PASIC 2010 Program - Percussive Arts Society

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PASIC 2010 Program - Percussive Arts Society
201
November 10–13
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PASIC
Indianapolis, IN
Program
Pas President’s Welcome 4
Special Thanks 6
Area Map and Restaurant Guide 8
Convention Center Map 10
Exhibitors by Name 12
Exhibit Hall Map 13
Exhibitors by Category 14
Exhibitor Company Descriptions 18
Artist Sponsors 34
Wednesday, November 10 Schedule of Events 42
Thursday, November 11 Schedule of Events 44
Friday, November 12 Schedule of Events 48
Saturday, November 13 Schedule of Events 52
Artists and Clinicians Bios 56
History of the Percussive Arts Society 90
PAS 2010 Awards 94
PASIC 2010 Advertisers 96
PAS President’s Welcome
W
elcome
back to
Indianapolis
and our 35th
Percussive
Arts Society
International
Convention!
We can now
call Indy our home as we have
settled nicely into our museum, office
and convention space. We hope that
you find our “percussion campus”
very comfortable as well with its
great restaurants and vibrant downtown.
PASIC 2010 will feature a spectacular lineup of world-class performers, clinicians, panel discussions and
workshops, performances, concerts;
and of course, the amazing display
of percussion instruments, cymbals,
sticks, mallets, music, DVDs, and
much more. This event would not be
possible without the tireless work
of PAS Director of Events Production and Marketing Jeff Hartsough
and PAS Executive Director Michael
Kenyon. I would also like to sincerely
thank our percussion industry members; for without their dedication,
hard work, and financial support, we
would not be where we are today.
Please visit the International Drum
and Percussion Expo often!
At PASIC 2009, we opened Rhythm!
Discovery Center. I hope you can
all find the time to walk over and
enjoy this wonderful museum collection again this year. Admission
will be free for PAS members who
are attending PASIC 2010. We will
be featuring a new George Hamilton
Green exhibit curated by Ryan Lewis
with the assistance of PAS Museum
Curator and Librarian Otice Sircy. Additionally, there will be three presentations at Rhythm! Discovery Center.
The first will feature Ryan Lewis and
his work with the Green exhibit at
1 p.m. on Thursday (November 11,
2010). On Friday (November 12, 2010) at
1 p.m., Richard Cooke will lead a presentation on the acquisition and restoration of “Old Granddad,” Lou Harrison’s
unique gamelan that will include a short
performance of this remarkable instrument now on display in the plaza. Then,
on Saturday (November 13, 2010) at
1 p.m., PAS Historian James Strain will
dig into the PAS instrument collection
and showcase several rare and special
Leedy instruments from our inventory.
We’re very excited about the addition
of the College Pedagogy Committee
Mentoring Day created and conceived
by the PAS College Pedagogy Committee. This daylong event scheduled
for Wednesday (November 10, 2010)
brings together a stellar panel of master
teachers, academic administrators, and
leadership consultants. The purpose of
the day is to provide pre-tenure collegiate percussion instructors and graduate percussion students interested in
teaching at the collegiate level with
the necessary tools to be successful in
navigating the college job market and
pre-tenure period.
PASIC Focus Day 2010 – “Ecology of
Percussion” will be blended into the
daily schedule on Thursday (November 11, 2010). It is our hope that many
more of you will be able to enjoy these
great performances, in addition to the
Wednesday evening Focus Day opening
concert, which features among others,
She-e Wu and So Percussion.
Additionally, the final round of the
PAS Drumset Competition will take
place at PASIC 2010. On Thursday
morning, the finalists, selected by an
esteemed judging panel will perform
with a live rhythm section in front of Jeff
Hamilton, Matt Wilson, Stanton Moore,
Ignacio Berroa, Danny Gottlieb, Horacio
Hernandez, Russ Miller, and J.R. Robinson. It’s a bit like “American Idol” for
drummers. Be there!
As usual, we have a variety of PAS
awards that will be presented prior to
the Thursday evening concert featuring
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group from
Taiwan. This short presentation ceremony provides us with an opportunity to honor and appreciate the hard
working people in our Society.
This year’s PAS Hall of Fame recipients, Stanley Leonard, Walter Rosenberger and Jack DeJohnette will be
inducted on Friday evening at our Hall
of Fame Celebration. How exciting to
add these great musicians to our very
distinguished group of master percussionists. You will be able to meet one
of the recipients prior to the Friday
evening concert featuring the great
Stanton Moore.
This annual gathering of students,
teachers, artists, and industry is like
no other. You can count on seeing old
friends and making new ones. PASIC
is about bringing people together
from all over the world for the sake of
percussion. PASIC 2010 represents in
full view, the Society’s core values of
Discovery, Quality, Community, Opportunity and Service. Enjoy!!
Steve Houghton
PAS President
percussive arts society
board of directors
executive committee
President Steve Houghton
President-elect Lisa Rogers
Vice President John R. Beck
Secretary Julia Gaines
Treasurer Steve Beck
Immediate Past President Gary Cook
Executive Director Michael Kenyon
DIRECTORS
Keith Aleo . Michael Balter
George Barrett . Ruth Cahn
Ndugu Chancler . Julie Davila
Vic Firth . Lynn Glassock
Neil Grover . Fernando Hashimoto
Julie Hill . Bret Kuhn
Daniel Moore . Eugene Novotney
Nicholas Ormrod . John W. Parks IV
Emil Richards . Dave Samuels
Alison Shaw . Mark Sunkett
John Tafoya . John Wittmann
Brian Zator
PASIC 2011 Artist Applications
Now Available
The Percussive Arts Society is currently accepting online
artist applications for PASIC 2011. The process takes
approximately twenty minutes and is a requirement for any
group or individual who wishes to be considered. Applications
will be accepted through December 15, 2010.
COUNCIL OF Past Presidents
Rich Holly (2005–2006)
Mark Ford (2003–2004)
James Campbell (2001–2002)
Robert Breithaupt (1999–2000)
Genaro Gonzalez (1997–98)
Garwood Whaley (1993–96)
Robert Schietroma (1991–92)
John Beck (1987–90)
Thomas Siwe (1984–86)
Larry Vanlandingham (1982–1984) deceased
James Petercsak (1977–81)
Gary Olmstead (1973–77)
Sandy Feldstein (1968–1972) deceased
Gordon Peters (1964–67)
Donald Canedy (1961–63)
percussive arts society staff
Executive Director Michael Kenyon
Director of Event Production
& Marketing Jeff Hartsough
Marketing and Communications Director
Jon Feustel
Museum Curator/Librarian Otice Sircy
Membership Development Manager B. Laurel McKenzie
Web Manager Marianella Moreno
Membership Services Coordinator Lynna Mills
Publications Editor Rick Mattingly
Graphic Designer Hillary Henry
Support Services Nick Fielder
Intern Kristen Klehr
PAS HISTORIANS
Lisa Rogers and James Strain
Special Thanks
Morris Palter
Focus Day
Kristen Klehr
PAS Intern
CJ Jordan
Administrative Services
Ryan Lassiter
Logistics Manager
Josh Fallin
Ty Landrum
Mike Mosteller
Logistics Team Leaders
Rob Birenbaum
Ray Fransen
Drumset Logistics
Nathan Shireman
Hughies Audio/Visual
Lisa Rogers
PASIC Program
Terry Walburn
Ellen Ousley
Cory Cisler
Excel Decorators, Inc.
Greg Durthaler
Piano Solutions
Susan Dickey
Rita Milandri
Nicole Perry
Indianapolis Convention &
Visitors Association
Donna Hill
Dave Rick
Indiana Convention Center
Jayne Boyd
Rebecca Moore-Sowder
Westin Hotel
donations
to the 2010 logistics
incentives program
2 Cool Percussion
Lead Pan Steel Drum Stand
Instanbul Mehmet Cymbals
1 Istanbul Mehmet ride cymbal
Alfred Music Publishing
6 Alfred Music Publishing Messenger or Beach Bags with $50 gift
certificates enclosed that can be
redeemed either on site or through
Customer Service at [email protected].
Jump Back Baby Productions
3 copies of “Tales from the Cymbal
Bag” by Lennie DiMuzio (Autographed)
Amedia Cymbals USA
Amedia Cymbals 1 set of hi-hats
Avedis Zildjian Company
18” A Custom Crash Cymbal
(A20516), 20” K Ride Cymbal
(K0817), 14” K Custom Hi Hats Session (K0993)
Bachovich music publications
llc
5 CDs; 5 pieces of published music
Drum! / Enter Music Publishing
10, 1 year subscriptions to DRUM!
Magazine
Drum Workshop, Inc.
Pacific Drums and Percussion
5”x14” ACE snare (black chrome
over brass w/ tube lugs)
Innovative Percussion
Innovative Percussion College
Primer Pack, consisting of 1 MB1,
2 IP240, 2 RS251, 1 IP906, 1 IP902, 1
GT3, 1 IPJC
Innovative Percussion
Innovative Percussion Drumset
Combo Pack, consisting of 1 SB3, 1
WBR1, 1 BZW2, 3 IP5A
Legacy Percussion Gear
5 of Bill Bachman’s Drum instructional DVDs
Media Press, Inc.
10 copies of “10 Hall of Fame Snare
Drum Solos” by Thomas Siwe
Pan USA
1 custom set of steel drum mallets for instrument of choice, with
materials of choice
Pearl corporation
Snare Drum
POWER Wrist Builders 1 pair of POWER Wrist Builders
Compsite Model PWB4-115
Practice Sticks
remo, inc.
Djembe
Supernatural Cymbals
12” Divine Splash Cymbal
Steve Weiss Music
5 Steve Weiss T-shirts
Vic Firth
A Vic Firth stick bag filled with
an assortment of sticks, mallets,
brushes and accessories; one set
of Vic Firth gourmet pepper and salt
mills
Area Map and Restaurant Guide
Convention Center Map
Convention Center Level I
Wabash
room
Room 120
◆
▲
●
Room 109
Room 105
closing drum
circle
■
international drum &
percussion expo
exhibit HALL D
exhibit HALL F
marching
festival
◗
Drumset
Clinics
ballroom
500
■ PASIC LISTENING ROOM (ROOM 112)
◆ pasic registration
Thursday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Wednesday 7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Thursday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
▲ pas gift shop
● pasic show office
Thursday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Thursday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
◗ logistics (room 116)
Convention Center Level 2
skywalk to
Marriott
skywalk to
westin
skywalk to
hyatt
Sagamore room
room room
201
204
room
208
10
room
205
Westin Hotel Map
(Committee Meetings)
Westin first floor
capitol
ballroom
chamber
caucus
cabinet
Rhythm! Discovery Center
is located on the Northwest corner of
Washington and Illinois Streets
hours
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Free Admission with PASIC Badge
RhythmDiscoveryCenter.org
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Exhibitors by Name
2 Cool Percussion ............................................. 1244
Adams Musical Instruments............................ 1030
Alesis LLC.............................................................. 741
Alfonce Production............................................ 1208
Alfred Publishing Company, Inc................ 211–217
Alternate Mode, Inc. .......................................... 139
Amedia Cymbals USA................................. 744–746
Avedis Zildjian Company...800, 843, Literature Bin
Bachovich Music
Publications LLC....................................... 212–216
Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer–
(On Board Research Corporation)................ 941
Beiner Bags.......................................................... 334
Berklee College of Music................................... 332
Berndt Technical Woods, Inc.......................... 1238
Best Soles........................................................... 1212
Black Swamp Percussion LLC............... 1243–1245
Blue Man Group................................................. 1240
Bosphorus Cymbals..................................... 944–948
C. Alan Publications.................................... 101–105
Cadeson Musical Instrument Company LTD... 846
Cappello Music Co., Inc...................................... 742
Chops Percussion.................................... 1142–1147
Colla Voce Music................................................. 227
Columbus Pro Percussion.......................... 943–947
Cooperman Company . ..................................... 1041
Craviotto Drum Company.................................... 949
DownBeat Magazine . ......................Literature Bin
Dream Cymbals & Gongs.................................. 1241
Drop6 Media, Inc. ....................................... 314–316
Drum Corps International................................... 312
Drum Workshop................................................... 641
DRUM! Magazine/
Enter Music Publishing, Inc. ...... Literature Bin
Drumsense.......................................................... 1230
Drumtone.com.................................................... 1236
Dunnett Classic Drums............................... 744–746
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.).............. 1140
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Encore Mallets............................................. 235–239
Evans Drumheads................................................ 730
Explorers Percussion........................................ 1228
Fall Creek Marimbas........................................... 229
Fork’s Drum Closet................................... 1045–1049
Gator Cases.................................................. 228–230
Grover Pro Percussion, Inc....................... 847–849
Guitar Center........................................................ 640
Hal Leonard Corporation............................ 200–206
Hudson Music.............................................. 200–206
Humes & Berg Mfg. Company, Inc. ............... 1043
Innovative Percussion................................ 201–207
Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals.................................. 710
Japan Percussion Center
(Komaki Music, Inc.)........................................ 942
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks.................................... 234
Jump Back Baby Productions......................... 1232
Kaman Music Corporation................................. 720
Kyle Dunleavy Steel Drums................................ 844
Latin Percussion ................................................. 700
Legacy Percussion Gear.................................... 649
Lone Star Percussion.......................................... 500
Ludwig Masters Publications............................ 209
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc....................... 910
Majestic Concert Percussion............................ 630
Malletech/Marimba Productions...... 111–117, 218
Mapex USA .......................................................... 630
Marimba One................................................ 300–306
Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals........................... 1148
MB Mallets, Inc. . ........................................ 208–210
Media Press, Inc. ................................................ 231
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
Meinl USA LC.................................................. 1120
Meredith Music Publications ................... 200–206
Mike Balter Mallets............................................. 920
Modern Drummer
Publications............................109, Literature Bin
Music For All......................................................... 310
Musical Adventures L.L.P. ................................. 308
MusicTime, Inc. ................................................... 318
Oberlin College–Conservatory of Music........ 1216
Omega Music Technology................................ 1046
Pablo Chou International Company LTD.......... 845
Paiste America, Inc............................................. 841
Pan USA.............................................................. 1204
Pearl Corporation............................................... 1030
Percussion Marketing Council........................ 1210
Percussion Source.............................. 107, 642–647
Peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc....... 1202
Power Wrist Builders.......................................... 848
Prentice Practice Pads..................................... 1242
Pro-Mark Corporation....................................... 1040
Prologix Percussion............................................ 232
Remo, Inc. .................................................. 224, 1000
Roland Corporation US..................................... 1130
Roll Productions................................................. 1214
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ................................................. 500
Row-Loff Productions......................................... 324
Sabian, Ltd. ........................................................ 1100
Salazar Fine Tuning.............................................. 233
Sam Ash Music Stores....................................... 336
Samson Technologies......................................... 338
Shure, Inc.................................................. 1042–1044
SKB Corporation.................................................. 648
SmartMusic & Finale........................................... 340
Smith Publications............................................. 1200
Stagg Cymbals . ...................................... 1247–1249
Stern Tanning Co., Inc......................................... 328
Steve Weiss Music...................................... 743–749
Sticks N Skins....................................................... 842
Supernatural Cymbals . ...................................... 620
Swan Percussion................................................. 748
Tapspace Publications................................ 236–238
The Mallet Shop................................................... 240
Toca Percussion ............................................... 1141
Trick Percussion Products............................... 1048
Tycoon Percussion.............................................. 820
U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps...... 330
Vater Percussion, Inc.................................. 542–546
Vic Firth, Inc.......................................................... 740
Virginia Arts Festival.......................................... 1206
Wenger Corporation . ....................................... 1234
WGI Sport of the Arts.......................................... 226
Woodwind and Brasswind................................. 900
Yamaha Corporation of America ...... 127–137, 600
Youth Education in the Arts.............................. 1149
Exhibit Hall Map
Hours
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday–Saturday
Entrance/Exit
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Exhibitors by Category
Accessories
Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer–
(On Board Research Corporation)..................... 941
Berndt Technical Woods, Inc. ............................. 1238
Black Swamp Percussion LLC....................1243–1245
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD......................................................... 846
Cappello Music Co., Inc. . ....................................... 742
Drum Workshop........................................................ 641
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Evans Drumheads .................................................... 730
Gator Cases.......................................................228–230
Humes & Berg Mfg. Company, Inc. .................... 1043
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc....................... 910
Mike Balter Mallets.................................................. 920
Omega Music Technology..................................... 1046
Pablo Chou International Company LTD .............. 845
Pearl Corporation.................................................... 1030
Peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc. .......... 1202
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ...................................................... 500
Trick Percussion Products.................................... 1048
Tycoon Percussion................................................... 820
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Audio & Video Publishers
Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.................... 211–217
Bachovich Music
Publications LLC........................................... 212–216
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Hudson Music...................................................200–206
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
Musical Adventures L.L.P. ..................................... 308
MusicTime, Inc. ....................................................... 318
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ..................................................... 500
Tapspace Publications.................................... 236–238
Band & Orchestral Percussion
2 Cool Percussion.................................................. 1244
Adams Musical Instruments . ............................. 1030
Avedis Zildjian Company................................. 800, 843
Black Swamp Percussion LLC....................1243–1245
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Cooperman Company . ......................................... 1041
Dunnett Classic Drums .................................. 744–746
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Evans Drumheads ................................................... 730
Gator Cases...................................................... 228–230
Grover Pro Percussion, Inc. . ........................ 847–849
Majestic Concert Percussion................................ 630
Malletech/Marimba Productions . ........111–117, 218
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
Meinl USA LC . ................................................... 1120
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Paiste America, Inc. ............................................... 841
Pearl Corporation.................................................... 1030
Peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc. .......... 1202
Sabian, Ltd. ............................................................. 1100
Stagg Cymbals . ............................................1247–1249
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
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Cases
Beiner Bags.............................................................. 334
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Gator Cases...................................................... 228–230
Humes & Berg Mfg. Company, Inc. .................... 1043
Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals ............................... 1148
Mike Balter Mallets................................................. 920
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Pan USA ................................................................. 1204
Pearl Corporation................................................... 1030
SKB Corporation...................................................... 648
Stagg Cymbals . ............................................1247–1249
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Custom Drums
Berndt Technical Woods, Inc. ............................. 1238
Black Swamp Percussion LLC................... 1243–1245
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Cooperman Company . ......................................... 1041
Craviotto Drum Company . ..................................... 949
Drum Workshop....................................................... 641
Dunnett Classic Drums .................................. 744–746
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) ................. 1140
Explorers Percussion............................................ 1228
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc....................... 910
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Pearl Corporation................................................... 1030
Prologix Percussion................................................ 232
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ..................................................... 500
Trick Percussion Products................................... 1048
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Cymbals
Alesis LLC................................................................... 741
Amedia Cymbals USA......................................744–746
Avedis Zildjian Company.................................. 800, 843
Bosphorus Cymbals..........................................944–948
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD......................................................... 846
Dream Cymbals & Gongs . ................................... 1241
Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals . ................................... 710
Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals ............................... 1148
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
Meinl USA LC . ................................................... 1120
Paiste America, Inc. ................................................ 841
Sabian, Ltd. ............................................................. 1100
Stagg Cymbals . ............................................1247–1249
Supernatural Cymbals . ........................................... 620
Tycoon Percussion................................................... 820
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Drum Heads
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Evans Drumheads ................................................... 730
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc....................... 910
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Pearl Corporation................................................... 1030
Remo, Inc. ...................................................... 224, 1000
Stern Tanning Co., Inc. ........................................... 328
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Drum Pads
Alesis LLC................................................................... 741
Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer–
(On Board Research Corporation)..................... 941
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD......................................................... 846
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
Meinl USA LC . ................................................... 1120
Pablo Chou International Company LTD .............. 845
Prentice Practice Pads . ...................................... 1242
Prologix Percussion................................................. 232
Vater Percussion, Inc. . ...................................542–546
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Drumsets
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Cappello Music Co. Inc. . ....................................... 742
Craviotto Drum Company . ..................................... 949
Drum Workshop....................................................... 641
Dunnett Classic Drums .................................. 744–746
Kaman Music Corporation...................................... 720
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc....................... 910
Mapex USA .............................................................. 630
Pearl Corporation................................................... 1030
Remo, Inc. ...................................................... 224, 1000
Trick Percussion Products................................... 1048
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Electronic Percussion
Alesis LLC................................................................... 741
Cappello Music Co., Inc. . ....................................... 742
Omega Music Technology..................................... 1046
Roland Corporation US ......................................... 1130
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Hardware
2 Cool Percussion.................................................. 1244
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Drum Workshop....................................................... 641
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) ................. 1140
Gator Cases...................................................... 228–230
Kaman Music Corporation..................................... 720
Legacy Percussion Gear ....................................... 649
Mapex USA .............................................................. 630
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
Meinl USA LC . ................................................... 1120
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Premium Sound/Tycoon Percussion..................... 820
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ..................................................... 500
Trick Percussion Products.................................... 1048
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Keyboard Percussion
2 Cool Percussion.................................................. 1244
Adams Musical Instruments . ............................. 1030
Alesis LLC................................................................... 741
Alternate Mode, Inc................................................. 139
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD......................................................... 846
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Fall Creek Marimbas................................................ 229
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc.......................910
Majestic Concert Percussion................................. 630
Malletech/Marimba Productions . ........111–117, 218
Marimba One ....................................................300–306
Musical Adventures L.L.P. ...................................... 308
Omega Music Technology..................................... 1046
Pearl Corporation.................................................... 1030
Salazar Fine Tuning................................................... 233
LITERATURE BINS
Avedis Zildjian Company
DownBeat Magazine
DRUM! Magazine / Enter Music Publishing, Inc.
Modern Drummer Publications
Marching Percussion
2 Cool Percussion.................................................. 1244
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Cooperman Company . ......................................... 1041
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) ................. 1140
Evans Drumheads ................................................... 730
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc....................... 910
Majestic Concert Percussion................................ 630
Mapex USA .............................................................. 630
Pearl Corporation.................................................... 1030
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ..................................................... 500
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Microphones/Sound Equipment
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) ................. 1140
Samson Technologies............................................. 338
Shure, Inc...................................................... 1042–1044
Stagg Cymbals . ........................................... 1247–1249
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Music Notation Software
Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.................... 211–217
Hal Leonard Corporation................................ 200–206
SmartMusic & Finale............................................... 340
Tapspace Publications.................................... 236–238
Other
Best Soles................................................................ 1212
Massaging Insoles
Drumsense............................................................... 1230
Teaching programme/franchise
Wenger Corporation............................................... 1234
Acoustical treatments and booths
Percussion Repair, Tuning & Rental
Fall Creek Marimbas............................................... 229
Kyle Dunleavy Steel Drums.................................... 844
Lone Star Percussion . ........................................... 500
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Pan USA ................................................................. 1204
Peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc. ......... 1202
Salazar Fine Tuning.................................................. 233
The Mallet Shop....................................................... 240
Percussion Retail
Berndt Technical Woods, Inc. ............................ 1238
Chops Percussion........................................ 1142–1147
Columbus Pro Percussion ............................. 943–947
Drumtone.com........................................................ 1236
Explorers Percussion............................................ 1228
Fork’s Drum Closet....................................... 1045–1049
Guitar Center............................................................ 640
Japan Percussion Center
(Komaki Music Inc.)............................................. 942
Lone Star Percussion . ........................................... 500
MusicTime, Inc. ....................................................... 318
Percussion Source.................................. 107, 642–647
Sam Ash Music Stores........................................... 336
Steve Weiss Music.......................................... 743–749
The Mallet Shop....................................................... 240
Woodwind and Brasswind..................................... 900
Print Publishers
Alfonce Production................................................. 1208
Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.....................211–217
Bachovich Music
Publications LLC............................................212–216
C. Alan Publications ........................................101–105
Colla Voce Music..................................................... 227
Drop6 Media, Inc .............................................314–316
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) .................. 1140
Hal Leonard Corporation.................................200–206
Hudson Music ................................................. 200–206
Innovative Percussion ................................... 201–207
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Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
Jump Back Baby Productions.............................. 1232
Ludwig Masters Publications................................. 209
Malletech/Marimba Productions . ....... 111–117, 218
Media Press, Inc. ..................................................... 231
Meredith Music Publications ........................200–206
Modern Drummer Publications ............................. 109
MusicTime, Inc. ........................................................ 318
Pan USA .................................................................. 1204
Roll Productions...................................................... 1214
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ...................................................... 500
Row-Loff Productions.............................................. 324
Smith Publications.................................................. 1200
Steve Weiss Music.......................................... 743–749
Sticks N Skins........................................................... 842
Tapspace Publications.................................... 236–238
Steel Drums
2 Cool Percussion.................................................. 1244
Kyle Dunleavy Steel Drums.................................... 844
Pan USA ................................................................. 1204
Schools, Organizations, & Festivals
Berklee College of Music....................................... 332
Blue Man Group...................................................... 1240
Drum Corps International....................................... 312
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
Music For All . .......................................................... 310
Musical Adventures L.L.P. ..................................... 308
Oberlin College–Conservatory of Music . ......... 1216
Pan USA ................................................................. 1204
Percussion Marketing Council............................. 1210
U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps.......... 330
Virginia Arts Festival.............................................. 1206
WGI Sport of the Arts.............................................. 226
Youth Education in the Arts.................................. 1149
Ludwig & Musser
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc.......................910
Sticks & Mallets
Avedis Zildjian Company................................. 800, 843
Berndt Technical Woods, Inc. ............................. 1238
Black Swamp Percussion LLC....................1243–1245
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD........................................................ 846
Cooperman Company . ......................................... 1041
Drum Workshop....................................................... 641
Encore Mallets..................................................235–239
Grover Pro Percussion, Inc. . ........................ 847–849
Innovative Percussion ................................... 201–207
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks . ..................................... 234
Malletech/Marimba Productions . ....... 111–117, 218
Marimba One ................................................... 300–306
Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals .............................. 1148
MB Mallets, Inc. . ............................................ 208–210
Mike Balter Mallets................................................. 920
Pablo Chou International Company LTD ............. 845
Pan USA ................................................................. 1204
Power Wrist Builders.............................................. 848
Pro-Mark Corporation........................................... 1040
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ..................................................... 500
Stagg Cymbals . ............................................1247–1249
Vater Percussion, Inc. . .................................. 542–546
Yamaha Corporation of America ............ 127–37, 600
Vintage Drums & Percussion
Salazar Fine Tuning.................................................. 233
The Mallet Shop....................................................... 240
World Percussion
Cadeson Musical Instrument
Company LTD......................................................... 846
Cooperman Company . ......................................... 1041
Evans Drumheads .................................................... 730
Latin Percussion ..................................................... 700
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
Meinl USA LC . ................................................... 1120
Pan USA .................................................................. 1204
Pearl Corporation.................................................... 1030
Premium Sound/Tycoon Percussion..................... 820
Remo, Inc. ...................................................... 224, 1000
Ron Vaughn, Inc. ..................................................... 500
Swan Percussion..................................................... 748
Toca Percussion ................................................... 1141
Trick Percussion Products.................................... 1048
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Exhibitors
2 Cool Percussion 1244
3539 Highway 11 South
Riceville, TN 37370
Phone: (423) 730-0045 Fax: (423) 730-0047
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.2coolpercussion.com
2 Cool Percussion manufactures custom made to
order, stands, frames and carts, for marching bands,
drum corps, indoor drumlines, steel drum bands,
and more.
Adams Musical Instruments 1030
Aziëstraat 17-19
6014 DA Ittervoort
Holland
Phone: +31 475 560710 Fax:+31 475 563328
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.adams-music.com
Artist, Concert, and Soloist Series marimbas, vibes,
glockenspiels, and xylophones. Philharmonic, Symphonic and Concert Series chimes.
Alesis LLC
741
300 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: (401) 658-5760 Fax: (401) 658-3640
Web: www.alesis.com
Alesis designs and manufactures affordable, high
performance digital electronic drum kits for drummers of all levels.
Alfonce Production
1208
1 rue Gilbert Morel 63000
Clermont-Ferrand France
Phone: +334 7314 2880 Fax: +334 7391
7756
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.alfonce-production.com
French publisher for percussion music including
solos, ensemble and chamber concerto.
Alfred Publishing Company, Inc. 211–217
16320 Roscoe Boulevard Suite 100
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 891-5999 Fax: (818) 830-6252
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.alfred.com
The world’s music education products leader
since 1922, producing educational, reference, and
performance publications for teachers, students
and performers, spanning every musical instrument
and style.
Alternate Mode, Inc.
139
53 1st Avenue
Chicopee, MA 01020
Phone: (413) 594-5190 Fax: (413) 592-7987
Web: www.alternatemode.com
The complete line of KAT midi mallet and percussion
controllers.
Amedia Cymbals USA
744–746
80 Pompton Avenue Suite 202
Verona, NJ 07044
Phone: (973) 857-5048 Fax: (973) 857-5058
E-mail: cymbals@amediacymbals-usa.
com
Web: www.amediacymbals-usa.com
Amedia Cymbals USA established in the U.S. in February 2009 is the U.S. division for Amedia Cymbals
in Istanbul; which produces the finest hand made
cymbals today.
Avedis Zildjian Company
800, 843
22 Longwater Drive Literature Bin
Norwell, MA 02061
Phone: (781) 871-2200 Fax: (781) 871-3984
Web: www.zildjian.com
A complete range of cymbals, plus drumsticks, accessories, and educational literature.
Bachovich Music 212–216
Publications LLC
PO Box 20537
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 563-0707 Fax: (614) 356-1775
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.bachovich.com
Bachovich connects you to the creativity of the
world’s top percussionists, composers, and artists!
Our works include orchestral, ensemble, recital,
chamber, and solo pieces.
Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer—
(OnBoard Research Corporation) 941
1321 Valwood Parkway Suite 440
Carrollton, TX 75006
Phone: (214) 239-4005 Fax: (214) 239-4006
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tuners.com
Beatnik, by OnBoard Research Corporation, is an interactive and comprehensive Practice Pad designed
to significantly improve the timing and dynamic
accuracy of any level percussionist.
Beiner Bags
217 Earl Street
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Phone: (321) 948-7070
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.BeinerBags.com
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Custom percussion case manufacturing company.
Proudly hand made in the USA.
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Berklee College of Music
332
1140 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617)747-2221 Fax: (617) 747-2047
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.berklee.edu
Berklee has more than a dozen majors and is known
for its diverse and talented student body. Berklee
is the world’s premier learning lab for the music of
today—and tomorrow.
Berndt Technical Woods, Inc.
1238
PO Box 211
Cornish Flat, NH 03746
Phone: (603) 675-6206 Fax: (603) 675-6306
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.berndtwoods.com
Manufacturer of custom drumsticks. Manufacturer
of custom solid shell and veneer shell woods.
Best Soles
1205 West Weber Drive
Muncie, IN 47303
Phone: (765) 741-9667
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.massaginginsoles.com
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Massages your feet with every step. Feet, ankles,
knees, hips, back...HURT? STOP the Pain Now!! Free
Test Walk!
Black Swamp Percussion LLC 1243–1245
11114 James Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: (800) 557-0988 Fax: (800) 557-0989
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.blackswamp.com
Manufacturer of orchestral instruments including snare drums, tambourines, timpani mallets,
log drums, temple blocks, castanets, woodblocks,
triangles and more.
Blue Man Group
599 Broadway 5th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (646) 348-7032
Web: www.blueman.com
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Bosphorus Cymbals
944–948
3939 Royal Drive NW Suite 101
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: (678) 354-4060 Fax: (678) 354-9300
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.bosphoruscymbals.com
Genuine handmade Turkish cymbals, accessories
and software.
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C. Alan Publications
101–105
PO Box 29323
Greensboro, NC 27429
Phone: (336) 272-3920 Fax: (336) 272-3988
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.c-alanpublications.com
Cooperman Company
1041
PO Box 821
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
Phone: (802) 463-9750 Fax: (802) 463-4123
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.cooperman.com
Drum Corps International
312
110 W Washington Street Suite C
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 275-1212 Fax: (317) 713-0690
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dci.org
C. Alan Publications was founded in 1989 to fill a
need for high-quality percussion literature. Since
that time we have adhered to the highest standards
of musical integrity.
Handcrafted frame drums, rope tension field and
concert drums, custom drums, and drumsticks.
(Persimmon and Rosewood concert and marching
models)
Cadeson Musical Instrument Company LTD
5F No 558 Chung-Cheng Road
Hsin-Tien Taipei 23148 Taiwan
Phone: 886-2-2218-8321 or
886-2-2218-2643
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.cadesonmusic.com
Craviotto Drum Company
949
81 Hanger Way #8
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 763-0855 Fax: (831) 763-0854
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.craviottodrums.com
Drum Corps International is a world leader in
producing and sanctioning competitive marching
music and related stadium events for the world’s
most elite and exclusive marching music ensembles
for students.
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25 years experience in manufacturing custom
drumsets, percussion and wind instruments. Our
concept is to keep creating innovative products to
meet customer’s and artist’s requirements.
Cappello Music Co. Inc.
742
96 Rowley Road
Woodbury, CT 06798
Phone: (203) 263-6329 Fax: (203) 263-6329
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.trapsdrums.com
North American distributor of Traps Drums, Traps
Power pads and the Dixson Bass Drum Lift.
Chops Percussion
1142–1147
5282 E. 65th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: (317) 813-2070
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.chopspercussion.com
Chops Percussion is an educational percussion
retailer run by educators. We specialize in providing
products, information, and support to all types of
percussionists.
Colla Voce Music
227
4600 Sunset Avenue #83
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: (317) 466-0624 Fax: (317) 466-0638
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.collavoce.com
Publisher.
Columbus Pro Percussion
943–947
5052 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: (614) 885-7372 Fax: (614) 885-4761
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.columbuspercussion.com
Pro shop carrying all major brands of combo, concert, marching, world, and electronic percussion.
Also offering custom work, repairs, and lessons.
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Handcrafted solid shell one-ply snare drums and
drum sets. Using a combination of hand-selected
hardwoods and hand-crafted construction methods,
Craviotto Solid Wood Drumshells begin as a single,
hand-selected planks of wood that are precision
cut, steam-bent, and painstakingly transformed into
fine musical instruments.
DownBeat Magazine Literature Bin
102 N. Haven Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: (630) 941-2030 Fax: (630) 941-3210
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.downbeat.com
DownBeat celebrates its 75th anniversary as the
bible of jazz, blues and beyond, delivering the best
in improvised music today and great historical perspectives on everyone from Armstrong to Zappa.
Dream Cymbals & Gongs
1241
616R Street Clarens Avenue
Toronto Ontario M6H 3W9 Canada
Phone: (630) 941-2030 Fax: (416) 516-6317
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dreamcymbals.com
Our goal is to make the best sounding hand-made
cymbals and gongs in the world, price them fairly
and let the instruments speak for themselves.
drop6 media, Inc.
314–316
PO Box 81
Denton, TX 76202
Phone: (877) 773-7676 Fax: (413) 638-7564
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.drop6.com
Percussion ensemble publications, compositions, classical, artists, marching and steel band
ensembles, instructional texts and solos.
Drum Workshop
641
3450 Lunar Court
Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone: (805) 485-6999 Fax: (805) 485-1334
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dwdrums.com
Drum Workshop is the leading American manufacturer of professional drums, pedals, and hardware.
DW is also home to Pacific Drums and Percussion
and “3” Drumsticks.
DRUM! Magazine/ Literature Bin
Enter Music Publishing, Inc. 95 South Market St. #430
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408)971-9794 Fax: (408) 971-0382
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.drummagazine.com
DRUM! Magazine is the publication for drummers
presenting a streetwise mix of artist interviews, gear
tips, recording info and lessons for drummers and
hand percussionists.
Drumsense
68-70 London Road
West Croydon Surrey
CRO 2TB United Kingdom
Phone: +44(0) 20 8288 0863
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.drumsense.com
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Drumsense is a teaching programme/franchise
based in the U.K. Founded by drummer Colin Woolway, working with new and existing teachers all
over the world.
Drumtone.com
15129 Park Drive
Dayton, MN 55327
Phone: (612) 669-8483
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.drumtone.com
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Drumtone.com has a new system that perfectly
tunes and pitches ANY drum or timpani with active
3D-HD fully acoustic sound. Tunes even while you
play.
Dunnett Classic Drums 4587 57th St. Delta
British Columba V4K3E4
Phone: (604) 643-9939
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dunnett.com
744–746
Hand crafted drums from pure Titanium, Stainless
steel and the finest exotic woods—since 1999.
Dynasty (DEG Music Products, Inc.) 1140
1001 N Jefferson Street
Harvard, IL 60033
Phone: (262) 248-8314 Fax: (262) 248-7953
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dynastybi.com
Marching, concert percussion including timpani,
keyboards, practice pads, accessories, amplified
speakers, sub woofers, microphones and mixers.
Encore Mallets
235–239
437 Southfork Drive Suite 100
Lewisville, TX 75057
Phone: (972) 436-6963 Fax: (214) 436-6963
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.encoremallets.com
Explorers Percussion
8050 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 361-1195
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: explorersdrums.com
Nancy Zeltsman Series, Nanae Mimura Series,
Nanae Takada Concerto Mallets, Bryan Carrott Vibe
Mallets, Doug Walter Vibe Mallets, Nick Petrella
xylophone and suspended cymbal mallets, Allen
Joanis marching sticks and mallets, gong mallets,
marching beaters and Los Cabos Drumsticks.
Explorers Percussion provides percussion instruments for the beginner, hobbyist, professional, and
school programs. Specializing in world hand percussion instruments, drum sets to marching percussion.
Including custom and repairs.
Evans Drumheads
730
PO Box 290
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone: (631) 439-3300 Fax: (631) 439-3333
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.evansdrumheads.com
Drumheads for drumset, Afro-Cuban, marching, and
orchestral instruments. Percussion accessories
including ReelFeel Pratice Pads, Sound-Off Drum
Silencers, drum keys and sound control devices.
Puresound Share Wire Series and accessories.
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Fall Creek Marimbas
229
P.O. Box 306 235 Gorham Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: (585) 394-8280 Fax: (585) 394-8284
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.marimbas.com
Mallet percussion instrument tuning, repair, restoration and sales since 1973. Maker of the K-Series and
RT-Series Glockenspiels.
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Fork’s Drum Closet
1045–1049
2701 12th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: (615) 383-8343 Fax: (615) 269-0245
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.forksdrumcloset.com
Grover Pro Percussion, Inc.
847–849
22 Prospect Street Unit 7
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: (781) 935-6200 Fax: (781) 935-5522
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.groverpro.com
Hudson Music 200–206
44 Sleepy Hollow Road
Briarcliff, NY 10510
Phone: (914) 762-5663 Fax: (914) 945-0910
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hudsonmusic.com
Fork’s Drum Closet has been in business for 28
years. Specializing in all forms of percussion instruments. All major brands in stock daily.
World renown tambourines, triangles, snare drums,
wood blocks, snares, timpani mallets, chime mallets,
keyboard mallets and accessories.
Publisher.
Gator Cases
228–230
18922 North Dale Mabry
Lutz, FL 33548
Phone: (813) 221-4191 Fax: (813) 221-4181
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.gatorcases.com
Guitar Center
640
5795 Lindero Canyon Road
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Phone: (818) 735-8888 Fax: (818) 735-8811
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.guitarcenter.com
Gator Cases is the leading manufacturer of percussion cases, bags, covers, carriers and more. Gator
purchased XL Specialties in 2008 allowing Gator to
offer a huge array of percussion accessories with
the Protechtor by Gator Line.
Drums, percussion, accessories, electronic percussion and world percussion from top manufacturers.
Hal Leonard Corporation
200–206
7777 W Bluemound Road
Milwaukee, WI 53213
Phone: (414) 774-3630 Fax: (414) 774-3259
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.halleonard.com
Publisher of printed music, including songbooks,
instructional materials, performance works, videos
and DVDs.
Humes & Berg Mfg Company, Inc. 1043
4801 Railroad Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312
Phone: (219) 397-1980 Fax: (219) 391-5890
Web: www.humes-berg.com
Percussion cases, bags and accessories.
Innovative Percussion
201–207
470 Metroplex Drive Suite 214
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone: (615) 333-9388 Fax: (615) 333-9354
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.innovativepercussion.com
Innovative Percussion is a recognized leader in
the manufacturing of professional quality percussion mallets and sticks, and is a noted publisher of
advanced percussion literature.
Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals
710
500 E. Colorado Street
Glendale, CA 91205 United States
Phone: (310) 927-8502 Fax: (818) 243-0657
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.istanbulmehmet.com
60 years of cymbal-making with the belief in the
rich character of handmade cymbals...made in the
ancient tradition...with ears for today’s music.
Japan Percussion Center
(Komaki Music Inc.)
942
Japan 111-8567 Tokyo
1-7-1 Nishi-Asakusa Taito-Ku
Phone: (033) 845-3043 Fax: (033) 845-3066
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.komakimusic.co.jp
We are the only professional percussion shop in Japan specializing in unique and high-quality products.
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks
234
1319 Maple Ave. #301
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (615) 294-1403
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.johnnyrabbdrumsticks.com
Johnny Rabb Drumsticks—new baby of innovative
drummer Johnny Rabb. Handcrafted, customizable,
direct from www.johnnyrabbdrumsticks.com. See
our booth and full line of professional, affordable
sticks.
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Jump Back Baby Productions
PO Box 98
Green Harbor, MA 02041
Phone: (201) 887-1560
Web: www.jumpbackbaby.com
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Lennie DiMuzio’s book “Tales from the Cymbal Bag”
makes its debut at PASIC 2010. Meet Lennie and
friends and purchase an autographed copy at our
booth.
Kaman Music Corporation
720
55 Griffin Road South
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Phone: (860) 509-8888 Fax: (860) 509-8891
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.kmcmusic.com
Kaman presents Gretsch Drums featuring “That
Great Gretsch Sound,” Gibraltar Hardware and
Custom Accessories, and Dixon Drums and Drum
Hardware.
Kyle Dunleavy Steel Drums
2013 Tulip Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Phone: (215) 300-9849
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.kdsteeldrums.com
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A full line of handcrafted steel drums, accessories
and fine tuning service.
Latin Percussion 700
160 Belmont Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Phone: (973) 478-6903 Fax: (973) 772-3568
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lpmusic.com
Latin Percussion, hand percussion leader, features
a vast selection of drums, cowbells, blocks, shakers
and more.
Legacy Percussion Gear
5012 Maywood Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone: (615) 300-5189
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.remotespeedyhat.com
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Legacy Percussion Gear manufactures and directly
sells the patent pending “Remote Speedy Hat” hi hat
stand invented by Bill Bachman.
Lone Star Percussion
500
10611 Control Place
Dallas, TX 75238
Phone: (214) 340-0835 Fax: (214) 340-0861
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lonestarpercussion.com
Ludwig Masters Publications
209
6403 W Rogers Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone: (561) 241-6169 Fax: (561) 241-6347
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.masters-music.com
Ludwig Masters is a world renowned music
publisher who specializes in brass, woodwind,
ensemble, and percussion music. Come visit us at
www.ludwigmasters.com.
Ludwig & Musser 910
a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc.
PO Box 310
Elkhart, IN 46515
Phone: (574) 522-1675 Fax: (574) 295-5405
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ludwig-drums.com
Manufacturer of percussion instruments and accessories.
Majestic Concert Percussion
630
PO Box 90249
Austin, TX 78709
Phone: (512) 288-7400 Fax: (512) 288-6445
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.jupitermusic.com
Majestic percussion brings a long tradition of European craftsmanship and innovation to the manufacture of quality concert percussion instruments.
Malletech/
111–117, 218
Marimba Productions
1107 Eleventh Avenue
Neptune, NJ 07753
Phone: (732) 774-0011 Fax: (732) 774-0033
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mostlymarimba.com
Exclusive manufacturer of Malletech mallets,
marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones and glockenspiels. Exclusive distributor of Jiazum marimbas
and xylophones. Keyboard Percussion Publications,
Studio 4 Music and Resonator Records.
Mapex USA 630
P.O. Box 1360; 118 Wheeler Street
La Vergne, TN 37086
Phone: 615-793-2050 Fax: 615-793-2070
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mapexdrums.com
Featuring Mapex drum sets and Black Panther
Snare drum sets and Black Panther Snare drums
as well as a selection of Mapex Quantum Series
marching drums and concert drums.
Serving percussionists around the world since 1978.
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Marimba One
300–306
PO Box 786
Arcata, CA 95518
Phone: (707) 822-9570 Fax: (707) 822-6256
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.marimba1.com
Manufacturer of fine concert marimbas based in
California, USA.
Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals
1148
The Studio 34 Belvedere
Lansdown Bath Somerset
England United Kingdom
Phone: 44 7796 406797 Fax: 44 1225 482892
Web: www.mattnolancustom.com
Matt Nolan hand makes cymbals, gongs, sculptural
gongs, symphonic triangles and other metal percussion instruments in England.
MB Mallets, Inc.
#5-3536 Connaught Avenue
Halifax, NS B3L 3B6 Canada
Phone: (902) 466-6075
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mbmallets.com
208–210
Timpani and bass drum mallets in bamboo and
hardwoods. Original designs and coverings. Custom
fitting for any style. Exeptional workmanship and
product guarantees.
Media Press, Inc.
231
1341 W. Fullerton Avenue #335
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 296-0836 Fax: (773) 296-0185
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mediapressinc.com
Publishers of contemporary music since 1969.
MEINL Cymbals & Percussion/
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Meinl USA LC
3300 Ambrose Avenue
Nashville, TN 37207
Phone: (615) 227-5090 Fax: (615) 227-0290
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.meinlusa.com
Celebrating over three decades of percussion and
almost 60 years of fine cymbal making: featuring Meinl Cymbals, Meinl Percussion, and Nino
Children’s Percussion.
Meredith Music Publications 200–206
PO Box 344; 4899 Lerch Creek Court
Galesville, MD 20765
Phone: (410) 867-0074 Fax: (410) 867-0074
Web: www.meredithmusic.com
Meredith Music Publications is exclusively distibuted by the Hal Leonard Corporation. Their publications are used around the world by today’s most
prominent performers and music educators.
Mike Balter Mallets
920
15 E Palatine Road Suite 116
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Phone: (847) 541-5777 Fax: (847) 541-5785
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mikebalter.com
Custom and semi-custom percussion mallets for
keyboard percussion, concert percussion, marching
percussion and more.
Modern Drummer Publications
109,
12 Old Bridge Road Literature Bin
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Phone: (973) 239-4140 Fax: (973) 239-7139
Web: www.moderndrummer.com
Drum magazine that caters to the drum industry.
Music For All
310
39 W Jackson Place Suite 150
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Phone: (800) 848-2263 Fax: (317) 524-6200
Web: www.musicforall.org
Music for All’s programs include the Bands of
America Grand National and Regional Championships, Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival
and summer percussion camp.
Musical Adventures L.L.P. 308
1112 VanArsdale Drive
Branchburg, NJ 08853
Phone: (908) 369-1034
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.MusicalAdventuresLLP.com
Publishers of rare and unusual works for percussion and the sole U.S. distributor of instruments and
materials for O’Daiko Drum Clubs (a “Suzuki” based
percussion method).
MusicTime, Inc.
318
PO Box 405
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Phone: (800) 932-0824 Fax: (856) 346-4264
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.musictime.com
Distributor of printed music, DVD’s, CD’s and percussion accessories from over 200 different publishers.
Musictime offers a 20% discount all year long.
Oberlin College–
1216
Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Phone: (440) 775-8413 Fax: (440) 775-6972
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.oberlin.edu
One of the finest undergraduate conservatories
in the US offering eight majors in 20 private study
areas. Exhibit booth to supply information and
materials about the school and admission to the
conservatory.
Omega Music Technology
1046
643 Ferry Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
Phone: (765) 420-9201
Web: www.omegamusictechnology.com
Realistic playing electronic instruments and video
game interfaces.
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Pablo Chou International 845
Company LTD
No. 27, Lane 29, Sec. 1, Siangshang Road
Taichung City 403 Taichung City
Taiwan, Republic Of China
Phone: 886423818356 Fax: 886423863151
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.promusin.com
Pablo Chou International Company LTD is a professional designer and manufacturer of good quality
percussion instruments. Professional musical instruments. Promusin is the brand with better service
and competitive prices.
Paiste America, Inc.
841
8548 Alcott Street
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone: (800) 472-4783 Fax: (714) 671-5869
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.paiste.com
Signature Symphonic, Concert/Marching, Universal
Hand cymbals Alpha Concert Marching, PST 5 &
PST 3 Hand cymbals Symphonic, Sound Creation,
and Planet Gongs Percussive Sounds & Tuned
Percussion Signature, Twenty, 2002, Giant Beat,
Rude, Alpha, PST.
Pan USA
1108 1/2 Woodburn Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404
Phone: (812) 345-7700
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.panusa.us
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Providing high quality steel drum mallets, music and
instruments. Also provides education and performance ensembles.
Pearl Corporation
1030
549 Metroplex Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone: (800) 947-3275
Fax: (615) 833-6242
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pearldrum.com
All areas of percussion equipment.
Percussion Marketing Council
1210
PO Box 33252
Cleveland, OH 44133
Phone: (440) 582-7006 Fax: (440) 230-1346
Web: www.playdrums.com
The PMC is the percussion industry’s official trade
association comprised of members representing
the manufacturing, distribution and publishing
facets of the percussion world. Founded in 1995, the
non-profit all volunteer organization consists of an
Executive Committee and Advisory Board dedicated to increasing public awareness of drums and
drumming while creating educational and market
development programs and campaigns which reach
all audiences.
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Percussion Source
107, 642–647
1212 W 5th Street
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: (866) 849-4387 Fax: (888) 470-3942
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.percussionsource.com
Prologix Percussion
232
7993 Amberly Circle, NW
North Canton, OH 44720
Phone: (330) 966-9989
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.prologixpercussion.com
Percussion instruments and accessories from all
major manufacturers. Exclusive source for Korogi
mallet instruments, Buddy & Thein triangles, and A.
Stubbs Percussion.
Manufacturer of revolutionary multi surfaced practice instruments for marching enthusiasts, drum set
players and educators worldwide.
Peterson Electro-Musical 1202
Products, Inc.
11601 S Mayfield Avenue
Alsip, IL 60803
Phone: (708) 388-3311 Fax: (708) 388-3341
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.petersontuners.com
Manufactuers of precise Strobe Tuners and
Metronomes since 1949, Peterson is pioneering
the use of tactile pulse and wireless technology in
metronomes.
POWER Wrist Builders
848
1434 Corte de Rosa
San Jose, CA 95120
Phone: (408) 997-9560 Fax: (408) 578-9604
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.powerwristbuilders.com
POWER Wrist Builders are Practice Drum Sticks
made of SOLID aluminum and SOLID brass material
that weights 2 ounces (70 grams) to 28 ounces (795
grams each).
Prentice Practice Pads 1242
33815 Golden Lantern
Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone: (714) 296-8870
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.prenticepracticepads.com
Unique hand made practice pad with adjustable
playing angles of the pad. This patented drum pad is
ideal for travel. Provides a real drum feel.
Pro-Mark Corporation
1040
11550 Old Main Street Loop Road
Houston, TX 77025
Phone: (713) 314-1100 Fax: (713) 669-8000
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.promark.com
World’s largest manufacturer dedicated exclusivley
to the design, production, and distribution of drumsticks, mallets, and percussion accessories.
Remo, Inc.
224, 1000
28101 W Industry Drive
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: (661) 294-5600 Fax: (661) 294-5714
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.remo.com
Drumheads, world percussion heads, timpani heads,
marching heads, powermax, powersonic, tattoo
skyns, world percussion, kids percussion, sound
shapes, tunable sound shapes, drumsets.
Roland Corporation US
1130
5100 S Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90091
Phone: (323) 890-3700 Fax: (323) 890-3701
Web: www.rolandus.com
Roland Corporation U.S. is the world leader in electronic percussion products. With an award winning
line of V-Drums, Percussion, Controllers, Rhythm
Trainers, Triggers and more, Roland consistently
demonstrates its commitment to excellence innovation.
Roll Productions
Catalina De Erauso 15 Bajo a
Guipuzcoa Spain
Phone: 943471067 Fax: 943471067
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.rollproductions.com
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Roll Productions is a company which publishes
scores.
Ron Vaughn, Inc. 500
P.O. Box 3886
Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: (785) 393-9315 Fax: (785) 594-2808
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ronvaughn.net
Ron Vaughn instruments include: woodblocks,
temple blocks, mallets, tambourines, castanets,
chimes, log drums, and solid shells. All instruments
are 100% U.S.A. made by Ron Vaughn.
Row-Loff Productions
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PO Box 292671
Nashville, TN 37229
Phone: (800) 624-8001 Fax: (615) 885-0370
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.rowloff.com
Sabian, Ltd.
1100
219 Main Street
Meductic, NB E6H 2L5 Canada
Phone: (506) 272-2019 Fax: (506) 272-1265
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sabian.com
Sam Ash Music Stores
336
PO Box 9047
Hicksville, NY 11802
Phone: (516) 932-6400
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.samashmusic.com
Publisher of marching and concert percussion
literature, solo/method books and DVD’s. Combining
percussion, education and entertainment for the
masses.
The Sabian portfolio includes award-winning cymbals sounds ranging from the vintage HH and AA
series to the innovative and modern HHX, AAX : APX
and mid-priced X:20. As well as the vault collection
and percussion pieces.
Percussionists have been relying on Sam Ash Music
stores for over 86 years. There are 45 stores in 16
states and a web site, http://www.samash.com.
Please Visit.
Salazar Fine Tuning
233
1051 Samoa Boulevard
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 825-9579 Fax: (707) 822-7267
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.salazarfinetuning.com
Tuning and restoration specialist for your marimba,
xylophone, vibraphone and bells.
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Samson Technologies
338
45 Gilpin Avenue
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: (631) 784-2200 Fax: (631) 784-2201
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.samsontech.com
Samson Technologies designs, manufacturers and
distributes audio world wide. Samson is also the
exclusive distributor of Zoom Recording and Signal
Processing Electronics.
Shure, Inc.
1042–1044
750 Cowan Street
Nashville, TN 37207
Phone: (615) 256-5609 Fax: (615) 256-2607
Web: www.shure.com
Founded in 1925, Shure is widely acknowledged as
the world’s leading manufacturer of wired and wireless microphones, personal monitor systems, and
audio electronics.
SKB Corporation
648
1607 North O’Donnell Way
Orange, CA 92867
Phone: (714) 637-1252 Fax: (714) 283-0425
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.skbcases.com
Manufacturers of the world’s best molded Drum,
Marching Percussion, Stand, and Watertight Utility
cases covered by a lifetime warranty. Drum and
Cymbal Gig Bags are also available.
SmartMusic & Finale
340
7615 Golden Triangle Drive Suite M
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (952) 937-9611 Fax: (952) 937-9760
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.smartmusic.com or
www.finalemusic.com
SmartMusic software solution enables music educators to easily and objectively guide student development and document each student’s progress.
Finale is the world’s best-selling notation software.
Smith Publications
1200
2617 Gwynndale Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21207
Phone: (410) 298-6509
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.smith-publications.com
Contemporary music for percussion, including solos,
ensembles, and percussion in a chamber music
setting. Publisher of The Noble Snare, Marimba
Concert, and The Links Series of Vibraphone Solos.
Stagg Cymbals
1247–1249
PO Box 487
LaVergne, TN 37086
Phone: (615) 793-8787 Fax: (615) 793-8777
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.staggmusic.com
Manufacturers of Stagg cymbals and Stagg drum
cases. Representing King Kong Kases.
Stern Tanning Co., Inc.
328
4010 W Douglas Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53209
Phone: (414) 578-8615 Fax: (414) 578-8640
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sterntanning.com
Premium quality calfskin drum heads for batter,
snare, bass, and timpani drums. Also available:
steer, goat, kip, for all types of drums.
Steve Weiss Music
743–749
2324 Wyandotte Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Phone: (215) 659-0100 Fax: (215) 659-1170
E-mail: purchasing@steveweissmusic.
com
Web: www.steveweissmusic.com
Largest selection of percussion music and instruments anywhere.
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Sticks N Skins
842
1060 Pinellas Bayway S #101
Tierra Verde, FL 33751
Phone: (269) 806-2523 Fax: (727) 867-7778
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sticksnskins.com
Tapspace Publications
236–238
376 Appian Way
Union City, CA 94587
Phone: (503) 288-6080 Fax: (503) 288-6085
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tapspace.com
Tycoon Percussion
820
1344 Parkside Place
Ontario, CA 91761
Phone: (909) 393-5555 Fax: (909) 393-5500
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tycoonpercussion.com
Discover the heartbeat of music in this extraordinary
book featuring photos and stories of legendary
artists from the eclectic world of the drumming
community.
Publisher of creative percussion music and books,
and creators of “Virtual Drumline” software.
Manufacture and distibute hand percussion
products throughout the world. Fully own our own
factory located in Thailand. Founded in 1983.
Supernatural Cymbals 620
29991 Canyon Hills Road Suite 1709
PMB 260
Lake Elsinore, CA 92532
Phone: (877) 296-2259
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.supernaturalcymbals.com
Supernatural Cymbals produce top quality hand
crafted Turkish Cymbals from The Supernaturals
Foundry in Istanbul, creating the finest professional
caliber cymbals at consumer prices appealing to
musicians worldwide.
Swan Percussion
748
7004 Rufus Drive
Austin, TX 78752
Phone: (678) 294-0860
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.theblackswandrum.com
We create handcrafted drums and percussion
instruments that are innovative, versatile and of the
highest quality.
The Mallet Shop
240
PO Box 1200
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Phone: (954) 661-2438 Fax: (616) 551-1015
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.malletshop.com
Malletshop.com is a place where you can buy,
sell, trade or list on consignment mallet percussion
instruments and timpani. Malletshop.com, your
source for vintage mallet percussion instruments
and timpani.
Toca Percussion 1141
160 Belmont Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Phone: (877) 526-2668 Fax: (877) 526-2632
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tocapercussion.com
Toca Percussion offers a huge selection of community drums, shakers tambourines and more.
Trick Percussion Products
1048
17 E University Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Phone: (847) 342-2019 Fax: (847) 342-5001
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.trickdrums.com
Manufacturer of metal shell drums, custom school
drums, bass drum pedals and hardware as well as
cleaners and polishes.
U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and 330
Drum Corps
3rd United States Infantry Regiment
The 201 Jackson Avenue
Fort Myer, VA 22211
Phone: (703) 696-9593 Fax: (703) 696-1210
Web: www.army.mil/fifeanddrum
As one of the United States Army’s premier musical
organizations, the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
has inspired audiences across the Nation and
abroad for 50 years. Founded on February 23, 1960,
the men and women of the Corps proudly carry on
traditions that accompanied the birth of our nation.
To see the Unit is to experience history come alive—
a proud tradition that began with the musicians of
the Continental Army and continues today!
Vater Percussion, Inc.
542–546
270 Centre Street Unit D
Holbrook, MA 02343
Phone: (781) 767-1877 Fax: (781) 767-0010
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.vater.com
Vater Goodwood Perfected...Vater Drumsticks
hickory and maple, Vater player’s design, speciality
stickes, practice pads, Vater brushes, Vater marching sticks and mallets, Vater concert ensemble mallets, vater xylophone and orchestra bell mallets.
Vic Firth, Inc.
740
Boston/Dedham Commerce Park
65 Sprague Street
Boston, MA 02136
Phone: (617) 364-6869 Fax: (617) 364-2571
Web: www.vicfirth.com
Vic Firth, Inc. the #1 drumstick and mallet company
in the world, provides “the Perfect Pair” for every
percussive need!
Virginia Arts Festival
1206
220 Boush Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 282-2800 Fax: (757) 282-2787
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.vafest.org
The Virginia Arts Festival supports two extraordinary percussion events in Virginia Beach, VA each
year: The PANorama Caribbean Music Fest and the
Virginia Beach Drum Festival.
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Wenger Corporation
1234
555 Park Drive
Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone: (800) 733-0393 Fax: (507) 455-4258
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.Wengercorp.com
Wenger Corporation provides innovative, high-quality solution for music and theatre education and
performance; and equipment for marching band
programs.
WGI Sport of the Arts
226
2405 Crosspointe Drive
Miamisburg, OH 45342
Phone: 937-247-5919 Fax: 937-247-9212
Web: www.wgi.org
Indoor winter percussion competitions for scholastic and independent ensembles. The 2011 WGI
percussion world championships will be held in
Dayton, OH April 14–16.
Woodwind and Brasswind
4004 Technology Drive
South Bend, IN 46628
Phone: (800) 348-5003
Fax: (574) 251-3501
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.wwbw.com
Drum Circle Facilitation
Workshop
Dave Holland, facilitator
November 14, 2010 12–5 p.m.
900
Yamaha Corporation of 127–137, 600
America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue
Buena Park, CA 90620
Phone: (714) 522-9251 Fax: (714) 522-9475
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.yamahapercussion.com or
www.yamahadrums.com
Save $10
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if registe
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A complete line of concert, marching and student
percussion instruments.
Youth Education in the Arts
1149
601 W. Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: (610) 821-0345 Fax: (610) 821-1451
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.yea.org
The Cadets, US Scholastic Band Association, and
the Urban Arts Center of Allentown.
Register Onsite
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50th Anniversary Celebration!
We will celebrate fifty years of promoting percussion education, research,
performance and appreciation throughout the world in 2011 through a variety
of special events. We hope you join in the celebration as we look back at our
rich history and look forward to the next fifty years.
PAS Publications
Each issue of Percussive Notes and Percussion News will include special content highlighting aspects
of our rich fifty year history. Not only will we celebrate the past, we will explore ways to promote
percussion over the next fifty years.
International Solo Competition
Four college level percussionists between the ages of 18 and 25 will be selected from two preliminary
rounds to compete for the opportunity to perform a showcase recital performance at PASIC 2011 in
next year’s special International Solo Competition. Repertoire requirements will include a combination
of concerto and solo works.
Joseph Schwantner: Percussion Commission World Premiere
We commissioned renowned American composer Joseph Schwantner to compose a work for
percussion and orchestra to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. In partnership with the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra, this work will receive its World Premiere at PASIC 2011.
PASIC 2011
November 9-12, 2011
Indiana Convention Center . Indianapolis, IN
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Simply put, PASIC 2011 will be a huge birthday party for
PAS. Special events, concerts and competitions will help us
celebrate the past fifty years of promoting percussion around the world.
Highlights Include
• Focus Day: “Five Decades of New Music for Percussion: 1961-2011”
• Mass Marimba Concert
• Schwanter Commission World Premiere with the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Special 50th Solo Competition: Four Finalists Compete for
PASIC 2011 Solo Recital Showcase
PASIC 2011 Artist Applications
Now Available Online www.PAS.org
Application Deadline: December 15, 2010
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Artist Sponsors
PAS Benefactors
Defying Gravity
Mark Ford
Neil Grover
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez
William James
Meehan / Perkins Duo
Russ Miller
Iain Moyer, Colin McNutt and The Cadets Percussion Section
Joseph Petrasek
Thomas Pridgen
Jeff Queen
So Percussion
Swexican Trio
Blake Tyson
Matt Wilson
She-e Wu
Bain Percussion Group
Ignacio Berroa
Chris Coleman
Dom Famularo
Vera Figueiredo
Mark Ford
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez
Bradley Meyer
Nief-Norf Project
Brad Palmer
Thomas Pridgen
Jeff Queen
Marcus Santos
Swexican Trio
University of Kentucky
Percussion Group
Michael Wimberly
Sean Womack
She-e Wu
Bain Percussion Group
Alessandra Belloni
T. Adam Blackstock
Cage Percussion Players
Omar Carmenates
Chet Doboe
Jeff Hamilton Trio
Jason McGerr
Russ Miller
Meehan / Perkins Duo
Iain Moyer, Colin McNutt and
The Cadets Percussion Section
John Robinson
John Scalici
So Percussion
Stanton Moore Trio
Jeni Swerdlow
Brooks Truly
Matt Wilson
John Yost
T. Adam Blackstock
Jason McGerr
All Bluff and Porterage
Nick Attanasio
Bain Percussion Group
Ignacio Berroa
Cage Percussion Players
Orlando Cotto
Dominick Cuccia
Therese Cuccia
Scott Deal and Ensemble 64.8
Robin Engelman
Rob Falvo
Angel Frette and Ensamble
de Percusion
Stefon Harris
Rebecca Kite
Kroumata
Russ Miller
Iain Moyer, Colin McNutt and
The Cadets Percussion Section
Nief-Norf Project
Morris Palter
Salvatore Rabbio
Dave Samuels and Triastic
David Stanoch
Swexican Trio
TorQ Percussion Quartet
University of Kentucky
Percussion Group
PASIC 2010 SOUND POLICY
Please be considerate of others!
Please limit testing of instruments to no louder than a moderate dynamic level
(up to mf) and for a brief period only (up to 30 seconds).
Failure to adhere to this policy will result in the following:
1st Offense: Warning (Badge will be punched)
2nd Offense: Expulsion from Exhibit Hall (24 hours) (Badge will be punched 2nd time)
3rd Offense: Permanent expulsion from Exhibit Hall (Badge will be taken)
No refunds will be given and decisions of the security guards are final.
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Artist Sponsors
PAS Patrons
Dom Famularo
David Stanoch
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
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Joby Burgess (Powerplant)
Bain Percussion Group
Michael Bump
Joby Burgess (Powerplant)
Omar Carmenates
Orlando Cotto
Scott Deal and Ensemble 64.8
Chet Doboe
duoJalal
Dom Famularo
Vera Figueiredo
Tim Goodyer
Jeremy Hummel
Scott Kettner
Kroumata
Jamal Mohamed
Shawn Mativetsky
Brooks Truly
Brice Williams
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez
Russ Miller
John Robinson
Artist Sponsors
PAS Sponsors
Matt Wilson
TorQ Percussion Quartet
SESSION
DEFINITIONS
Ignacio Berroa
Orlando Cotto
Dom Famularo
Mark Ford
Scott Kettner
Kroumata
Jason McGerr
Marcus Santos
Swexican Trio
Samuel Torres
Michael Wimberly
Neil Grover
Swexican Trio
Bain Percussion Group
Nick Attanasio
Bain Percussion Group
T. Adam Blackstock
Michael Bump
Colorado State University
Percussion Enesmble
Dominick Cuccia
Therese Cuccia
Mark Ford
Cory Hills
Kroumata
Nief-Norf Project
Brad Palmer
Janis Potter and the All-Star
Mallet Ensemble
Aaron Ragsdale
Swexican Trio
TorQ Percussion Quartet
University of Houston
Percussion Ensemble
University of Kentucky
Percussion Group
Sean Womack
She-e Wu
John Grimes
William Shaltis
Jeff Hamilton Trio
John Robinson
Brice Williams
Shawn Mativetsky
Kroumata
Scott Kettner
Jamal Mohamed
Michael Wimberly
Lee Caron with Ameri-clique
Clinic: Performer(s) instructs/speaks about and
demonstrates techniques/
ideas.
Clinic/Performance: Same
as the clinic, but containing a greater amount of
structured performance
(i.e., performance with
group, tape, etc.).
Concert: Features artist(s) in
a formal/ semiformal concert performance.
Ignacio Berroa
Gwen Burgett–Thrasher
Omar Carmenates
Chris Coleman
Dobyns-Bennett High School Percussion Ensemble
Dom Famularo
Vera Figueiredo
Angel Frette and Ensamble
de Percusion Patognia
Tim Goodyer
Stefon Harris
Jeremy Hummel
Ji Hye Jung
Scott Kettner
Jason McGerr
Meehan / Perkins Duo
Bradley Meyer
Iain Moyer, Colin McNutt and
The Cadets Percussion Section
Jeff Queen
Marcus Santos
John Scalici
So Percussion
David Stanoch
Stanton Moore Trio
Brooks Truly
Joby Burgess (Powerplant)
Lab: Hands-on, interactive,
instructional session.
Lecture/Paper Presentation: A formal, academic
presentation of a research
paper or topic.
Master Class: Attendees are
called to the stage to receive personal instruction
in front of the audience.
FUNdamentals: Hands on
workshop that is geared
towards student percussionists and their teachers, including private
instructors and band
directors.
Panel Discussion: A panel
of experts on any given
subject. Does not constitute featuring any particular artist in a clinic or
feature setting.
Presentation: Academic
presentation of a specific
topic, i.e., industry seminar, posters.
Professional Development:
Workshop or lecture that
is geared towards individuals aspiring to enhance
their career paths.
Workshop: All attendees
are invited to bring instruments and participate in
this instructional session.
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Artist Sponsors
PAS Corporate Friends
Dave Samuels
Kroumata
Chris Coleman
Michael Wimberly
Aaron Ragsdale
Dave Samuels
Michael Marcionetti
Bill Matney
Jason McGerr
Thomas Pridgen
John Robinson
Stanton Moore Trio
Matt Wilson
Kroumata
Dom Famularo
Vera Figueiredo
Bain Percussion Group
Scott Deal and Ensemble 64.8
Robin Engelman
Meehan / Perkins Duo
Nief-Norf Project
Morris Palter
Joby Burgess (Powerplant)
Chris Coleman
Russ Miller
Bain Percussion Group
Mark Ford
Janis Potter and the All-Star
Mallet Ensemble
Blake Tyson
She-e Wu
Ignacio Berroa
Jeff Hamilton Trio
Stanton Moore Trio
Robin Engelman
Jason McGerr
Morris Palter
John Robinson
David Stanoch
Rob Falvo
Trevor Saint
Nick Attanasio
Lee Caron with Ameri-clique
Dominick Cuccia
Therese Cuccia
duoJalal
Michael Marcionetti
Bill Matney
Marcus Santos
Richard Walker
Chris Coleman
Dom Famularo
Russ Miller
Jeff Queen
All Bluff and Porterage
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
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Evaristo Aguilar
Alessandra Belloni
Orlando Cotto
Scott Deal and Ensemble 64.8
Chet Doboe
William James
Rebecca Kite
Payton MacDonald
Thomas Pridgen
James A. Strain
Blake Tyson
Shannon Wood
Stanton Moore
Ralph Irizarry
Kachiro Thompson
The United States Army Old
Guard Fife & Drum Corps
Michael Bump
Omar Carmenates
Colorado State University
Percussion Enesmble
Chet Doboe
Dobyns-Bennett High School Percussion Ensemble
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez
Jeremy Hummel
Ji Hye Jung
Meehan / Perkins Duo
Catherine Meunier
Jeff Queen
So Percussion
Brice Williams
Sean Womack
Shannon Wood
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Artist Sponsors
Additional Companies
Sponsoring Artists
Jeremy Hummel
John Scalici
Vera Figueiredo
Rohan Krishnamurthy
Bill Solomon
James A. Strain
Jordan Munson
kevin spears
custom
kalimbas
Catherine Meunier
John Scalici
Catherine Meunier
Chet Doboe
Richard Walker
Scott Kettner
James A. Strain
Paul Effman
Music Service
Nick Attanasio
Dominick Cuccia
Therese Cuccia
Ian Rollins
Matt Wilson
Chris Baron
Music ltd
All Bluff and Porterage
Vina Lacerda
Defying Gravity
Stanton Moore Trio
Richard Walker
Shawn Mativetsky
hamilton
stands
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
Jeff Hamilton
Jeff Hamilton Trio
Stanton Moore Trio
Chris Coleman
Linda Rose
David Stanoch
San Jacinto
college
Ian Rollins
Brad Palmer
Sean Womack
Michael Taylor
Rohan Krishnamurthy
Chris Coleman
Jeni Swerdlow
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Sally Childs-Helton
XL Specialty
Aaron Ragsdale
John Grimes
William Shaltis
John Robinson
zoom
Jamal Mohamed
Sweden Arts
Council
John Robinson
Brad Meyer
University of Kentucky
Percussion Group
Kroumata
Mark Ford
Michael Taylor
Texas Tech
University
Mansfield Legacy High School
Ian Rollins
Defying Gravity
John Grimes
William Shaltis
The West Point Band Percusion Section
Cage Percussion Players
University
of Central
Arkansas
Chris Coleman
Blake Tyson
Michael Taylor
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7:30 a.m.
Registration opens
9:00 a.m.
Rhythm! discovery center (Open 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
PAS New Music/Research Committee presents
Ecology of Percussion
Hosted by Morris Palter
8:30 p.m.
EVENING CONCERT
SAGAMORE BALLROOM
Welcome by John R. Beck
Bonnie Whiting Smith
To The Earth by Frederic Rzewski She-e Wu
Meta-Marimba by Mike Purdue
Rimbarimba by Rodrigo Sigal
Pure Black by Ming-Ching Chiu
Sponsors: Avedis Zildjian Company, Dynasty (DEG Music Products), Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion
So Percussion and Meehan / Perkins Duo
Pleiades by Iannis Xenakis
Sponsors: Vic Firth, Inc., Avedis Zildjian Company, Black Swamp Percussion, Pearl
Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Remo, Inc.
PASIC 2011 Focus Day Proposal
“Five Decades of New Music for Percussion: 1961–2011”
The New Music/Research Committee of the Percussive Arts Society is pleased to announce a call for proposals for
presentation/performance at the 2011 PASIC Focus Day, November 9, in Indianapolis, Indiana. PASIC 2011 marks
the 50th Anniversary of the Percussive Arts Society, and to celebrate the occasion, the theme for Focus Day 2011
will be “Five Decades of New Music for Percussion: 1961–2011.” Soloists, ensembles, composers, and scholars
are invited to send in proposals for performances and presentations.
The committee calls for a wide and representative variety of percussion music to be presented, with specific focus
on percussion solo and ensemble literature composed between 1961–2011, representing the birth of PAS through
the first 50 years of its existence and development. It is the intention of the committee that the major masterworks
and the significant composers of our field from this time period will be well represented in the proposals submitted
from the membership at large. It is also the intention of the New Music/Research Committee that music for all
percussion solo instrumentation be represented, as well as music drawing from the full spectrum of the solo and
percussion ensemble repertoire of the past 50 years, including new and previously unknown works.
Schedule
of Events
Wednesday
November 10
The only stipulations in preparing an application are that the music must have been composed between the years
of 1961–2011, and that the piece be for percussion instruments only. It is not the desire of the committee to
receive proposals that include the use of electronics and/or the inclusion of any non-percussionists or non-percussion instruments (with the exception of the piano). Suggested topics for presentation include: masterworks for solo
instruments, masterworks for percussion ensemble, experiments with tradition, experiments with organized sound,
experiments with non-western influences, experiments with the interpretation of graphic notation, experiments with
timbre & texture fields, experiments with minimalism, experiments with complexity, experiments with extended techniques, etc. With the intent of including as many and as wide a variety of performers and performances as possible,
the committee requests that applicants submit proposals for the performance and/or presentation of a specific
piece of literature rather than for a collection of pieces or an entire session. The day will be organized around five
mixed concerts from the five decades of PAS, with a culminating evening showcase performances representative of
the entire 50-year time period.
As always, the committee is interested in the participation of both emerging and established artists. Applications
from performers, composers, scholars, and ensembles featured in past New Music Research and/or Focus Days
are expected and are encouraged. All proposals that meet the criteria and qualify for inclusion on the 2011 PASIC
Focus Day will be given complete and careful consideration. Please note: expenses and the securing of instruments
and funding sources will be the sole responsibility of the artist(s) themselves. This includes all logistical and financial
considerations associated with the performance. Please prepare and submit your proposal with this consideration
in mind.
For additional information, please contact: Dr. Eugene D. Novotney, New Music/ Research Committee,
E-mail: [email protected]. Now accepting Applications at www.pas.org, deadline December 15th.
7:30 a.m.
rEGISTRATION OPENS
8:00 a.m.
LISTENING ROOM OPENS
Room 112
Marching Percussion Committee Meeting Neal Flum, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
college pedagogy Committee Meeting Jonathan Latta, chair
Westin Caucus Room
keyboard Committee Meeting Christopher Norton, chair
Westin Chamber Room
9:00 a.m.
Rhythm! discovery center (Open 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Drumset Competition Finals
Judges—Jazz Round: Jeff Hamilton, Stanton Moore, Matt Wilson
Brazilian/Afro-Cuban Round: Ignacio Berroa, Danny Gottlieb, Horacio “El Negro”
Hernandez
R&B Gospel Round: Russ Miller, John “J.R.” Robinson
Instruments courtesy of: Avedis Zildjian Company, Drum Workshop, Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Yamaha Corporation of America.
Ballroom 500
Focus Day: Ecology of Percussion—Earth Modality
wabash ballroom
Defying Gravity
Rebana Loops by David Pye
Sponsors: Avedis Zildjian Company, Western Australian Department for Culture and the Arts Bill Solomon
FLOES for solo vibraphone by Alan Chan
Sponsor: HoneyRock Publishing Scott Deal and Ensemble 64.8 (Fiona Digney, Eric Retterer, Trevor Saint, Shawn Savageau)
“Wood” and “Skin” from the Ecoacoustic Telematic Opera “Auksalaq” by Matthew Burtner
Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Black Swamp Percussion,
Pro-Mark Corporation, Sabian, Ltd. University of Kentucky Percussion Group, James Campbell, director Drums of Winter by John Luther Adams
Sponsors: University of Kentucky, Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion, Yamaha Corporation of America Sally Childs-Helton Interactive Drumming Workshop
Music For People: Another Model for Recreational Music Facilitation
Presider: Jon Crabiel, Butler University, Artist in Residence Sponsor: Music for People Room 109 William Shaltis & John Grimes Symphonic Lecture/Presentation The Historical Development of the Baroque Timpani
Presider: Neil Grover, Grover Pro Percussion
Sponsor: University of Evansville, Boston Conservatory, M.B. Mallets, Inc.
Room 105
Schedule
of Events
Thursday
November 11
10:00 a.m.
Texas A & M University–Commerce Percussion Ensemble, Brian Zator, director
Competition Showcase Concert Sagamore Ballroom
Jeff Queen with guests Jon Crabiel and Matt Harris Marching Clinic
4 x 4 x 4 = Drumming for Life
Presider: Mark Wessels, Vic Firth, Inc. Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Avedis Zildjian Company, Evans Drumheads, Hudson Music, Vic Firth, Inc. Room 120
Ian Rollins Research Lecture
Ritmo Caliente: Breaking 1950s Dichotomies and Cal Tjader’s “Latin Jazz”
Sponsors: Texas Tech University, San Jacinto College-Central, Lone Star College–North Harris Room 204
PAS Symphonic Committee Panel Discussion. Moderator: Lee Vinson.
Panelists: Frank Epstein, Jonathan Latta, William Moersch, Mike Rosen
Orchestral Percussion in the College Curriculum Room 201 10:30 a.m.
board of directors meeting
Westin Capitol Ballroom
11:00 a.m.
Focus Day: Ecology of Percussion— Elemental Sounds
wabash ballroom
Catherine Meunier Night Chill by Christien Ledroit
Sponsors: Centrediscs, Centre Musique Canadienne (Quebec section), Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments Bill Sallak
Family Portraits: Delbert by Stuart Saunders Smith Shawn Mativetsky
Les arbres célestes by Bruno Paquet
Sponsors: Sabian, Ltd., Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Steve Weiss Music Louise Devenish
Their Kind of Moon by David Pye
TorQ Percussion Quartet (Jamie Drake, Richard Burrows, Adam Campbell, Daniel Morphy)
In the Fire of Conflict by Christos Hatzis
Sponsors: Yamaha Canada, Dream Cymbals and Gongs, Innovative Percussion Samuel Torres World Clinic
Musical Conga Tones and Beyond
Presider: Memo Acevedo, Latin Percussion Sponsor: Latin Percussion Room 109
John Shaw Symphonic Accessories Lab
Presider: Eric Schwelkert, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic Room 105 12:00 p.m.
Angel Frette and Ensamble de Percusion Patognia (Jeronimo Molina, Javier Navarrete, Lisandro Parada, Fabian Poblete) Keyboard Showcase Concert
musica argentina para marimba y vibrafono Presider: John Wittmann, Yamaha Corporation of America Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Vic Firth, Inc. Sagamore Ballroom
Iain Moyer, Colin McNutt and The Cadets Percussion Section Marching Clinic A Front Ensemble “Nexus”: Links between “Etudes” and “Excerpts” in the 21st Century Front Ensemble
Presider: Neil Larrivee, Vic Firth, Inc. Sponsors: Vic Firth, Inc., Avedis Zildjian Company, Remo, Inc., Yamaha Corporation of America Room 120
Scholarly Research Committee Meeting Jeff Calissi, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
1:00 p.m.
Focus Day: Ecology of Percussion—Regeneration of a Species
wabash ballroom
Trevor Saint
Swarms of Light in Metal by Jeff Herriott
Sponsor: Fall Creek Marimbas T. Adam Blackstock
The Road To Warming (mvt. 1: Ice Break Up; mvt. 2: The Meltdown; mvt. 3: Warm Waters; mvt. 4: Infernal Dance)
by Carl Vollrath (World Premiere)
Sponsors: Innovative Percussion, Ludwig/Musser Percussion, Remo, Inc.
Bradley Meyer The Whimsical Nature of Small Particle Physics by Ben Wahlund
Sponsors: University of Kentucky, Evans Drumheads, Vic Firth, Inc. Cory Hills
Walk Forward by Paola Prestini
Sponsor: Innovative Percussion RA (Sub 3) (Michael Vercelli, Keith Jackson, Paul Scea)
Plate Tectonics by Ben Wahlund Tetrafide Percussion (Neville Talbot, Joshua Webster, Iain Robbie, Catherine Betts) Panchavadyam by David Pye
Sponsor: Department of Culture and the Arts Jen Hoeft Health & Wellness Lab Fitness for Drummers/Percussionists
Presider: C. William Rice, JMU
Room 109
Schedule
of Events
Thursday
November 11
Jim Babor Symphonic Mallets Lab
Presider: Shawn Lafrenz, Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments
Room 105 ryan Lewis
Much More Than Ragtime: An Introduction to the George Hamilton Green Exhibit
Rhythm! Discovery Center 2:00 p.m.
Dave Samuels and Triastic (Edward Perez, Arturo Stable) World Showcase Concert Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Alternate Mode, Inc., Malletech LLC / Marimba Productions Inc.
Sagamore Ballroom
Scott Kettner Drumset Master Class Contemporary & Popular Approaches to Northeastern Brazilian Rhythms For Drumset
Presider: Memo Acevedo, Latin Percussion Sponsors: Latin Percussion, Nation Beat Music, Sabian, Ltd., Tama, Vic Firth, Inc.
Room 120 PAS Pedagogy Committee Panel Discussion. Moderator: Jonathan Latta.
Panelists: Michael Burritt, Anthony Di Sanza Peter Erskine, John W. Parks IV
The Pedagogy of Practicing
Room 201
Symphonic Mock Audition Judges: Alan Abel, Jim Babor, Jeremy Branson, Jim Ross, John Shaw
Room 205 3:00 p.m.
Jeff Hamilton Trio (Tamir Hendelman, Chistoph Luty) Drumset Clinic/Performance Play Musically with the Trio Sponsors: Bosphorus Cymbals, Hamilton Stands, Puresound Percussion, Regal Tip, Remo, Inc. Ballroom 500
Focus Day: Ecology of Percussion—Finding Our Connection…
wabash ballroom
Aaron Ragsdale
Woods Walker by Lynn Job
Sponsors: South Dakota State University Music Department, Innovative Percussion, Malletech/Marimba Productions
Benjamin Fraley Child of Tree by John Cage Cage Percussion Players (Thad Anderson, Jeff Moore, Kirk Gay)
Tributes to Charon by Lou Harrison
Sponsors: University of Central Florida, Remo , Inc., Yamaha Corporation of America Bain Percussion Group (Eric Willie, Rob Moore, I-Jen Fang, Jason Baker)
Vespertine Formations by Christopher Deane
Sponsors: Innovative Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Dynasty (DEG Music
Products), Evans Drumheads, Marimba One, Remo, Inc., Sabian, Ltd., Yamaha
Corporation of America Nief-Norf Project (Zack Alegria, Andy Bliss, Kerry O’Brien, Erin Walker, Eric Willie)
Pines Long Slept in Sunshine by Christopher Adler
Sponsors: Black Swamp Percussion, Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion, Yamaha Corporation of America Morris Palter and Robin Engelman
4’ 33” by John Cage
Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Black Swamp Percussion, Paiste
America, Inc. Salvatore Rabbio Symphonic Clinic
The Conductor wants me to do WHAT?? Presider: Gary Cook Sponsor: Yamaha Corporation of America Room 109
Michael Marcionetti & Bill Matney Professional Development Session
Music Therapy: Using Percussion to Change Lives
Presider: Todd Roach, Cooperman Company Sponsors: Cooperman Company, Peripole Bergerault Room 105
Omar Carmenates Research Lecture
Honduras Rosewood: Its Endangerment and Subsequent Impact on the Percussion Industry
Presider: Bruce Jacoby, Remo, Inc.
Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Remo Inc. Vic Firth, Inc., Sabian, Ltd.
Room 204 health & Wellness Committee Meeting John McKinney, chair
Westin Capitol Ballroom
world Committee Meeting Kenyon Williams, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
music technology Committee Meeting Michael Schutz, chair
Westin Caucus Room
international Committee Meeting Fernando Hashimoto, chair
Westin Chamber Room
4:00 p.m.
Colorado State University Percussion Ensemble. Eric Hollenbeck, director New Literature for Percussion Ensemble Session Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Innovative Percussion Sagamore Ballroom
5:00 p.m.
Russ Miller Drumset Clinic Presider: John Wittman, Yamaha Corporation of America
Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Avedis Zildjian Company, Hudson Music, Meinl USA, L.C., Remo, Inc. Shure, Inc.
Ballroom 500 University of Wisconsin–Madison World Percussion Ensemble Anthony Di Sanza, director World Ensemble Competition Winner Wabash Ballroom marching competition—college keyboard
Convention Center Room 109
marching competition—high school keyboard
Convention Center Room 105
marching competition—SMALL ENSEMBLE COMPETITION
high school and college tenors & multi-percussion
Convention Center Room 204
marching competition—high school and college snares
Convention Center Room 205
8:30 p.m.
EVENING CONCERT
Welcome by Gary Cook
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
Charm of Taiwan
Sponsors: Council for Cultural Affairs Republic of China, Cadeson Musical Instrument Company LTD, Majestic
Sagamore Ballroom
9:30 p.m.
John Scalici Late Night Drum Circle
Presider: John Fitzgerald, Remo, Inc.
Sponsors: Remo, Inc., Drum Circle Facilitator’s Guild, Get Rhythm!®, Vic Firth, Inc.
Room 209
7:30 a.m.
rEGISTRATION OPENS
8:00 a.m.
LISTENING ROOM OPENS
Room 112
education Committee Meeting Paul Buyer, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
interactive drumming Committee Meeting Bob Bloom, chair
Westin Caucus Room
symphonic Committee Meeting Chris Deviney, chair
Westin Chamber Room
9:00 a.m.
Rhythm! discovery center (Open 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
marching percussion festival: Interactive Clinic
Exhibit Hall F
Dobyns-Bennett High School Percussion Ensemble Jason Walsh, director
Competition Showcase Concert
Sponsors: Vic Firth, Inc., Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments
Wabash Ballroom Marcus Santos World Master Class Contemporary Brazilian Drumming with Marcus Santos
Presider: Memo Acevedo, Latin Percussion Sponsors: Latin Percussion, Cooperman Company, Evans Drumheads, Vic Firth, Inc.
Room 109 Linda Rose Esq. Professional Development Session U.S. Immigration Issues for Foreign Musicians Sponsor: Rose Immigration Law Firm PLC
Room 105 Free Hearing Tests
Room 212
10:00 a.m.
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Robert Van Sice, director
Competition Showcase Concert
Sagamore Ballroom Ignacio Berroa Drumset Master Class
Afro-Cuban Mix
Presider: John Wittmann, Yamaha Corporation of America Sponsors: Latin Percussion, Bosphorus Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Vic Firth, Inc., Yamaha Corporation of America Room 120
Rebecca Kite Research Lecture
Evolution of the Concert Marimba
Presider: Chris Dolson, Yamaha Corporation of America
Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Pro-Mark Corporation Room 204 10:30 a.m.
board of directors meeting
Westin Capitol Ballroom
Schedule
of Events
Friday
November 12
11:00 a.m.
Chris Coleman with guests Jetton Barnes (keys), Adam Thompson (sax),
Joe Duncan (bass) Drumset Clinic
Personal Progression
Sponsors: Meinl USA, LC, Evans Drumheads, Hudson Music, Puresound Percussion, Sonor, The Collective Vic Firth, Inc., Woodshed Products Ballroom 500 The West Point Band Percussion Section (Rone Sparrow, Craig Bitterman,
Nathan Eby, David Bergman, Eric Garcia) Education Clinic/Performance
The Military March: From the Parade Ground to the Concert Hall Presider: Christopher Deane, University of North Texas Sponsor: West Point Band United States Military Academy
Wabash Ballroom Joseph Petrasek Symphonic Snare Lab Sponsor: Avedis Zildjian Company Room 109 Ralph Irizarry with guest Kachiro Thompson World Clinic/Performance Afro-Caribbean Rhythms
Presider: George Balmaseda, Tycoon Percussion Sponsor: Tycoon Percussion Room 105 12:00 p.m.
MARCHING PERCUSSION FESTIVAL: OPENING CEREMONY, COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STANDSTILL COMPETITION AND AWARDS
Exhibit Hall F
Swexican Trio (Anders Åstrand, Evaristo Aguilar, Rolf Landberg) Ensemble Showcase Concert
Face to Face
Presider: John Wittmann, Yamaha Corporation of America
Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Avedis Zildjian Company, Evans Drumheads, Grover Pro Percussion, Innovative Percussion, Latin Percussion Aguilar Sponsors: Pro-Mark Corporation, Avedis Zildjian Company, Latin Percussion
Sagamore Ballroom
Jeremy Branson Symphonic Clinic
Playing Musically—Behind the Ink Presider: Aaron Hunt, Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments Room 120 PAS World Committee panel Discussion Moderator: Elizabeth DeLamater. Panelists: Maggie Bergren , Robert Chappell, Ed Smith and
Dr. Mark Sunkett
Straight to the Source: Creating a Successful Field Experience
Room 201 Contest and Audition Procedures Committee meeting Chris Hanning, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
new music/research committee meeting Eugene Novotney, chair
Westin Caucus Room
collegiate committee meeting Justin Alexander, Chair
Westin Chamber Room
1:00 p.m.
Vera Figueiredo Drumset Clinic Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset Sponsors: Sabian, Ltd., Audix USA, Evans Drumheads, Mapex USA, Inc., Vic Firth, Inc.
Ballroom 500 Orlando Cotto with guests Michael Spiro, Juan Alamo, Raul Radro, Mike Mixtacki, Steve Scher Keyboard Clinic/Performance
Afro-Cuban Music for the Concert Marimba
Presider: John Wittmann, Yamaha Corporation of America
Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Latin Percussion, Pro-Mark Corporation, Sabian, Ltd.
Wabash Ballroom
Michael Taylor Hand Drum FUNdamentals
Exploring the Roots & Techniques of Basic Djembe Drumming Sponsors: Tam Tam Mandingue-Chicago, Holy Goat Percussion, WULA Drum Room 105 chapter presidents meeting
Westin Capitol Ballroom
richard cooke
A Gamelan Renaissance: The Rebirth and Restoration of Lou Harrison’s American Gamelan. A talk by Richard Cooke and historical live
performance on “Old Granddad.”
Rhythm! Discovery Center 2:00 p.m.
Janis Potter and the All-Star Mallet Ensemble (Anders Astrand, Julie Davila, Lalo Davila, Christopher Deane, Chris Deviney Mark Ford, Joseph Gramley, Chris Hanning, Lee Hinkle, Bill Moersch, Glenn Paulson, She-e Wu) Keyboard Clinic/Performance New Marimba Repertoire Sponsors: Innovative Percussion, Dynasty (DEG Music Products) Sagamore Ballroom
Matt Wilson Drumset Master Class
Allowance and Inspiration-Being a Generous Spirit on the Bandstand
Presider: Joe Henry, Craviotto Drum Company Sponsors: Craviotto Drum Company, Avedis Zildjian Company, Drum Workshop, ProLogix Percussion Remo, Inc. Room 120
3:00 p.m.
Stanton Moore Drumset Clinic/Performance
Groove Alchemy
Sponsors: Gretsch Drums, Bosphorus Cymbals, Drum Workshop, Puresound Percussion, Remo, Inc., Vic Firth, Inc.
Ballroom 500 Joby Burgess (Powerplant) Electronic/Technology Clinic/Performance
Presider: Will Wernick, Wernick Musical Instruments
Sponsors: Wernick Musical Instruments, Meinl USA, L.C., Roland Corporation US, Sabian, Ltd.
Wabash Ballroom
Rohan Krishnamurthy World Clinic/Performance
Accompaniment Techniques in South Indian Mridangam Performance Presider: Michael Burritt, Eastman School of Music
Sponsors: Eastman School of Music, Mid-East Room 105
Nellie Hill Interactive Drumming Workshop
Meeting the National Standards of Music using Interactive Drum Circles
Presider: John Fitzgerald, Remo, Inc. Room 204 composition contest committee meeting Mark Dorr, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
percussion ensemble committee meeting Andrew Spencer, chair
Westin Chamber Room
4:00 p.m.
Kroumata (Roger Bergström, Pontus Langendorf, Ulrik Nilsson, Johan Silvmark)
Ensemble Showcase Concert Kroumata Live
Sponsors: Sweden Arts Council, Alternate Mode, Inc., Drum Workshop, Innovative Percussion, Latin Percussion, Sabian, Ltd., Steve Weiss Music, Yamaha Corporation of America Sagamore Ballroom
Nick Attanasio, Therese Cuccia & Dominick Cuccia Marching Clinic/Performance Music of the Sons of Liberty...when tradition met the future!
Sponsors: Cooperman Company, Innovative Percussion, Paul Effman Music Service, Yamaha Corporation of America Room 120 PAS Education Committee Panel Discussion Moderator: Paul Buyer. Panelists: Jim
Campbell, Linda Davis, Mark Ford, Rich Holly and Kennan Wylie.
Getting A Teaching Gig: Going Beyond Being a Great Player
Room 201
5:00 p.m.
John “JR” Robinson Drumset Clinic
Presider: Juels Thomas, Drum Workshop
Sponsors: Drum Workshop, Paiste America, Inc., Regal Tip, Remo, Inc., Shure, Inc., XL Specialty, Zoom Ballroom 500 Brooks Truly with Guests Brandon Kunka, Travis Roye, Neal Bright,
David Yunis World Lecture/Presentation The Afro-Cuban Abakuá: Rhythmic Origins to Modern Applications
Presider: Ruben Alvarez, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, Columbia
College, Remo, Inc.
Sponsors: Remo, Inc., Sabian, Ltd., Vic Firth, Inc. Room 109
Richard Walker Electronic/Technology Clinic/Performance
Advanced Concepts in Live Looping for Multi-percussionists and drummers
Presider: Patrick Cooperman, Cooperman Company
Sponsors: LOOPERLATIVE, Cooperman Drum Company, Kevin Spears Custom Kalimbas Room 105 6:00 p.m.
hall of fame celebration honoring Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Leonard, Walter Rosenberger
Westin Capitol Ballroom
8:30 p.m.
Evening Concert
Welcome by Lisa Rogers
Schedule
of Events
Friday
November 12
Stanton Moore Trio (Wil Blades, B3 player, Scott Metzger, guitar)
An Evening with the Stanton Moore Trio Sponsors: Gretsch Drums, Bosphorus Cymbals, Drum Workshop, Puresound Percussion, Remo, Inc., Vic Firth, Inc.
Sagamore Ballroom 9:30 p.m.
Chet Doboe Late Night Drum Circle Presider: John Fitzgerald, Remo, Inc.
Sponsors: Remo, Inc., Gibraltar Hardware, Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical
Instruments, Pro-Mark Corporation, Sabian, Ltd. Room 209 7:30 a.m.
rEGISTRATION OPENS
8:00 a.m.
LISTENING ROOM OPENS
Room 112
drumset committee meeting Mike Sekelsky, chair
Westin Cabinet Room
Schedule
of Events
Saturday
November 13
9:00 a.m.
rhythm! discovery center (Open 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
Mansfield Legacy High School Glenn Fugett & Christopher Retschulte directors
Competition Showcase Concert Sponsor: University of Wisconsin School of Music Wabash Ballroom
Dom Famularo Drumset FUNdamentals
Self Expression...Technique execution meets artistic feel!
Presider: Joe Hibbs, Mapex USA, Inc. Sponsors: Mapex USA, Inc., Alfred Music Publishing, Evans Drumheads, Hudson Music, Latin Percussion, Sabian, Ltd., Vic Firth, Inc. Room 109
William James Symphonic Clinic
Beyond the Notes Presider: Chris Deviney, Philadelphia Orchestra Sponsors: Avedis Zildjian Company, Pro-Mark Corporation Room 105
Alessandra Belloni World Workshop
RHYTHM IS THE CURE—South Italian Tambourine and Brush Technique Presiders: Matt Connors/Remo Belli/Chalo Eduardo, Remo, Inc. Sponsors: Remo, Inc,, Pro-Mark Corporation
Room 204
10:00 a.m.
University of Houston Percussion Ensemble Blake Wilkins, director Competition Showcase Concert
Sponsor: Innovative Percussion Sagamore Ballroom
Lee Caron with Ameri-clique Marching Clinic/Performance Swiss Rudimental Drumming
Presider: Keith Aleo, Avedis Zildjian Company Sponsors: Vater Percussion, Cooperman Drum Company
Room 120
PAS Collegiate Committee Panel Discussion. Moderator: Justin Alexander.
Panelists: Julie Hill, Payton MacDonald, Josh Quillen, David Skidmore, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting
Forming Your Own Percussion Group
Room 201 11:00 a.m.
Jeremy Hummel Drumset Clinic
Mind & Matter Presider: Mike Sorrentino, Hudson Music
Sponsors: Vic Firth, Inc., Aquarian Drumheads, Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical
Instruments, Sabian, Ltd.
Ballroom 500
Jordan Munson Electronic/Technology Clinic/Performance Strike and Re-Form: New Voices in the 21st Century Sponsor: IUPUI Department of Music and Arts Technology Wabash Ballroom
James A. Strain Keyboard Clinic/Performance Rediscovering Red Norvo
Presider: Steve Beck, Pro-Mark Corporation Sponsors: Pro-Mark Corporation, HoneyRock Publishing, Northern Michigan University Room 109
Michael Wimberly World Workshop Djembe Rhythms with Michael Wimberly
Presiders: Victor Filonovich, Toca Percussion, and Tom Magiolino, The Collective Sponsors: Latin Percussion, Evans Drumheads, The Collective, Toca Percussion
Room 105
Neil Grover Accessories FUNdamentals
Accessories—Musical Instruments or Weapons of Mass Destruction? Presider: Keith Aleo, Avedis Zildjian Company Sponsors: Grover Pro Percussion, Avedis Zildjian Company
Room 204
12:00 p.m.
All Bluff and Porterage (Chris Baron, Julian Fairbank, Tim Goodyer, Justin Woodward) Ensemble Showcase Concert London Jazz Percussion Ensemble Propelled by the Innovative Timpani Bass Playing of Julian Fairbank
Presider: Steve Houghton Sponsors: Chris Baron Music. Ltd., Yamaha Corporation of America, Majestic Percussion
Goodyer Sponsors: Sabian, Ltd., Vic Firth, Inc. Sagamore Ballroom
David Stanoch Drumset Master Class IMPROVE YOUR GROOVE —Concepts for Developing a Strong and Creative Timekeeping Foundation and Feel
Presider: John O’Reilly Jr., Alfred Music Publishing Sponsors: Alfred Music Publishing, McNally Smith College, Paiste America, Inc., Vic Firth, Inc., Yamaha Corporation of America
Room 120
PAS Marching Committee Panel Discussion Moderator: Caleb Rothe. Panelists: Mike Jackson, Andy Sanders, Mark Thurston
How to Start a Competitive Indoor Marching Program
Room 201
1:00 p.m.
Jason McGerr Drumset Master Class
Sponsor: Paiste America, Inc., Ludwig, Drum Workshop, Latin Percussion, Remo, Inc., Vic Firth, Inc. Ballroom 500 Jamal Mohamed with guest Jonathan Jones World Clinic/Performance
Doumbek Rhythms and Techniques
Sponsors: Toca Percussion, Sabian, Ltd., Southern Methodist University Wabash Ballroom
Shannon Wood Symphonic Timpani Lab
Presider: Jacalyn Wood, The Mallet Shop, LLC
Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Pro-Mark Corporation Room 109
Rob Falvo Health & Wellness Workshop
Performing With Ease—Relating the Alexander Technique to Percussion Performance Presider: John McKinney, PAS Health and Wellness Committee Sponsors: Fall Creek Marimbas, Yamaha Corporation of America Room 105
Mark Ford Keyboard FUNdamentals
Musicality and Technique
Presider: Mark Reynolds, Dynasty (DEG Music Products)
Sponsors: Dynasty (DEG Music Products), Avedis Zildjian Company, Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion, Latin Percussion, University of North Texas College of Music
Room 204
james a. strain
The Sounds of Leedy
Rhythm! Discovery Center Committee chairs Meeting
Westin Capitol Ballroom
2:00 p.m.
Stefon Harris Keyboard Clinic Ear Training—Combining Emotional Content with Music Theory Sponsors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Vic Firth, Inc. Sagamore Ballroom Brice Williams Drumset Master Class
Drumming in Today’s Country Music
Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Regal Tip, Sabian, Ltd. Room 120
PAS Ensemble Committee Panel Discussion Moderator: Andrew Spencer. Panelists: Kevin Lepper, David Skidmore, Ben Wahlund,
Kennan Wylie
Literature for Junior High and High School Percussion Ensembles
Room 201 3:00 p.m.
Thomas Pridgen Drumset Clinic
Presider: Juels Thomas, Drum Workshop
Sponsors: Drum Workshop, Avedis Zildjian Company, Evans Drumheads, Pro-Mark Corporation Ballroom 500
Jeni Swerdlow Interactive Drumming Workshop
DRUMMM “Rhythm 4 All”—A fun approach to engaging kids in rhythm
Sponsors: Remo, Inc., DRUMMM Rhythmic Events
Room 109 Vina Lacerda with guests Leonardo Gorosito, Rafael Alberto,
Caito Marcondes World Workshop Brazilian Pandeiro Techniques Sponsor: Contemporânea Room 105 Michael Bump Timpani FUNdamentals
Timpani—Making Friends with Pedals Presider: Shawn Lafrenz, Pearl Corporation
Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Ltd. Room 204 4:00 p.m.
New Works for Marimba and Vibraphone (Gwen Burgett-Thrasher, Ji Hye Jung,
Payton MacDonald, Blake Tyson) Keyboard Showcase Concert
Presider: Michael Burritt, Eastman School of Music
Burgett-Thrasher Sponsor: Vic Firth, Inc. Jung Sponsors: Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Vic Firth, Inc.
MacDonald Sponsor: Pro-Mark Corporation
Tyson Sponsors: Avedis Zildjian Company, Dynasty (DEG Music Products), Pro-Mark
Corporation, University of Central Arkansas
Sagamore Ballroom U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps drum line Marching Clinic/Performance 50 Years of Service to the Nation. 235 Years of Drumming Heritage
Presider: SFC Richard Ruddle, The Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps Sponsor: The United States Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps Room 120 Brad Palmer & Sean Womack Professional Development Session The Benefits of Partnerships for Freelance Percussionist
Presider: Erik Johnson and George Barrett, Innovative Percussion Sponsors: DoubleStop Percussion L.L.C., Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion,
Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments/Adams
Room 201
Schedule
of Events
Saturday
November 13
5:00 p.m.
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez Drumset Clinic/Performance
Presider: John DeChristopher, Avedis Zildjian Company Sponsors: Avedis Zildjian Company, Evans Drumheads, Pearl Corporation / Adams Musical Instruments, Shure, Inc.
Ballroom 500 Yousif Sheronick presents duoJalal World Clinic/Performance
Integrating World and Chamber Music
Presider: Todd Roach, Cooperman Company
Sponsors: Cooperman Company, Sabian, Ltd.
Wabash Ballroom John Yost Closing Mass Drum Circle
Presider: John Fitzgerald, Remo, Inc. Sponsor: Remo, Inc. Serpentine Lobby 8:30 p.m.
EVENING CONCERT
Welcome by Julia Gaines
Stefon Harris & Blackout (Marc Cary, piano and keys; Burniss Travis, bass;
Justin Brown, drums; Logan Richardson, alto sax)
Stefon Harris & Blackout in Concert Sponsor: Yamaha Corporation of America, Vic Firth, Inc. Sagamore Ballroom
All Bluff and Porterage
Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
All Bluff and Porterage’s unique
performances appeal to varied
and diverse audiences. The
ensemble also presents workshops focusing on individual
and group improvisation skills
as well as on folk, jazz, and
world music traditions. The
ensemble has performed for
a number of events including
PASUK2009, Rhythm Stix Festivals (1997,1998), Percussive Arts Society (LCM,
UK 2007), Journees de Percussion (Paris 2005), and the Royal Northern Day
of Percussion (2004).
Nick Attanasio, Therese Cuccia & Dominick Cuccia
Friday, 4:00 p.m.
As a trio, Nick Attanasio,
Therese Cuccia, and Dominick Cuccia were featured
on the Drummer’s Heritage
Concert at PASIC 2002. As a
rudimental bass drummer, Nick
Attanasio is an undefeated
champion. Therese Cuccia is a
former member of the Spirit of
America Fife and Drum Corps
from Epcot Center at Walt
Disney World. She is also a
former Northeastern Snare Drumming Champion and has appeared on stage
at PASIC four times. Known by many as “the fife and drum guy”, the career
of Dominick Cuccia is diverse. By day, he is a respected instrumental music
teacher for the Paul Effman Music Service. By night, he is an authority of
“not-so-traditional” rudimental drumming. Dominick Cuccia is featured on
the PAS Rudiment Project and is a member of the PAS Marching Percussion
Committee.
Jim Babor
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Jim Babor has been a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1993. In addition to
his performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Babor regularly participates in concerts
for the Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella Series.
His solo engagements have included performing the xylorimba solo in Oliver Messiaen’s
“Des Canyons Aux Etoles” with Esa Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Babor
received his Bachelor of Music degree from
Texas A&M University at Commerce and his Master of Music degree from
the Cleveland Institute of Music. Babor has studied with Richard Weiner,
Paul Yancich, Cloyd Duff, and Doug Howard. He has also performed with the
Cleveland Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, and
the New World Symphony. Babor has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon,
Sony, Telarc, Teldec, and London. He is also on the faculty of the Thornton
School of Music at the University of Southern California.
bain percussion group
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Jason Baker, Dr. I-Jen Fang, Rob Moore and
Eric Willie created the chamber ensemble,
Bain Percussion Group, while serving as teaching fellows at the University of North Texas.
Jason Baker serves as Assistant Professor
of Percussion at Mississippi State University.
He holds degrees from the University of North
Texas, New England Conservatory of Music
and the University of Connecticut. A frequent
solo performer and clinician, Dr. Baker has
performed at three Percussive Arts Society
International Conventions, the College Music Society National and Southern
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Regional Conferences, Mississippi Bandmasters Association Convention, the
Texas Music Educators Association Convention, and universities throughout
the country. Dr. Baker has been published in Percussive Notes, with solo
compositions and arrangements published by Drop6 Media and Tap Space
Publications. His debut solo CD, The Noble Snare, was released in 2005 with
11 West Records/Smith Publications. He also serves as a music and publications reviewer for Percussive Notes. Jason is President of the Mississippi
Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. I-Jen Fang joined the faculty of the McIntire Department of Music at the
University of Virginia in 2005 and is also the Principal Timpanist and Percussionist of the Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra. Fang received
a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Percussion
Performance at Carnegie Mellon University, a
Master of Music degree from Northwestern
University and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas, where
she served as a teaching fellow. In the field of
percussion, Fang’s passion for the marimba has
lead her to several concerto performances:
she was a guest marimba soloist with the
Taiwan Youth Orchestra in Austria, France,
Hungary, Romania, and South Africa. She has
also performed as a soloist with the Carnegie
Mellon Philharmonic in Carnegie Music Hall
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was also the featured marimba soloist with
the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra during the 2006–2007
season. In 2004 Fang performed at PASIC as one of the finalists in the Solo
Vibraphone Competition and has also appeared as a featured performer at
PASIC 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009.
Staff Sergeant Rob Moore joined the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in
2003 where he serves as section percussionist in the Ceremonial Band. SSG
Moore also serves as a junior drum major for the Army Band, leading and
conducting varying missions at Arlington, Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers,
and Department of the Army Retirement Ceremonies. Outside his Army Band
commitments Rob is a freelance percussionist
in the Washington DC area. Mr. Moore graduated from the University of North Texas in 2003
with a Master of Music degree in Percussion
Performance and minored in wind ensemble
conducting. Rob holds a BS in Music Education
from Michigan State University where he studied percussion with Alison Shaw. Rob was an
active marching percussionist at MSU, eventually serving as an assistant drum line instructor
and arranger with the Spartan Marching Band
and indoor drum line program. In 2000 and 2001
Mr. Moore served as a percussion instructor
for the world champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. Rob also performed
with the Cavaliers front ensemble from 1996–1998. In 1999, Rob attended the
Aspen Music Festival as a Zildjian scholar where he studied percussion with
Doug Howard and Tom Stubbs. He is also an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts
Academy, studying percussion in the 1995 international program.
Eric Willie is the Assistant Professor of Percussion at Tennessee Tech
University (TTU) in Cookeville, TN. In addition to his duties at TTU, Eric serves
as a new music/literature reviewer for Percussive Notes, President for the
Tennessee chapter of PAS, and as a member of the PAS education committee. Eric has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Nashville Ballet,
Lexington Philharmonic, and Murfreesboro
symphony. He has performed and/or presented
clinics at the 2003, 2007, and 2009 Percussive
Arts Society International Conventions, the
61st Annual Midwest Clinic, as well as several
universities and regional clinics throughout the
southeastern and Midwestern United States.
Eric holds a DMA from the University of North
Texas (ABD), and MM from the University of
Kentucky, and a BME from Austin Peay State
University. His educational articles have been
published by Percussive Notes, The Instrumentalist, Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Black
Swamp, and Evans.
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Alessandra Belloni
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
Often called a “Mediterranean Volcano,”
Alessandra Belloni is a singer, tambourine virtuoso, dancer, and actress. Born in Italy, she
has spent more than twenty years participating every summer in the authentic drumming
festivals in remote areas of Southern Italy
held in honor of the Black Madonna and as
rituals of purification. Belloni is committed to
preserving the strong and rich traditions of
Southern Italian percussion. Additionally she
serves as the Artistic Director and Founder
of the Italian theatre group “I Giullari di Piazza” and is Artist in Residence
at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Belloni teaches
children’s workshops on Commedia dell’Arte (Italian folk songs and dances)
at Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, New York. At the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, she holds regular classes on Italian tambourines
and ritual dances. She also started a special rhythm and dance program
at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and collaborated as guest artist with
the Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels Company, expanding her work in
the origins of tarantella as music and dance therapy. She has received
the prestigious Italian American Woman of the Year Award (1996) for her
achievements in music and theatre and the Community Arts Project Award
from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Ignacio Berroa
Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Ignacio Berroa was born in Havana, Cuba on
July 8, 1953. He moved to New York in 1980
and joined Dizzy Gillespie’s quartet in 1981
becoming the drummer of all the important
bands Gillespie formed until his death in 1992.
Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie best defined Berroa as “the only Latin drummer in the world
that intimately knows both worlds: his native
Afro Cuban music as well as jazz . . . .” As an
educator, Berroa has conducted clinics and
master classes all over the world. As an author, he made his mark with the instructional video Mastering the Art of Afro
– Cuban Drumming as well as the books “Groovin’ in Clave” and “A New
Way of Groovin’.” His first album as a leader, Codes, released under Blue
Note Records, was nominated for a Grammy in 2007. The recording also
warranted a Danish Music Award in 2007 as Best International Jazz Album.
Dr. T. Adam Blackstock
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Dr. T. Adam Blackstock currently serves as
Assistant Professor of Percussion Studies/Assistant Director of Bands at Troy University,
and as Principal Timpanist with the Northwest
Florida Symphony Orchestra. His duties at Troy
University include teaching private lessons
and percussion methods courses, conducting
the percussion ensemble, and instructing/arranging for the “Sound of the South” percussion section. He earned a Doctoral of Musical
Arts degree from the University of Kansas, a Master of Arts degree from
Tennessee Technological University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Newberry College. In addition to performing recitals and administering clinics nationwide, Blackstock has performed as a soloist at the 13th Annual
Festival of Percussion in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2006 and in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2007. While in Vilnius, he presented recitals and clinics, as well as
performed as a featured soloist with the Trimitis Wind Ensemble. Blackstock
was featured as a marimba soloist at PASIC 2008, where he performed the
United States premiere of Laszlo Sary’s “Pebble Playing in a Pot.”
Jeremy Branson
Friday, 12:00 p.m.
Jeremy Branson joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in September
of 2008 as Associate Principal Percussionist. Prior to his appointment in the
Pittsburgh Symphony, Branson was a member of the New World Symphony
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in Miami Beach, Florida under the direction
of Michael Tilson Thomas. A native of Austin,
Texas, Branson earned his Bachelor of Music
degree from Texas State University. He then
earned his Master of Music degree from
Temple University in Philadelphia studying
with Alan Abel. During his education, Branson
attended the Aspen Music Festival, National
Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, Roundtop Music Festival, and the Texas Music Festival. Branson currently serves
on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University
as Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies.
Dr. Michael R. Bump
Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Michael R. Bump is Director of Percussion Studies at Truman State University. He is
artist-faculty member and principal timpanist
at the Sewanee Music Festival and has held
positions with the Asheville Symphony, Brevard Music Festival, Columbus Symphony,
Memphis Symphony, Chicago City Ballet, and
ProMusica Chamber Orchestras, among others. He served as percussion coordinator and
arranger for the Memphis Blues Drum and
Bugle Corps as well as instructor/arranger for
the Phantom Regiment and the University of Illinois Indoor Drumline. He has
given solo performances on international stages including PASIC, as well as
featured timpani soloist/clinician at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic,
MENC, World Saxophone Congress, and PAS State chapter events. He has
served as PAS Chapter President in both South Carolina and Mississippi.
As a member of the New Music/Research Committee, Bump organized and
hosted PASIC Focus Days in 1995 and in 2007. His published works for percussion are with Media Press, KPP, and Music for Percussion.
Joby Burgess
Friday, 3:00 p.m.
British percussionist Joby Burgess performs
and appears regularly throughout the United
Kingdom and Europe. After founding the duo
New Noise, with oboist Janey Miller in 1999,
Burgess went on to join Britain’s percussion quartet Ensemble Bash and also tour
extensively with Stewart Copeland. In 2005,
he founded the multimedia collective Powerplant, a collaboration with sound designer
Matthew Fairclough, and visual artist Kathy
Hinde. Dedicated to the development of the percussion repertoire, often in
combination with electronics, Burgess spends much of his time commissioning and recording new music. Recent highlights have included premiere
performances of works from Gabriel Prokofiev and Graham Fitkin as well
as releases of Steve Reich’s “Electric Counterpoint” on Signum and Peter
Maxwell Davies’ “Ave Maris Stella with Gemini” on Metier.
Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher is currently Assistant Professor of Percussion Studies at the
Michigan State University College of Music.
She holds degrees from the Interlochen Arts
Academy, Eastman School of Music, Peabody
Conservatory, and the Yale School of Music.
Thrasher regularly gives master classes at
universities throughout the United States and
has been an instructor at the Interlochen Arts
Camp since 2005. She has maintained a career
as an active solo, chamber, and orchestral
musician. She has performed solo and chamber recitals throughout the
United States, Asia, and South America. Thrasher is currently Principal
Percussionist with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber
Orchestra, the Solisti New York Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony and
the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. Thrasher was the winner of the Keiko
Abe Prize at the second World Marimba Competition in Okaya, Japan, and
the top prizewinner at the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
(ARTS) Competition. She released her first CD in October of 2007 entitled
Marimba Suites. Thrasher is currently anticipating the release of her second CD of all new, commissioned music for the marimba.
Cage Percussion Players
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Dedicated to the performance
of early American percussion ensemble repertoire, the
modern reincarnation of the
Cage Percussion Players is a
chamber ensemble currently
in residence at the University
of Central Florida. The chamber ensemble serves three
core purposes. The first is to
establish a performing body of
repertoire that is similar to that of the original ensemble. This task includes
seeking out original parts and authenticating instruments, implements, and
performance practice. The second purpose is academic based and focuses
on historical perspectives of early American percussion ensemble repertoire. Lastly, the ensemble is used as an educational resource for a variety
of teaching opportunities. The Cage Percussion Players is under the artistic
direction of Thad Anderson. Other ensemble members are Kirk Gay and Jeff
Moore. Omar Carmenates
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Omar Carmenates is currently the Assistant
Professor of Percussion at Furman University
in Greenville, South Carolina, where he oversees all aspects of the percussion program
including classical, jazz, and world percussion studies. He holds a doctoral degree from
Florida State University, a master’s degree in
percussion performance from the University of
North Texas, and a bachelor’s degree in music
education from the University of Central Florida. He has studied with Dr. John W. Parks IV, Mark Ford, Christopher Deane,
Ed Soph, Ed Smith, Paul Rennick, Dr. Robert Schietroma, and Jeff Moore. In
addition to his duties at Furman, Carmenates is also the Percussion Caption
and Arranger for the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps. He has also
appeared at various festivals and PAS Days of Percussion throughout the
United States.
Lee Caron with
Ameri-clique
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Performing rudimental drumming for 20 years, Lee Caron
has been a member of and
performed with groups such
as The Old Guard Fife and
Drum Corps 3rd US INF (Escort
to the President), The United
States Army Band (Pershing’s
Own), United States Coast
Guard Band, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and the Edinburgh Military
Tattoo in Edinburgh Scotland. His travels also take him to Basel, Switzerland
where he performs regularly in the Carnival “Fasnacht” with the Clique
“Seibi.” When not performing rudimental drumming, Caron is a freelance
percussionist performing with orchestras, chamber groups, and music
theatre productions throughout New England. He also serves on the faculty
at the Indian Hill Music School and Axiom–a Drummers Place. He is the
front ensemble coordinator for Stoughton High School and drum instructor
for the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps. Caron attended the Hartt
School of Music and the Boston Conservatory.
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Sally Childs-Helton, Ph.D.
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Sally Childs-Helton is a percussionist, ethnomusicologist, educator, and mentor with
40 years’ experience. Her teachers include
Harold Jones (East Carolina University), David Darling (Music for People), Glen Velez,
and Arthur Hull. She is a certified Music for
People improvisation teacher and a Remo
HealthRHYTHMS facilitator. Childs-Helton
teaches ethnomusicology at the university
level, conducts drumming and improvisation
workshops internationally, and facilitates two
annual drumming retreats. She accompanies and creates scores for dance,
theater, and choruses, and performs with the improvising quintet Thin Air
and Wild Mercy an eclectic Celtic band.
Chris Coleman
Friday, 11:00 a.m.
Chris Coleman won the 2001 Guitar Center
Drum-Off National Championship. He has
toured with multi-platinum praise and worship
artist Israel Houghton and the New Breed,
Chaka Kahn, and the recently reunited New
Kids on The Block. His DVD “Playing With Precision and Power” is considered one of Guitar
Center’s best-selling educational drumming
videos.
Colorado State
University Percussion
Ensemble
Eric Hollenbeck, director
Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
The Colorado State University
(CSU) Percussion Ensemble is
dedicated to the performance
of contemporary percussion
ensemble literature. The ensemble’s performances have
featured many internationally
recognized artists including Anders Astrand, Bob Becker, Tom Burritt, Mark
Ford, Susan Powell, John Parks, Blake Tyson, and She-e Wu. The CSU percussion ensemble will have a debut CD release in May 2011 featuring CSU
commissions and several contemporary percussion ensemble pieces.
Eric R. Hollenbeck, Associate Professor of Percussion at Colorado
State University, earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in percussion
performance from Northwestern University. He holds a master’s degree in
percussion performance from the University of Illinois, and a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance from Kent State University. Hollenbeck has
performed with diverse performing organizations ranging from principal positions held in Fort Collins and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestras to appearances with the Alabama, Sinfonia De Camera, Chicago Civic, Tallahassee,
Colorado, Columbus Symphony Orchestras, and as timpanist for the International Cathedral Music Festival in London, England. As a chamber musician, he has appeared with the Chicago Chamber Players, Eighth Blackbird,
Alarm Will Sound, Xavier Cougat Orchestra, and the Jack Daniels Silver
Cornet Band. As a recitalist, Hollenbeck has performed in England, Ecuador,
Mexico, Canada, and at over thirty universities in the United States. He has
presented clinics and master classes at several PAS Days of Percussion,
MENC and CMEA state conventions, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra
Clinic. In 2008, Hollenbeck was awarded the “Outstanding Teacher of the
Year” by Colorado State University.
Richard cooke
Friday, 1:00 p.m.
Richard Cooke founded the Freenotes Company in 1990 to bring the joy
of playing music into the life of anyone who wished for it. Based on the
gamelan instruments of Indonesia, the Freenotes gamelan instruments can
be played freely regardless of musical training. Cooke met Lou Harrison
as a player in a performance of Harrison’s La Koro Sutro, and was subsequently commissioned to replicate Harrison’s original American Gamelan,
“Old Granddad”, which was deteriorating after
twenty years of use. This collaboration has
resulted to date in the construction of three
complete replicas, which are in current use
around the country. The Freenotes gamelan
instruments also have been extensively influenced by Harrison’s ideas, and have expanded
into numerous permanent outdoor installations
across the United States and other countries.
Receiving a Grammy award with the Paul
Winter Consort in 2008, Cooke performs on a
variety of instruments, particularly woodwinds.
Orlando Cotto Friday, 1:00 p.m.
According to the San Juan Star, Orlando Cotto
is “an artist of musical sensitivity and accomplished technique.” As a solo marimbist, Cotto
regularly performs at international festivals
and conventions, including the Percussive
Arts Society International Convention, and
conducts master classes in colleges and universities throughout the United States. He has
also been invited to perform in Asia, Mexico,
Trinidad and Tobago, Central America, and
South America. His newest CD LandmarkAfro-Cuban Music for the Marimba was released in the spring of 2010 with
guest artist Michael Spiro. He is a faculty member at University of Delaware and Nathan Carter School of Music in Baltimore City.
Scott Deal
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Percussionist Scott Deal’s appearances
include venues, festivals, and conferences
in North America and Europe. A performer
who performs with “phenomenal virtuosity”
(Artsfuse), his recent recording of the music
of John Luther Adams has been described as
“a soaring, shimmering exploration of texture
and tone . . . . an album of resplendent mood
and incredible scale” (Musicworks). Continually inspired by new and emerging artistic
technologies, Deal is the founder of the Telematic Collective, an interdisciplinary group of artists and performers who integrate telecommunications
and computer interactivity with live performance. He has performed at the
London Almeida Opera, Supercomputing Global, SIGGRAPH, Arena Stage,
Chicago Calling, Ingenuity Festival, Moscow Alternativa, and with groups
that include ART GRID, Another Language, Percussion Group Cincinnati,
Digital Worlds Institute, The Calithumpian Players, and the Helsinki Computer Orchestra. He is a Professor of Music and Director of the Donald
Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center at Indiana University Purdue
University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He holds degrees from the University of Miami, University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music, and Cameron
University.
Defying Gravity
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Now celebrating its twentyfirst anniversary year,
Australia’s Defying Gravity
percussion ensemble creates a new world of sound
where rhythms and melodies
mix with an astonishing array
of percussion instruments
from around the globe. Based
in Perth and formed by the
percussion students of the Western Australian Academy of Performing
Arts and the University of WA, Defying Gravity has established a national
following through its recordings and broadcasts for ABC Classic FM. The
ensemble performs regularly for Tura New Music, the Totally Huge New
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Louise Devenish
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Louise Devenish is a versatile percussionist who has been a member of Tetrafide
since 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Music
degree in performance from the University
of Western Australia. In addition to her work
with Tetrafide, Devenish is in demand as a
freelance percussionist performing regularly
with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra,
Juniper Chamber Orchestra, percussion duo
Aflamencado, Spanish dance groups Casa Del
Compas and Flamenco Puro, Indian Kathak
Dancers of the Temple of Fine Arts, Australian Classical Era Orchestra,
and Australian Youth Orchestra. Devenish has performed nationally and
internationally at such venues as the World Expo (Japan 2005), Bang on a
Can Summer Music Festival (USA 2009), BBC Proms (UK 2004), and Royal
Concertgebouw (Netherlands 2004). She has worked alongside international
artists such as Steve Reich, David Cossin, Christine Anu, Fritz Hauser, David
Wenham, Ben Lee, the Panics, Zoltan Racz (Amadinda Quartet), Nexus,
Steve Schick, Taikoz, and Ross Edwards. Devenish frequently lectures for
the Acting and Music Departments at the Western Australian Academy of
Performing Arts and also teaches percussion at the University of Western
Australia.
Chet Doboe
Friday, 9:30 p.m.
Chet Doboe is the musical director and arranger/composer with the Hip Pickles Drum
Band from Long Island, New York. With Hip
Pickles, Doboe facilitates interactive drum performances for major corporations as well as
for schools. He has written 20 books on various topics of drumming (rock, funk, sambas,
jazz, hand development, etc.) and contributes
articles to Modern Drummer and Percussive Notes. Doboe has performed on stages
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico,
Canada, Netherlands, Austria, and the United Kingdom. He has performed at
the opening of the UN Peace Summit, the US Open, Modern Drummer Festival, PASIC, and Montreal Drum Fest. The Dobyns-Bennett High
School Percussion
Ensemble
Jason Walsh, director
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
The Dobyns-Bennett High
School Percussion Ensemble
was formed in 2002 under the
direction of Mr. Jason Walsh,
Assistant Director of Bands
and Director of Percussion. The ensemble has performed at the Tennessee
Music Education Association State Convention and the Music for All National Percussion Festival. They have also sponsored several Days of Percussion to enhance percussion education in the region and have performed
with such artists as Paul Wertico, Arthur Lipner, Jeff Queen, and Andy Harnsberger. The percussion ensemble is an integral part of the Dobyns-Bennett
band program as a whole and has had several members participate in both
regional honor bands and the Tennessee All-State Band and Orchestras.
duoJalal
Saturday, 5:00 p.m.
Hailed by the New York Times for his “dazzling
improvisations,” Yousif Sheronick appears
internationally as a soloist and chamber musician with such groups and artists as Philip
Glass, Ethos Percussion Group, Glen Velez,
Foday Musa Suso, Simon Shaheen, Henry
Threadgill, Lark Chamber Artists, and the Paul
Winter Consort. duoJalal is his most recent
venture with violist and wife Kathryn Lock-
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wood. Sheronick’s unique style encompasses traditions and instruments
from the Middle East, North and West Africa, Brazil, India, and Europe. His
ability to work in such diverse genres is due to having studied contemporary classical, jazz, world and rock music, which he fuses into his playing.
Distinguished collaborators include Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, Pandit
Samir Chatterjee, Marcel Khalife, Sonny Fortune, and Cindy Blackman.
Robin Engelman
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Robin Engelman is a founding member of Nexus and a member of the PAS Hall of Fame. In
1968, he became Principal Percussionist with
the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under Seiji
Ozawa and later, Karel Ancerl. Engelman’s
compositions and arrangements are played
worldwide, and his writings on military music
and percussion history are held in high regard.
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Katia Arantes
Dom Famularo
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
Dom Famularo has been traveling the globe
preaching the gospel of drumming for over
thirty years. He has presented master classes
and clinics in such countries as the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina,
Uruguay, Peru, England, Scotland, France,
Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg,
Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Norway,
Greece, Italy, Hungary, Costa Rica, Honduras,
Puerto Rico, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia,
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Canary Islands, and South Africa. He was a special guest performer at the first-ever Buddy Rich Tribute
Concert, an event which he helped organize. Famularo was a host and performer at the Pacific Rim Drum Invitational, Koblenz International Drummer
Meeting in Germany, Florida Drum Expo, Paris Music Show, Drummers Day
Vera Figueiredo
Friday, 1:00 p.m.
In 1990, drummer Vera Figueiredo founded the
Instituto de Bateria (IBVF) in São Paulo, Brazil.
She currently serves as the Dean and Coordinator of the IBVF. She has dedicated herself
to the diffusion of Brazilian music and culture
by performing and participating in festivals
and clinics worldwide. Recently, Figueiredo
released the book with play along CD Vera
Cruz Island-Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset.
She has performed and recorded with such
artists and groups as Bocato, Eliane Elias,
Bruce Scott, and Anna Jacyszyn. She was the founder of the instrumental
band Kali, which released an album on the Som Da Gente label. Additionally,
Figueiredo is an active participant in the Avon Women In Concert project
performing with its female orchestra and singer Diana King.
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Ensemble 64.8
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Ensemble 64.8 is directed
by Morris Palter and is the
resident percussion group
at the University of Alaska
at Fairbanks. The group performs chamber music with
an emphasis on works by
noted American and European
composers. The group has
performed in conjunction with
Christopher Adler, Bob Becker, and has worked extensively with Alaskan
born performer/composer, Matthew Burtner. The group recently premiered
six new percussion quintets by Burtner at the Intermedia Festival.
Rob Falvo
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Rob Falvo is Professor of Percussion Studies
at Appalachian State University in Boone,
North Carolina. He is an international performing and recording artist, appearing with the
Erick Hawkins Dance Company, New Music
Consort, Pulse Percussion Ensemble, Tokyo
Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Philidor Percussion Group, and North
Carolina Symphony among others. He has
recorded on Koch, Newport Classics, DMG,
Equilibrium and 11 West Records (Smith Publications) labels. Falvo received a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Fredonia
and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Manhattan School of Music.
Since 1994, he has studied the Alexander Technique and in 2007, graduated
from the Chesapeake Bay Alexander Studies-North Carolina Teacher Training Program, becoming a certified teaching member of Alexander Technique International. Since being certified, he has given numerous classes
and workshops in North Carolina.
in Australia, Heartbeat World Rhythm, and Montreal Drumfest. He has performed with such artists and groups as the Buddy Rich Big Band, B.B. King,
Lionel Hampton, Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones), T Lavitz (The Dixie Dregs),
and the Louie Bellson Big Band. He has shared the stage with Dave Weckl,
Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Phillips, Billy Cobham, Bernard Purdie,
Rod Morgenstein, Chester Thompon, Terry Bozzio, Will Calhoun, Deen Castronovo, Russ McKinnon, Chad Smith, Mark Schulman, Denny Carmassi,
Liberty DeVitto, and Jim Chapin in worldwide drumming events. Active as
a clinician at colleges, drum schools, and camps, Famularo has presented
sessions at the Percussive Arts Society Convention (PASIC), Percussion
Institute of Technology (PIT), KOSA Camp, the University of North Texas, the
Graham Cole Percussion Camp, and Drummers Camp in the Black Forest of
Germany.
Mark Ford
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Mark Ford is Coordinator of Percussion Activities at the University of North Texas (UNT)
and a Past-President of the Percussive Arts
Society (PAS). He is a marimba specialist and
active as a performer throughout the United
States at universities and music conferences.
He also regularly performs at International
Music Festivals in South America, Asia, Australia and Europe. With several marimba and
percussion CDs to his credit, Ford’s recordings have further established his dedication
to excellence in music. His solo marimba CDs Motion Beyond and Polaris
have received critical acclaim. As a composer, Ford has written several
popular percussion works including “Head Talk,” “Polaris,” “Kingdom Lore
Fanfare,” “Stubernic,” “Afta-Stuba,” “Heads Up!,” and “The Surface of
Life.” His compositions have been performed at universities and concert
halls throughout the world and also featured on National Public Radio. Ford
is also the author of “Marimba:Technique Through Music,” a four-mallet
marimba method book published by Innovative Percussion, Inc. His latest
composition, “Marimba Heritage” is a mallet ensemble showcase. The work
is built on motives of numerous marimba solos and is designed to honor the
tradition of solo marimba performance. Ford has been recognized as a leading percussion educator and his UNT Percussion Ensemble was selected as
a winner in the 2009 PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition.
Benjamin Fraley
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Benjamin Fraley, a 2nd year Artist Diploma
student at the College-Conservatory of Music
at the University of Cincinnati, is an active
composer, educator, and performer in the
Cincinnati area. Fraley’s performance credits
reflect his wide interest in percussion and performance. He is well versed in large ensemble
and chamber music, as well as West African,
jazz, frame drum, and steel drum music. He
has been a frequent performer at the MusicX,
Grandin, and Bang on a Can festivals, giving
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him the opportunity to work with many artists, especially Steve Reich. Fraley
has studied with many teachers, primarily Benjamin Toth, Alexander Lepak,
and the members of Percussion Group Cincinnati: James Culley, Allen Otte,
and Russel Burge. Fraley holds a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance and music management from The Hartt School at the University of
Hartford, and a master’s degree in percussion performance at the CollegeConservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
Angel Frette
Thursday, 12:00 p.m.
Angel Frette began his percussion studies
with John Ringer. Since 1988, he has served
as percussionist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires-Teatro Colon. In 1994
and 1995, he perfected his percussion studies
in New York under the instruction of William
Moersch. He has appeared as marimba soloist
in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Puerto Rico, Spain,
Portugal, Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Colombia,
France, Mexico, and the United States. Also,
he has presented master classes and workshops at the University of Miami,
University of Illinois, and University of Minnesota. He appeared at PASIC in
1999, and in 2000, Frette appeared in a duo setting with William Moersch in
the cities of Seville, Almeria, Alicante, Valencia and Madrid (Spain). Frette
has performed eight world premieres of concertos for marimba and orchestra written exclusively by Argentine composers. He has served on the jury
panels for several international marimba competitions in Belgium, Brazil,
Mexico, and Italy. He has released four compact disc recordings and currently directs the Patagonia Percussion Festival.
John Grimes
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
John Grimes has enjoyed a distinguished
career as a free-lance musician in the United
States and abroad. During the 1980s, intrigued
by historically informed performance practice,
Grimes expanded his interests to the area of
Baroque/Classical period instrument interpretation. For over 20 years, he has consistently
appeared with Boston Baroque, Cantata Singers, Handel & Haydn Society, and performs
regularly with Boston Ballet and Boston Lyric
Opera. Grimes’ other performance credits
include Principal Timpani with Sarah Caldwell’s Opera Company, the Boston
Symphony, and Pops Esplanade Orchestras, Principal Timpani with Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezulea, the San Diego Symphony, and the Greater Miami
Philharmonic. Grimes currently serves as Vice-President of the Boston Musicians Association and teaches timpani at the Boston Conservatory.
Neil Grover
Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Percussionist and instrument designer Neil
Grover has been a fixture in the Boston Pops
percussion section for over 30 years. Grover
recently toured North America with “Star
Wars In Concert” and can be seen in the
movie Blown Away and on an MTV video
with rock group Aerosmith. He has recorded
with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops,
Philip Glass Ensemble, Aerosmith, and Empire
Brass. Grover can be heard on John Williams’
soundtrack for the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Philip
Glass’ Mishima. Grover is also a prolific clinician having appeared at PASIC
seven times, as well as in Europe, Asia, and at top universities across the
United States. He is the author of “Four Mallet Primer” and co-author (with
Garwood Whaley) of “Triangle, Tambourine and Cymbal Technique.” Grover
is the Founder and President of Grover Pro Percussion.
Jeff Hamilton
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Drumset artist Jeff Hamilton has played and/or recorded with such artists
and groups as Diana Krall, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ella Fitzgerald,
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Dr. John, Natalie Cole, Milt Jackson, Lionel
Hampton, Woody Herman, and the Count Basie
Orchestra. Featured in over 300 recordings,
Hamilton’s compact disc recording entitled
Symbiosis featuring Hamilton with his trio was
in the top 3 of Jazzweek charts for more than
13 weeks. Other members of the trio are Tamir
Hendelman (piano) and Christoph Luty (bass).
The trio has released three compact disc
recordings and performed workshops at universities including the University of Georgia,
University of Missouri–Kansas City, University
of Northern Colorado, University of Colorado, California State University–
Long Beach, and Cuesta College.
Stefon Harris & blackout
Saturday, 2:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Four-time Grammy nominee vibraphonist/composer Stefon Harris together with his
ensemble Blackout has performed in concert
halls and at major festivals throughout the
United Kingdom, Europe, South America,
Canada, and the United States. Praised by The
Washington Post for “pursuing contemporary jazz on its own terms”, the band’s latest
CD, Urbanus (Concord) was nominated for a
Grammy Award as Best Contemporary Jazz
Album. Blackout features Sullivan Fortner
(keyboards), Ben Williams (bass) winner of the 2010 Thelonius Monk International Jazz Competition, Terreon Gully (drums), and Casey Benjamin (alto
sax, vocoder).
Horacio “el negro” Hernandez
Saturday, 5:00 p.m.
Drumset artist Horacio Hernandez is a member
of the faculties of the Drummer’s Collective
and The New School in New York. He regularly
conducts clinics and workshops all over the
world at such venues as the Berklee School
of Music. Hernandez has been a participant
in several NAMM shows and a featured artist
at previous PASICs. He has several recordings to his name including the compact disc
Habana for which he performed with the group
Crisoul and received a Grammy Award for
Best Latin Jazz Record. He has also performed and toured with such artists
and groups as Michel Camilo, McCoy Tyner, Latin Crossing, John Patitucci,
Santana, Gabriella Anders, Sergio George, Juan Carlos Formell, Joanne
Brackeen, and Giovanni Hidalgo. Nellie Hill
Friday, 3:00 p.m.
Nellie Hill, founder of Playful Spirit Adventures, is a professional Drum Circle Facilitator.
She has her master’s degree in music education from the University of Maryland, with
extensive post-graduate studies at Duquesne
and Villanova. Her extensive facilitator training includes Village Music Circles (VMC),
HealthRhythms, and Developmental Community Music (DCM). She serves on the Board of
Directors for the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild
and was Chair of the 2009 Drum Circle Facilitators Guild Conference in Arizona. Hill believes that rhythm is the driving
force of life. Circles come in many forms; circles for reflection, for healing,
for community, for leadership, but most importantly for enjoyment.
Cory Hills
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Percussionist, composer, and improviser Cory Hills thrives on breaking
down musical barriers through innovative and creative endeavors. He received degrees from Northwestern University, Queensland Conservatorium,
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Jeremy Hummel
Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Jeremy Hummel is a professional drummer
and educator. He is also a columnist for
Modern Drummer, clinician, and studio musician. Hummel is a member of the Vic Firth
Education Team and Hudson Music’s Teacher
Integration Program. Hummel’s most popular
recorded works were with the group Breaking
Benjamin. He was a co-founding member of
the group and played on the band’s first two
CDs, Saturate and We Are Not Alone. During
his tenure, the band had two number one hits with “So Cold” and “Sooner
or Later.” In 2007, he released a clinic DVD demonstrating equal parts performer and educator. Hummel currently has a regular Friday jazz gig and is
also the musical director of an eight-piece horn band entitled Into The Spin.
Ralph Irizarry
Friday, 11:00 a.m.
Ralph Irizarry first fell in love with the timbale
at an early age when his father coincidentally
brought home a set received as payment for
a debt. A self-taught musician, Irizarry has
developed a highly efficient and personalized
style of playing. His love for the instrument
evolved into a full-fledged passion that has fueled his career since 1970. Born in New York’s
Spanish Harlem, Irizarry’s family first moved
to Brooklyn and then briefly to Queens, before
finally relocating in Puerto Rico in 1970. There, he spent three years immersed in music and gained the knowledge and experience that eventually
granted him the opportunity to join Ponce’s La Terrífica, as well as sitting in
with such prestigious aggregations as El Gran Combo and Sonora Ponceña.
In 1974, Irizarry returned to New York City to pursue a career as a professional musician where he started played with Ray Barretto’s orchestra. In
April of 1983, Rubén Blades sought out Irizarry to join in the formation of
Seís Del Solar. This association lasted for fourteen years and consisted of
intense performing and traveling as well as the production of eight recordings. He has performed, recorded, and toured with such artists as Bebo
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Valdés, Harry Belafonte, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Paquito D’Rivera, Juan
Luis Guerra, Earl Klug, Israel López “Cachao”, Wynton Marsalis, and Paul
Simon. Irizarry has been featured in the major motion film The Mambo Kings
and documentaries such as Belafonte’s Routes of Rhythm, Cachao’s Como
Mi Rítmo No Hay Dos, and The Life of Rubén Blades.
William James
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
William James is the Principal Percussionist
of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He won
the position at the age of 25 and is still one of
the youngest principal percussionists in the
country. Prior to moving to St. Louis, he was
a member of the New World Symphony. He
graduated from New England Conservatory
in 2006 with a master’s degree as a student
of Will Hudgins. He received his Bachelor of
Music Degree from Northwestern University in
2004 studying with Michael Burritt and James
Ross. James has played with many outstanding ensembles including the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, and Chautauqua Festival Orchestra. In addition to his experience as an orchestral player, he has performed
several solo recitals and is an active chamber musician in St. Louis. Ji Hye Jung
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Ji Hye Jung is Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Kansas and Lecturer
in Percussion at Cleveland State University.
Born in South Korea, Jung began concertizing
at the age of nine. She has performed over
100 concerts as a soloist with every major orchestra in Korea. Soon after relocating to the
United States in 2004, she garnered consecutive first prizes at the 2006 Linz International
Marimba Competition and the 2007 Yale Gordon Concerto Competition in Baltimore. She
made her concerto debut with the Houston Symphony under the direction of
its Music Director Hans Graf. Jung has presented solo recitals and master
classes at the Curtis Institute, Peabody Conservatory, Rice University, the
Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany, the Grachtenfestival in Holland,
Beijing’s Central Conservatory, and at universities throughout the United
States. Jung completed a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of
Music and a Bachelor of Music degree at the Peabody Institute of Johns
Hopkins University, both under the tutelage of Robert van Sice.
Scott Kettner
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
Percussionist, composer, and recording artist
Scott Kettner is a graduate of The New School
University Jazz and Contemporary Music program. Kettner has studied intensively in Brazil,
and in 2004 became a member of the traditional Maracatu group from Recife, Maracatu
Nação Estrela Brilhante. In 2003 and 2005, he
was awarded an artist grant from the Brooklyn
Arts Council for his project Maracatu New
York and Nation Beat. In 2006, he was elected
Latin Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. State Department. Kettner regularly tours the United States giving master classes
at universities, and is also a faculty member at The New School University,
where he conducts the Maracatu percussion class. Most recently his group
Nation Beat was invited to perform at the 2008 Farm Aid concert. Rebecca Kite
Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Rebecca Kite is a marimba soloist and teacher. She has appeared in concerts, master classes, residencies, and clinics throughout the United States
and in Europe, Central America, South America, and Japan. Her work as a
marimba soloist may be heard on her two solo CD recordings, Across Time
and Prism. As an educator, she has published numerous articles in Percus-
photo by Tuan Lee
and the University of Kansas. Additionally, he
was awarded a research fellowship to Institute Fabrica and has held artist residencies at
Rocky Mountain National Park and the OMI
International Arts Center. An advocate of new
music, Hills has commissioned and premiered
dozens of new works for solo percussion.
He is the creator of “The Percussive Art of
Storytelling,” a percussion outreach program
that brings classical music to underserved
communities. As a member of SI2, an interdisciplinary arts duo with Matthew Coley, Hills
has performed throughout the United States and most recently, in Chisinau,
Moldova. Jen Hoeft
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Jen Hoeft has been drumming since age 10,
playing her way through college, earning a
bachelor’s degree in music education, and a
master’s degree in conducting. Upon arriving
in Nashville in 1992, Hoeft has been fortunate
enough to perform, record, and tour with some
of Nashville’s finest acts. Her favorite projects
include two of Victor Wooten’s releases, two
of the Warren Brother’s releases, and a European tour with the legendary Earl Gaines.
She is a certified personal trainer and certified yoga instructor, and is the
published author of her book, FUNdamental Fitness: Playground Exercises
for Grownups. Hoeft has written many health and wellness articles for
Modern Drummer and has traveled the country as a drum circle/corporate
team builder.
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sive Notes, authored a method book, “Reading Mallet Percussion Music,” and created
the “Anthology of Lute and Guitar Music for
Marimba.” Her most recent project, involving
six years of research and writing, is the book:
Keiko Abe ~ A Virtuosic Life: Her Musical Career and the Evolution of The Concert Marimba.
Commission projects include collaborations
with composer Bruce Hamilton (funded by an
American Composers Forum Grant) resulting in
“Recurrences” for solo marimba and with Evan
Hause in a six- mallet work, “Circe.”
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Katerina Widell
Vina Lacerda
Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
Vina Lacerda was born in Brazil, and studied
at Conservatório de MPB de Curitiba (Brazilian
Popular Music Conservatory in Curitiba). At the
Conservatory, he was a member of the wind
orchestra and the popular string orchestra,
where he worked with artists including Roberto
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Rohan Krishnamurthy
Friday, 3:00 p.m.
Acclaimed an “international performer and
promoter” of the South Indian pitched drum,
the mridangam, by USA Today and “Pride of India” by The Times of India, Rohan Krishnamurthy has performed in hundreds of concerts in
North America and India and has spearheaded
numerous cross-musical ventures. Krishnamurthy has presented Indian percussion summer
camps and lecture-demonstrations throughout
the United States and India and is the recipient
of several national and international awards. An innovator, he has redesigned the ancient mridangam and published an article regarding the design
in Percussive Notes in 2006. His multifaceted accomplishments earned him a
private meeting and performance for the President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam,
at the presidential office in New Delhi. Krishnamurthy is currently a doctoral
student at the Eastman School of Music as a Provost’s Fellow.
Kroumata
Friday, 4:00 p.m.
In its home country Sweden, the percussion
ensemble Kroumata has attained a loyal following with performances throughout the
country. The group’s appeal is universal with
fans of all ages and backgrounds. Among others, H. M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is a
loyal supporter of Kroumata having performed
at the king’s 50th birthday celebration in 1996.
In June 2002, at the celebration of the city of
Stockholm`s 750th anniversary, Kroumata had
the honor of organizing and performing a concert on the grounds of the Royal Palace. Kroumata has a strong commitment
to contemporary percussion music and has commissioned numerous works
from Swedish and international composers. The group’s extensive repertoire
includes works by composers as diverse as Sofia Gubaidulina, John Cage,
Iannis Xenakis, Steve Reich, Toru Takemitsu, and Sven David Sandström.
Over 220 works have received their world premiere performances by
Kroumata. The ensemble has toured and performed in over 40 countries. In
addition to recitals, Kroumata is increasingly in demand collaborating with
orchestras and other ensembles. The group has appeared with such orchestras as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berliner Symphoniker, Lithuanian
National Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Kroumata
has performed at many festivals including Huddersfield Contemporary Music
Festival, Inventionen Berlin, Wien Modern, and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
The group’s list of achievements also includes twenty CDs, many of them in
collaboration with other artists or ensembles.
Kroumata’s first CD was also Sweden’s first
digitally recorded CD (1983).
Gnatalli, Itiberê Zwarg, Laércio de Freitas, Dominguinhos, Caito Marcondes,
Roberto Corrêa, Dimos Goudaroulis, Carlos Malta, and Ná Ozetti. Currently,
he is a percussion teacher at Conservatório de MPB de Curitiba. Lacerda is
the author of method books focusing on the Brazilian pandeiro entitled “Pandeirada Brasileira” and “Pandeirada Brasileira” (pocket edition). In addition
to performances in Brazil, Lacerda has performed at many events and festivals in Germany, Italy, Portugal, Peru, Argentina, England, and Switzerland.
Ryan C. Lewis
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Ryan C. Lewis is Assistant Professor of Percussion at Ouachita Baptist University, where
he teaches applied percussion, percussion
techniques, and music history courses as
well as directs the percussion ensemble and
Tiger Marching Band Drum Line. Previously,
he served on the music faculties of Claflin
University, the University of South Carolina, and
Florida State University, where he directed the
steel drum ensemble. Lewis received recognition for outstanding undergraduate teaching
at the University of South Carolina and was awarded “Teacher of the Year”
honors as a public school general music teacher in Florida. Lewis holds a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree in percussion performance from the University
of South Carolina, a Master of Music degree in percussion performance from
Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Instrumental Music Education degree from Furman University. Additionally, he has served as Principal Percussionist of the Spartanburg Symphony Orchestra and presented a solo timpani
performance at the 2007 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
Lewis has performed with the symphonic and opera orchestras of the Aspen
Music Festival and the Rome Festival of Italy, as well as the South Carolina
Philharmonic Orchestra, Augusta Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Long Bay Symphony Orchestra,
and Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber musician and collaborator, Lewis performs with his own piano-percussion group Duo Matre
and has appeared with So Percussion, composer-conductor John Harbison,
Mannheim Steamroller, Afro-pop guitarist Habib Koité, and Chinese zhengmaster Haiqiong Deng in her Carnegie Hall debut. His scholarly activities
include published articles in Percussive Notes and research presentations
at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and College Music
Society National Convention.
Payton MacDonald
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Percussionist Payton MacDonald is a composer, improviser, and interpreter. He works
across multiple musical genres, often at the
same time. MacDonald studied music at
the University of Michigan and the Eastman
School of Music. His composition teachers
include Sydney Hodkinson, Robert Morris,
Dave Rivello, Bright Sheng, and Augusta Read
Thomas. His percussion teachers include
John Beck and Michael Udow. Further studies include tabla with Bob Becker and Pandit
Sharda Sahai. MacDonald is a disciple of Mr. Sahai. The New York Times
described MacDonald as an “energetic soloist” and The Los Angeles Times
described him as an “. . . inventive, stylistically omnivorous composer and
gifted performer . . .” He is a founding member of the ensemble Alarm Will
Sound performing concerts all over the world. McDonald has made recordings on such labels as Nonesuch, Cantaloupe, ATMA, and Equilibrium.
mansfield legacy high school percussion ensemble
glenn fugett & Christopher Retschultedirectors
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
Legacy High School is located in Mansfield, Texas which is a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth. The school opened in the fall of 2007 with mostly freshmen
and sophomore students. They are in their 4th year of existence and have a
full compliment of students in grades 9–12. The Legacy Band program consists of three concert bands, a music theory class, jazz ensemble, percussion
ensemble and two colorguards. The Marching Band was a finalist at the 4a
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State Marching Contest in 2009
as well as a finalist in the 2009
4a Honor Band Contest. They
were a finalist at the 2008 and
2010 BOA Arlington Regional
Championship. They have won
Sweepstakes at UIL each year
since the school opened in
2007. Legacy High School Percussion Ensemble is directed
by Christopher Retschulte and
Glenn Fugett.
Glenn Fugett is currently the Head Band Director at Legacy High School
in Mansfield, Texas. He has held that position since the school opened in
August of 2007. He was the Associate Director of Bands at Westlake High
School in Austin, Texas from the fall of 1991 through the spring of 2007. His
concert bands and jazz bands have won numerous awards throughout
the United States. Glenn is a sought after clinician for Music for All, Yamaha
and Vic Firth. He is an adjudicator with Bands of America and Drum Corps
International. He is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and
the Percussive Arts Society.
Christopher Retschulte received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance at Eastern Kentucky University and his Master’s Degree in Performance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst under Thom
Hannum. He was a member of the front ensemble of the Star of Indiana Drum
and Bugle Corps in 1993 and has gone on to instruct numerous drum corps
including Star of Indiana Brass Theater, Troopers, Boston Crusaders, Blue
Knights, Santa Clara Vanguard and the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps.
Additionally, he has been on staff with the University of Massachusetts
Percussion Department, the University of Massachusetts Marching Band,
Thom Hannum’s Mobile Percussion Seminar and has also taught/arranged
for numerous high school programs throughout the United States and Japan.
He is currently the Assistant Director at Mansfield Legacy High School in
Mansfield Texas.
Michael J. Marcionetti, MT-BD Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Michael Marcionetti is a music therapist and
the clinical staff supervisor of the Creative
Arts Therapy program at Austin State Hospital.
He is a published researcher and has assisted
in program development for clinical research
that utilizes percussion in therapy. He has
presented nationally and regionally for the
American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
and the Percussive Arts Society. Marcionetti
maintains a professional performance schedule as a percussionist with a variety of groups.
Shawn Mativetsky
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Versatile percussionist Shawn Mativetsky performs in a variety of musical genres. Equally
at home in Western classical and contemporary/new music, Indian classical music, and
world music, Mativetsky also composes and
performs music for dance and theatre. He is
active in the promotion of the tabla and North
Indian classical music through lectures, workshops, and performances across Canada and
internationally. Based in Montreal, he teaches
tabla and percussion at McGill University. His
solo CD, Payton MacDonald: Works for Tabla, was released in 2007 on the
Atma Classique label. He also performs regularly with violinist Parmela
Attariwala’s cross-cultural Attar Project and the Indian-folk group Galitcha.
Shawn Mativetsky is a ganda-band disciple of Pandit Sharda Sahai of the
Benares tabla gharana and has also studied tabla with Bob Becker.
Bill Matney, MA, MT-BC
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Bill Matney works full-time as a music therapist with a school district
special education department, and serves as adjunct lecturer at Texas
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Woman’s University. He has presented both
regionally and nationally on percussion pedagogy and percussion in therapeutic application
with clinical populations. Matney has authored
the book, Tataku: The Use of Percussion in
Music Therapy, which is currently being used
in various percussion methods and improvisation courses at universities nationwide.
Jason McGerr
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Jason McGerr is the current drummer for the
band Death Cab for Cutie. McGerr was previously in Krusters Kronomid and Eureka Farm
as well as the Seattle jazz trio Rockin’ Teenage
Combo. He also is an instructor at the Seattle
Drum School and has mentored teen indiepop group Smoosh. McGerr played on Matt
Nathanson’s latest release Some Mad Hope.
He has recorded and performed with such
other groups and artists as Pretty Girls Make
Graves, The Con and Sainthood, Neo, and
Chris Walla.
Meehan/Perkins Duo
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Hailed as “superb young players” by the New Yorker and
“gifted percussionists” by
the Wall Street Journal, the
Meehan/Perkins Duo (Todd
Meehan and Doug Perkins)
believes in cultivating relationships with living composers
through commissions and
collaborations that expand the
percussion genre. Meehan and Perkins first began collaborating in 1999 as
founding members of So Percussion and have since performed at venues
including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Ojai Music Festival, the
Bang on a Can Marathon, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Stone,
and the Round Top Festival. They have worked with such composers David
Lang, Paul Lansky, and John Supko. In addition to performing, Meehan is
Director of Percussion Studies at Baylor University and Doug Perkins is on
the faculty at Dartmouth College.
Catherine Meunier
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
A native of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada,
Catherine Meunier is the first percussionist to
win the prestigious Prix d’Europe. In regards
to her debut CD Night Chill, a critic said “We
can only salute Catherine Meunier’s virtuosity
and musicality in her interpretation of this very
original repertoire, which is done with obvious
joy.” (Eric Champagne, La scena musicale,
December 2009). As a soloist and chamber
musician, Meunier has given concerts in
Canada, United States, Mexico, Taiwan, and Japan. She has been a guest
soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional of Mexico, the Orchestre
symphonique de Sherbrooke, the Orchestre symphonique Longueuil, and
Ensemble Prestissimo. She is an active performer of Canadian contemporary music, having premiered many works for marimba or percussion.
Catherine Meunier has studied with numerous professors such as Robert
van Sice, Mario Boivin, Serge Desgagnés, D’Arcy Gray, Andrei Malashenko
and Pierre Béluse. Meunier completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree
in percussion performance at the Université de Montréal. She also holds
degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, McGill
University, and Université de Sherbrooke.
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has recorded seven albums and toured the world. Moore has also released
several critically claimed albums as a leader: All Kooked Out! (1998), Flyin’
the Koop (Verve/Blue Thumb 2001), III (Telarc 2006), and Emphasis! (on
parenthesis) (2008). In April 2010, Moore released Groove Alchemy, his
multimedia project that features an instructional book, DVD (Hudson Music)
and album (Telarc) all designed to explore the roots of funk drumming. This
project is the follow up to the widely acclaimed Take it to the Street DVD
and book that focused specifically on New Orleans drumming styles. An
active educator, Moore has appeared worldwide at drum clinics, master
classes, and festivals.
Bradley Edward Meyer
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Bradley Edward Meyer is a percussion artist
and composer with an extensive and diverse
teaching background. Meyer often tours
universities and high schools throughout the
Southern and Midwestern states presenting
recitals and workshops on topics such as
electro-acoustic percussion, contemporary
marimba, marching percussion, and world
music. Meyer is currently the pit manager for
the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps. He was
also the front ensemble caption head of the
Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps in 2009. Currently, he is pursuing his
doctoral degree in percussion performance at the University of Kentucky
(UK), where he also graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree
in percussion performance in 2006. Along with his studies at UK, Meyer is
the Wildcat Marching Band’s Percussion Director and the UK Steel Band/
Blue Steel Coordinator. Russ Miller
Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
Drumset artist Russ Miller has worked with an
incredible list of over 50 international artists
from legends like Ray Charles, The Fifth Dimension, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner, and Bobby
Caldwell through modern stars, Nelly Furtado,
The Psychedelic Furs, Hilary Duff, Steve
Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Daniel Bedingfield, and
Meredith Brooks. As a sought after drummer
in the Los Angeles studio scene, Miller has
performed on more than 250 albums. He’s also
recorded for many television shows and movies. Along with his many sideman album credits, he has two critically acclaimed solo albums, Cymbalism
and Arrival. In addition, he has authored two books “The Drum Set Crash
Course” and “Transitions,” along with his three videos, Arrival-Behind The
Glass from Hudson Music, The Drum Set Crash Course and The Drum Set
Crash Course Tuning Edition from Alfred Publications. A five-time Modern
Drummer readers poll winner, Miller’s solo projects were voted the #1 educational books and videos in the world (2001–2004).
Moores School
Percussion Ensemble
Dr. Blake Wilkins,
director
Jamal Mohamed
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Jamal Mohamed has been a featured artist in
many international music and dance events
including festivals throughout the Americas
and Europe and has presented workshops
and performances in Egypt, China, Indonesia,
and South Korea. He has also been a guest
instructor at the Berklee College of Music,
the University of North Texas, the American
University (Cairo, Egypt), and the National Institute osf Fine Arts (Mexico City). Mohamed’s
music has been featured in the television
documentaries, “Ramses the Great,” and “Lions of Darkness.” He has performed with many well-known artists including Sting, Mark O’ Connor, and
Giovanni Hidalgo. Currently, he performs with the world music group Brahma, the percussion group D’Drum, and the Middle Eastern jazz ensemble
Beledi. At Southern Methodist University, he is the director of the Meadows
World Music Ensemble and percussion instructor.
Murphy
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Stanton Moore
Friday, 3:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Born and raised in New
Orleans, Stanton Moore is a
dedicated drummer and performer especially connected
to the city, its culture, and collaborative spirit. In the early
1990s, Moore helped found
the New Orleans-based funk
band Galactic with whom he
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
The Moores School Percussion Ensemble under the
direction Dr. Blake Wilkins
serves as the cornerstone of
the Department of Percussion Studies at the University
of Houston. Established by
Wilkins in 1997, the ensemble previously was selected through the PAS
International Percussion Ensemble Competition process to perform at both
PASIC 2003 and PASIC 2006. Since 1997, the ensemble has given world or
United States premieres of a number of new works. In 2002, the Moores
School Percussion Ensemble initiated a New Works Project to encourage
new compositions for large percussion ensemble. The first work in the
series was “Houston Strokes,” composed by Donald Grantham, followed by
Rob Smith’s “Surge.” The ensemble has recorded two critically acclaimed
commercial compact discs on the Albany Records Label. The first, Surge,
was released internationally in early 2006 and the second, Not Here But
There, was released in 2009.
Blake Wilkins is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. Prior to
this appointment, from 1993–97, he served as percussionist and substitute
principal timpanist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Wilkins holds
degrees in percussion performance and composition from the University
of Oklahoma and the University of Southern California. A strong advocate
for the performance of new music, he performs regularly with the Houstonbased new music ensemble Musiqa. He also co-founded two experimental
improvisation ensembles El Dos with bassist Michael Lee and The Moment
Trio with Lee and pianist/violist Christian Asplund. The group released their
first compact disc, Constructions One in the fall of 2005. Wilkins is equally
active as a composer, and his three works for large percussion ensemble
have been recorded by the University of Oklahoma and University of Houston Percussion Ensembles on the Albany Records label.
Iain Moyer and Colin
McNutt with The Cadets
Drum and Bugle Corps
Front Ensemble
Thursday, 12:00 p.m.
Iain Moyer is the Front Ensemble Arranger and Supervisor
at The Cadets Drum and Bugle
Corps and has been associated with The Cadets Drum and
Bugle Corps as a technician
or arranger since the 2007
season. Before coming to The Cadets, he spent many years as an arranger
and/or technician for the Madison Scouts, Glassmen, and Crossmen. Moyer
is also the Director of Percussion/Assistant Director of Bands at the University of North Alabama (UNA) in Florence. His duties at UNA include serving
as the Director of the “Pride of Dixie” Percussion Section, teaching the
North Alabama Percussion Ensemble, North Alabama Marimba Ensembles
and percussion methods classes, teaching applied percussion lessons, as
well as assisting with the Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. Colin McNutt
is the Percussion Caption Supervisor for The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.
He has also instructed and arranged for the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle
Corps and the popular stage production, Blast! He has also written for and
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instructed other drum and bugle corps such as the Crossmen, Glassmen,
Magic of Orlando, and Madison Scouts. McNutt has served on the faculty
of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he is an alumnus
and received degrees in classics and music education. The Cadets Drum
and Bugle Corps is one of the oldest and most honored marching music
ensembles in the world. Formed in 1934 in Garfield, New Jersey as the Holy
Name Fife and Drum Corps, the Cadets are nine-time Drum Corps International World Champions and 19-time National Champions. The corps travels
over 20,000 miles each summer entertaining hundreds of thousands of fans
throughout the nation. The Cadets operate out of Allentown, Pennsylvania
and are a program offering of YEA! (Youth Education in the Arts).
Jordan Munson
Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Jordan Munson is Lecturer in Music and Arts Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) as well as an associate of
the Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center. His works for multimedia and percussion have been premiered at institutions such as the University of Kentucky, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and the University
of California at San Diego (UCSD). As a video artist, he has shown work at
Big Car Gallery (Indianapolis) and the electro-acoustic music conference
SEAMUS. As a performer, Munson has expanded his performance repertoire to include experimental electronic work and has performed alongside
artists such as Matmos and the Rempis Percussion Quartet. His research
includes the development of new multimedia projects for Internet2 and the
use of wireless devices in computer music performance. Munson holds
degrees from Indiana University in Indianapolis and the University of Kentucky.
The nief-norf project
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
The nief-norf project is a
chamber percussion collective that is active in the performance, study, and promotion
of contemporary music.
Nief-norf firmly believes in the
music of Steve Reich, David
Lang, and John Luther Adams,
but also loves the music of
Iannis Xenakis and Mario
Davidovsky. Using the words
of Kyle Gann as a guide, we
consider ourselves Totalists.
As Gann writes, “we are not hopelessly stuck with a binary choice between cerebral abstraction and cliché-ridden vernacular: we are free to
inhabit the vast, rich terrain in-between.”
nief-norf, under the artistic direction of Andrew M. Bliss, has found a
home exploring this vast repertoire and believes their combined backgrounds in performance, scholarship, and technology allow them to provide unique interpretations in their performances. Utilizing a collective of
performers, this appearance includes Andrew Bliss, Kerry O’Brien, Erin
Walker, Eric Willie, and Zack Alegria.
Bradley Vincent Palmer
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Bradley Vincent Palmer is Co-Founder of
DoubleStop Percussion, a Birmingham,
Alabama-based company providing percussion instruction for all levels of experience in
schools across the southeast. Palmer holds
a Bachelor of Science in Music Education
from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
and a Master of Arts from Middle Tennessee
State University. His teachers include Eric
Hollenbeck and Lalo Davila. He is an active
educator, performer, arranger, adjudicator,
and maintains a private instruction studio. He is an alumnus of the Cavaliers
Drum and Bugle Corps and Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps. He
is a recipient of the 2000 Drum Corps International World Championship
and Individual and Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Championship. He has
taught as adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University and has
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instructed the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps front ensemble since 2003.
Mr. Palmer has presented clinics and master classes in many states.
Morris Palter
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Morris Palter performs regularly at festivals
and concert halls throughout North America,
Europe, and Asia. In 2000, Palter co-founded
NOISE (San Diego New Music) and in 2003,
he founded the Speak-Easy Duo, a group that
frequently appears at various ragtime and
jazz festivals worldwide. Palter completed his
doctoral degree in percussion performance at
the University of California at San Diego and is
currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Palter is the director
of Ensemble 64.8, the resident percussion group at the University of Alaska
at Fairbanks. He has recorded for Sony/BMG, Mode Records, Vienna Modern Masters, New World Records, Centuar Records, and Tzadik.
Peabody Percussion
Group
Robert van Sice, director
Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Founded in 1998 by Robert
van Sice, the Peabody Percussion Group (PPG) has
performed and premiered
many new works for percussion ensemble. Members
of the PPG have gone on to
perform with Lincoln Center’s
Chamber Music Two, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Portland Symphony,
Annapolis Symphony, and Camerata Pacifica, as well as orchestras and
chamber ensembles throughout Asia. Recent alumni now teach at the
University of Miami, University of Kansas, Michigan State, and University of
Massachusetts. Robert van Sice is considered one of the world’s foremost
performers of contemporary music for marimba. He has premiered over
100 works throughout the world. In his varied performing career, van Sice
has appeared as a soloist with symphony orchestras and given recitals
in more than 30 countries throughout Europe, North America, Africa, and
the Far East. The Journal de Geneve describes his interpretation of Toru
Takemitsu’s concerto “Gitimalya” as marvelous. He is frequently invited to
appear as a soloist with Europe’s leading contemporary music ensembles,
including the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Contrechamps in Geneva and
L’Itineraire in Paris. Van Sice has also appeared as a soloist with many of
percussion’s finest ensembles including Amadinda, Kroumata, Tambuco,
Percussive Rotterdam, and So Percussion. In 1989, van Sice gave the first
solo marimba recital at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. He has since
appeared in many of world’s major concert halls in London, Paris, Vienna,
Madrid, Milan, Stockholm, Oslo, Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul, Toronto, Mexico City,
New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. His concerts have frequently been
broadcast by the BBC, Swedish Radio, Norwegian Radio, Radio France,
WDR, and NPR. He is a frequent guest at major music festivals throughout
the world such as Ars Musica, Blossom, Darmstadt Course for New Music,
Archipel, London Meltdown, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Bela Bartok
Festival in Hungary, North American New Music Festival, and the Ultima
Festival in Oslo. In 1997, he was appointed Director of Percussion Studies at
the Yale University School of Music. Van Sice subsequently joined the faculties of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University and the Curtis
Institute of Music. Joseph Petrasek
Friday, 11:00 a.m.
Joseph Petrasek joined the Kansas City Symphony as Associate Principal Percussionist in
August 2009. He can be heard on the Kansas
City Symphony’s latest recording, Britten’s
Orchestra, with Music Director Michael
Stern conducting. Petrasek is also a founding
member of the percussion quartet, Percussion
Group Kansas City. Prior to his appointment,
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he served as a percussion fellow in the New World Symphony in Miami
Beach, Florida. He has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony. Originally from Southern California, Petrasek
earned his bachelor’s degree at University of California at Los Angeles
studying under Mitchell Peters. He went on to get a master’s degree at
Temple University studying with Philadelphia Orchestra percussionists Alan
Abel and Angela Zator-Nelson. Petrasek has had additional training at numerous summer festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, National
Repertory Orchestra, Roundtop Festival Institute, Chautaqua Institute, and
the Idyllwild Festival Orchestra.
Janis Potter Friday, 2:00 p.m.
Solo marimba artist Janis Potter is probably
best known for her varied repertoire and
energetic style. She received her bachelor’s
degree and master’s degree from The Juilliard
School. She is currently pursuing a Doctor
of Education degree from North Central
University. Potter has more than 250 recitals
and master classes plus 30 concerto performances to her credit. She has performed and
lectured at more than 50 major universities in
nearly every state of the United States. She has performed at four Percussive Arts Society International Conventions as well as many state and local
PAS events, and has had several articles published in Percussive Notes.
Potter has won awards and grants from such prestigious organizations as
the Sony Corporation, Carnegie Foundation, Myra Hess Foundation, and
Glamour Magazine. She has also performed at renowned venues such as
the Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, The Phillips Collection, The Library of
Congress, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She released her first solo CD
entitled Marimba Tracks in 2000, and her second CD Variations in Blue in
2004. Her recordings are often aired on National Public Radio. Potter served
five years with United States Marine Band in Washington D.C. having
played percussion at the White House, the United States Capital, and many
other venues including three national concert tours.
Thomas Pridgen
Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
Drumset artist Thomas Pridgen won the Guitar
Center Drum-Off National Championship at
age 9, and at age 10 was the youngest recipient of a Zildjian endorsement. Pridgen has
studied with David Garibaldi, Walfredo Reyes
Sr., Troy Luketta, and Curtis Nutall. He has
performed clinics with Walfredo Reyes and
Dennis Chambers. He also performed at the
Austria Drum Festival in July 2009 and at the
Modern Drummer Festival in 2008. Pridgen received a Grammy Award in 2009 for his work with the Mars Volta Band.
Jeff Queen
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
Jeff Queen has been involved with marching
percussion since 1988 including participation in such groups as the Canton Bluecoats,
Velvet Knights, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blue
Knights and the University of North Texas
(UNT) Drumline. Queen was the Drum Corps
International (DCI) and PAS Snare Drum
Champion in 1994 and 1995. He has taught
in the drum corps activity for over 15 years,
including being the caption head for the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps and percussion arranger for the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps. Queen is an original cast
member and solo performer with the Broadway show “BLAST” from 1999
to 2003. For the last 20 years, Queen has performed, taught, adjudicated,
and held clinics around the world. He has authored many instructional
products including, “The Next Level: Rudimental Drumming Techniques”
and “Playing With Sticks.” Queen holds a bachelor’s degree in music
theory and composition from Butler University and is a candidate for his
master’s degree in percussion performance. Queen currently teaches
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percussion for the two-time Bands of America (BOA) Champion Avon High
School Band.
RA [sub3]
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
RA [sub3] is a creative improvisatory ensemble that
fashions extemporaneous
structures reflective of crossgenealogies while identifying
processes in diametric figurative morphology. RA [sub3]
consists of West Virginia University Director of Jazz Studies Paul Scea, Chairman of
the Division of Music Dr. Keith
Jackson, and Director of the World Music Performance Center Dr. Michael
Vercelli. RA [sub3] has performed at the International Society of Improvised
Music conferences in Denver, Colorado and Santa Cruz, California as well
as the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Paul Scea is a free-lance
jazz, new music, and R&B performer on woodwinds, laptop, and MIDI Wind
Controller. Jackson is active in both classical and jazz styles and performs
with the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra.
Vercelli’s specialty lies in non-western percussion and has performed in
China, Brazil, Mexico, Ghana, Uganda, and at PASIC with Bernard Woma
and the Zumbumba Percussion Trio.
Salvatore Rabbio
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
A native Bostonian, Salvatore Rabbio began
his musical studies at age 13. He then went
on to study at the Boston University School
of Music with Charles Smith a member of
the Boston Symphony. As a student, Rabbio
performed in the American premier of the Igor
Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” conducted
by the composer. He was also a member of the
Boston Percussion Ensemble conducted by
its founder Harold Farberman. After winning
the Boston University Concerto Competition,
he was chosen a Principal Timpanist with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He
latered toured with that orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. In
1958, Rabbio accepted the position of Principal Timpanist with the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra until his retirement in 1998. During his 40-year tenure,
he performed under many of the world’s greatest conductors. While a
member of the Detroit Orchestra, he recorded on the Mercury, London, and
Chandos labels. Additionally, Rabbio taught percussion at the University of
Michigan from 1968 to 1998.
Dr. Aaron Ragsdale
Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Aaron Ragsdale is Assistant Professor of
Percussion and Assistant Director of Bands
at South Dakota State University where he is
responsible for teaching applied percussion,
conducting the Pride of the Dakotas Drum Line
and SDSU percussion ensemble, assisting
with the Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band,
and teaching percussion pedagogy. Ragsdale
has appeared as a soloist on several “Days
of Percussion” throughout the Midwest and
as marimba soloist with the Rutgers University Percussion Ensemble at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City.
A native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Ragsdale holds a doctoral degree from
Rutgers University, a master’s degree from the University of Arkansas, and
a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. His teachers have
included renowned percussionists She-e Wu, Bob Becker, and Alan Abel
as well as respected percussion educators Dennis DeLucia, Dr. Richard C.
Gipson, and Professor Chalon Ragsdale.
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John Robinson
Friday, 5:00 p.m.
Drumset artist John (JR) Robinson got his
big break in 1978 when the group Rufus and
Chaka Khan came into a club where he was
playing. Robinson soon thereafter moved to
Los Angeles and subsequently toured with
Rufus. During his time in Los Angeles, he was
introduced to Quincy Jones and recorded “Off
The Wall” for Michael Jackson. Robinson has
become the most recorded drummer in history, even surpassing the great Hal Blaine. In
1983, he won a Grammy with Rufus and Chaka
Khan for “Ain’t Nobody.” Additionally, he played drums for the new Quincy
Jones Live at Montreux compact disc recording released in 2009 and with
David Foster and Friends on the recording Hitman. Robinson has a solo CD
called, Funkshui out on his own label Homecourt Records and another CD
entitled Rivers Of Paradise with his band TRW released through Frontiers
Records. He has been the drummer for Quincy Jones since 1979 and for
Barbra Streisand from 1993 to the present. Robinson also has a band called
Native Son with band members Michael Thompson, Bobby Watson, and
Greg Mathieson. Dr. Ian Rollins
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
Ian Rollins received his PhD in Fine Arts (Musicology) from Texas Tech in 2009. His previous
degrees in percussion performance were a
bachelor’s degree at Texas Tech University
and master’s degree at The University of North
Texas. Rollins’ first publication was entitled
“Cal Tjader: Fusion Pioneer,” which was selected as the cover story for the December
2006 issue of Percussive Notes. Besides
performing in immensely varied musical situations, his research interests include jazz history, American popular music, and Afro-Caribbean music. Rollins currently
resides in Houston, Texas, where he teaches courses in music and music
technology for San Jacinto College District and The Lone Star College System.
Linda Rose, Esq.
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Linda Rose, Esq., is a immigration attorney
whose work focuses on immigration issues for
foreign musicians. She is the Managing Member and Founder of Rose Immigration Law
Firm, PLC, located in Nashville, Tennessee.
The law firm focuses on business immigration
and, being in Nashville, the firm represents numerous musicians, songwriters, dancers, and
other artists. Rose holds a nationally-elected
seat as a Director on the Board of Governors
of the American Immigration Lawyers Assocation. She is considered a leader of the immigration bar of 12,000 attorneys
across the United States and is listed on the Bar Register of Pre-eminent
Lawyers. In addition to her law practice, she is an adjunct professor at
Vanderbilt University School of Law. Rose not only is a lawyer, but she is a
vibraphonist, a PAS member, and the leader of her own band Rose on Vibes
& Jazz Co. Most important, however, she knows how to communicate complex legal issues in a way that makes sense to
musicians and other artists.
Trevor Saint
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
As a modern artist, I am interested in performing works that elicit personal correspondences. My repertoire intentionally concentrates
on social, natural, theatrical and sonic concerns. The use of text as a dramatic musical
influence intrigues me, and as a performer
I am active in progressing the use of the
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glockenspiel as a solo instrument. Current projects include commissioning
and performing the first solo works written for the extended range glockenspiel. I have been fortunate to collaborate with significant contemporary
composers such as Jeff Herriott, Matthew Burtner, James Romig, Mischa
Salkind-Pearl, Thomas DeLio, and Stuart Saunders Smith. Presently residing
in Fairbanks, Alaska, I am a member of Ensemble 64.8, and study contemporary solo and chamber music at the Masters level under the guidance of Dr.
Morris Palter. Bill Sallak
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Bill Sallak is Assistant Professor/Dance Music
Director at Kent State University and works
throughout northeastern Ohio with the Akros
Percussion Collective, the Kent Dance Ensemble, and Antaeus Dance. His music has
reached audiences as far away as Detroit,
New York City, Phoenix, Mexico, Greece, South
Korea, and Bangladesh. Sallak is currently
Principal Percussionist with the Music On The
Edge Chamber Orchestra as well as a founding
member of the electroacoustic improvisation group Easy Worship Operator.
He has also performed with the Phoenix Symphony, the Akron Symphony,
Crossing 32nd Street, Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble, New Music
Group/Daedalus, Ohio Ballet, and dance departments at the University of
Akron, Ohio University, Slippery Rock University, Cleveland State University,
SUNY-Fredonia, and Arizona State University. Conference and festival appearances include the 2010 InterMedia Festival of Telematic Arts, the 2006
John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium at the University of New Mexico,
five Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, two American College Dance Festival regional conferences, three Phoenix Experimental Arts
Festivals, Aspen Dance Connection, the 2006 World Congress on Dance
Research (Athens, Greece), and the 2008 Cultura UNAM festival (Mexico
City, Mexico). Sallak is currently a member of the Percussive Arts Society
New Music/Research Committee as well as the International Guild of Musicians in Dance. Sallak can be heard on releases from New World Records,
11 West Records, and Experimedia. Dave samuels
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
World renowned vibraphone artist Dave
Samuels has performed and recorded with a
variety of artists ranging from Gerry Mulligan,
Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Carla
Bley, and Pat Metheny to the Yellowjackets,
Bruce Hornsby, Frank Zappa, The Fantasy
Band, and Spyro Gyra. Samuels’ longtime association with Spyro Gyra lasted from 1977
to 1994 and included 20 recordings. During
that time, the Grammy-nominated group was
named #1 Contemporary Jazz Artist and Contemporary Jazz Group of the 1980s by Billboard. For over a decade, Samuels
has also been performing and recording with The Caribbean Jazz Project,
whose most recent CD Afro Bop Alliance received a Latin Grammy Award
and was also nominated for a Grammy Award. Additionally, his well-known
vibe-marimba duo with partner David Friedman is celebrating over thirty
years of performing together. One of his other recording projects is entitled
Remembrances featuring a commissioned marimba concerto for chamber
orchestra and soloist by Jeff Beal. Another recording project is Tjaderized
- A Tribute to Cal Tjader on the Verve label featuring contributions from
some of Tjader’s former bandmates including Chick Corea, Eddie Palmieri,
Clare Fischer, Ray Barretto, Michael Wolff, and Karl Perazzo as well as performances by Dave Valentin and David Sanchez. In addition to performing,
Samuels is an author and composer with new works available from MalletWorks and JazzBooks.
Marcus Santos
Friday, 9:00 a.m.
A contemporary percussionist and educator, Marcus Santos is a native of
Bahia, Brazil. Having been raised in the uniquely rich African-influenced
culture of Bahia, Santos has passionately committed his life to the study,
preservation and teaching of Afro-Brazilian music and heritage. He re-
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ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree in percussion performance from the Berklee College of
Music. His talents as a musician have landed
him appearances on NBC (USA), MTV (Thailand), TV Globo (Brazil), as well as numerous
venues around the world, including Kouen
Mae Dori Classics (Tokyo, Japan), Lincoln
Center (New York, USA), Blend (Honduras),
Parco della Musica (Rome, Italy), and Holland
Festival (Amsterdam, Holland). Santos has
shared the stage with Brand New Heavies
(UK), Paquito D’Rivera (Cuba), the Gipsy Kings
(France), Mocidade Samba School (Brazil), and Mambolada (Brazil). As an
educator, he has led numerous workshops in Afro-Brazilian percussion at
Harvard University, Brown University, Universidad Central de Venezuela,
and Nagoya University (Japan). He currently works as a teacher at Somerville Public High School and is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of AfroBrazil, an organization whose mission is to promote and teach Afro-Brazilian
music and culture in the United States. He has also released A Modern
Approach to Pandeiro; an instructional DVD on pandeiro playing that is now
internationally distributed with subtitles in six languages.
John Scalici
Thursday, 9:30 p.m.
John Scalici is a drum circle facilitator, speaker, musician, clinician, and master teaching
artist. His message of unity through rhythm
has been featured at college campuses,
churches, corporate events, festivals, and K–
College school classrooms. He still performs
and records with many local and national musicians and has released two independently
produced CDs RhythmMusic and Rhythms for
Drumming and Movement. Scalici was the
recipient of the 2005 Fellowship Grant from
the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the 2008 Pauline Ireland Award
granted to Individual Artists. His work with special needs groups has been
featured nationally on the Hallmark Channel.
William Shaltis
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
William Shaltis is Principal Percussionist with
the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Percussionist with the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, and Consortium Faculty at
the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana. Prior to these appointments,
Shaltis was a free-lance musician in the
Boston area, performing with organizations
such as Boston Baroque, Handel & Haydn
Society, Boston Lyric Opera, the Portland (ME)
Symphony, and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. Shaltis has also performed with the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra,
Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Jackson (MI) Symphony Orchestra, Capital
City (MI) Brass Band, New England Mehterhane (a traditional Turkish
Janissary ensemble), at the Aspen Music Festival for two seasons, and at
two Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. He has worked with
notable conductors such as Neeme Jaarvi, Leonard Slatkin, Gunther Schuller, James Conlon, and David Zinman, and esteemed performers including
Yo-Yo Ma and Evelyn Glennie. Shaltis received a bachelor’s degree from
Michigan State University and a master’s degree from the Boston Conservatory. His teachers included Salvatore Rabbio, John Grimes, Pat Hollenbeck, Nancy Zeltsman, David Herbert, Keith Aleo, Jonathan Haas, Ben
Herman, Alison Shaw, and David Gross.
John Shaw
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
John Shaw has been the Principal Percussionist with The Florida Orchestra
since 1996, and has been a member of the orchestra’s percussion section since 1992. A native of Milton, Florida, Shaw earned a Bachelor of
Music degree from Florida State University where he studied with Gary
Werdesheim and a Master of Music degree from Temple University as a
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student of Alan Abel. He has been featured
as a soloist with The Florida Orchestra many
times, performing the “Concerto for Percussion” by Joseph Schwantner, “Concerto for
Two Pianos and Percussion” by Bela Bartók,
and “Veni, Veni, Emmanuel” by James MacMillan. His eight-member steel drum band, the
Tampa Bay Steel Orchestra, was featured with
The Florida Orchestra in both March 2005 and
October 2009 as part of the orchestra’s pops
series. Shaw has been the Director of Percussion Studies at St. Petersburg College since
1996 and a faculty member of the Eastern Music Festival since 2008.
Bill Solomon
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Bill Solomon is a Hartford, Connecticut-based
percussionist specializing in solo and chamber
contemporary classical music performance.
He recently performed the solo vibraphone
part for Pierre Boulez’s “Répons” in collaboration with the Lucerne Festival, IRCAM, and
Mr. Boulez. Other performance highlights
include the Sebago-Long Lake Chamber Music
Festival, PASIC, Bang on a Can Marathon, a
performance with the Miami String Quartet,
as well as recitals at universities and galleries
throughout the northeast with cello/percussion duo The Uncanny Valley and
the new music collective Hartford Sound Alliance (which he co-directs).
Upcoming engagements include performances with SIGNAL and Helmut
Lachenmann for his 75th birthday, as well as performances as ensemble-inresidence at June in Buffalo with composer Steve Reich. Solomon currently
teaches at The Loomis Chaffee School and is a doctoral candidate at The
Hartt School where he studies with Benjamin Toth.
David Stanoch
Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
David Stanoch has performed with an eclectic
array of artists including Hiram Bullock, Sheryl
Crow, Richard Davis, Herb Ellis, Bonnie Raitt,
Ben Sidran, Clyde Stubblefield, and Butch Vig.
A former student of Max Roach, Alan Dawson,
Elliot Fine, Jeff Hamilton, and Chad Wackerman, Stanoch has been on faculty at McNally
Smith College of Music, in St. Paul, Minnesota
since 1990. Additionally, he is a contributing
author to Modern Drummer, member of the Vic
Firth Educational Artist Program, member of
the Hudson Music Teacher Integration Program, and hosts a “Chef’s Corner” at DrummerCafe.com. His drumset method book, “Mastering the Tables of Time, Vol. I,” was released to critical acclaim in 2008. The book was
voted “#1 Educational Book” in the Modern Drummer 2009 Readers Poll.
James A. Strain
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
James A. Strain teaches percussion and music
theory at Northern Michigan University, and
previously taught at Indiana University–Bloomington and Kansas State University. He holds
bachelor and master degrees from Arkansas
State University and the University of Cincinnati, respectively, and a Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in percussion performance from the
Eastman School of Music. Strain has appeared
in numerous venues for solo and chamber
music throughout the United States and performed at conferences for
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), PASIC, PAS Days of Percussion, College Music Society (CMS), and the American Society of University
Composers. As a xylophone or marimba soloist, Strain has performed with
dozens of community bands and orchestras, and presented master classes
and recitals at numerous universities. He was recently the featured performer on WTTW, Chicago Public Television, for a documentary on the J. C.
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Deagan Company. As an author and PAS Historian, Strain has written over
50 articles on the history and critique of percussion music and instruments.
So Percussion
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Since 1999, So Percussion
members has been creating music that explores all
the extremes of emotion and
musical possibility. Called an
“experimental powerhouse”
by the Village Voice, “astonishing and entrancing” by
Billboard Magazine, and “brilliant” by the New York Times,
the Brooklyn based quartet’s innovative work with today’s most exciting
composers and their own original music has quickly helped them forge a
unique and diverse career. So Percussion has performed this music all over
the United States, with concerts at the Lincoln Center Festival, Carnegie
Hall, Stanford Lively Arts, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and many others.
In addition, recent tours to Russia, Australia, Italy, Spain, Germany, and
the Ukraine have brought them international acclaim. The members of So
Percussion, Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting,
are Co-Directors of a new percussion program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, which will admit its first class in fall of 2011. They are also
Co-Directors of the So Percussion Summer Institute, held each year on the
campus of Princeton University.
Jeni Swerdlow
Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
San Francisco-based percussionist and art
therapist Jeni Swerdlow is a drum circle facilitator, educator, presenter, and performer.
Since 2000, Swerdlow’s interactive DRUMMM
Rhythmic Events have captivated thousands
of participants at hundreds of events in the
United States and abroad. A registered art
therapist (ATR), Swerdlow has more than 15
years of professional facilitation experience
working with a variety of groups and settings.
As a percussionist, she has performed with such renowned groups as
Mickey Hart’s Global Drum Project, Redmoon Theater, Extra Action Marching Band, and Holy Goat Ensemble. She currently enjoys playing with the
samba band The Loyd Family Players.
Swexican Trio
Friday, 12:00 p.m.
The Swexican Trio features
members Anders Åstrand
(vibraphone, marimba, xylosynth), Rolf Landberg (bass),
and Evaristo Aguilar (drumset,
hand percussion). Inspired
by the sights and sounds of
Sweden and Mexico as well
as other world travels, the trio
performs primarily their own
original compositions. Swexican Trio was established in the summer of 2009
at Gotland in Sweden and has toured Croatia, Mexico, and France. Their
current CD release is entitled Face to Face. Michael Taylor
Friday, 1:00 p.m.
Michael Taylor’s studies with many djembe
masters, especially Mamady Keita and Famoudou Konate, began in 1995. His six-month
study tours to Guinea, West Africa, provided
the framework for his certifications in djembe,
the Tam Tam Mandingue Teaching Certificate
(2005) and the Tam Tam Mandingue Diploma
(2006). He has been on performance tours
with Mamady Keita to Japan and West Africa,
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has performed with Yoyo Ma, Vinx, Omou Sangare, Jali, and Kora Master
Morikeba Kouyate, toured Ireland with the Youth Choral Theatre of Chicago,
and performed for Babatunde Olatunji. He has authored three instructional
videos, recorded three CDs of original music, and has played on numerous
recording projects.
Ten Drum Art Percussion
Group
Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
Established in 2000, Ten Drum
Art Percussion Group was
recently nominated for a 2010
Grammy Award for their compact disc recording Drum Music Land in the Best Traditional
World Music Album category.
The ensemble aims to realize
humanistic education, promote
special education initiation, enlighten multiple intelligences, popularize
drum arts, create and hand down indigenous percussion traditions, and exchange global culture experiences. Ten Drum Art Percussion Group continues to share Taiwanese traditional drum arts throughout the world through
their varied performances. Tetrafide Percussion
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
The Australian percussion
group Tetrafide Percussion was founded in 1996.
Highlights in the group’s history include performances
at the Rhythmsticks Festival
(London), the Cork Midsummer Festival (Ireland), the
Harrogate International Arts
Festival (UK), the World Expo
(Nagoya, Japan and Shanghai,
China), the National Folk Festival (Canberra) and the Perth International Arts
Festival. They have also toured the United Kingdom and Ireland, Philippines,
Singapore, Vietnam, China, India, and the United States. The ensemble has
been responsible for the development of a large body of West Australian
percussion works and has created extensive education projects delivered
to tens of thousands of people worldwide. Texas A&M University at
Commerce Percussion
Ensemble
Dr. Brian Zator, director
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
The Texas A&M University at
Commerce Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dr.
Brian Zator, performs a wide
range of repertoire for small
and large chamber groups. In
addition to performing three
campus recitals a year, the ensemble regularly performs in surrounding
communities and schools. The percussion ensemble has also performed
at music conferences including the Texas Music Educators Association
Convention, the College Band Directors National Association Conference,
and PASIC. Following the ensemble’s 2006 PASIC appearance, the group released a CD entitled New and Unknown Percussion Works by Minoru Miki.
The percussion program consists of 25 majors, many non-music majors, and
provides performance opportunities in Percussion Ensembles, Drumline,
“Panimation” Steel Drum Band I and II, and the Brazilian Ensemble.
TorQ Percussion Quartet
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Formed in 2004, the TorQ Percussion Quartet members include Richard
Borrows, Ada Campbell, Jamie Drake, and Daniel Morphy. Performance
highlights include the world premieres of David Gillingham’s “Concertino
for Four Percussionists and Orchestra” and Christos Hatzis’ “In the Fire of
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“Cloud Forest.” He has studied with John Beck, Michael Burritt, Halim ElDabh, Larry Mathis, and Peggy Benkeser.
Conflict,” appearances at the
Ottawa Chamber Festival and
Indian River Festival, serving
as featured faculty members
at MusicFest Canada, and collaborating with Hatzis to teach
“Composing for Percussion”
at the University of Toronto. To
date, TorQ has commissioned
over 40 new works for percussion quartet, and continues to
be heavily involved in music
education through their association with “Prologue for the Performing Arts.” In November 2009, the
quartet released its debut CD, recorded and co-produced by Ray Dillard,
featuring an arrangement of Eric Whitacre’s choral work “Sleep.”
Brooks Truly
Friday, 5:00 p.m.
Brooks Truly is an active freelance percussionist/drummer, a private percussion instructor, and a percussion clinician based in Miami,
Florida. He is the adjunct percussion instructor
at Nova Southeastern University, Broward
College, Miami-Dade College, Florida Christian
School, Miami Arts Charter School, and The
New World School of the Arts, where he also
teaches music theory. Truly performs and
teaches in a variety of genres including classical and contemporary solo percussion, jazz,
orchestral, and world music. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the
University of South Alabama, a Master of Music degree from the Chicago
College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami,
all in percussion performance. Former teachers include John Papastefan,
Ed Harrison, Rubén Alvarez, Paul Wertico, Dedé Sampaio, Vadim Karpinos,
Richie Bravo, Shannon Wood, Ted Atkatz, and Ney Rosauro.
Blake Tyson
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Blake Tyson is Associate Professor of Percussion at the University of Central Arkansas. He
has performed at the Percussive Arts Society
International Convention, the Northwest Percussion Festival, the Leigh Howard Stevens
Summer Marimba Seminar, and at Days of
Percussion throughout the United States. His
international performances have taken him
to Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.
He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree
and performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music, as well as
degrees from Kent State University and the University of Alabama. Blake
Tyson’s compositions for percussion include “Vertical River,” “Anubis,”
“A cricket sang and set the sun,” “Firefish,” “A Ceiling Full of Stars,” and
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Samuel Torres
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.
Born in Bogata, Columbia in 1976, Samuel
Torres is a percussionist and composer. He
started playing percussion at age twelve and
performed in several bands in his hometown.
He received classical training as a percussionist, but his interest in Latin American and
jazz music led him to a performance career in
hand percussion. He graduated from the University of Javeriana with a degree in musical
composition. In 2000, Torres received second
place in the Thelonius Monk International
Jazz Competition. He has toured and performed with such artists as Arturo
Sandoval, Tito Puente, Chick Corea, Poncho Sanchez, Paquito D’Rivera,
Dave Valentine, Michael Brecker, and Mike Stern. Torres’ latest CD release
is entitled Yaoundé.
U.S. Army Old Guard Fife
and Drum Corps
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
The Old Guard Fife and Drum
Corps is the only unit of its
kind in the armed forces, and
is part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry
Regiment (The Old Guard). The
Fife and Drum Corps is stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Dressed in Colonial-style tricorn hats, white wigs, and red
greatcoats, the Corps brings added dignity to official ceremonies and civic
functions. The Corps performs at all White House Full Honor Arrival Ceremonies for foreign Heads of State and has performed in every Inaugural
Parade since the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. As one of the
United States Army’s premier musical organizations, the Old Guard Fife and
Drum Corps has inspired audiences throughout the Nation and abroad for
50 years. Founded on February 23, 1960, the men and women of the Corps
proudly carry on traditions that accompanied the birth of our Nation.
University of Kentucky
Percussion Group
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
The University of Kentucky
Percussion Group (UKPG)
directed by James Campbell,
is a contemporary chamber
group that performs cutting
edge percussion literature
written for smaller forces.
Although a UKPG concert
can be visually and sonically
dramatic, it is not so much theater as it is ritual; performers in search of a
shared experience. The members of UKPG are drawn from the UK Percussion Ensemble, nationally recognized for its excellence and innovative
programming.
Currently the Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of Music and
Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky in Lexington,
James Campbell also holds the positions of Principal Percussionist with
the Lexington Philharmonic, drummer with the Kentucky Jazz Repertory
Orchestra, and Past-President of the Percussive Arts Society. He has
toured extensively throughout North and Central America, Europe, and Asia.
Campbell was named to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame in 2008.
A respected performer, educator, composer, and pedagogue, he has written
many well-known books and compositions for the percussion medium.
The University of
Wisconsin at Madison
World Percussion
Ensemble
Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
The University of Wisconsin
at Madison World Percussion
Ensemble is dedicated to the
study and performance of significant percussive styles from
around the globe. Percussion
traditions from various cultures, including Cuba, Brazil,
India, and the Middle East, are explored through performance and cultural
research, taught in the oral traditions appropriate for each style. The ensemble performs extensively in Madison as well as throughout the State of
Wisconsin and occasionally collaborates with the UW Dance Program. The
ensemble directors have each studied (and continue to study) their areas of
primary global percussive interest extensively and in most cases have studied from within the cultures they are now teaching. The current directors
are: Anthony Di Sanza (Associate Professor of Percussion), Todd Hammes
(DMA Candidate), Thomas Ross (DMA Candidate) and Neil Sisauyhoat
(Adjunct Percussion Faculty). The World Percussion Ensemble compliments
the Western Percussion Ensemble and Graduate Percussion Group in the
University of Wisconsin at Madison chamber percussion curriculum.
Rick Walker
Friday, 5:00 p.m. Percussionist Rick Walker is a founding member of both the International Live Looping and
World Beat movements. He has lectured, performed, and recorded in 15 different countries
as a solo artist. Walker has collaborated with
master musicians from African, Asian, Indonesian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Caribbean,
Australian and United Kingdom and plays over
1,000 exotic and traditional instruments. In the
past three years, Walker has produced a series of videos “animating” his abstract electronic compositions and has designed a video tracking system that tracks a musician’s movement on stage.
The West Point Band,
United States Military
Academy
Friday, 11:00 a.m.
The West Point Band is the
oldest unit at the United
States Military Academy and
the U.S. Army’s oldest active
band. It traces its roots to the
Revolutionary War. With the
establishment of the United
States Military Academy
in 1802 came an increased
demand for military music. As the academy grew, it needed fifers, drummers, and buglers to drill new cadets and provide audible order to their
duty day. Today, as the senior premier musical representative of the United
States Army, the ensemble has collaborated with some of the finest musical organizations in the country, including the New York Philharmonic and
the Boston Pops Orchestra. Comprised of graduates from America’s finest
music schools, the musicians of the West Point Band present emotionally
stimulating performances while providing the Corps of Cadets with a piece
of living history.
Bonnie Whiting Smith
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Bonnie Whiting Smith performs and commissions music for speaking percussionist.
Current projects include collaborations with
red fish blue fish, the Seattle Percussion Collective, percussionist Allen Otte, and a solo
simultaneous realization of John Cage’s 45’ for
a Speaker and 27’10.554” for a percussionist.
Whiting Smith spent three years with Tales
& Scales, a quartet combining new music,
dance, and theater for family audiences, giving over 400 performances in 25 states and
appearing with the Dallas, Oregon, Indianapolis, Buffalo, and Louisville orchestras. She’s played at the Kravis Center, the Oberlin Percussion Institute,
and with the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra (under Pierre Boulez),
premiered music by Jerome Kitzke, Randall Woolf, and John Luther Adams,
and worked with Frederic Rzewski and Steve Reich. Whiting Smith attended
Oberlin Conservatory, Interlochen Arts Academy, and University of Cincinnati’s CCM. She
is a doctoral student in Contemporary Music
Performance at the University of California
San Diego and Principal Percussionist of the
La Jolla Symphony.
Brice Williams
Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
Born and raised in Marion, Illinois, Brice Williams got his first drumset at the age of four.
He participated in various musical ensembles
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in junior high and high school. Williams continued his studies at Nashville’s
Belmont University. Williams has toured and/or recorded with Lady Antebellum, Sara Evans, Sawyer Brown, Luke Bryan, Josh Turner, Brittini Black,
Lance Miller, Kevin Sharp, Brian McComas, Andy Griggs, Lionel Cartwright,
Linda Davis, Cowboy Crush, Phil Keaggy, Tyler Hilton, Curtis Peoples, Josh
Kelley, and Todd Sansom. He earned his first gold and platinum albums from
Lady Antebellum’s self-titled recording.
Matt Wilson
Friday, 2:00 p.m.
Drumset artist Matt Wilson began playing
drums in grade school. He studied percussion
at Wichita State University and spent time in
the Midwest both as a freelancer and as a
teacher. In 1987, he moved to Boston, where
he performed with the Either/Orchestra and
the Charlie Kohlhase Quintet. In 1992, Wilson
relocated to New York, where he played with
Dewey Redman, Cecil McBee, Lee Konitz, Fred
Hersch, Tim Hagans, and Ingrid Jensen. At
home in a variety of settings, Wilson has appeared on over 170 recordings
as a sideman and has performed throughout the world. He has performed
with a wide range of ensembles including bands led by Charlie Haden,
Lee Konitz, Larry Goldings, Denny Zeitlin, Bill Mays, Jane Ira Bloom, Dena
Derose, Ted Nash, Frank Kimbrough, Steve Cardenas, and Mark Dresser.
In addition, he has performed and/or recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Pat
Metheny, Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Andrew Hill, Dr. Lonnie
Smith, Paul Bley, Buster Williams, Ray Anderson, Eddie Gomez, Michael
Brecker, Curtis Stigers, John Medeski, and Randy Brecker. In addition to
numerous recordings, Wilson has also led several of his own ensembles including Arts and Crafts, the Matt Wilson Quartet, the Carl Sandburg Project,
and Field Trip. His bands have toured throughout the United States, Europe,
Canada, and Australia and have performed at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, San Francisco
Jazz Festival, and Australia Jazz Festival.
Michael Wimberly
Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Michael Wimberly, composer/percussionist, has always been on the cutting edge of
creative music. As a percussionist, Wimberly
has taught at the acclaimed drum schools
of Drummers Collective and KoSA International for many years. As a composer, he
has created commissioned scores for dance
companies Urban Bush Women, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Philadanco, Forces of Nature,
Complexions, and The National Song and
Dance Company of Mozambique. He has also
performed with Paul Winter Consort, Parliment Funkedelics, Vernon Reid,
Henry Rollins, Blondie, Mickey Hart, D’Angelo, Angie Stone, Berlin’s Rundfunk, and Vienna’s Tonkuntsler Symphony Orchestras as well as Yakima
Chamber Orchestra. Wimberly is the creator and producer of multi-media
events The Power of Drum, Making Real The Dream, Black Notes for a New
Millennium, and Virtual Dimensions, all held in New York City.
Sean Womack
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Sean Womack is the co-founder of DoubleStop Percussion, a Birmingham-based percussion education company providing percussion
instruction for schools throughout the Southeast. He received his Bachelor of Science in
Music Education degree from the University of
Alabama at Birmingham and Master of Music
in Percussion Performance degree from the
University of Georgia. Shannon Wood
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Shannon Wood is an alumnus of the New World Symphony and is the former Principal Timpanist of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Originally
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from Saline Michigan, Wood attended the
University of Michigan as a Charlie Owen
Scholarship recipient where he received a
bachelor’s degree in percussion performance.
He received a master’s degree in percussion
performance from Temple University where
he studied with Alan Abel. He continued timpani performance study at Cleveland State
University under Tom Freer, Percussionist and
Assistant Principal Timpanist of the Cleveland
Orchestra. As an orchestral and chamber
musician, he has toured extensively throughout Europe, New Zealand, South America, and the United States. He has
performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Seattle
Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as well
as on the MTV Music Video Awards. Wood has served on the faculty of the
University of Miami and Interlochen Arts Centre. His summer engagements
have included the Aims, Aspen, CMF, Spoleto and Tanglewood Music Festivals. He is currently Principal Timpanist with the Grand Rapids Symphony
and operates malletshop.com, a source for vintage mallet percussion instruments and timpani.
She-e Wu
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
She-e Wu has appeared as a solo artist at the
25th, 27th and 30th Percussive Arts Society International Convention; Bach Symposium/Variation Festival in Alice Tully Hall; Philadelphia
Orchestra Chamber Music Series; Chicago
Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall; Chicago
Chamber Musicians and as well as festivals,
universities and conservatories in France,
Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, England,
Germany, Spain, Japan and throughout USA. Ms. Wu has composed works for percussion,
commissioned new works for marimba, released recordings, participated at
numerous summer workshops and seminars, designed mallets and instruments, and served as a judge for Paris International Marimba Competition,
Atlanta Snare Drum Competition, and PAS International College Percussion
Ensemble Competition/Large Percussion Ensemble Composition Contest/
Marimba Competition. Ms. Wu is Associate Professor of Music and the Director of Percussion Studies at Northwestern University.
John Yost
Saturday, 5:00 p.m.
John Yost is a master facilitator, rhythmatist,
and educator. Yost received a degree in
percussion performance from Northeastern
University in Illinois and has performed and recorded internationally. He has also studied in
Africa and Japan with master drummers and
facilitators. Yost has facilitated drum circles
for conferences, corporations, schools, community groups, and at major events worldwide.
He is a leader and performer in both DahuiEnsemble du Rhythm and Kaiju Daiko. Yost teaches ongoing West African
drum classes, Japanese Taiko classes, and facilitates a weekly community
drum circle. He is also the author of the best selling instructional video
series entitled John Yost Teaches. Yost is a member of the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild.
The Percussive Arts Society thanks the following companies for their support
throughout the year by contributing to the success of our chapters and
percussion education and performance around the world.
Alfred Publishing
Alternate Mode
Amro Music
Angelini Mallets
Aquarian
Attack Drumheads
Avedis Zildjian Company
Bachovich Music Publications
Backbeats
Beiner Bag
Beuerskens Percussion Edition
Black Swamp Percussion
Bosphorus Cymbals
Bowker Music
Clear Sonic
Coe Percussion
Columbus Percussion
Cooperman Company
Coyle Steel Drums
Dorsey Music
Drop6
Drum Sound
Drum Workshop
Drummer’s Collective
DW Drums
Dynasty
Eckroth Music
Encore Mallets
Evans Drumheads
Foxtone Music
Fred Pierce’s Studio Drum Shop
Groth Music
Grover Pro Percussion
Guitar Center
Hamar
Hamilton Stands
Hansenfutz Pedals
House Panther Press
Hudson Music
Humes and Berg
Ineke Busch Verlag
Innovative Percussion
Joel Rothman
JR Publications
Kaman Music
Kendor Music
Korg
Korogi
Latin Percussion
Lone Star Percussion
Ludwig/Musser
Majestic
Malletech
Mapex
Marimba One
Marimba Productions
Media Press
Meinl
MB Mallets, Inc.
Mike Balter Mallets
Mostly Marimba
Mozingo Music
Original Long Island Drum Center
Paiste
Pearl/Adams
Percussion Source
Peripole
Per-Mus Publications
Pro Mark
Pure Sound Snares
Ram Pad
ratamacue Percussion
Reamer Drumsticks
Regal Tip
Remo, Inc.
Resta
Rhapsody Percussion
Rhythm Tech
Roland
Row-Loff
Sabian
Sam Ash
Samson
Schmitt Music
Shure
Silver Fox
Smith Publications
Stagg Cymbals
Stanley Leonard
Steve Weiss
Sticks’n’Skins
System Blue
Tama
Tapspace
The Music Shoppe
Tree Works Chimes
Universal Percussion
Vater
Vibe Drum
Vibrawell
Vic Firth
Volkwein’s Music
World’s Fastest Drummer
Yamaha
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History of the Percussive Arts Society
N
ow in its 49th year, the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a nonevolved into the Percussive Arts Society International Convention that
profit, music-service organization whose mission is to promote
we know today as PASIC. The first PASIC was held in 1976 at the Eastpercussion education, research, performance and appreciation
man School of Music in Rochester, New York, and was hosted by John
throughout the world. Today, the society is 8,000 members strong, with
Beck, the Eastman School, and the New York State PAS Chapter.
50 chapters located across the United States and an additional 24 chap In 1972, PAS established its Hall of Fame to recognize the contributers outside the U.S.
tions of the most highly regarded professional leaders in percussion performance, education, research, scholarship, administration, composition,
PAS publishes two bi-monthly publications, Percussive Notes and Percussion News, and maintains a comprehensive Website of percussion
and the industry. The awards are presented every year at PASIC.
education resources. The society maintains a percussion museum and
Since 1974, the PAS Composition Contest has encouraged the creation
archive library and presents percussion-based programming in the local
of hundreds of new works, many of which have become part of the stancommunity. Each year PAS hosts the largest percussion convention in
dard percussion repertoire.
the world, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC),
In 1979, the PAS Marching Percussion Committee appointed the PAS
featuring the top names in drumming and percussion. In addition, doInternational Drum Rudiment Committee to act as the governing body in
mestic and international PAS chapters host Days of Percussion and other
the revision and standardization of the 26 rudiments. A new listing of 40
clinics in their regions throughout the year.
International Drum Rudiments was adopted by PAS in 1984 and included
drum corps, orchestral, European, and contemporary drum rudiments.
The fourteen percussionists and educators who met for dinner at the
1960 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago could scarcely have
For its first two decades, the PAS office was located primarily in Terre
imagined what the PAS would ultimately grow into. Their goal was simHaute, Indiana. In 1981, the society’s success and growth brought about
ply to discuss the possibility of establishing a national organization that
the need to hire a staff to handle the society’s day-to-day operations. So
would “bring up to date the present standards in solo and ensemble
PAS rented office space in Urbana, Illinois, where then vice-president
contests, stimulate a greater interest in percussion performance and
Tom Siwe was a teacher at the University of Illinois. In 1989, the society
teaching, and promote better
was informed that its office would
teaching of percussion instruno longer be available and a move
ments.”
was required. Through PAS board
member Dr. James Lambert, the
In January, 1961 during the
SW-MENC convention in AlbuMcMahon Foundation in Lawton,
querque, New Mexico, a meeting
Oklahoma was solicited for poswas held at which Jim Sewrey
sible support for the construction
suggested the name Percussive
of a headquarters and museum faArts Society to Remo Belli. Folcility in Lawton. Upon approval of
lowing this meeting, Robert Winthe PAS Board of Directors and apslow, a professional percussionist
proval of a 2-for-1 matching grant
and North Hollywood band direcfor construction, PAS relocated
tor who served as an educational
and the Percussive Arts Society Inadvisor to Belli, sent a letter proternational Headquarters and Perclaiming: “The Percussive Arts
cussive Arts Museum were
Pictured above are several of the fourteen founding members of the Society. (left
Society is open for business,”
officially opened August 8, 1992.
to right, near side of table) Remo Belli, Jack McKenzie, Don Canedy, Mervin Britand in September, 1961, the sociInstrument donations to the muety sent its first publication, Perseum quickly used up all available
ton, (left to right, far side of table) Hugh Soebbing, Vern Reamer and Sid Lutz, and
cussive Arts Society Bulletin,
display space, so an addition was
Kenneth Leisen.
printed on a mimeograph maconstructed, adding another 4,000
chine donated by Belli, to the
square feet to the museum. The
membership. The fourteen originating members listed in the first Percusexpanded museum reopened in August, 1995. Another addition to the
sive Arts Society Bulletin were Remo Belli, Warren Benson, Mervin Britbuilding was completed in 2001.
ton, Robert Buggert, Don Canedy, Rey Longyear, Charles Lutz, Jack
During the early 1990s, in the early stages of the Internet, PAS was at
McKenzie, James L. Moore, Verne Reimer, Jim Salmon, Hugh W. Soebthe forefront of the emerging technology with the development of the
bing, Charles Spohn, and Robert Winslow.
World Percussion Network (WPN), a bulletin board system that allowed
PAS members to share information via computer modems. With the de After three Bulletins, the administrative and publication duties of the
society were transferred to Donald Canedy, percussion instructor and
velopment of the World Wide Web, PAS developed a Website (www.pas.
band director at Southern Illinois University. In April of 1963, Canedy,
org) that contains publication archives, research databases, a conference
with the advice of a distinguished editorial board and an able group of
center, museum tour, and other features.
contributing editors, published the new PAS journal, Percussionist (later
In 2005, after a nationwide search and formal proposal process, the
called Percussive Notes Research Edition). In 1967, James L. Moore’s alPAS Board of Directors elected to relocate the headquarters, museum,
ready successful magazine, Percussive Notes, became an official PAS
and library to Indianapolis where, for the first time, PAS would be able to
publication.
operate its headquarters, house its museum and library, and present its
annual convention in the same city. PAS moved its operations in 2007,
Canedy served as de facto president through 1964, when, at the December Percussive Arts Society meeting in Chicago, a constitution was
and the new museum with its now extensive collection of instruments
adopted and officers were elected. Gordon Peters became the first Presifrom around the world and library of archives, scores, and recordings
dent of PAS, Jack McKenzie took the position of First Vice-President, and
opened in November 2009 in Indianapolis.
Canedy was named Executive Secretary. Also elected were a board of
In addition to the Hall of Fame award, each year at PASIC the society
directors and an editorial board. With this structure, the society became
presents four awards to recognize individuals who have made significant
increasingly influential, expanding its committee activities to address imcontributions in service to PAS or the field of percussion: Outstanding
portant percussion issues and making policy decisions that would result
Service Award, Outstanding Supporter Award, Outstanding Chapter
in important contributions to all areas of percussion.
President Award, and the President’s Industry Award. PAS also recognizes outstanding educators through the Lifetime Achievement in Educa Beginning in 1971, performances and clinics called Days of Percussion
were held in conjunction with the yearly business meetings. In 1974, the
tion Award, which is the society’s most prestigious award next to the
first Percussive Arts Society National Conference (PASNC) was held in
Hall of Fame.
Anaheim and at California State University at Northridge. The PASNC
Today, The Percussive Arts Society has seventeen standing commit-
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tees that address specific areas of percussion performance, research, education, pedagogy, and the percussion community. PAS committees play
an essential role in advancing percussion through the development and
dissemination of the latest information, research, and initiatives. In addition, PAS continues to support percussion education through a variety of
chapter activities as well as through a number of scholarships. In addition to the annual Composition Contest, PAS has added Solo, Ensemble,
and Marching Percussion contests that are held each year at PASIC.
Year
City
The society maintains strategic partnerships with Drum Corps Associates (DCA), Drum Corps International (DCI), Winter Guard International
(WGI), Music for All, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and the National Association of
Music Merchants (NAMM). PAS is the world’s largest percussion organization and is the central source for information and networking for percussionists and drummers of all ages.
Host
Location
Percussive Arts Society Percussion Day
1971 Chicago, Illinois Bob Tilles
Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion
1972 Chicago, Illinois National PAS, Inc. and Illinois State Chapter College Inn and Sherman House Hotel
Lloyd McCausland/ Joel Leach
Thomas Siwe Royal Inn Hotel/
CSU/Northridge
Roosevelt University
John Beck
Michael Combs
Merv Britton
Morris Lang
Tony Cirone
Paul Berns
Robert Schietroma
Michael Combs
Michael Udow
Jay Wanamaker
Randall Eyles
Norm Goldberg/Thomas Siwe
Genaro Gonzalez
Bill Wiggins
Dean Witten
Dave Black
Jim Atwood
Robert Breithaupt
Tony McCutchen
J.B. Smith
Bill Wiggins
Theresa Dimond
Beth Radock Gottlieb
Jim Rupp
Michael Varner
George Barrett
Susan Powell
Rick Mattingly
George Barrett
Eastman School of Music
University of Tennessee
Arizona State University
Taft Hotel
San Jose Cultural and Convention Center
Indianapolis Convention Center
Loews Anatole Hotel
Knoxville Convention Center
University of Michigan
Sheraton Hotel
Wahington Convention Center and
John F. Kennedy Center
Adam’s Mark Hotel
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center
Stouffer Hotel/Convention Center
Adams Hotel
Disneyland Hotel
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Peachtree Plaza Hotel
Phoenix Civic Plaza
Renaissance Hotel/Convention Center
Disneyland Hotel
Orange County Convention Center
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Nashville Convention Center & Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Kentucky International Convention Center
Nashville Convention Center & Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Austin Convention Center
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Austin Convention Center
Indiana Convention Center
Percussive Arts Society National Conference (PASNC)
1974 Anaheim, California/
Northridge, California 1975 Chicago, Illinois Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC)
1976
Rochester, New York
1977
Knoxville, Tennessee
1978
Tempe, Arizona
1979
New York, New York
1980
San Jose, California
1981
Indianapolis, Indiana
1982
Dallas, Texas
1983
Knoxville, Tennessee
1984
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1985
Los Angeles, California
1986
Washington, D.C.
1987
St. Louis, Missouri
1988
San Antonio, Texas
1989
Nashville, Tennessee
1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1991
Anaheim, California
1992
New Orleans, Louisiana
1993
Columbus, Ohio
1994
Atlanta, Georgia
1995
Phoenix, Arizona
1996
Nashville, Tennessee
1997
Anaheim, California
1998
Orlando, Florida
1999
Columbus, Ohio
2000
Dallas, Texas
2001
Nashville, Tennessee
2002
Columbus, Ohio
2003
Louisville, Kentucky
2004
Nashville, Tennessee
2005
Columbus, Ohio
2006
Austin, Texas
2007
Columbus, Ohio
2008
Austin, Texas
2009
Indianpolis, Indiana
DePaul University
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Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame
(year specifies date of induction)
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Keiko Abe, 1993
George Gaber, 1995
Charles Owen, 1981
Alan Abel, 1998
Steve Gadd, 2005
Harry Partch, 1974
Henry Adler, 1988
Terry Gibbs, 2000
Al Payson, 2001
Frank Arsenault, 1975
Billy Gladstone, 1978
Gordon B. Peters, 2004
Elden C. “Buster” Bailey, 1996
Dame Evelyn Glennie, 2008
John S. Pratt, 2002
John Beck, 1999
Morris Goldenberg, 1974
Paul Price, 1975
Bob Becker/NEXUS, 1999
Saul Goodman, 1972
Tito Puente, 2001
Remo Belli, 1986
George Hamilton Green, 1983
Steve Reich, 2007
Louis Bellson, 1978
Lionel Hampton, 1984
Buddy Rich, 1986
Warren Benson, 2003
Haskell Harr, 1972
Emil Richards, 1994
James Blades, 1975
Lou Harrison, 1985
Max Roach, 1982
Michael Bookspan, 2003
Mickey Hart, 2009
Walter Rosenberger, 2010
Carroll Bratman, 1984
Russell Hartenberger/NEXUS, 1999
James Salmon, 1974
Harry Breuer, 1980
Roy Haynes, 1998
Fred Sanford, 2000
Roy Burns, 2008
Sammy Herman, 1994
Ed Shaughnessy, 2004
Gary Burton, 1988
Fred D. Hinger, 1986
Murray Spivack, 1991
John Cage, 1982
Richard Hochrainer, 1979
Ringo Starr, 2002
William Cahn/NEXUS, 1999
Milt Jackson, 1996
Leigh Howard Stevens, 2006
Joe Calato, 2001
Elvin Jones, 1991
George L. Stone, 1997
Jim Chapin, 1995
Jo Jones, 1990
William Street, 1976
Vida Chenoweth, 1994
Roy Knapp, 1972
Ed Thigpen, 2002
Bobby Christian, 1989
William Kraft, 1990
Edgar Varèse, 1980
Anthony Cirone, 2007
Gene Krupa, 1974
William “Chick” Webb, 1985
Billy Cobham, 2006
Morris “Arnie” Lang, 2000
Charley Wilcoxon, 1981
Martin Cohen, 2006
Stanley Leonard, 2010
Tony Williams, 1997
Michael Colgrass, 1987
Alexander Lepak, 1997
John Wyre/NEXUS, 1999
Alan Dawson, 1996
Mel Lewis, 2001
Armand Zildjian, 1994
Jack DeJohnette, 2010
Maurice Lishon, 1989
Avedis Zildjian, 1979
Jacques Delécluse, 2009
William F. Ludwig II, 1993
Robert Zildjian, 2000
Warren “Baby” Dodds, 2007
William F. Ludwig, Sr., 1972
John Calhoun (J.C.) Deagan, 1999
Shelly Manne, 1997
Cloyd Duff, 1977
Ellie Mannette, 2003
Robin Engelman/NEXUS, 1999
Joe Morello, 1993
Sandy Feldstein, 2005
Clair Musser, 1975
Siegfried Fink, 2003
John Noonan, 1972
Vic Firth, 1995
Red Norvo, 1992
Alfred Friese, 1978
Babatunde Olatunji, 2001
Your Road to Recognition
Contest and Competition Winners Gain Recognition
within the Global Percussion Community.
International Solo Competition
Four college level percussionists between
the ages of 18 and 25 will be selected from
two preliminary rounds to compete for the
opportunity to perform a showcase
recital performance at PASIC 2011.
International Percussion
Ensemble Competition
Two high school ensembles and
three college/university ensembles
will be invited to perform showcase
concerts at PASIC 2011.
World Music Percussion
Ensemble Competition
One non-Western percussion-based
high school or college/university
performing ensemble from around
the world will be invited to perform
at PASIC 2011.
Percussion Composition Contest
This leading international percussion
composition contest is designed to
encourage and reward those who create
music for percussion instruments and to
increase the number of quality compositions
written for percussion.
For more information visit
www.pas.org
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pas 2010 Awards
The Outstanding PAS Service Award was established
to recognize an individual each year that has provided service to the organization through a significant
project, cause, or cumulative service that has made
a significant contribution to the Society as a whole.
This year’s recipient of the 2010 Outstanding PAS
Service Award is Richard Cooke. Cooke has provided
an invaluable service to the Percussive Arts Society
through his restoration and presentation of Lou
Harrison’s “Old Granddad” gamelan at PAS’s Rhythm!
Discovery Center.
R
ichard Cooke founded the Freenotes Company
in 1990 to bring the joy of playing music into the
life of anyone
who wished for it.
Based on the gamelan
instruments of Indonesia, the Freenotes
gamelan instruments can be played
freely regardless of
musical training. The
Freenotes gamelan
instruments also have
been extensively
influenced by Lou
Harrison’s ideas, and have expanded into numerous
permanent outdoor installations across the United
States and other countries. Cooke met Lou Harrison
as a player in a performance of his La Koro Sutro,
and was subsequently commissioned to replicate
Harrison’s original American Gamelan, “Old Granddad”, which was deteriorating after twenty years of
use. Receiving a Grammy award with the Paul Winter
Consort in 2008, Cooke performs on a variety of instruments, particularly woodwinds.
The Outstanding PAS Supporter Award was established to recognize an individual each year that has
significantly promoted the Society through his or her
professional and educational activities to increase
visibility and awareness of the Society. The 2010
recipient of the Outstanding PAS Supporter Award
is Matthew Groshek. Groshek’s tireless work with
and supervision of museum exhibits for Rhythm! has
provided an increased awareness and visibility of
percussion and PAS to all.
M
atthew Groshek is currently Associate
Professor and Public Scholar of Exhibit Planning and Design at Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis. As principal of the experience
design firm Education
Design Link, Groshek
has been planning
and creating interpretive design solutions
for over 20 years. He
works closely with
clients to develop
communication tools
that serve not only
the needs of the
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audience, but also those of the organization’s staff and
volunteers. Groshek coordinates research, writing,
illustration, graphic production, exhibit fabrication,
and installation as needed for each project. He is
also involved in community place-making initiatives,
sustainability mapping, and advocacy.
The PAS President’s Industry Award was established
to recognize those individuals in the Percussion
Industry that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their field and outstanding support of the
Society. The 2010 PAS President’s Industry Award
recipient is Brock Kaericher, President of Remo, Inc.
The visionary leadership of Kaericher has brought
Remo, Inc. to new heights with innovations in world
percussion instrument development, health and
wellness through percussion, and of course drum
head manufacturing. Deserving of the PAS President’s
Industry Award, Kaericher has said about his role at
Remo, “As I see it, my role at Remo, and Remo’s role
in the world, is about much more than just making and
marketing musical instruments; what we do has the
power to change people’s lives.”
P
resident of Remo, Inc., Brock Kaericher grew up
in the suburbs southwest of Chicago, Illinois and
attended Western Illinois University, where he
graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Business degree
in industrial relations and accounting. Prior to moving
to Southern California
and joining Remo, Inc.
in 1996, he held key
positions in manufacturing, management,
sales, and marketing
with companies in
the automobile and
computer component
industries. Kaericher
currently serves on
the Board of Directors
of Remo, Inc., Remo
Asia, Inc., and the R&K Corporation. In addition to
being a member of many organizations in the music
education and music products industries, he is on the
board of Trustees of VanderCook College of Music as
well as a former member of the Board of Directors
of NAMM and a past Director of the College of the
Canyons Foundation.
The Outstanding PAS Chapter Award recognizes
individual chapters who have increased membership
and provided percussion events, newsletters, and
experiences that are beneficial for the continued
music education of all chapter members. This award
replaces and enhances the PAS Outstanding Chapter
President Award, which was an annual award
presented on behalf of the Society for nineteen years
to an Outstanding Chapter President. Knowing that
an outstanding chapter president’s contributions are
really the reflection of the work of the other chapter
officers as well as the chapter membership, the
Outstanding Chapter Award was integrated into the
Society’s awards in 2010. The 2010 Outstanding PAS
chapter award goes to the Arizona Chapter. Current
officers of the Arizona Chapter are Josh Gottry (President), Joe Goglia (Vice President), and Wes Hawkins
(Secretary/Treasurer).
he Arizona Chapter of the Percussive Arts
Society (AZPAS) is an active and vibrant organization working in support of percussion and
percussion education throughout the state of Arizona.
AZPAS organizes and sponsors two annual percussion
festivals: a fall festival
geared toward junior
high and high school
drumline performance
and a spring festival
focused on concert
percussion, drumset,
and world percussion. Each festival
typically reaches an
audience of nearly
1000 percussionists,
teachers, parents,
and community members. In addition, the chapter
promotes percussion performances and clinics
happening within our state, and our chapter members
present workshops and concerts in conjunction with
other state music organizations. AZPAS is truly a
team driven organization reliant on numerous member
volunteers to host, adjudicate, organize, and promote
these percussion activities.
T
The Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement
Award in Education was established in 2002 and
recognizes the contributions of the most highly
regarded leaders in percussion education. The 2010
PAS Lifetime Achievement Award in Education recipient is Michael Udow. Udow’s wealth of contributions
as an educator, performer, composer, and instrument
designer, have influenced many percussionists and
musicians worldwide over the years and will for
years to come.
M
ichael Udow has an expansive diversified
career including the symphonic and opera
repertories, contemporary solo and chamber
music, and composition. Udow served as Professor
of Percussion Studies at the University of Michigan
from 1982 until his
retirement in 2010.
Additionally, he
served as Principal
Percussionist with
the Santa Fe Opera
from 1968 through
his retirement after
the 2009 season. His
credentials also include being a member
of the New Orleans
Philharmonic, Summit
Brass, the dance/percussion duo Equilibrium, the Tone
Road Ramblers, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival,
Galaxy Percussion Group and numerous other cham-
ber ensembles. Udow has performed as a soloist at
Paris’s Dragon Center, Amsterdam’s Stedliejk Museum,
Tokyo’s Interlink Festival, Düssledorf’s Rhine Music
Festival, Salzburg’s Aspekte Festival, England’s Dartington Dance Festival, and Tübingen’s International
Percussion Days. He composed two operas, The Shattered Mirror and Twelve Years a Slave. The Shattered
Mirror chamber percussion version of this opera with
singers and dancers was premiered at the PASIC 1998
in Orlando, Florida. As performer and composer, he
can be heard on the Columbia, Columbia/Denon, Forte
Music, Advance, Opus One, CRI, Orion, New World,
EQ and Einstein labels. Udow has also designed and
manufactured innovative percussion instruments and
accessories used by major orchestras, service bands,
and percussionists throughout the world.
Outstanding
PAS Service Award
1993
1994
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 2009 2010 Ed Soph
Norman Weinberg
Barry Zimmerman
Jerry Steinholtz
James Lambert
Karen Hunt
Doug Wolf
Rebecca Kite
Larry Snider
Ian Turnbull
John H. Beck
Jim Rupp
Lynn Glassock
Wilber England
Darin Workman
Fernando Hashimoto
Dennis DeLucia
Rob Birenbaum
Ray Fransen
Richard Cooke
Fred Sanford Award
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 University of North Texas
Morehead State University
Marcus High School
East Tennessee State
University
Georgetown High School
Flower Mound High School
The University of North Texas
Marcus High School
Outstanding
PAS Supporter Award
1997 1998
1999 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 2008
2009 2010 Steve Houghton
Ed Shaughnessy
Tzong-Ching Ju
Gregg Bissonette
Peter Erskine
Zoro
James Sewrey
Ludwig Albert
Jim Coffin
David Eyler
Ruben Alvarez
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
Neil Grover
Matthew Groshek
PAS
President’s Industry Award
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 2010 Sandy Feldstein
Lloyd McCausland
Robert Zildjian
Lennie DiMuzio
Jim Catalano
Jim Coffin
Steve Ettleson
Paul Siegel
Rob Wallis
Bill Crowden
Martin Cohen
Carol Calato
Pat Brown
Gilberto Serna
John Wittmann
John DeChristopher
Joe Lamond
Brock Kaericher
PAS Distinguished
Leadership Award
2007
Michael Balter
Lifetime Achievement
in Education Award
2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
2007
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009 2010 Gary Chaffee
Siegfried Fink
William Schinstine
Tom Siwe
Harold Jones
James Petercsak
Gary Olmstead
Larry Vanlandingham
James Moore
Dong-Wook Park
Robert Schietroma
J.C. Combs
Johnny Lee Lane
Erwin Mueller
Ed Soph
Vicki P. Jenks
Mr. Tzong-Ching Ju
Michael Udow
PAS Outstanding
Chapter President Award
1991
1992
1993
1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001
2002
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 Ian Turnbull (Ontario)
Lauren Vogel (Texas)
Kristen Shiner McGuire
(New York)
Keith Aleo (Florida)
Mark Dorr (Iowa)
Nigel Shipway (UK)
Marshall Maley (Virginia)
Peter O’Gorman (Minnesota)
Eric Hollenbeck (Alabama)
Jim Royle (Connecticut)
Frederic Macarez (France)
Fernando Hashimoto (Brazil)
Lauren Vogel Weiss (Texas)
Blair Helsing (California)
Anders Astrand (Sweden)
Christopher Moore (Alabama)
Nicholas Ormrod (UK)
Cary Dachytl (Ohio)
Antonio Santangelo (Italy)
Larry Lawless (Texas)
Frank Shaffer (Tennessee)
PAS Outstanding
Chapter Award
2010 Arizona
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The Banff Centre .........................................87
Wenger Corporation . ................................65
Yamaha Corporation of America ............2–3
Blue Man Group ..........................................75
Cadeson Musical Co., Ltd. .........................36
Coe Percussion .............................................5
The Craviotto Drum Co. ..............................41
Drum Corps Associates .............................85
Drum Corps International ..........................81
Drummers Collective ..................................73
Dunnett Classic Drums .............................77
Dynasty/DEG Music . ..................................57
Gator Cases .................................................15
Guitar Center ...............................................67
Hal Leonard Corporation ...........................25
Innovative Percussion ...............................29
Jump Back Baby Productions ..................30
KoSA .............................................................24
Latin Percussion, Inc. . ...............................43
Marimba One ...............................................31
MB Mallets, Inc. . ........................................23
Mike Balter Mallets ....................................17
Musical Adventures L.L.P. .........................63
Music For All . ..............................................83
Northwestern University ...........................61
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music . .......27
On Board Research ....................................21
Pablo Chou International
Company LTD ............................................59
Piano Solutions ...........................................96
Pro-Mark Corporation ................................55
Remo, Inc. ....................................................71
Roland Corporation US ................................7
Sabian, Ltd. .................................................39
Stanley Leonard Publications . .................11
Toca Percussion .........................................51
Tycoon Percussion .....................................35
The United States Army Old
Guard Fife and Drum Corps ...................28
University of Illinois School of Music . ....79
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