Vol. 2, No. 6, December 2015 TM RHYTHM! SCENE <<<REWIND Mark Colenburg —PASIC15 Joe Locke PASIC International All-Star Percussion NanaFormosa Percussion Duo Ensemble, directed by Michael Burritt RHYTHM! SCENE 1 DECEMBER 2015 DECEMBER 2015 2 RHYTHM! SCENE TM RHYTHM! SCENE THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PAS R!S STAFF All-Star Percussion Ensemble, Megan Arns Rhythm! Scene Editor Locke, and Colenburg Rick Mattingly, Senior Editor Cover Photos by Warren LaFever NanaFormosa Percussion Duo Cover Hillary Henry Publications Production Photo by Steve Rogers Manager Marianella Moreno Publishing and Digital Media Operations FEATURES R!S ADVERTISING Staci Stokes-Waites [email protected] President’s Message by Julie Hill PAS EXECUTIVE <<<Rewind—PASIC15 COMMITTEE 2015 Percussive Arts Society Awards Dr. Julie Hill President Dr. Brian Zator President-Elect PAS 2015 Solo Competition George Barrett First Vice President PAS 2015 Marching Percussion Festival Dr. Paul Buyer Second Vice President Dr. Chris Hanning Secretary PAS 2015 Scholarship Recipients John R. Beck Immediate Past President Michael Kenyon by Dan Ainspan Tristan Kelley: Inspiring Drummers One Beat and One Day at a Time Jim Rupp A Drum Circle Enhances a Day of Percussion by Robert J. Damm David Steele Mark Stempel R!Solo: Circular Reasoning for ride cymbal, woodblock, snare drum, and low tom Jeffrey Hartsough Executive Director by Josh Gottry Indian Konnakol Drumset Duo Project by Cain Daniel and Yogev Gabay CONTACT PAS 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A, Broadway Alzheimer’s iPod Drive: Every iPod Brings a Lifetime of Memories! Indianapolis, IN 46204 by David Roth Telephone: (317) 974-4488 Fax: (317) 974-4499 In Memoriam: Jacques Delécluse, Richard Horowitz, Tele Lesbines, Ed Uribe E-mail: [email protected] R!S Columns Web: www.pas.org The Percussive Arts Society BECOME A PAS SUBSCRIBER (PAS) Mission Statement: To inspire, educate, Rhythm! Scene is published six times a year: February, April, June, August, and support percussionists October and December by the Percussive Arts Society. and drummers COPYRIGHT © 2015 by the Percussive Arts Society. Reproduction of any part of this publication without permission from PAS is prohibited by law. throughout the world. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY JULIE HILL, PAS PRESIDENT aturdays at PASIC always feel a little like the day we must Stake down the Christmas tree—fatigue indicating a need to resume normal life, but a lingering sadness that we must wait an entire year for the magic to come again. PASIC 2015 was exactly that: magic! Over 6,000 people attended the convention in San Antonio, ranking it in the top-five highest attended PASICs in his- tory. I want to thank all of our exhibitors, artists, and attendees January 1, 2016 is the deadline for PAS Hall of Fame nomina- for making PASIC 2015 so memorable. tions. PASIC 2015 brought live streaming from the convention cen- January 2 is the deadline for PASIC 2016 applications. ter to our subscribers around the world for the first time. This The PAS Percussion Composition Contest is designed to year we tested the waters with drumset streaming, but next encourage and reward those who create music for percussion year we’ll mix it up by live streaming other events. More on that instruments and to increase the number of quality compositions later! written for percussion. The 2016 categories are Solo Glocken- PASIC 2015 featured inspirational meetings. Yes, this might spiel and Large Percussion Ensemble (8–12 Players). sound oxymoronic, but not so in this case. Our Boards of Advi- Thanks so much, everyone, and happy holidays! sors and Directors and also our 17 standing committees were very productive as we continue to protect the heritage of our organization while making changes to ensure that PAS is alive and well for the next generation. Cultivation of new and diverse leadership is an organizational priority. Meetings held by the PAS University Committee and Student Delegates, as well as the in- augural session on PAS Opportunities for Women are just a few [email protected] examples of ways this initiative is being advanced. Remember Julie Hill, DMA that being a part of PAS is all about being a part of a community. President, Percussive Arts Society We need all of our members to get involved, and there has nev- er been a better time to do so. If you have questions about lead- PAS Mission: To inspire, educate, and support percussionists and ership in PAS or how you can contribute, please ask your chapter drummers throughout the world. president or me; we’ll be glad to assist you. Our social media efforts and PASIC mobile app were won- PAS | R!DC | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube derfully successful. I’d like to share with you some of the re- cord-breaking statistical highlights from PASIC 2015: • During the four days of PASIC, #PASIC15 appeared a total of 20.09 million times on Twitter and Instagram, and there were 2,780 posts on both platforms using #PASIC15. • On Facebook, 38,155 unique users were engaged with the PAS Facebook pages by liking, tagging, commenting, and sharing our content during PASIC, all while reaching 482,775 unique Facebook users with our content and garnering 1.19 million impressions. • Since October 1, the PASIC Mobile App generated 2,195 new device downloads, 116,949 sponsor impressions, and 165,688 page views. Congratulations to everyone involved in PASIC 2015. On behalf of the entire staff and leadership team of PAS, I extend a heartfelt “thank you!” We genuinely appreciate your continued support and enthusiasm. We’ll plan to see you at #PASIC16 in Indianapolis, November 9–12, 2016. I’ll close this message with a few upcoming deadlines and reminders: DECEMBER 2015 4 RHYTHM! SCENE 2016 MARIMBA SOLO COMPETITION To encourage the highest level of artistic expression in the art of performance and literature for marimba. Awards Up to four finalists will be selected to compete at PASIC 2016 (Nov. 9–12, 2016) in Indianapolis, IN. The contest will include cash awards for the finalists. Selected finalists will have their PASIC registration waived, but are responsible for all other financial commitments (room, board, travel). All entrants will receive comments from a panel of esteemed judges. First Place: $1,000 Second Place: $750 Third Place: $500 Fourth Place: $250 Entry Deadline May 15, 2016 Download an application pas.org/resources/pas-opportunities/contests-competitions RHYTHM! SCENE 5 DECEMBER 2015 <<<REWIND—PASIC15 Photo by Steve Rogers DECEMBER 2015 6 RHYTHM! SCENE Ndugu Chancler Photo by Warren LaFever RHYTHM! SCENE 7 DECEMBER 2015 Photo by Ken Porter DECEMBER 2015 8 RHYTHM! SCENE Coastal Carolina University CalypSamba World Percussion Ensemble Photo by Ken Porter RHYTHM! SCENE 9 DECEMBER 2015 Akira Jimbo Photo by Ken Porter DECEMBER 2015 10 RHYTHM! SCENE Fowler Middle School Photo by Rebecca Hedges-Lyon RHYTHM! SCENE 11 DECEMBER 2015 Monette Marino Photo by Ken Porter DECEMBER 2015 12 RHYTHM! SCENE Christopher Lamb Photo by Steve Rogers RHYTHM! SCENE 13 DECEMBER 2015 Ed Roscetti Photo by Steve Rogers DECEMBER 2015 14 RHYTHM! SCENE Capital University Chamber Percussion Ensemble Photo by Steve Rogers RHYTHM! SCENE 15 DECEMBER 2015 Photo by Steve Rogers DECEMBER 2015 16 RHYTHM! SCENE Christopher Deane Photo by Steve Rogers RHYTHM! SCENE 17 DECEMBER 2015 Pan Rocks! Photo by Ken Porter DECEMBER 2015 18 RHYTHM! SCENE John H. Beck Photo by Warren LaFever RHYTHM! SCENE 19 DECEMBER 2015 Flam Five Photo by Rebecca Hedges-Lyon DECEMBER 2015 20 RHYTHM! SCENE Photo by Steve Rogers RHYTHM! SCENE 21 DECEMBER 2015 Daniel Karas Photo by Warren LaFever DECEMBER 2015 22 RHYTHM! SCENE Flash Mob Photo by Ken Porter RHYTHM! SCENE 23 DECEMBER 2015 Newman Smith HS Drumline Photo by Warren LaFever DECEMBER 2015 24 RHYTHM! SCENE Henry Brun Photo by Warren LaFever RHYTHM! SCENE 25 DECEMBER 2015 2015 PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY AWARDS Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo LaFever Warren by Photo John Best, recipient of the Outstanding PAS Ralph Hicks, recipient of the Outstanding PAS John Fitzgerald accepting the PAS President’s Service Award, with PAS President-elect Brian Supporter Award, with PAS President-elect Brian Industry Award, with PAS President-elect Brian Zator Zator Zator Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo L to R: Brian Zator with Adam Mason (Alberta PAS Robert McCormick, recipient of the PAS Lifetime Garwood Whaley, recipient of the PAS Lifetime President), Joe Porter (Alberta PAS Secretary) and Achievement in Education Award, with PAS Achievement in Education Award, with PAS Matt Groenheide (Alberta Treasurer) accepting Secretary Chris Hanning President-elect Brian Zator the Outstanding PAS Chapter Award Photo by Rebecca Hedges-Lyon Rebecca by Photo Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo Photo by Warren LaFever Warren by Photo Michael Balter accepting the Hall of Fame Award Dennis DeLucia accepting the Hall of Fame Award David Friedman and Dave Samuels accepting the from PAS Executive Director Jeffrey Hartsough Hall of Fame Award DECEMBER 2015 26 RHYTHM! SCENE PAS 2015 SOLO COMPETITION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Eduardo Leandro, Eugene Novotney, James Campbell, Samuel Chan (1st place), Nick Sakakeeny (3rd place), Chris Parks (2nd place), Benjamin Toth, Terry Longshore, Thomas Burritt, and Tony Edwards. 1st Place: Samuel Chan, The Juilliard School ($1,250) 2nd Place: Chris Parks, University of Minnesota Duluth ($750) 3rd Place: Nick Sakakeeny, Manhattan School of Music ($500) The Solo Percussion Competition Preliminary Judges were Michael Bump, Pedro Carneiro, Aiyun Huang, John Lane, Jonathan Ovalle, Ian Rosenbaum, Tom Sherwood. RHYTHM! SCENE 27 DECEMBER 2015 PAS 2015 MARCHING PERCUSSION FESTIVAL he 34th edition of the PAS Marching Percussion Festival University of North Texas; Paul Rennick, director, 91.6 Ttook place during PASIC 2015 in San Antonio, Texas.