Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
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| ΦΜΑ Sinfonia Fraternity of America | |
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| Colors | Red, Black, and Gold |
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| Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Founded | October 6, 1898 at New England Conservatory of Music |
| Fraternity Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Headquarters | 10600 Old State Road Evansville, Indiana, USA |
| Chapters | 206 chapters, 15 colonies |
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| National Homepage | sinfonia.org |
The ΦΜΑ Sinfonia (usually referred to as "Sinfonia" rather than "ΦΜΑ") is a collegiate social fraternity for men of musicianly character.[1] Today, its many chapters serve to "advance the cause of music in America" on college campuses nationwide.[2]
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History
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was founded in 1898 by Ossian Everett Mills and thirteen musical students at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts (The name "Sinfonia" comes from the name of a similar organization in Leipzig, Germany). Sinfonia became a national fraternity on October 6, 1900 with the admission of a group of men at the Broad Street Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia. Under the guidance of Percy Jewett Burrell (sixth Supreme President, 1907–1914), whose writings and speeches continue to be influential in the teaching of Sinfonian ideals to this day, the fraternity grew and "truly became a force in American music."
Object
"The Object of this Fraternity shall be for the development of the best and truest fraternal spirit; the mutual welfare and brotherhood of musical students; the advancement of music in America and a loyalty to the Alma Mater."[3]
Famous Sinfonians
Over a century old, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has been honored to admit a multitude of famous men from all walks of life, including music, television, film, science and literature. Here are just a few of the many men who have entered into the brotherhood of Sinfonians:
- Samuel Adler (composer)
- Samuel Barber (composer)
- Count Basie (jazz musician & band leader)
- John Cage (composer)
- Andrew Carnegie (philanthropist)
- Enrico Caruso (tenor singer)
- Pablo Casals (cellist, conductor)
- George Crumb (composer)
- Thomas Dewey (baritone singer & politician)
- George Eastman (inventor & philanthropist)
- Duke Ellington (jazz musician & band leader)
- Carlisle Floyd (composer)
- Lukas Foss (conductor)
- Morton Gould (pianist)
- Andy Griffith (actor)
- Jerome Hines (bass singer)
- Chuck Mangione (jazz musician & band leader)
- Luciano Pavarotti (tenor singer)
- Fred Rogers (television personality)
- Arnold Schoenberg (composer)
- Robert Shaw (conductor)
- John Philip Sousa (composer and band director)
- Ruben Studdard (pop singer)
External links
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia national website
Categories: Student fraternities