PASIC 2010 Festival By Neal Flum, Chair, PAS Marching Percussion Committee

n November 11 and 12, the 29th edition of the PASIC Marching Percus- ment (The Old Guard). The Fife and Drum Corps is stationed at Fort Myer, Osion Festival took place in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival featured Virginia. The musicians of this unit recall the days of the American Revolu- two competitions: an Individuals and Small Ensemble Competition that took tion as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians place on Thursday evening, Nov. 11, and a Drumline Competition that took of Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army. Military musicians of the place the next day and featured three high schools in the standstill competi- period wore the reverse colors of the regiments to which they were assigned. tion, the high school and college individuals winners performing in exhibi- The uniforms worn by the members of the Corps are dated circa 1781, and tion, and exhibitions by the Indiana University percussion consist of black tri-corner hats, white wigs, waistcoats, colonial coveralls section and the Paris High School Bass Ensemble from Paris, Texas. Prior to and red regimental coats. the awards ceremony, everyone in attendance at the Drumline Competition Here are the results from the Drumline Competition: was able to take in an exhibition by the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps— official ceremonial unit and escort to the President of the United States. High School Standstill Every now and then mistakes are made in inputting the info for the Paris HS (Texas) 87.1 1 marching festival. Where a university/college/high school is located is im- Victor J. Andrew HS (Illinois) 86.75 2 portant. We apologize to Texas A&M Commerce and the University of North Rampart HS (Colorado) 78.5 3 Alabama for not correctly listing their school names in the marching festival (Judges: Tom Aungst, Mike Huestis, Scott Johnson, Brian Mason) materials. For the second year in a row the Marching Percussion Festival included High School Small Ensemble (no competition) an Interactive Session. Six high schools participated in the 2010 Interactive In exhibition: Paris High School Bass Ensemble, Paris, Texas Session: Rampart High School (Colorado), Ben Davis High School (Indi- ana), Brunswick High School (Ohio), Hamilton Southeastern High School College Standstill (no competition) (Indiana), Alan C. Pope High School (Georgia) and Shortridge Magnet In exhibition: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana High School (Indiana). Groups performed and then received input from our two featured artist/educators: Tom Aungst (Percussion Arranger, Blue Stars College Small Ensemble Drum and Bugle Corps and Percussion Director for the Dartmouth City Texas State (San Marcos, Texas): 94 1 School System, Dartmouth, Massachusetts) and Michael Burritt (Professor Indiana Weslyan University (Marion, Indiana): 87.6 2 of Percussion and head of the department at the Eastman School of Music). Murray State University (Murray, Kentucky): 76.6 3 The goal of the event was to provide an educational environment in which (Judges: Paul Buyer, Matt Savage, and Paul Rennick) the artist/educators could interact with the students in an informal manner while offering constructive input. High School Marching (no participants) The Individuals Competition had 37 high school and 29 college students compete in the following categories: marching snare, multi-tenors, key- College Marching (no participants) boards and, for the first time as a part of the Marching Percussion Festival, multiple-percussion. High school and college winners of each category per- Caption Awards formed in exhibition the following day at the Drumline Competition. (provided by Remo) On Nov. 12, DCI Hall of Fame member Dennis DeLucia was master of ceremonies for the Drumline Competition, his 12th year in a row, and Al High School Standstill: Moffat was stage manager for his 20th year in a row. Dennis did double Best : Paris High School duty, serving as the master of ceremonies for the Interactive Session and Best Snares: Paris High School master of ceremonies for the Drumline Competition also. Best Tenors: Paris High School Prior to this year’s Drumline Competition awards ceremony, the Old Best Bass Drums: Victor J. Andrew High School Guard Fife and Drum Corps performed in exhibition. The first half of the Best Cymbals: no award presented performance featured the fife and drum corps, and the second half featured the battery percussion only. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only For complete results of the 2010 Individuals Competition, visit www.pas. unit of its kind in the armed forces, and is part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regi- org/PASIC/marching/2010MarchingResults.aspx P P hoto hoto

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DECEMBER 2010  percussion newS www.pas.org PAS, in conjunction with the Fred Sanford Scholarship Committee, cre- Timpani: no competitors ated the Fred Sanford Award to be presented to the highest-scoring ensemble Multiple-percussion: Ian McClaflin, University of Central Missouri—“Cold in the Drumline Competition regardless of division and category. It is a Pressed” by Dave Hollander. traveling award that this year’s recipient can display until PASIC 2011. This year’s winner is Paris High School from Paris, Texas. Congratulations to the High School Division staff, members, parents and administration of that high school and ensemble. Snare: Joshua King, Lorena High School (Texas)—“The Musical Puzzle Awards for this year’s Drumline Competition were generously provided by Sudoku,” original composition by the performer. Innovative Percussion, Pearl Drums/Adams Musical Instruments, Remo, Tenors: Forrest Moolin, Marcus High School (Texas) and Inc. Thank you to those companies for supporting the march- Keyboard: Anna Dunford, Flower Mound High School (Texas)—“Liber- ing percussion festival and to the outstanding adjudicators who gave of their tango” by Eric Sammut time to evaluate the competing ensembles at PASIC 2010. Timpani: no competitors Multiple-percussion: Charlotte Quaas, Lorena High School (Texas)— Individuals Competition “Bach to Bach,” original arrangement by performer. The Individuals Competition took place on Thursday evening, Nov. 11. Adjudicators for that competition were: college keyboards, Andy Harnsberg- For complete results of the 2010 Individuals Competition, visit www.pas. er and Sandi Rennick; high school keyboards, Ken Green and Bill Rice; high org/PASIC/marching/2010MarchingResults.aspx. school and college snares, Scott Johnson and Ray Ulibarri; high school and college tenors, high school and college multiple percussion and small en- PAS offers its sincere appreciation to Mike Keeton, Tony Riddle, Sean semble, Paul Buyer and Matt Savage. Also adjudicating the small ensemble and Sara Womack, and Bradley and Heather Palmer for helping coordinate competition was Paul Rennick. the Individuals Competition and tabulating the results for that event. Ad- We are deeply indebted to our Individuals Competition adjudicators, who ditional thanks to Mike Keeton and Tony Riddle for pulling double duty and took time out of their convention experience to provide for our competitors’ assisting with the Drumline Competition. PAS extends its deep appreciation outstanding performance evaluations. PAS is grateful to Vic Firth Inc. for to the Marching Percussion Committee, members of the percussion industry, providing awards for the Individuals Competition winners. Here are the re- all festival volunteers, and all those without whom the Marching Percussion sults of that competition: Festival would not have been possible. Next year’s Marching Percussion Festival should see some exciting College Division changes and additions, including the possibility of a marching percussion Snare: Tim Perry, Indiana Weslyan University—“Buzz,” original composi- showcase concert. Visit the PAS website and read the PAS publications for tion by performer. updates. We encourage you to participate in the marching percussion activi- Tenors: Eric Carr, Rowan University (New Jersey)—“Street Cred,” original ties and all that PASIC 2011 will offer. We’ll see you next year in Indianapo- composition by performer. lis—the 50th Anniversary of PAS.w Keyboard: Chris Schaub, Texas A&M University Commerce—“Cameleon” by Eric Sammut

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