Meetings

Meetings for 2009-2010 If you are a Mu Phi in the area who would like to attend our meetings, please contact chapter president Pat Hill at pattylou915@yahoo.com or Jenny Smith, our new membership chairperson, at jenny.musicalscientist@gmail.com. We welcome you! South Central 2 District Conference - January 30
Saturday, 9/19 - 11:00 am	Fall Welcome Location: Chimneyhill Clubhouse, 9223 Emberglow, Dallas 75243 Host: Mary Williams Co-hosts: Phyllis Wilson, Melanie Priest, Claudia Jameson Program: Fall Welcome • Jennifer Carpenter, recorder • Susan and Harold Poelchau and Friends Recorder Ensemble • Les Amis Chamber Ensemble Sonata Op. 37 no. 2 by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier Frances Estes, oboe; Gretchen Nichols, cello; Pat Suitt, keyboard • Please bring a dish to share for lunch Guest performer Jennifer Carpenter is a Mu Phi. She has played on our Concert Series in an ensemble. Here is her bio: Jennifer Carpenter holds a Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Masters degree in musicology with an emphasis in early music performance from the University of North Texas. As a recorder player, she performs as a soloist and in ensembles, including the Wireless Consort, Bach Chamber Players, the UNT Baroque Orchestra and has been a guest artist with the Denton Bach Society and Texas Camerata. Jennifer directed the UNT recorder ensembles from 2002-2008. She also serves on faculty of several early music workshops in TX and CA. Jennifer received a Toulouse Graduate Fellowship to complete her Ph.D. studies in musicology and early music performance at UNT where she currently works as a Teaching Fellow.
Tuesday, 10/13 - 7:30 pm	Celebration of Haydn and Mendelssohn Host: Pat Suitt Co-hosts: Mary Ann Taylor, Karen Glosserman, Cynthia Wadley Program: A Celebration of Haydn and Mendelssohn • Biography of Franz Joseph Haydn • Adagio e cantabile (Hob. 16:49) by Haydn Sylvia Taylor Lerch • Trio in d minor Op. 49 by Mendelssohn Linda Proch, violin; Gretchen Nichols, cello; Pat Suitt, piano
Tuesday, 11/10 - 7:30 pm	Play a Song Host: Sylvia Taylor Lerch Co-hosts: Susan Poelchau, Sandra McMillen, Frances Estes Program: Play a Song • Biography of Mendelssohn - Zelda Hantz • Songs Without Words by Mendelssohn played by: Op. 19 no. 1 - Sylvia Taylor Lerch Op. 19 no. 3 - Sylvia Taylor Lerch Op. 19 no. 4 - Tena Hehn Op. 19 no. 6 - Susan Poelchau Op. 30 no. 6 - Susan Poelchau Op. 38 no. 2 - Mary Beth Johnson Op. 53 no. 4 - Pat Hill Op. 67 no. 4 - Pat Suitt Op. 85 no. 2 - Zelda Hantz Op. 109 in D Major - Janice Winchell, cello and Pat Suitt
Monday, 2/15 - 7:00 pm	Joint meeting with SAI and Mu Phi Location: Steinway Hall - N Central Expwy at McCommas Host: SAI SAI Performers TBA Mu Phi Performers: • Melanie Priest, solo handbells • Sue Tate, piano (SAI accompanying Melanie) • Katherine Freiberger, composer and pianist
Saturday, 4/10 - 11:00m	Celebrating Collegiates Host: Martha Peak Co-hosts: Phyllis Wilson, Ellen Stamelos, Jenny Smith Program: Celebrating Collegiates • Collegiates from SMU, Tarleton, NTSU, TCU • Jenny Smith, trumpet • Tena Hehn, piano
Saturday, 5/15 - 11:00 am	The Old and New: Installation of Officers Host: Pat Hill Co-hosts: Sharon Kraus, Sadie Rowe, Judy Dardaganian Program: The Old and New • Six Antiques Epigraphs by Debussy Susan Poelchau and Pat Suitt, piano • Installation of Officers • Potluck luncheon: Everyone please bring a lunch dish

District Conference Jenny Smith, co-District Director of South Central Province 2, has announced that our next conference will be held on Saturday, January 30th at TCU Music School Signs will be posted outside the building directing everyone to registration. Attending will be collegiates from SMU, UNT, TCU and Tarleton, plus any alumni members able to go. The fee is $15 and includes lunch. While a conference is held primarily for the collegiate chapters in our district, alumni members are encouraged to attend. It is a great way to meet and encourage collegiates to join an alumni chapter when they graduate or leave school. Our Collegiate Advisor, Sandra McMillen will be attending and presenting information as well our co-District Director Jenny Smith. Please read the following carefully and participate if you can.
Date:	Saturday, January 30, 2010
Time:	9 am - noon; 1 - 5 pm. Registration for the conference begins at 8:15am, and the opening meeting will start at 9:00am.
Place:	Music Bldg, TCU – Walsh Performing Arts Center (attached to Ed Landreth Hall). 2800 S. University, Fort Worth, TX 76129. This is at on the corner of Cantey and University.
Fee:	$15 per person, including lunch
Deadline to register:	Friday, January 22 To register: Please send your name, major/minor, chapter you belong to now, your lunch choice and your fee (check made to Mu Phi Epsilon TCU chapter) to: Mu Phi Epsilon TCU box 297500 Fort Worth, TX 76129
Choice of Lunch:	T – Turkey Breast (With Swiss cheese) H – Smoked Ham (With Swiss cheese) W – A Wreck (Salami, roast beef, turkey, and ham with Swiss cheese) V – Vegetarian (Mushrooms, Swiss, Provolone, and American cheese) I – Italian (Capicola, Pepperoni, Salami, and Provolone cheese)
Performing:	If you would like to perform, contact Sandra immediately at skmcmillen@yahoo.com. Recital performer information required: Name(s) of performer(s) Instrument/Voice part Title of piece Composer/Dates Performance Time Accompanist needed? (If yes please include an additional $20 for a total of $35)
Schedule:	See schedule.
Questions:	Please feel free to contact either Alexa Bryant at a.a.bryant@tcu.edu or Ryan Gaughan at r.t.gaughan@tcu.edu at TCU, or Sandra McMillen at skmcmillen@yahoo.com.
Let our collegiates know that they are welcome to join an alumni chapter after graduation and that being a Mu Phi is a lifetime joy! Let Jenny or Sandra McMillen know if you can attend.