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Thank you to everyone who helped raise funds for the Grace Baptist Academy Music Department. With your help we were able to raise almost $2,000 towards their rebuilding efforts!

We want to say a huge “Thank You” to UTC Senior Noah Muncy. He observed some of Mrs. Ferrell’s choral classes at Grace for a Music Education Class that he took one semester. He ran a GoFundMe fundraiser on facebook for us through his fraternity chapter, Phi Mu Alpha and gave our music department the proceeds raised. This will help tremendously in replacing band instruments and other needs in the music department at Grace. THANK YOU, NOAH!

Congrats to our brothers; Tanner Swoyer, Jack Watt, and Luke Podolsky on their leadership positions in the 2020 Marching Mocs. We’re proud of them and all they do for UTC. Go Mocs 💛💙

Please consider donating to our fundraiser. One of our brothers Clay Fissel is the band director there, and anything you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Raise Funds for the Grace Baptist Music Department organized by Phi Mu Alpha Beta Alpha During the storms on Sunday April 12th, Grace Baptist Academy… Phi Mu Alpha Beta Alpha needs your support for Raise Funds for the Grace Baptist Music Department

Our brothers at a rush event last night! If you missed our rush events but are still interested. Message Noah Muncy or Colby Burns and let us know you’re interested in becoming a brother.

Today is Sinfonia’s “Founder’s Day” – the 121st anniversary of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the world’s oldest and largest music fraternity, founded in 1898.

In 1898, Mills founded the Sinfonia Club at the conservatory, which was destined very soon to become Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America. He was elected an honorary member of the club at its first meeting on October 6, 1898.

Often referred to as the “Father of the Sinfonia,” Mills had been a familiar figure at annual conventions until his last years when his work would not permit his leaving Boston. He served the Fraternity as Supreme President from 1901-1902 and 1904-1905 and was elected “Honorary Grand Supreme President for Life” in 1904.

In 1954, former Supreme President Percy Burrell recalled his long friendship with Mills. He noted above all Mills’ humility and the fact that Mills became somewhat uncomfortable when given recognition as having “planted a seed in the hearts of some young men studying music at the New England Conservatory in Boston back in 1898, that had blossomed forth into a national brotherhood that year after year had been making its impress throughout the country…” Burrell wrote further: “I can still see what seemed to be a wistful yet joyous expression on his face whenever this thought was expressed in his presence.”

Ossian Mills died from pneumonia at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts on December 26, 1920. He had been ill for only a few days, and “his death came as a great shock to his associates and assistants to all of whom was familiar the story of the great service which he rendered in the earlier years of the school” and which he “unremittingly continued” during his later years. He is buried in the family plot of a small, wooded cemetery in Thompson, Connecticut.

May we continue to honor Ossian’s vision.

Happy Founder’s Day, Brothers!