Palo Alto Alumni Chapter

07/24/2023

Phi Mu all dressed up at the 2023 International Convention! 💟🤩
Mu Phi Epsilon - ΦM Chapter

02/22/2023

Headed to Cincinnati for the national ACDA conference? Check out this fun meet up on Thu in the city where Mu Phi Epsilon all started!
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Mu Phi Epsilon Professional Music Fraternity

11/13/2022

Wishing everyone a very Happy Founders’ Day! 💟

Each year we remember the founding of Mu Phi Epsilon in Cincinnati on 13 November 1903. Usually, we look backward, celebrating our rich heritage of achievements and experiences in music and friendship and focusing on a comfortable tradition of harmony. This year, however, I’d like to remind us all that the creation of Mu Phi Epsilon was a profoundly radical act—one that our founders, Dr. Winthrop S. Sterling and his colleague Elizabeth Mathias, undertook not primarily intending to inaugurate a historical tradition upon which we now look back with pride but rather to look forward with hope and to change the future.

In 1903 the fundamental rights of women were hotly debated all across the United States. In no state could they vote for President and in only four could they vote in statewide elections. Women were fighting for their economic and property rights, too; 1903 also was the year that the organization that became the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was founded. In 1903 talented women encountered opposition and discrimination in seeking to enter any of the skilled professions as doctors, lawyers, clergy—or musicians. They were not welcome in Dr. Sterling’s own professional fraternity.

It was in this social context that Winthrop Sterling and Elizabeth Mathias founded Mu Phi Epsilon—to make opportunities for advancement and achievement available to musicians for whom the playing field was not level but was, instead, a decidedly uphill battle. It was a distinctly forward-looking, and hopeful, vision of how broadening the bonds of music and friendship can increase harmony, and the rightness and wisdom of that vision have been demonstrated repeatedly in the ensuing 119 years. As we move toward our 120th anniversary, I encourage all of us in Mu Phi Epsilon to look around and ask ourselves, as our founders did, who else needs to be seen, heard and included in our journey forward?

Kurt-Alexander Zeller
International President

11/13/2022

Happy Founders' Day!

A message from our International President, Kurt-Alexander Zeller: "Each year we remember the founding of Mu Phi Epsilon in Cincinnati on 13 November 1903. Usually, we look backward, celebrating our rich heritage of achievements and experiences in music and friendship and focusing on a comfortable tradition of harmony. This year, however, I’d like to remind us all that the creation of Mu Phi Epsilon was a profoundly radical act—one that our founders, Dr. Winthrop S. Sterling and his colleague Elizabeth Mathias, undertook not primarily intending to inaugurate a historical tradition upon which we now look back with pride but rather to look forward with hope and to change the future.

In 1903 the fundamental rights of women were hotly debated all across the United States. In no state could they vote for President and in only four could they vote in statewide elections. Women were fighting for their economic and property rights, too; 1903 also was the year that the organization that became the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was founded. In 1903 talented women encountered opposition and discrimination in seeking to enter any of the skilled professions as doctors, lawyers, clergy—or musicians. They were not welcome in Dr. Sterling’s own professional fraternity.

It was in this social context that Winthrop Sterling and Elizabeth Mathias founded Mu Phi Epsilon—to make opportunities for advancement and achievement available to musicians for whom the playing field was not level but was, instead, a decidedly uphill battle. It was a distinctly forward-looking, and hopeful, vision of how broadening the bonds of music and friendship can increase harmony, and the rightness and wisdom of that vision have been demonstrated repeatedly in the ensuing 119 years. As we move toward our 120th anniversary, I encourage all of us in Mu Phi Epsilon to look around and ask ourselves, as our founders did, who else needs to be seen, heard and included in our journey forward?"
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08/13/2022

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08/10/2022

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07/19/2022

Congrats to our sister Leah Torres who participated in a masterclass in Salzburg, Austria with baritone Vladimir Chernov! 💟

We had our first masterclass today with internationally famous baritone, Vladimir Chernov. It was good for the soul!

06/28/2022

Our benefit concert is now available to stream via our YouTube channel!
https://youtu.be/5t9JHQrmkNo

Mu Phi Epsilon Professional Music Fraternity

06/25/2022

Our final artist feature is the amazing Leah Torres!

Leah, a native of Ventura, California, is a lyric mezzo-soprano whose repertoire includes Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Lady with a hat box (Postcard from Morocco), Second Witch and Second Lady (Dido and Aeneas), and Sally (Hand of Bridge). South Florida Classical Review Magazine describes Leah’s performance of Erika (Vanessa) as “...lushly romantic and lyrical. Torres’ dark timbre captured Erika’s inner daydreams.” Recently she performed the role of Mademoiselle Dombreuil in the world premiere performance of Michael Dellaira and J.D. McClatchy’s The Leopard. Leah holds a double major bachelor's from San Jose State in vocal performance and music education, as well as a minor in German. She has recently graduated from the University of Miami with a master's degree in vocal performance, and is attending a young artist program in Salzburg, Austria this summer.
Mu Phi Epsilon Professional Music Fraternity University of Miami

06/24/2022

Our next artist feature is the dynamic duo from Rolling Hills Middle School!

Patrick Aguayo has been teaching for the past four years at Rolling Hills Middle School. Mr.
Aguayo teaches three choirs and two music electives. Patrick attended SJSU where he
received a B.M. in Music Education and a B.A. in French. Mr. Aguayo also coordinates after
school activities like clubs and sports. This summer, Patrick will begin his M.A. at Michigan
State University. He is also the P2 District Director for Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music
fraternity.

Mike Rawlinson is the Band Teacher at Rolling Hills Middle School. He is very passionate
about music, and loves to share that with his students. Mr. Rawlinson plays in several bands
that gig regularly around the Bay Area. He is also a vinyl ju**ie with a collection of several
thousand records. Mr. Rawlinson received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, Minor
in Film & Video Studies from the University of Oklahoma.

Patrick Aguayo Mu Phi Epsilon Professional Music Fraternity