUBLE BASS* To support a music major’s study of music performance. Value $2,000 Chairman: Carfa

GERKE COLLEGIATE ARTIST SCHOLARSHIPS* Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Strings. To an undergraduate music major with a minimum 3.0 GPA in music and a 2.0 GPA in all other subjects. Value $2,000 (2 awards) Chairman: Tegart

BETH LANDIS VIOLIN SCHOLARSHIP For undergraduate or graduate study in violin. Value $5,000 Chairman: Carfa

JEAN LOUISE MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP To an undergraduate or graduate instrumentalist (brass, woodwinds, strings or percussion) for study in music performance. Value $2,000 Chairman: Tegart

ELEANOR HALE WILSON CELLO SCHOLARSHIP To an undergraduate or graduate music education, music therapy, or performance major whose primary instrument is cello. Value $2,000 Chairman: Carfa

Chamber Music

JAMES AND LOLA FAUST CHAMBER MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP To a chamber ensemble with one or two Mu Phi Epsilon members (depending on total number of members) demonstrating a performance history of at least two years. Value up to $5,000 Chairman: Tegart Arts Management

EDYTHE G. BURDIN SCHOLARSHIP To a student studying arts management. Value $2,000 Chairman: Carfa

Music Education

MADGE CATHCART GERKE SCHOLARSHIP To an applicant in music education with no professional classroom teaching experience who will complete certification requirements at the end of any term of the current academic year. Value $2,000 Chairman: Dixon

BETH LANDIS MUSIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP For undergraduate or graduate study in music education. Value $5,000 Chairman: Dixon

HAZEL B. MORGAN SCHOLARSHIP* For graduate study in music education. Value $2,000 Chairman: Dixon

NADINE WILLIAMS SCHOLARSHIP To an applicant currently enrolled in an accredited program of graduate study in music education. Value $2,000 Chairman: Dixon

INES PRATT JAMISON SCHOLARSHIP Value $2,000 (see Voice)

DR. FRAN IRWIN MUSIC EDUCATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP For a junior or senior majoring in music education. Value $2,000 Chairman: Dixon

Music Technology

BETTYLOU SCANDLING HUBIN SCHOLARSHIP FOR MUSIC TECHNOLOGY In memory of Lucie Benefiel Scandling for a project or study involving music technology. Value $2,000 Chairman: Carlson

Music Therapy

LA VERNE JACKSON MEMORIAL MUSIC THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP To an applicant who is enrolled in an accredited music therapy program and will be doing a pre-internship/internship with a special population. Value $2,000 Chairman: Carfa

Keyboard

BERNSTEIN-CROSMAN SCHOLARSHIP Piano scholarship for study outside the United States in a country other than the country of the applicant’s birth or citizenship. Value $2,000 Chairman: Weng

ELEANOR B. WEILER AND MILDRED B. FRAME PIANO SCHOLARSHIP To support piano study in France (preferably Paris). One or more scholarships available. Value up to $6,000 Chairman: Weng

HELEN HAUPT PIANO SCHOLARSHIP To a pianist. Value $2,000 Chairman: Weng

WIHLA HUTSON ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP To an organist. Value $2,000 Chairman: Weng

World Music

BETTYLOU SCANDLING HUBIN SCHOLARSHIP FOR WORLD MUSIC/MULTICULTURAL MUSIC Awarded in memory of Lucie Benefiel Scandling. Value $2,000 Chairman: Tegart

Voice

ELIZABETH BOLDENWECK VOICE SCHOLARSHIP* For undergraduate study in voice. Value $2,000 Chairman: Sandin

MIKANNA CLARK TAURMAN VOICE SCHOLARSHIP* For postgraduate study in voice. Value $2,000 Chairman: Sandin

SARA EIKENBERRY VOICE SCHOLARSHIP* – UNDERGRADUATE To a deserving mezzo-soprano or contralto voice student. Value $2,000 Chairman: Sandin

SARA EIKENBERRY VOICE SCHOLARSHIP* – POSTGRADUATE To a deserving mezzo-soprano or contralto voice student. Value $2,000 Chairman: Sandin

INES PRATT JAMISON SCHOLARSHIP To a music education major who is studying voice. Value $2,500 Chairman: Sandin BRENA HAZZARD VOICE SCHOLARSHIP To any Mu Phi Epsilon member pursuing vocal study, awarded on behalf of the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter. Value $5,000 Chairman: Sandin

Complete information, qualifications, requirements, and online applications are available on Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation website at: https://mpefoundation.org/grants-and-scholarships

ELEANOR HALE WILSON SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS For study at any American or International Summer Music Program. Scholarship application may be made before program acceptance is confirmed. Value $2,000 (6 awards) Chairman: Taylor

11:59 p.m. CT April 15, 2021. Complete information, qualifications, requirements, and online applications are available on Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation website at: https://mpefoundation.org/grants-and-scholarships

* Designates grants and scholarships funded through generosity of the Eleanor

Hale Wilson Charitable Trust ** Designates grants significantly funded by the Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation

Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation is also proud to support, through our philanthropic gifts, the following summer programs: Aspen Music School Banff Center for the Arts Brevard Music Center Chautauqua Institution Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony International Festival at Round Top Lyra Summer School Music Academy of the West Tanglewood Music Center LMTA Mop

Mu Phi Epsilon members applying to the above summer programs should advise them of your membership in the Fraternity for consideration of scholarship funds distributed directly by the institutions.