Tau Beta Sigma

Women in Music Spotlight: Hilary Hahn 🎶💙

Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors, and as a recitalist. She is an avid supporter of contemporary classical music, and several composers have written works for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon, partitas by Antón García Abril, two serenades for violin and orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara, and a violin and piano sonata by Lera Auerbach.

On December 21, 1991, at age 12, Hahn made her major orchestral debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Soon thereafter she debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. She made her international debut in 1994 performing the Bernstein Serenade in Hungary with Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Her German debut came in 1995 with a performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with Lorin Maazel and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

In honor of Pride Month, we are celebrating many, diverse LGBTQ+ musicians! These musicians and music figures helped reshape music history by bringing LGBTQ+ identity into spaces where it was often underrepresented or erased. Across genres—from Tejano and ranchera to indie pop, classical, and operatic—they expanded visibility, challenged industry norms, and used their platforms to express identity, resistance, and authenticity. Together, they reflect how LGBTQ+ artists have influenced music not just creatively, but culturally, by opening doors for more diverse voices to be seen and heard. We are honored to celebrate these underrepresented voices in music!

📢 Come Join Our Team! 📢

The National Headquarters of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma is seeking a Membership Services Coordinator to join our team in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

This position plays a vital role in supporting our members and chapters through membership processing, financial recordkeeping, customer service, and day-to-day headquarters operations. As one of the primary points of contact for Brothers, Sisters, sponsors, and directors, the Membership Services Coordinator helps ensure our organizations continue to serve college bands across the nation.

If you're organized, detail-oriented, enjoy working with people, and are passionate about supporting the missions of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma, we'd love to hear from you!

🔗 Learn more and apply today: https://bit.ly/4uMmzth

Registration is now open for Built for Bands: A Day in the Life!

This interactive experience is designed to help Chapters think through the realities of leadership, planning, preparation, and decision-making across an academic year.
Participants will work through a guided simulation, engage in small-group breakout discussions, and reflect on the choices that shape Chapter operations and member experience.

This is the first event in the Built for Bands Program Series, and members can register for the full series now through National Convention.
Register today at events.kkytbs.org.

Happy Father's Day💙

TBSAA celebrates all the fathers and father figures who raised us, inspired us, mentored us, and fostered our love of music!

Thank you for your poise, sacrifice, guidance, and love!

Spotlighting the incredible LGBTQ+ members of Tau Beta Sigma! 🌈

We are celebrating even MORE Sisters whose leadership, musicianship, service, and perspectives bring greatness to our Sisterhood.

Thank you for helping make our Chapters a more welcoming, vibrant, and supportive community! 💙🤍

Celebrating the incredible service of our chapters! 🎉

The Zeta Epsilon Chapter completed the practice room reset project three times in the 2026-2027 academic year. They cleaned, repaired stands, and refreshed the practice rooms, transforming them into more welcoming and functional spaces. Congratulations on earning the Service Certificate for your outstanding contributions to college and university bands!

Join us on July 13th or August 5th to learn about the upcoming Cadence Leadership Development Pilot Program! These webinars will give attendees insights into what is planned for the Cadence Leadership Development Pilot Program and hold a question and answer session with attendees. The Cadence pilot program intends to provide individual leadership development to students in the Sorority and provide long-term benefits to students' academic and professional careers. The pilot program is open to Active Members of the Sorority and will run from October 2026 to June 2027 and involve leadership masterclasses, mentoring, and skill building.

Registration links have been emailed to all Active Members, and can be found at events.kkytbs.org.

Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

Our National Headquarters will be closed today in observation of this Federal Holiday.