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The newsletter of the PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY DECEMBER 2013

IN THIS ISSUE: From the President 3 PASIC 2013 Highlights 4 PASIC 2013 Rocks Indy PASIC Mock Audition 6 2013 International Vibraphone he Percussive Arts Society International Con- Rich Redmond Solo Competition 7 Tvention (PASIC) returned to Indianapolis in 2013 PAS Awards 8 November for a four-day celebration of everything Marching Percussion Festival 10 percussion and drums. Over 5,100 drummers and People and Places 12 percussionists enjoyed over 120 sessions, reconnect- nief-norf Summer Festival 14 ed with fellow percussionists, and made new friends In Memoriam: John Bergamo 16 in the percussion world. PASIC 2013 also housed

International Katarzyna Mycka 115 exhibitors for the International Drum & Percus- photo Marimba Academy 17 sion Expo, the world’s premier event to see what is

Italy Percussion Competition and new in the drum and percussion industry. by J Days of Percussion 18 Highlights from PASIC 2013 included many great ason In Memoriam: Layne Redmond 20 competitions, concerts, clinics, and an overflowing M Industry News 22 Expo hall. Wednesday introduced the first-ever PAS aguire Scholarship & Assistantship Technology Day, filled with performances, discus- News 26 sions, and presentations about the use of electronics PAS 2013 Scholarship Recipients 28 and technology within the percussion field. Thursday included a day of new music as the Focus Day concerts took top Classifieds 30 billing with over four hours of percussion compositions featuring new music, performers, and composers. Friday continued the success the PAS Marching Percussion Festival, which included a packed hall for the first-ever PASIC DrumLine Battle, in conjunction with Drum Corps International. Eleven high school and collegiate drumlines battled in a head-to-head format to be crowned the 2013 PASIC DrumLine Battle champion. Congratulations to the University of North Alabama in becoming the inaugural champion. Major highlights of Friday included clinics by Mi- chael Spiro, Joby Burgess, Maria Finkelmeier, and Robby Ameen. PONTIAC IL

PERMIT NO. 19 Saturday continued the festivities as the Cavaliers percussion section showcased the latest and greatest informa- NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE tion for the marching world; Glenn Kotche and Dave Weckl each displayed drumset skills unrivaled by anyone; and multiple FUNdamentals sessions assisted young students, band directors, and music teachers with the ins and outs of teaching percussion. PASIC 2013 certainly raised the bar for future iterations of the Greatest Four Days in Percussion, as attendees were introduced to so many amazing sessions. During PASIC 2013, PAS and Rhythm! Discovery Center opened its most auspicious exhibit to date with DRUMset: Driving the Beat of American Music. This first-of-its-kind exhibit details the evolution of the drumset—a truly Ameri- can instrument—from its simple beginnings in the late 19th Century to the bombastic kits used in the music of today. Kits on display included those used with such groups and artists as Fletcher Henderson, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Michael Jackson, Kenny Rogers, and Wilco. Over 1,000 individuals visited Rhythm! Discovery Center during the first four days of the exhibit and were in awe of being so close to such important kits in the history of music. DRUMset will run through November 2015 with the inclusion of new kits and additional mini-exhibits. Four worthy individuals were inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame Thursday night, as Clifford Alexis, Harold Jones, Dr. Gary Olmstead, and Salvatore Rabbio all joined an impressive list of drummers and percussionists in the Hall. We thank these four gentlemen for their outstanding accomplishments and continued work in the percussion world. On Friday, PAS awarded members, volunteers, and chapters for their continued service to the society and the percussion world. Jeff Hartsough, Executive Director of PAS and Rhythm! Discovery Center, stated, “Returning to Indianapolis for PASIC 2013 brought a lot of excitement and anticipation. Along with the grand opening of the new DRUMset exhibit at Rhythm! Discovery Center, additional new events including Technology Day and the DrumLine Battle were a huge success. I was very pleased with the amount of exhibitors who returned to the Expo, and the overall PASIC attendance stayed strong at 5,100. Finally, thank you to ALL of the sponsors, exhibitors, artists, volunteers, attendees, and staff for making PASIC 2013 the success that it was; we couldn’t have done it without you.” PASIC 2014 will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana Nov. 19–22 at the Indiana Convention Center. Artist applications for PASIC 2014 are being accepted online at www.pas.org through Dec. 15, 2013, and exhibitor packets will be available in February 2014. DECEMBER 2013 2 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org From the President: Reaching Out and Looking In by John R. Beck, PAS President

eflecting on our November PASIC in RIndianapolis, I wonder if everyone who attended was as inspired and informed by the outstanding performers and clinicians and energized by reconnecting with old friends and developing new professional relationships as I was. There is no experience quite like spending four days with 5,100 people and 115 exhibi- tors who all love percussion. I am pleased to announce that PASIC 2013 was one of the most successful PASICs that we’ve ever hosted! Reaching Out In my last Society Update I highlighted the Rhythm! Discovery Center and our efforts to reach out to the public with our new DRUMset exhibit. I hope that many PASIC attendees were able to get to the Rhythm! Discovery Center to see this amazing collection of drums and drum history. Throughout the many sets of drums on display there is valuable histori- cal information for the trained percussionist that is presented in a way that anyone can John R. Beck leading a drum circle at Riley Hospital for Children appreciate. I would like to thank our Board members Glenn Kotche and Ndugu Chancler how easy it is to connect with people by simply fice at [email protected] or request a message for donating drumsets to this exhibit and for offering the opportunity to play a drum. Once be forwarded to me. volunteering their time during the convention engaged, the door is opened for exploration of Happy Holidays! to shoot video playing their drums. For more the percussive arts. information about DRUMset: Driving the Beat of American Music visit http://rhythmdiscovery- Looking In Board of Advisors Nominations center.org/ At PASIC our Board of Directors made PAS is now accepting nominations for the PAS recently expanded its community some very important decisions that will help us 2014 Board of Advisors (formerly called partnerships in Indianapolis, hosting a drum bring our message to more people and plan for the Board of Directors) through Decem- circle for the patients at the Riley Hospital for the future growth of PAS. The Board of Direc- ber 31, 2013. Nominations sent to the Children and also opening our doors to 13,000 tors has been renamed the Board of Advisors, PAS Office during 2013 for the Board participants and their families who were and nominations from the PAS membership of Directors are active and will be con- downtown for the Indianapolis Monumental for this governing body will close on December sidered by the nominating committee. Marathon. Obviously, the Rhythm! Discovery 31, 2013. All PAS members will have the op- Center was the logical pickup location for portunity to vote on their representatives to the All PAS members are eligible for nomination. spectators’ marathon cowbells on race weekend. Board in early 2014. Our new, smaller Board Self nominations are acceptable. Nomi- While these are seemingly small gestures, they of Directors will be selected from nominations nations must be made in writing and help us continue to increase awareness about submitted by your elected representatives on should include nominee’s name, address, PAS beyond the traditional performer, educa- the Board of Advisors. This group will meet telephone number, fax number (if avail- tor, and student model. quarterly to manage the affairs of PAS. These able) and email address (if available). The core values of PAS are Opportunity, changes will allow PAS to add new voices Discovery, Community, Quality, and Service, to our leadership and help us plan more ef- Send letters of nomination to: and we are the most inclusive instrument or- fectively for the future. Details about Board of PAS, Board of Advisors Nominations, ganization in the world. As percussionists we Advisor nominations are available online and 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A can connect with people more easily than any elsewhere on this page. Indianapolis, IN 46204 other instrumentalists. Anyone who has shared As always, if any member has questions E-mail: [email protected] the gift of community drumming understands about PAS, you are welcome to contact the of-

PERCUSSION NEWS STAFF: Rick Mattingly, Editor • Hillary Henry, Art Director The Percussive Arts Society® (PAS®) is a music service organization promoting percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world. Percussion News is published six times a year: February, April, June, August, October and December by the Percussive Arts Society. Correspondence regarding change of address, membership, other business matters of the Society, and editorial and advertising material should be sent to: Percussive Arts Society, 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN 46204; telephone: (317) 974-4488; fax (317) 974-4499; e-mail: [email protected]. • POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Percussion News, 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN 46204. • COPYRIGHT © 2013 by the Percussive Arts Society. Reproduction of any part of this publication without permission from PAS is prohibited by law. • Printed in the USA by Johnson Press of America, Pontiac, Illinois.

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DECEMBER 2013 8 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 9 DECEMBER 2013 PASIC 2013 MARCHING PERCUSSION FESTIVAL tenors nor high school and college timpani had enough entrants for a competition. By Neal Flum, Chair, PAS Marching Percussion Committee We are deeply indebted to our Individuals Competition adjudicators who took time out of their convention to provide for our he 32nd edition of the PAS Marching Director of Business Development with competitors’ outstanding performance TPercussion Festival took place during Drum Corps International and founder of the evaluations. Here are the results of that PASIC 2013 in Indianapolis. It featured the Drumline Battle, also assisted with the event. competition: Individuals and Small Ensemble Competition, Interactive Clinic Sessions, University SMALL ENSEMBLE COMPETITION RESULTS College Division Marching Percussion Section Exhibitions, and High School Small Ensemble Snare: Cody Haddock, University of North the debut of the PASIC Drumline Battle. Judges: Sean Daniels, Ken Green, Adam Texas, 96.5 The Individuals Competition, which took Mason, Brian Mason Multi-Tenors: Nicholas Eberhart, Tennessee place on Thursday evening, had 27 high Tech University, 77.5 school and 29 college students compete in the 1. Newman Smith High School (Texas); Keyboards: Robert Clayson, Troy University following categories: marching snare, multi- director, Joe Hobbs, 88.25 (Alabama), 94 tenors, keyboards, and multiple-percussion. 2. Lorena High School (Texas); director, Multiple Percussion: Levi Nichols, Texas The Small Ensemble Competition, also taking Damon Vela, 87.75 A&M University Commerce, 96 place on Thursday evening, had only one Timpani: No competition. Derrick Greene of category this year: percussion ensemble, which College Small Ensemble Tennessee State University performed in featured 10 college ensembles and two high Judges: Sean Daniels, Ken Green, Adam exhibition. school ensembles. The bass drum and cymbals Mason, Brian Mason categories had no participants. Neal Flum High School Division directed the Individuals and Small Ensemble 1. University of North Texas; director Paul *Snare: Thomas Aungst, Jr., North Dartmouth Competition, assisted by Ward Durrett, Tim Rennick, 97.125 High School (Massachusetts), 93.5 Heath, and Sean Womack, who also served as 2. The University of Arkansas;, director, Matt Multi-Tenors: No competition. Christopher tabulators for the competition. Hoffman, 94.5 DeTar, Franklin Central High School The university marching percussion section 3. Middle Tennessee State University II; (Indiana), performed in exhibition. exhibitions took place on Friday, featuring director, Julie Davila, 94.25 Keyboards: Jake R. Miller, American Fork Tennessee State University from Nashville, 4. East Tennessee State University; director, High School (Utah), 91 under the direction of Sean Daniels, the Rande Sanderback, 93.375 Multiple Percussion: Ryan LaLone, Newman University of North Alabama from Florence, 5. Middle Tennesee State University I; director, Smith High School (Texas), 93.5 under the direction of Iain Moyer, the Lalo Davila, 92.625 Timpani: No competition, and no one University of Cincinnati under the direction of 6. Southern Arkansas University; director, performed in exhibition. Nick Angelis, and the University of Michigan Michael Britt, 92.25 *There was a tie between Thomas Aungst, Jr. from Ann Arbor, under the direction of Chuck 7. Lamar University, director; Travis Fife, and David Cavazos of John Horn High School Ricotta. The University of North Alabama 91.375 (Texas). According to the rules, that tie was closed out its exhibition performing its 8. University of Tennessee Martin I; director, broken by the execution score. 2013 halftime show with its winds section. Julie Hill, 90.625 Dr. Lloyd Jones directs the University of 9. Murray State University, director; John Hill, Special thanks to Vic Firth Company for North Alabama marching band. Andrea 89.125 providing the Small Ensemble Competition Brown, associate director of the University 10. University of Tennessee Martin II; director, Awards. of Michigan marching band, assisted the Julie Hill, 87.625 University of Michigan drumline with its For complete results of the 2013 Individuals presentation. Special thanks to Remo, Inc. for providing the Competition, visit http://www.pas.org/PASIC/ The Drumline Battle featured 11 groups Small Ensemble Competition Awards. pasicarchives/pasic13/2013MarchingResults. in the first-ever event of its kind at PASIC: aspx. four high school ensembles—Ben Davis For complete results of the 2013 Small INTERACTIVE CLINIC (Indiana), Lewisville (Texas), Lorena (Texas), Ensemble Competition, please visit http:// and Waukesha (Wisconsin)—and seven www.pas.org/PASIC/pasicarchives/ The Interactive Clinic Session took place college ensembles—Ball State, Cincinnati, pasic13/2013MarchingResults.aspx. on Friday. The clinicians for that event were Indiana, Lamar, Michigan, North Alabama, Thomas Burritt, professor of percussion at and Tennessee State. Judges for the Drumline INDIVIDUALS COMPETITION the University of Texas at Austin, and Scott Battle were Tom Aungst, Thomas Burritt, The Individuals Competition took place Johnson, percussion director for the Blue Scott Johnson, and Ryan Knight (United on Thursday evening, Nov. 14. Adjudicators Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. Thomas and States Army Bands). Neal Flum, chair of the for that competition were: college keyboards, Scott offered input to three participating PAS Marching Percussion Committee, was Andy Harnsberger and Brian Nozny; high ensembles: Cardinal Gibbons High School the emcee for the event. Al Moffatt served school keyboards, Bill Rice and Sean Womack; (Raleigh, North Carolina) under the direction as timer for the event, his 23rd year in a row high school and college snares, Scott Johnson of Hal Sargent, Lewisville High School being involved in the PASIC marching and Terry Sanders; college tenors, Matt Henley (Lewisville, Texas) under the direction of percussion festival. Eric Hjellming, Events and Adam Wiencken; high school multiple Quiyan Murphy, and Hamilton Southeastern and Promotions Coordinator for SoundSport percussion, Alexander Casimiro and Michael High School (Fishers, Indiana) under the and Drumline Battle for Drum Corps Zellers; and high school and college small direction of Alan Frye. Dennis Delucia was the International, assisted with the event and ensemble, Sean Daniels, Ken Green, Adam emcee and moderator for the Interactive Clinic set up the competition zones. John DeNovi, Mason, and Brian Mason. Neither high school session.

DECEMBER 2013 10 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org DRUMLINE BATTLE The final event of the 2013 PASIC marching percussion festival was the Drumline Battle.

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Championship trophy. Next year’s Drumline A battle will award a trophy to the high school t c hley winner and university winner, and another trophy for the overall champion. Ben Davis High School The PAS Marching Percussion Committee offers its sincere appreciation to Ward Durrett, Tim Heath, and Sean Womack for helping coordinate the Individuals Competition and tabulating the results. PAS extends its deep appreciation to the Marching Percussion Committee, members of the percussion industry, all of the festival volunteers, and all those without whom the Marching Percussion Festival would not have been possible. Next year’s PAS Marching Percussion Festival will take place in Indianapolis. Please visit the PAS website and read the PAS publications for updates. We encourage you to participate in the marching percussion activities and all that PASIC 2014 will offer. w We’ll see you next year in Indianapolis.

www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 11 DECEMBER 2013 concerts, and listened to concerts by the faculty that consisted of Ryszard Basarnik (African people and places percussion), Piotr Biskupski (drumset) and Agnieszka Koproska-Born (marimba).

GERMANY including the European premieres of “Fer- n August the Polish PAS Chapter co-orga- rom Sept. 26 to Oct. 18, Ney Rosauro nando’s Waltz” by Paul Smadbeck and “As She nized two summer master courses. In Lu- presented several concerts and clinics Sleeps, She Dreams…” by Jonathan Ovalle. He blinI the fourth Polish Nationwide Percussion inF Germany. The tour started in Aschaffen- also performed Anders Koppel’s epic marimba Workshop took place, organized by Polish per- burg (hosted by Joerg Fabig), and continued solo “9 Peanuts” for the composer’s featured cussion educator Stanislaw Halat. The event in Frankfurt (hosted by Udo Diegelmann), concert. included private lessons, chamber music, and Finsterwalde (hosted by Lars Weber), at the Before going to the Academy, Zator per- student concerts. In addition to Polish instruc- Musik Hoschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin (host- formed a duo concert with Pipa virtuoso Yang tors, Mark Ford from the USA gave classes. ed by Sanja Fister and Li Biao), and finished Jing in Zurich, Switzerland on September 4. In Zagan the Thirteenth International in Nurnberg (hosted by Hermann Schawander Jing and Zator each performed several solos, in Pecussion Forum and International Percussion and Radek Szarek). The events were sponsored addition to the six duets Jing arranged for the Festival was held. The faculty included John H. by Vic Firth Co., Sabian and Yamaha Music unique combination of pipa and marimba. Beck, John R. Beck (USA), Anders Astrand Europe. (Sweden), Shoko Sakai ( Japan), Nippy Noya POLAND (Indonesia), Jose Torres (Cuba), Marta Klima- LUXEMBOURG rom July 27 to Aug. 14 the Cross Drum- sara (Germany), Se-Mi Hwang (South Korea), r. Brian Zator (Director of Percussion at ming Festival, under the direction of Binh Ngo (Germany), and a senior staff from Texas A&M University-Commerce) was StanislawF Skoczynski, took place in Warsaw Poland. Over 60 students attended the forum. aD faculty member at the International Katar- and Kolbuszowa. The events were attended by zyna Myćka Marimba Academy (IKMMA) students from various cities in Poland, Belarus, PUERTO RICO that took place Sept 6–15 in Luxembourg City. and the Ukraine who had individual lessons, n Oct. 18 Dr. Julia Gaines presented a Zator performed solos on three of the concerts enjoyed master classes and lectures, played in marimba clinic for the students of Es- cuelaO Libre de Música of San Juan at the invi- tation of Prof. Diana Valdés-Santos. Gaines covered four-mallet grip and Burton grip. Stu- dents performed etudes from her book, Sequen- tial Studies for Four-Mallet Marimba. Gaines’ appearance was supported by Pearl.

tudents from the percussion studio of Prof. Diana Valdés-Santos presented their an- nualS percussion marathon Nov. 8 at the Esc. Libre de Música of San Juan. They performed their fall concert on Nov. 15 at the Guillermo Figueroa concert hall at the school, featuring works by B. Christian, J. Hill, F. Patillot, and Ney Rosauro with the students of the Hoschule fur Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Tchaikovsky.

he Percussion Ensemble of the Prepara- tory School of the Conservatory of Mu- sicT, conducted by Prof. Diana Valdés-Santos, presented their fall concert on Nov. 23 at the Teatro Bertita y Guillermo Martínez, Jesús María Sanromá hall. The concert included the Puerto Rican premiere of Jaime Vivanco’s “Suite Recoleta” along with works by J. Beck, G. Gershwin, M. Houllif, C. Saint-Saents, and J. Spears. Guest artist was folklorist Iván Dávila. UNITED KINGDOM dam Mason, Tracy Thornton, and Joe Porter gave a world music clinic at the BirminghamA Conservatoire on June 20. The clinic was hosted by Tim Palmer of Maraca2 Percussion Duo, who was featured at a PASIC 2013 Showcase Concert, and Head of Percus- sion James Strebing. The students received World music clinic at the Birmingham Conservatoire: (front row, L–R) Tracy Thornton, Rachel Wells, Katy hands-on experience with East African drum- Francis, Miriam Kitchener, Bryn Bowen, Adam Mason; (back row, L–R) Joe Porter, Jo Rapson, Dan Neale, ming (Mason), tenor pan (Thornton) and Doug Ward, Callum White Middle Eastern hand drumming techniques

DECEMBER 2013 12 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org (Porter). Porter also did a presentation from director) and the Louisville Leopard Percus- Series at St. Peter’s Church in New York City his upcoming book on fully independent six- sionists (Diane Downs, director), and present- on Sept. 30. On the program were works by mallet marimba technique. Mason is supported ing concerts at the St. Agnes Earth and Spirit composer/pianist Eric Wubbels and trumpeter/ by Zildjian, Vic Firth Co. and Yamaha Canada. Center, Holy Trinity Elementary School, and composer Peter Evans. The ensemble’s percus- Thornton is supported by Coyle Drums. the Shine Yoga center. All activities were coor- sionists, Ian Antonio and Russell Greenberg, dinated by Bellarmine African Music and An- also performed as part of the Wet Ink En- USA thropology professor Angela Scharfenberger. semble for a performance of Anthony Braxton’s Alabama music on the series’ first concert at Brooklyn’s r. Gregory Jackson performed a faculty Missouri Roulette on Oct. 1. recital at Alabama State University in rummer Ronnie Burrage, who has per- MontgomeryD on Oct. 8. The performance fea- formed and recorded with such jazz greats ocky’s Music Studio recently hosted a per- tured compositions for marimba by Jackson in- asD Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Jaco Pasto- cussion camp with Larry Levine. Larry’s cluding “Unfinished Dream” Op. 64, “Requiem rius, Pat Metheny, and the Marsalis Brothers, Rprogram, “In Step with Drum-i-Stix: Intro- for 9/11” Op. 45, “Temptation of Christ” Op. and is a faculty member at the Pennsylvania duction to Drum Line,” was a huge success 63, the multiple-percussion piece “Leviathan” State University, returned to St. Louis Sept. with many students participating. Op. 52, and the electro-acoustic piece “Throt- 25–29 for a series of performances with his tle.” Videos of the performance can be found group, Band Burrage, and to be inducted into he 10th Annual Binghamton, New York on YouTube and www.inner3.com. the University City High School Hall of Fame Summer Percussion Camp was directed and featured in the University City homecom- Tby Joel Smales and was a huge success, reach- Colorado ing parade. ing students in grades 4–12 with three days of an Jumbies’ summer season included a intensive percussion including drumset, tim- concert with the Colorado Wind Ensem- New York pani, mallets, snare drum, drum circles, a finale ble,P conducted by David Kish, at the Arvada ercussion/piano quartet Yarn/Wire ap- concert, and more. Many thanks to PAS, Vic Center for the Arts. The collaboration featured peared on the Wet Ink Collaborations Firth Co., Malletech, Humes and Berg, Evans, compositions and arrangements by Don Pro- P rak, Jim Theobald, and Tom Miller. Pan Jumb- ies also performed recently in Colby, Kansas for the Western Plains Arts Association. Current members of the group are Don Prorak, Tom Miller, and Paul Munzenrider (steel pans), Jim Theobald (marimba), Blake Eberhard (bass), and Rich Rychel (drums). Iowa r. Brad Meyer, Director of Percussion Studies at Stephen F. Austin State Uni- versityD (Nacogdoches, Tex.), did a week-long residency at Simpson College (Indianola) and Drake University (Des Moines). At each uni- versity, Meyer gave a duo performance, with Dr. Brad Meyer (far left) and Steve McCombs (percussion instructor at Simpson College, far right) with stu- saxophonists Dr. Dave Camwell at Simpson dents from Simpson College and students from high schools in the Indianola, Iowa area College and Dr. Jim Romain at Drake Univer- sity, a solo recital featuring works from Bach to Xenakis, and a clinic/master class discuss- ing performance techniques on timpani, snare drum, and marimba. Kentucky he Saakumu Drum and Dance Ensemble from Ghana, directed by Bernard Woma, Twas in Louisville Oct. 8–19. Among their ac- tivities were a drum and dance workshop and performance at Bellarmine University, perfor- mances at Olmstead Middle School, Central High School, Bloom Elementary School, and Lincoln Elementary, workshops with the River City Drum Corps (Ed White, director) and the PatiKele Drum Ensemble, and workshops and a performance at the Chapel of St. Philip. The following week, Zimbabwean mbira player and drummer Patience Chaitezvi vis- ited Louisville, speaking to and performing for Bellarmine University students, presenting drum and song workshops for St. Xavier High School drumming students (Rick Mattingly, Bernard Woma (center) and the Saakumu ensemble in concert in Kentucky (photo by Audrey Harrod)

www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 13 DECEMBER 2013 Remo, Tree Works, Marimba Productions, gravesite of George Hamilton Green, where by Kvistad and Russell Hartenberger on Aquarian, Pearl, Yamaha, and Pro-Mark. Nexus performed three compositions by Green instruments specifically designed for this piece arranged by Bob Becker, who also played by Kvistad. Nexus thanks the Canada Council he grand finale of Nexus’s 43rd season xylophone accompanied by Nexus on marim- for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for was a performance on Sept. 7 at the Drum bas. The afternoon performance by Nexus at their support. TBoogie Festival in Woodstock, hosted by the Andy Lee Field in Woodstock featured Nexus member Garry Kvistad and Woodstock Bill Cahn’s “Kebjar-Bali” and Becker’s “Away n Thursday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Feb. Chimes. The festival opened in the morning Without Leave” as well as more of Green’s mu- 1, 2014, Miller Theatre at Columbia at the Woodstock Artists Cemetery near the sic and Steve Reich’s “Piano Phase” performed OUniversity will present Steven Schick: Solo,

nief-norf Summer Festival By Casey McLellan

lthough most young contemporary musi- Acians focus their educational and career goals on one area, their individual interests rarely fit so neatly into a single category labeled “performer,” “composer,” or “scholar.” Many, including myself, have discovered that engaging with different disciplines enriches the music-making process. Spearheaded by Artistic Director Andrew Bliss and host Omar Carmenates, the nief-norf Summer Festival (nnSF) embraces this idea of cross- disciplinary dialogue and combines these three areas—performance, composition, and research—into one inspirational summer institute. Performance forms the core of the nief- norf Summer Festival, with percussion as the focus. Each year the nnSF Performance Fellows take on ambitious repertoire such as Iannis Xenakis’ “Persephassa” (1969) and nnSF faculty to coach rehearsals and per- Deal, the keynote speaker for the summit, Lewis Nielson’s “Tocsin” (2009). Accom- form chamber pieces with the participants. joining Michael Drews and Erzsébet Gaál plishing such feats in less than two weeks Their unique perspectives were enlightening for a concert featuring electronics and percus- requires a packed schedule of rehearsals, during the rehearsal process, and their solo sion. coachings, and concerts, all of which are led performances brought new insights to the As a prime example of disciplinary cross- by the nnSF faculty. In addition to the stan- rest of the concerts. The whole festival had over, nief-norf faculty and percussionists dard repertoire, the festival features composi- the chance to breathe and just listen, as Lee Kerry O’Brien and Mike Truesdell gave their tions from the international Call for Scores masterly performed Dennis Johnson’s 5-hour own research presentations on Steve Reich competition. minimalist piano solo “November” (1959). and Karlheinz Stockhausen, respectively. The nnSF Composer Fellows write new While the performance opportunities are Truesdell’s presentation, entitled “Performing music for Performance Fellows during the inspiring and the compositional environment Kontakte,” demonstrated the most important festival. Composers of diverse career and ed- is engaging, the inclusion of the nief-norf aspects of the nief-norf Summer Festival. ucational stages attend nnSF to study com- Research Summit really sets nnSF apart from Truesdell emphasized that the dozens of position with nnSF Composition Director similar summer festivals. This year, scholars hours required to learn a new piece of music, Christopher Adler and other guest compos- from universities in both the U.S. and Italy especially complex music, is really an act of ers, which have included Matthew Burtner joined the performers and composers for pre- research. All participants of the nief-norf and Evan Ziporyn. The festival provides a sentations on the topic of Music and Tech- Summer Festival embrace this idea that no laboratory setting where Composer Fellows nology post-1945. The varied presentations musical act functions in a vacuum; it takes can attend rehearsals and ask the performers ranged from skeuomorphic design to Eric collaboration between performers, composers, questions about instruments, technique, or Whitacre’s virtual choirs, and all of this fit and scholars in a supportive and enthusiastic notation. Some of the most detail-oriented into just one whirlwind day. Enlivened dis- environment like the nief-norf Summer Fes- rehearsal work is spent on these newly com- cussion amongst the performers, composers, tival to produce truly engaging new music. posed pieces, because both the performers and researchers began in the lecture hall and and the composers take pride in the fact that continued during coffee breaks and through- Casey McLellan is a percussionist and com- they are collaborating in the creation of new out lunch. Composer D. Edward Davis ended poser in her last year of undergraduate study music. the day’s presentations with excerpts from at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. In a trend that is sure to continue, the his new work-in-progress “passing lands”— She has attended the nief-norf Summer Fes- 2013 nnSF expanded from percussion to in- a captivating work for electronics and solo tival for the past two years. clude pianists and cellists. Pianist R. Andrew euphonium performed by Mark Carlson. The Lee and cellist Ashley Walters joined the evening concluded with percussionist Scott

DECEMBER 2013 14 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org a two-night percussion extravaganza that ditional mbira music, hosho techniques, Shona around to meet and greet and graciously sign will encompass the world of solo percussion culture, and hands-on mbira playing. autographs for his fans. composition from its beginnings in the 1950s Fork’s Drum Closet sponsored Dennis’s avant-garde to the current day. Tennessee clinic in Nashville, hosted by Gary Forkum The first night, titled “Origins,” will pres- hird Coast Percussion presented a clinic/ at the 3rd and Lindsley nightclub on Aug. ent some of the earliest composed percussion performance at the University of Tennes- 20. Roughly 400 people came out to see the solos. It will feature Karlheinz Stockhau- seeT at Martin on Sept. 23. The ensemble was performance, packing the club. After an hour- sen’s 1959 classic “Zyklus,” the first solo for hosted by Dr. Julie Hill and the UT Martin long performance, Dennis answered the audi- specified percussion instruments, along with Percussion Society. Third Coast performed ence’s questions, spoke about his introduction works by Morton Feldman, Iannis Xenakis, several “heavyweights” in the percussion reper- to drumming as a child, and entertained the Helmut Lachenmann, and Alvin Lucier. The toire and also created hands-on opportunities crowd with tales of his collaborations with second night, “Responses,” will feature impor- with UTM percussion majors by engaging many celebrated artists throughout his illustri- tant newer works, including pieces by David students in free improvisation exercises. In ous career. Dennis then launched into another Lang, Brian Ferneyhough, Kaija Saariaho, Mi- addition, the ensemble gave a clinic on music rousing solo performance, culminating in a chael Gordon, Gustavo Aguilar, Mark Apple- business and tips on how to be successful in standing ovation. baum, and John Luther Adams, plus the world a chamber ensemble in today’s climate. The premieres of two pieces by young American members of Third Coast Percussion are Sean Texas composers Lei Liang and Nathan Davis. Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and econd Baptist Church in Houston will David Skidmore. Third Coast Percussion is present “The Really, Really Big Christmas Pennsylvania supported by Pearl/Adams, Zildjian, Remo, SShow” Dec. 19–22. The musical variety show he Reading Buccaneers Drum and and Vic Firth Co. includes a drum number written, arranged, Bugle Corps won the 2013 DCA Cham- produced, and directed by John Stanley sa- pionshipsT with a score of 98.43. The 2013 he University of Tennessee Percussion luting the well-known tale of “The Little Championship is the Buccaneers’ 12th World Studies area (Dr. Andrew M. Bliss, direc- Drummer Boy.” This year, the presentation will Championship victory and their 8th in the past tor)T hosted Christopher Deane (University combine El-Wire Suits (similar to LED suits), nine years. Drum Corps Associates (DCA) of North Texas) on Sept. 19. During his time glowing sticks, HD technology projecting a Finals took place in Annapolis, Md. on Sept. 1 with the studio, Deane presented a timpani 32-foot drumkit player onto a 42-foot screen, at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. master class as well as a clinic pertaining to ac- a full corps snare line, two side stages featuring The Bucs’ drumline had a very strong finals cessory percussion. Additionally, students were “Jungle Drummers” playing 10 surdos, three performance, finishing 2nd overall in percus- given the opportunity to work with Deane in marching bass drums, and flying drummers sion, while the corps took 1st place in the private lessons. soaring 20 to 30 feet in the air. Visual, Music, Communication, and General Effect captions. ennis Chambers recently did a series of he 2013 Valley Day of Percussion was clinics in Tennessee, sponsored by Pearl. held on May 4 at Christian Fellowship South Carolina TheD first clinic took place on Aug. 19, hosted TChurch in McAllen. The event was organized rica Azim presented a concert of Shona by Jim Pettit at Memphis Drum Shop. This by Roberto Botello and Gilbert Garcia, and mbira music from Zimbabwe at Winthrop performance was simulcast online worldwide, included performances by Unified Percussion, UniversityE on Sept. 5, followed by a three-hour with people tweeting in questions for Dennis the South Texas College Percussion Ensem- intensive workshop on Sept. 6 (B. Michael from across the globe. There was even a sur- ble under the direction of Ron Schermerhorn, Williams, host). Winthrop students partici- prise phone call from Dream Theater drummer the Edinburg High School Drumline directed pated in detailed study of inherent lines in tra- Mike Mangini. Afterwards, Dennis stuck by Jorge Martinez, and the Rio Grande City

www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 15 DECEMBER 2013 High School Percussion Ensemble directed bian, Evans, Remo, Regal Tip, LP, Vic Firth ON THE ROAD by Gumaro Barrera. Clinics were given by Dr. Co., Yamaha, and Melhart Music Center. Tom Nevill on the roots and history of the Wisconsin ndy Harnsberger presented a faculty marimba, Brad Broomfield (featured snare recital at Lee University on Aug. 22. The drum soloist and percussionist for Blast!) on eary Larrick, of Stevens Point, wrote a recitalA consisted primarily of his own works, the importance of the “Rudiment Breakdown,” method book review for the Summer, including the world premiere of “Shine On, and Henry Brun on Latin percussion, assisted G2013 issue of the National Association of Col- Circular Quay” for solo marimba. Harnsberger by Raul Liendo. The festivities concluded lege Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal. was in residence in September at Tennessee with a drumset clinic/performance by Tom On Sept. 29, Larrick performed on solo snare Tech University, hosted by Dr. Eric Willie, and Brechtlein. Several hundred area high school drum for the Fall Fest in Stevens Point. Radford University, hosted by Dr. Rob Sand- students attended the day. Sponsors were Sa- erl, and in October at the University of South Carolina, hosted by Dr. Scott Herring, and at Coastal Carolina University, hosted by Jesse Willis. At each location, Harnsberger gave a In Memoriam clinic titled “The Truth About Practice” and presented solo recitals featuring “Night Rhap- John Bergamo sody” by John Serry and his works “Words Unspoken,” “April Sun,” “Phoenix,” “Shine On, ercussionist and PAS Hall of Fame mem- Circular Quay,” and “Palmetto Moon” with, Pber John Bergamo died on Oct. 19, 2013. respectively, the TTU Percussion Ensemble, Bergamo studied and worked with some the Radford Percussion Ensemble, the USC of the most diverse musicians on the planet, Percussion Ensemble, and the CCU Percussion including Lukas Foss, Gunther Schuller, Ensemble. The events were co-sponsored by Pearl /Adams, Innovative Percussion, Sabian, John Cage, Ringo Starr, Charles Wou- w rinen, Lou Harrison, Ali Akbar Khan, John Evans, and Grover Pro Percussion. McLaughlin, Morton Feldman, Herb Albert, Percy Heath, Robert Shaw, Max Roach, and Frank Zappa. Bergamo was the driving force behind two highly-acclaimed professional Sustaining Members helping percussion ensembles: Repercussion Unit PAS to publish December and Hands On’Semble. He appeared on the Percussion News soundtracks of at least 18 Hollywood films, tion with Colgrass. From 1963 to 1965, he produced three instructional videos, and pub- spent summers with conductor/composer lished over 25 percussion compositions since Lukas Foss at the Tanglewood Music Festi- Bachovich Music Publications 1963. His collection of mallet solos, Style val on a Fromm Fellowship in contemporary Studies, published in 1969, enlightened gen- music performance. Drum Channel erations of collegiate percussionists on the In 1964, composer Lukas Foss organized a Fall Creek Marimbas stylistic nuances of contemporary keyboard new music ensemble called Creative Associ- percussion music. He wrote articles for Mod- ates and hired Bergamo as percussionist. The Innovative Percussion, Inc. ern Drummer, Percussive Notes, Percussionist, ensemble explored the cutting edge of avant- Drum!, and Percussioner International. From garde music, premiering new works and Vic Firth Company 1979 to 1988, he served on the PAS Board of performing in Buffalo and New York City’s Wenger Corporation Directors. Carnegie Recital Hall. While at Buffalo, Ber- Bergamo was born in Englewood, New gamo and Jan Williams organized the first Yamaha Corporation of America Jersey, May 28, 1940. He studied at the Man- percussion ensemble at the university. hattan School of Music with Fred Albright Bergamo began studying tabla in 1966. Zildjian Company and Paul Price, and he earned Bachelor and In 1967, he went to California study tabla Master of Music degrees in percussion. In at the Ali Akbar College of Music with Thank you for your continued support 1959, concurrent with his studies at Man- the master. Bergamo spent the 1968–69 hattan, John enrolled in the Lenox School academic year teaching at the University of of Jazz, near Tanglewood in Massachusetts. Washington. Then he got an offer from a new News items for the “People and There he studied drumset with Max Roach, arts school created by Walt Disney called the Places,” “Industry News” and played in a jazz ensemble directed by Percy California Institute of the Arts, or CalArts. Heath and Kenny Dorham, and took classes They were looking for someone with a back- “On the Road” sections of Percussion in music history and theory with Gunther ground in contemporary and world music, News must be received at the PAS Schuller. and found the perfect combination in John office within three months of the After graduating from Manhattan in 1962, Bergamo. His 35 years at CalArts yielded date of the event. Bergamo was accepted to the Darmstadt In- generations of inspired students who carry on ternational Summer Course in New Music. his vision of collaborative learning today. Please send materials to PAS: Later in 1962, Bergamo toured Europe and Bergamo was inducted into the PAS Hall 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A, the Soviet Union as percussionist with the of Fame in 2012. Indianapolis, IN 46204 Robert Shaw Chorale. Upon his return to Read John Bergamo’s PAS Hall of Fame Fax: (317) 974-4499 New York, he freelanced alongside Paul Price profile: http://www.pas.org/experience/hall- Email: [email protected] and Michael Colgrass and studied composi- offame/JohnBergamo.aspx.

DECEMBER 2013 16 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org 2013 International Katarzyna Myck´ a Marimba Academy

he 6th edition of the International Katarzyna Myćka Ma- Trimba Academy (IKMMA) took place Sept. 6–15 in Luxem- bourg City, Luxembourg. Thirty-two participants, the maximum number allowed, arrived at the Luxembourg Conservatoire ready to study and perform. Students traveled from across the world, representing 19 countries including Japan, Korea, China, Po- land, Finland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Columbia, the United States, and others. In additional to Myćka, five faculty members were invited to teach at the Academy. Returning faculty included Pedro Car- neiro (Portugal) and Shoko Sakai ( Japan; marimba professor at the Wroclaw music academy). New to the team were Brian Zator (USA; Director of Percussion, Texas A&M University- Commerce), Beverley Johnston (Canada; University of Toronto), and Paul Mootz (Luxembourg; Percussion Professor at the Lux- emburg Conservatoire). Conrado Moya (Spain) assisted with marimba ensembles, and Netty Glesener was the General Man- ager of IKMMA. The 10-day academy included nine concerts featuring faculty and student performances. Each student had a private lesson ev- ery day, resulting in two lessons with each faculty member. Stu- dents also participated in marimba ensembles with a wide variety of pieces, and the new Marimba+ category in which marimbists performed with flute, double bass, French horn, and voice. All students received their music assignments several months in ad- vance to prepare for rehearsals. Many times, a quartet included students speaking four different languages, but all dedicated to successful preparation and concerts. Several guests participated and interacted with the students. Composer Anders Koppel gave lessons to students performing his works and a presentation on his multiple marimba composi- tions including his four marimba concertos, chamber works, and marimba solos. A concert of his works featured students per- forming his first concerto, chamber works, and Zator performing his marimba solo, “9 Peanuts.” Tatiana Koleva (Bulgaria) gave an energized performance on one of the evening concerts, and Ru- diger Pawassar (Germany) was present to discuss his pieces and Pustjens Percussion, Studio 49, Resta-Jay Percussions, Adams, attend a performance of his works “Sculpture 3” and “Sakura.” Percussion Brandt, Thomann, Norsk Musikforlag, and Edition Ron Samuels and master tuner Brian from Marimba One were Svitzer. in attendance and gave an informative clinic on marimba tuning. The next IKMMA will take place in 2015. Visit www.marim- Throughout IKMMA, faculty members gave inspiring per- basolo.com for updates and information. formances. The opening concert featured Myćka and Moya performing duos by Anna Ignatowicz, “Silence Pierced by the Distraction,” and Daniel Wirtz’s “Valse Valse”; Johnston and Carneiro performing marimba and electronic pieces by Christos Hatzis, João Pedro Oliveira, and Julie Spencer; Zator performing Paul Smadbeck’s “Fernando’s Waltz”; and a quintet version of Stravinsky’s “Petrouchka” featuring Mootz, Moya, Myćka, Sakai, and Zator. Other memorable performances included Moya and Sakai performing “Chain II” by Arkadiusz Katny; movement one of “Spanish Groove” by Alejandro Vinao, performed by Myćka and Carneiro; and Zator’s performance of Jonathan Ovalle’s chorale “As She Sleeps, She Dreams.” The last concert featured student performers, plus an imaginative improvisation led by Johnston that resulted in a traveling marimba and people playing from four sides of the instrument. Thanks to the 2013 IKMMA sponsors: Ministry of Culture (City of Luxembourg), Conservtoire de Ville de Luxembourg, Marimba One, Bergerault, Majestic, Innovative Percussion, www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 17 DECEMBER 2013 11th Italy Percussion Competition and Days of Percussion

he 11th edition of the Italy Percussion TCompetition and Days of Percussion was held Sept. 23–29, organized by the Italy Percussive Arts Society under the supervision of Antonio Santangelo and his staff. The event drew 182 competitors, who came to Montesilvano (Pescara) from every part of the globe to test themselves before juries of artists and teachers who have left their mark on the percussive music of this century. These world- famous percussionists not only listened to and judged the competitors in the six categories of the competition, they also transmitted their wealth of experience through master classes and concerts. Artists and judges included David Friedman, Casey Cangelosi, Sergio Bellotti, Rick Latham, Kai Stensgaard, Marta Klimasara, Carlo Willems, Ignacio Ceballos the same location Sept 23–28, 2014. Entries to SNARE DRUM Martin, Boris Estrin, Pier Giuseppe Gajoni, participate in the competition expire on May Jury: Bernhard Wulff (Germany), Ignacio C. Marian Rapczewski, Dejan Tamše, Peter 31. For further information visit www.italypas.it Martin (Spain), Boris Estrin (Russia) Vulperhorst, and Bernhard Wulff. or email [email protected]. Winners: Italy PAS’s commitment to its mission Category A. 1st Prize Kornél I. Hencz (Hungary), 2013 JURIES AND WINNERS of spreading the culture and passion for the 2nd Prize Mikhail Emelyanov (Russia) and world of percussion through events of this MARIMBA Roberto Porta (Italy), 3rd Prize Mikhail Dubov type was acknowledged by the contribution Jury: Kai Stensgaard (Denmark), Marta Klimasara (Russia). of the Ministry of National Heritage and (Poland), Casey Cangelosi (USA) Category B. 1st Prize Kau Vincent (France), 1st Culture, the sponsorships from the Ministry Winners: Prize Mateusz Jan Zawadzki (Poland), 3rd of Foreign Affairs, UNESCO, the European Category A. 1st Prize Elise Chi Man Liu (Hong Prize Fumihiro Ono ( Japan). Commission, the Abruzzo Region, Ismez Kong), 2nd Prize Bu Ye (China), 3rd Prize Antoni Category C. 1st Prize Bartek Miler (Poland), 2nd and the Polish Institute in Rome, and the Olesik (Poland). Prize Luca Ventura (Italy), 3rd Prize Gabriele numerous sponsors who offered prizes Category B. 1st Prize Xizi Wang (China), 2nd Prize Petracco (Italy). valued at approximately €20,000. Sponsors Hsiao-Hung Lee (Taiwan), 3rd Prize Šimun included PAS, Adams, Bergerault, Tama, Matišić (Croatia). DRUMSET Majastic, Mido, Missom, Zildjian, Ufip, Category C. 1st Prize Kaori Kamada ( Japan), 2nd Jury: Sergio Bellotti (Italy), Rick Latham (USA), Dream Cymbals, Treeworks, Encore Mallets, Prize Sebastian Efler (Austria), 3rd Prize Yuri Dejan Tamše (Slovenia) Malletech, Innovative Percussion, Angelini Hiramitsu ( Japan). Winners: Mallets, Zanolo Stick, Regal Tip, HoneyRock, Category A. 1st Prize Abs. Matteo Franzè (Italy), VIBRAPHONE Italy Percussion Edition, DrumsetMag, Città 3rd Prize Kilian Berger (Germany) and della Musica, Beurskens Edition, Palladium Jury: David Friedman (USA), Marian Rapczewski Christofer D’Attanasio (Italy). Music, VanderPlas, Percussion Creative, DW, (Poland), Carlo Willems (Belgium) Category B. 2nd Prize Andrea Ruffato (Italy), 3rd Koala Percussion, and Rawi P.P. Winners: Prize Gašper Obšteter (Slovenia) and Paolo The President of the Republic conferred Category A. 1st Prize Boris Nikonov (Russia), Antoni Rubboli (Italy). a medal on this edition—a prize given to Olesik (Poland), 2nd Prize Mikhail Emelyanov Category C. 2nd Prize Bartek Miler (Poland), 3rd initiatives and projects considered deserving (Russia), 3rd Prize Casper Lidsle (Finland). Prize Alberto Polato (Italy) and Ziyuan Dong in the cultural setting. “We are delighted,” Category B. 1st Prize Tiit Joamets (Estonia), 3rd (China). said Santangelo, “that the President of Prize Anna Ralo (Ukraine). the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, has Category C. 1st Prize Abs. Piotr Rakowski (Poland). COMPOSITION acknowledged the merit of the project to the Jury: David Friedman, Carlo Willems, Kai TIMPANI Italy PAS Association, which has devoted Stensgaard, Casey Cangelosi, Antonio itself for many years to the furthering and Jury: Bernhard Wulff (Germany), Ignacio C. Martin Santangelo enhancing of percussion instruments. We (Spain), Boris Estrin (Russia) Winners: are very satisfied with this edition, which has Winners: Category A. No winner exceeded our expectations.” Category A. 2nd Prize Davide Tonetti (Italy), 3rd Category B. 1st Prize Ting-Chuan Chen (Taiwan) The Career Achievement Award, instituted Prize Javohir Ergashev (Uzbekistan). Category C. No winner by Italy PAS in 2010, was awarded this year to Category B. 2nd Prize Luca Martino and Giulio Category D. 2nd Prize Ting-Chuan Chen David Friedman, considered one of the most Pasquale (Italy), 3rd Prize Anton Zhdanovich (Taiwan), 3rd Prize Yuta Saitou ( Japan), representative vibraphonists, composers and (Czech Republic). Xiaoxia Zhang (China). pedagogues in the history of the instrument. Category C. 1st Prize José Antonio Moreno Romero Category E. 1st Prize Luca V. Lorusso (Italy), 2nd Santangelo and his staff are already at work (Spain). Prize Paolo Geminiani (Italy). for the 12th edition, which will be held in

DECEMBER 2013 18 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 19 DECEMBER 2013 In Memoriam: Layne Redmond By Rick Mattingly

rame drummer Layne Redmond died on gods and in which women’s spirituality, wis- FOctober 28, 2013. She was known for dom, and sexuality were affirmed through her virtuoso abilities on tambourine and her rituals involving drumming. In an age where authorship of the influential book When the people are rediscovering the communal and Drummers Were Women, and she also pro- healing powers of rhythm, When the Drum- duced a number of recordings and instruc- mers were Women establishes the link between tional videos. ancient knowledge and the contemporary Whenever Layne played, it was fascinating emphasis on the importance of passion and to watch her hands and fingers as they deftly soulfulness to life.” stroked, tapped, slapped, prodded, and mas- Meanwhile, Remo, Inc. created a Layne saged sounds out of her tambourine. But one Redmond Signature Series of frame drums, could also be absorbed by her smile, which and Interworld Music invited Layne to make reflected a joyous bliss that drew people in to an instructional video. First released as Ritual her. To many women, especially, she served as Drumming, the video was renamed Rhythmic a rhythm goddess who empowered them to Wisdom when it was released on DVD. discover the power of drumming. Beginning in 1995, drummer Tommy Born in 1952 in Florida, Redmond at- Brunjes (aka Tommy Be) became Layne’s col- tended art school, first at the University of laborator on several CDs including Trance Florida in Gainsville and then at Rutgers in Union, Chanting the Chakras, Chakra Breath- Newark, New Jersey, before studying painting ing Meditation, Invoking the Muse, and Heart with Joyce Kozloff at the Brooklyn Museum Chakra. In 2004, Layne authored the book as a Max Beckmann scholarship student. Chakra Meditation for Sounds True. She became a member of a performance art/ In 2006, she volunteered to teach percussion dance collective located in lower Manhattan at UFBA, the university in Salvador, Brazil, She said that without the operation, she and began to create performance art pieces. and Escola Pracatum, Carlinhos Brown’s would have only lived a few more days; In 1981 she attended a Glen Velez con- music school in Candeal. She and Rosangela with the operation, the doctors predicted cert and subsequently began studying frame Silvestre produced a CD of traditional can- she would live one to two months longer. drumming with Velez. As she helped orga- domblé songs and shot footage of six orixás, Her positive attitude extended her time nize a collection of images of frame drum- the gods and goddesses of Afro Brazilian to nearly five months, during which she mers that Velez had collected, she became legacy, which led to Layne’s interest in making focused on completing an expanded e-book intrigued by the fact that most of the images music videos and short films. Redmond also edition of When the Drummers Were Women depicted women playing frame drums. She met Tadeu Mascarenhas, a young musician and the film Axé Orixá, Dreaming Awake began researching the ancient playing styles and engineer who became a collaborator on the Gods and Goddesses of Brazil. During that and history of the frame drum in religious her next four projects: Flowers of Fire, Wave of time, her smile never dimmed. and cultural rituals. Bliss, Invoking Aphrodite, and Hymns From the Redmond appeared on Velez’s recordings Hive. Handdance (Music of the World label) and She moved to Brazil in 2007 and then came Internal Combustion (CMP), and then she back to the U.S. and settled in Asheville, N.C. and Velez formed a trio with bansuri flutist in 2009. She launched Golden Seed Films, Steve Gorn, which was known as the Hand- which released the 6-DVD set Frame Drum dance ensemble. That trio recorded Seven Intensive Training Program in 2010 as well as Heaven (1987) and Assyrian Rose (1989) for the Trance Union Series of instructional DVDs. CMP. She also created an archive of materials related Layne left Handdance and started an all- to When the Drummers Were Women. female frame-drumming group, The Mob The February 2000 issue of DRUM! maga- of Angels. In 1991 they released Since The zine listed Redmond as one of the “53 Heavy- Beginning, featuring guest artists Gorn and weight Drummers Who Made a Difference in violinist Vicki Richards. the ’90s.” She was the only woman on the list. After an editor at Random House saw Redmond performed and lectured at colleges, a Redmond performance and slide lecture, universities, and music conferences around the Layne signed a contract to write When The world, including several appearances at PA- Drummers Were Women, which was published SIC, the last of which was in 2009. She also in 1997. A review in Percussive Notes hailed contributed articles to several journals, includ- the book, saying in part, “By searching out ing Percussive Notes, for which she wrote the the lost, early history of the frame drum, January 2012 cover story, “Frame Drums and Layne Redmond has uncovered an important History,” among others. missing chapter in the history of humanity— In early June of 2013 Layne had an opera- a chapter in which goddesses ruled beside tion to remove fluid from her lungs and heart.

DECEMBER 2013 20 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org Your Road to Recognition Contest and Competition Winners Gain Recognition within the Global Percussion Community.

International Multiple Percussion Solo Competition (acoustic & electro-acoustic) 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 2014.

International Percussion Ensemble Competition Two high school ensembles and three college/university ensembles will be invited to perform showcase concerts at PASIC 2014.

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 2014.

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.

Marching Percussion Composition Contest Established to promote and recognize the highest level of marching percussion composition. Rotating categories to include Drumline, Battery and Front Ensemble. Winning Compositions will be published.

For more information visit pas.org/experience/contests.aspx www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 21 DECEMBER 2013 industry news

DIXON “Build Your Artisan” Web Page Dixon has announced an addition to their playDIXON.com website: a “Build Your Artisan” page, which will allow players to create their ideal outfit in three easy steps, selecting from an array of shell constructions, finishes, and hardware colors. They can then request a price quote from an authorized dealer. GRETSCH Dinah Gretsch to Receive She Rocks Award Dinah Gretsch, executive vice president and CFO of the Gretsch Company, is among a select group of women to be honored by the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN) with the organization’s 2014 She Rocks Award. As a leader in the music industry, Dinah will be recognized for her unique talents, accomplishments, and philanthropic works. The presentation will take place at a ceremony on Jan. 24, 2014 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, California during the 2014 NAMM show. In June 2010, Dinah created the Mrs. G’s Music Foundation to fund music teachers, provide in-house artist programs, and supply musical in- struments to rural schools. The purpose of the foundation is “To Enrich Children’s Lives through Participation in Music.” She has been a strong supporter of many children’s programs through her music career, accord- ing to her belief that music has the power to change children’s lives in a positive way. Dinah has enjoyed working with all of the Gretsch drum and guitar artists through her 30-plus years in the business. She has signed many of the Gretsch artists. Another 2014 She Rocks honoree is percussion icon Sheila E. “I’m very proud to recognize the legacy of these women,” commented WiMN founder and She Rocks Awards host, Laura B. Whitmore. “By inspiring and encouraging fellow women in the industry, each one of these recipi- ents embodies the spirit of the She Rocks Awards.”

Dinah Gretsch KHS AMERICA Mic-Net Mallet Percussion Microphone System Distribution KHS America, distributor of Majestic Marching and Concert Percus-

DECEMBER 2013 22 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 23 DECEMBER 2013 sion, Mapex Drums and Marching Percussion, and Jupiter band instru- In 2014 the Hit Like A Girl Contest will expand. In addition to ments, announced that it will be the exclusive U.S Distributor for the recently acquiring support from Guitar Center and the Percussive Arts Mic-Net Mallet Percussion Microphone System. Society, contest organizers are in the process of growing the event’s foot- The Mic-Net, designed and developed by percussion specialist Ward print by bringing on major corporate and media sponsors from around Durrett, is a unique microphone placement system that allows mallet the world. Because the promoters have invited all companies to partici- keyboard instruments up to five-octaves to be miked fully across the pate in the event, this year’s sponsors and supporters will include a larger, entire reach of the instrument. The Mic-Net is designed to accommo- more diverse number of leading drum and percussion companies. date most standard cardioid-pattern microphones, but will also support The 2014 contest will also feature participation by a wider range of smaller condenser mic’s that have much smaller profile and a flat fre- top female drum artists, such as Jessica Bowen, drummer of popular quency response. punk-pop band the Summer Set, who has been named the Hit Like A The Mic-Net comes in three sizes: the Standard size fits xylophones Girl spokesperson for the year as well as one of the 2014 contest judges. and vibraphones; the Long size is designed for 4.0- to 4.3-octave ma- To learn more and sign-up visit www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com and rimbas; the Extra-Long size fits 4.5- to 5.0-octave marimbas. For more facebook.com/hitlikeagirlcontest. Hit Like A Girl is a trademark of the information on the MicNet visit http://themicnet.com/Home_Page.php. Percussion Marketing Council (Playdrums.com).

PAS/HIT LIKE A GIRL International Drum Month Moves to May PAS and Hit Like a Girl Join Forces Following feedback from members and requests from music retailers The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and Hit Like a Girl have an- across the country, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has nounced the formation of an alliance that brings drummers, educators, decided to relaunch and revise the International Drum Month (IDM) manufacturers and media together as part of a powerful, new coalition program. The new International Drum Month will be celebrated and aims to generate greater recognition of the female drumming com- annually, beginning in May 2014. This significant change in calendar munity as well as greater support for its development and growth. placement offers a gateway for all retailers to get involved in more PMC “This cooperation between one of the oldest and most respected market growth programs that extend throughout the summer months. organizations in the drum industry and one of the newest and most Using banner ads and Google Adwords, PMC will target a variety of progressive allows us to combine resources and achieve a common goal young, diverse audiences that are potentially interested in drumming as a more easily and more effectively,” explains PAS Executive Director Jeff creative and healthy alternative lifestyle activity. Potential new drummers Hartsough. “And while we ultimately want girls and women to become will be able to connect to a completely new, redesigned PlayDrums. active members of PAS and participants in Hit Like A Girl activities, we com website 24/7—engaging them immediately with all aspects of realize that step one is simply getting more of them to pick up a pair of drumming, instructional material, videos, and drummer profiles. PMC sticks or a hand drum and become drummers.” member website links will automatically connect new players seeking As part of this initiative of mutual support, PAS has become an offi- information about products, brands, and selection options. cial sponsor of the 2014 Hit Like A Girl Contest and will contribute an The new International Drum Month program will reach beyond the opportunity for the 2014 HLAG Champion in the over-18 division to music industry through targeted Internet marketing to create excitement perform at PASIC 2014, as well as admission to the conference for the for drums and drumming, while driving new drummer-customers under-18 winner. In collaboration, Hit Like A Girl will provide promo- into their local music store or drum shop. PMC member-sponsored tional consideration for PAS in the public relations and marketing for its information will be readily available on the new PMC website, as well contest and general advocacy of female drummers and drumming. as a list of participating retailers who are actively involved in the IDM Hit Like A Girl has also announced that Jessica Bowen, drummer campaign. for the popular, Arizona-based, power-pop band the Summer Set, has Billy Cuthrell, PMC Marketing and Promotions Advisory Board agreed to become the campaign’s official spokesperson for 2014. As Hit Member, commented, “Our idea is to use the annual IDM program Like A Girl’s spokesperson, Bowen will help promote women’s drum- as a gateway to tie all the other market development PMC programs ming through her live, studio, and video performances, media activities together through the new website. At the very center of the effort is and trade show appearances (subject to availability). She will also once creating a positive first-drumming introduction and experience that again contribute her time and expertise as a judge for the 2014 Hit Like support all music retailers and our entire PMC membership. May Girl Contest that’s scheduled to kick off Jan. 24, 2014. has been identified as the best month for kicking off in-store related To learn more about the Percussive Arts Society visit www.pas.org. promotions that also tie into the summer tour schedules. IDM will Visit www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com for further information about Hit become the starting point, connecting all the programs, instead of just Like A Girl and the 2014 Hit Like A Girl contest. an annual one-month campaign. It now extends through our Vans Warped Tour Lesson Lab program, Percussion In The Schools, and other PERCUSSION MARKETING COUNCIL educational connections.” Hit Like a Girl 2014 Contest Kickoff The PMC is the percussion industry’s official trade association open The Hit Like A Girl Contest has announced that the 2014 edition to all companies actively involved in the percussion business. It has of the international contest for female drummers will open for entries been consistently recognized as the catalyst for much of the percussion on Jan. 24, 2014. The program that began two years ago as a way to industry’s resilience and new player growth. The organization’s activities celebrate and support female drummers has grown into a major promo- and programs are focused on creating market expansion by promoting tion of female drumming, becoming one of the drum community’s most drumming to potential new players. Creating new interest and new popular, fastest growing activities. Since beginning in 2011, the Hit Like audiences brings new customers into all music stores—the PMC’s A Girl Contest’s accomplishments have included: mission goes way beyond selling more drums to existing drumming • Participants from the ages of 7 to 70 from 42 countries customers. • More than four million web impressions More details will be announced at the Annual All-member PMC • Tens of thousands of votes and comments Meeting, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in conjunction with the 2014 Winter • Participation and judging by many of the top women drummers in NAMM Show. For more information, visit www.playdrums.com and the world www.rootsofrhythm.net. • Support from leading drum, percussion, hardware, electronics and accessory companies

DECEMBER 2013 24 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org STICK–AT–IT Drum Tutor Franchise Focus Day 2014 UK drum teacher Tim Senior has launched a new drum tutor fran- chise opportunity, following from the success of his children’s beginner IMAGES OF SOUND: INNOVATIONS IN series books, Be a Drummer. This business opportunity for drummers worldwide has been thoroughly road tested to offer a fast track route to a NOTATION successful career in music education. The Stick-At-It franchise offers an opportunity for business-minded, “To standardize notation is to standardize patterns of thought enthusiastic drummers to build a flexible teaching schedule within and the parameters of creativity. Our present abundance of no- schools. Under the banner of a respected brand name, for an initial tations is as it should be. It makes our differences more clear.” investment franchisees get the professionalism of a larger organiza- tion while retaining their own personal touch and the freedom to teach –Sylvia Smith around gigging commitments. Lesson preparation is minimal as each lesson is planned out, and set-up overheads are low with no need to pur- Notation is a filter through which musicians dialogue with com- chase expensive premises or gear. posers. Notation is the result of a divergent projection from the To find out more, visit http://www.stick-at-it.com. mind of the composer. Notation is communication. ZILDJIAN 2013 Kerope Zildjian Scholarship Competition Winner In the 1950s and ‘60s, thanks to composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown, Herbert Brün, and Karl- Zildjian has announced that Ethan Ahmed from the University of heinz Stockhausen, an explosion of new and creative forms of Southern California is the winner of the 2013 Kerope Zildjian Scholar- notation began to challenge the idea of a standardized “musical ship. Ethan is a student of Jim Babor. Ethan will receive a $5,000 tuition score.” Dots, lines, grids, all manner of imaginative and fanciful award, an all-expense paid trip to the Zildjian factory, and cymbals of his choice. shapes/pictures emerged as an alternative to the clef and staff. The two runner-up winners—Wai Chi Tang from the Manhattan School of Music, a student of Duncan Patton, and Michael Jopling from There have been several notable publications and exhibitions Carnegie Mellon University, a student of Jeremy Branson—will both in the emerging field of creative notation: “Notations” (1968), receive a special cymbal package selected by them. a landmark anthology edited by John Cage, contained a host The first round of competition was judged by James Campbell from of manuscripts representing the varieties of creative notation. the University of Kentucky. Ten finalists were chosen, and their un- Sylvia Smith curated “Scribing Sound”, a collection of graphic marked CDs were sent to Cynthia Yeh, Principal Percussionist of the works from 1952–84, for the Smith Archives at the University Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The other seven finalists were: Sean Van of Akron. Also, in 2009 Theresa Sauer created “Notations21”, Winkle, New England Conservatory, a student of Frank Epstein; Colin the 21st century’s answer to Cage’s book which represented a McCall, Eastman School of Music, a student of Michael Burritt; Alison wealth of new notations, many created and aided by new tech- Chorn, Cleveland State University, a student of Tom Freer; John Thomas III, Florida State University, a student of John Parks; Bryn Lutek, Mc- nology and media. Gill University, a student of Aiyun Huang; Steven White, Northwestern University, a student of She-e Wu; Robert Oldroyd, Boston Conserva- Proposals are being solicited for the performance of works that tory, a student of Nancy Zeltsman. utilize innovations in notation in order to expand the boundaries The Kerope Zildjian scholarship is an opportunity for the Zildjian of what are considered musical scores and their interpretation. family to pay tribute to Kerope Zildjian, who presided over one of the Premieres of new works are encouraged, as are performances most-storied periods in Zildjian history. From 1865 until his death in of extant works. Soloists, ensembles, composers, and scholars 1909 in Constantinople, Kerope continued to develop the classic K. are invited to send in proposals for performances and presenta- Zildjian sound. In memory of Kerope’s deep commitment to the art of tions. craftsmanship, the Zildjian family established this scholarship to encour- age and reward percussionists in their pursuit of performing excellence. As always, the committee is interested in the participation of Zildjian Sound Lab Web Community both emerging and established artists. All proposals that meet The Avedis Zildjian Company announced the launch of Zildjian the criteria and qualify for inclusion on the 2014 PASIC Focus Sound Lab, a new social-web community for drummers, where visi- Day will be given complete and careful consideration. Please tors build their own virtual cymbal setups from a full library of Zildjian note: Expenses and the securing of instruments and funding cymbal sound files and then share their setups with friends. Visitors to sources will be the sole responsibility of the artist(s) themselves. the Sound Lab may choose from nine drum setups to build a unique This includes all logistical and financial considerations associ- configuration of cymbals or select from a library of pre-set Zildjian artist ated with the performance. Please prepare and submit your setups. The Sound Lab allows visitors to compare any number of cymbals proposal with this consideration in mind. side-by-side, select cymbals that instantly appear on a kit, and play indi- vidual cymbals to produce up to two different sounds. In addition, visi- tors are provided with a variety of wallpapers to customize their kits and Applications being accepted until Dec. 15, 2013 at the option to print out setups so they may take their cymbal choices to www.pas.org their local dealer. Visitors will also have the ability to share cymbal set- ups with the world through Facebook and Twitter. The Zildjian Sound For additional information, please contact: Lab is built using HTML 5 to ensure its ease of use on many platforms. Focus Day 2014 Hosts: John Lane [email protected] Details of the sweepstakes can be found at Zildjian.com/builditwinit. To preview the new Zildjian Sound Lab Set Up Builder visit Zildjian.com/ or Terry Longshore [email protected] w soundlab.

www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 25 DECEMBER 2013 (Additional documents are required for Interna- tional Students, please contact the scholarship & International Admissions Office for further infor- mation). Details regarding the assistantship can be found at: http://www.kent.edu/music/gradu- ate/upload/graduate-assistantship-application. assistantship news pdf Contact: Michael W. Chunn, Coordinator of Graduate Studies Office: MSP, E104 Office, Tel: GRADUATE Manager) and Bands (Drum Line Instructor / 330-672-9234; Email: [email protected] ARIZONA Symphonic Bands Assistant). or Ted Rounds, Director of Percussion Studies UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Application Deadline: December 1. For an online Kent State University, Tel: 330-672-2522; The University of Arizona has graduate awards application: http://go.illinois.edu/musicgrad Email: [email protected]; Web: http://www.kent. and scholarships available for the 2014–2015 Audition Deadline: February 1, for University edu/music/index.cfm or http://www.kent.edu/ academic year. Graduate awards (MM and DMA) Fellowships; February 15, for School of Music music/graduate/index.cfm include named scholarships and Graduate Fellowships, Assistantships, and other financial Teaching Assistantship positions that offer tu- aid. PENNSYLVANIA INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ition waivers, health insurance, and a generous Contact: William Moersch, Tel: 217-244-3332; Assistantships available for Graduate Percussion stipend. We anticipate two Graduate Teaching E-mail: [email protected] Assistantships opening for the 2013–2014 students with possible duties in the areas of academic year. One will have the responsibilities OHIO percussion, band, and drumline, as well as other of applied lesson instruction and teaching the KENT STATE UNIVERSITY areas in the Music department depending on Percussion Methods course. The other will have The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent candidate’s qualifications and strengths. the responsibilities of applied lesson instruc- State University announces the opening of a Contact: Dr. Michael G. Kingan, Director of tion and directing the UA Steel Bands program, graduate assistantship in percussion perfor- Percussion Studies, IUP; Tel: 724-357-2897; depending on the skills and experiences of the mance beginning in the fall semester of 2014, Email: [email protected]; Web: www.arts.iup. candidates. Visit http://uapercussion.org for leading to the M.M. Degree in Performance. edu/music/areas/percpage more information about the percussion program Stipends are awarded for full 9-month con- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY at UA; and http://music.arizona.edu/ for more tracts, renewable in the fall semester of 2015. Beginning Fall, 2014. 1/2-time assistantship information about the School of Music at the In addition, students receive a tuition waiver. students receive a monthly stipend for 10 University of Arizona Admission Requirements: Performance: months and a grant-in-aid for the full tuition Contact: Dr. Norman Weinberg, Director of • Application to the Performance or Conducting and fees associated with tuition (even if they Percussion Studies. Tel: 520-626-7055; Email: program http://www.kent.edu/graduatestudies/ are out-of-state students). The grant-in-aid for [email protected] index.cfm • Audition (please submit a graduate audition graduate assistantship tuition is $15,570 for ILLINOIS application) http://www.kent.edu/music/gradu- the academic year or $7,785 per semester. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ate-audition-application.cfm NOTE: These figures are for 2013 and may Graduate Fellowships to $17,000 plus tuition http://www.kent.edu/music/upload/ increase slightly in 2014. Stipend pay before waiver; Graduate Assistantships $7,400 plus gradaudreq82012.pdf taxes: August and September 2013—$1,404 tuition waiver, and tuition waivers anticipated • 3 letters of recommendation each month. October 2013 through end of May for 2014–15. Graduate Assistantship posi- • Statement of Goals 2014—$1,444.50. Current responsibilities tions include Percussion (Non-major Applied • Resume include teaching non-major applied lessons, Percussion / Percussion Methods / Instrument • Transcripts conducting Percussion Ensemble II, teach- ing Percussion Methods/Techniques class, equipment management and assisting with the percussion library. A half-time assistantship im- plies 20 hours per week, although some weeks it is more and some weeks it is less depend- ing on weekly activities in the School of Music and Percussion Department. Percussion GTA’s generally participate in the Penn State Philhar- monic, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble 1 and Mallet Ensemble. Contact: Prof. Dan C. Armstrong for further information. Tel: 814-234-7267; Email: DXA5@ PSU.EDU; Web: http://music.psu.edu/ensem- bles/percussion-and-mallet-ensembles http://music.psu.edu/area/percussion http://music.psu.edu/faculty/dan-c-armstrong

DECEMBER 2013 26 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org UNDERGRADUATE ARIZONA UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA The University of Arizona has undergradu- ate awards and scholarships available for the Make Your Practicing 2014-2015 academic year. Undergraduate awards can be offered up to full in-state and full out-of-state tuition. Visit http://uapercussion. org for more information about the percussion Pay Off. program at UA and information about the audi- tion requirements; and http://music.arizona.edu/ for more information about the School of Music PAS Awards Thousands of Scholarship Dollars to at the University of Arizona. Percussion Students Every Year. Contact: Dr. Norman Weinberg, Director of Percussion Studies. Tel: 520-626-7055; Email: [email protected] PAS/Armand Zildjian Percussion Scholarship

PENNSYLVANIA $2,000 scholarship awarded to a full-time student percussionist enrolled in INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA an accredited college or university school of music. Scholarships available for Undergraduate Percussion students for the degrees BS Ed (music ed), BFA (performance), and BA (general PAS/John E. Grimes Timpani Scholarship studies). The $1,000 scholarship is open to timpani students (ages 18–26) interested Contact: Dr. Michael G. Kingan, Director of Percussion Studies, IUP; Tel: 724-357-2897; in pursuing the study of period timpani playing. Scholarship may be ap- Email: [email protected]; Web: www.arts.iup. plied to lessons, travel to study, etc., as long as the focus is baroque/classical edu/music/areas/percpage period timpani playing. ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN PAS/Remo, Inc. Fred Hoey Memorial Scholarship Full and partial undergraduate scholarships available based on audition. $1,000 scholarship awarded to an incoming college freshman percussionist Application Deadline: January 2. For an online enrolled in the School of Music at an accredited college or university. application: http://go.illinois.edu/musicunder- grad Audition Deadline: February 15. PAS/Sabian, Ltd. Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship Contact: William Moersch, Tel: 217-244-3332; Created to support promising young drummers with their drumset studies, E-mail: [email protected] w a total of $3,000 is awarded annually.

PAS/Yamaha Terry Gibbs Vibraphone Scholarship $1,000 scholarship awarded to a full-time student registered in an accred- SCHOLARSHIP/ASSISTANTSHIP NEWS ited college or & SUMMER WORKSHOPS university school of music for the following academic year.

The February issue of Percussion News PAS/Meredith Music Publications Percussive Arts Society Internation- will include a listing of Scholarship/ al Convention (PASIC) Grant for a Non-Percussionist Band Director Assistantship News. Provides financial assistance up to $1,000 to a band director to attend The February and April issues of PASIC in order to further the band director’s knowledge of percussion Percussion News will include a listing of instruments and their use in school ensembles. Summer Workshops. Freddie Gruber Scholarship Deadlines This annual scholarship, in memory of Buddy Rich and Nick Ceroli, will February issue: December 15 April issue: February 15 be in the amount of $2,500 awarded to a college or university student for drumset performance. Send information to PAS 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Applications Available Now E-mail: [email protected] pas.org/experience/grantsscholarships.aspx www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 27 DECEMBER 2013 PAS 2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

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DECEMBER 2013 28 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org PAS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER EVANS//TEXAS PAS LONE STAR/TEXAS PAS PROMARK/TEXAS PAS PASIC VICTOR C. GONZALEZ/TEXAS PASIC SCHOLARSHIP PASIC SCHOLARSHIP PASIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PAS PASIC SCHOLARSHIP Hal Rosenfeld Malcolm Whorton Steven Partida Kin Lam Lam Emmanuel Flores Prairie View A&M UT at San Antonio Lone Star College UT at Arlington University North Harris

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2014 PERCUSSION NEWS The Percussive Arts Society MEDIA PRESS, INC. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING is currently accepting online artist applications for POWER WRIST BUILDERS STANDARD CLASSIFIED ADS PASIC 2014. $3 per word PANTHEON STEEL, LLC (excluding 1- and 2-letter words) The process takes $25 minimum. Color: $4 per word. PEARL CORPORATION approximately twenty minutes BOXED CLASSIFIED ADS and is a requirement for any PRENTICE PRACTICE PADS start at $35 (includes up to 10 words) group or individual who additional words are $3 each. wishes to be considered. SABIAN LTD Payment is required in advance (check, money order or credit card). SALYERS PERCUSSION Apply online by CONTACT December 15, 2013 STEVE WEISS MUSIC, INC. E-mail: [email protected] 110 W. Washington Street., Suite A, www.pas.org/PASIC/artistapplica- Indianapolis, IN 46204 ZILDJIAN COMPANY tion.aspx

DECEMBER 2013 30 PERCUSSION NEWS www.pas.org www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 31 DECEMBER 2013 DRUMset: Driving the Beat of American Music

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