National Examination I: History and Object

Question 1

When and where was Sinfonia founded?

Answer 1

October 6th, 1898, at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Question 2

Who was both the founder and first honorary member of Sinfonia?

Answer 2

Ossian Everett Mills.

Question 3

What is the origin of the name “Sinfonia”?

Answer 3

George Chadwick, second honorary member, suggested the name “Sinfonia” from a student organization to which he had belonged in Leipzig, Germany.

Question 4

When and how did the Sinfonia Club become a national fraternity?

Answer 4

On October 6th, 1900, with the admission of a group of men at Philadelphia’s Broad Street Conservatory as Sinfonia’s Beta Chapter.

Question 5

Who was the second President of Alpha Chapter and the six Supreme President of Sinfonia?

Answer 5

Percy Jewett Burrell.

Question 6

Give the name and location of the first chapter

Answer 6

Alpha Chapter New England Conservatory of Music; Boston, Massachusetts

Question 7

Give the name and location of the second chapter

Answer 7

Beta Chapter Broad Street Conservatory; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Question 8

Give the name and location of the third chapter

Answer 8

Gamma Chapter American Institute of Applied Art; New York, New York

Question 9

Give the name and location of the fourth chapter

Answer 9

Delta Chapter Ithaca Conservatory; Ithaca, New York

Question 10

What is the Object of this Fraternity

Answer 10

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.