percussion news The newsletter of the PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY DECEMBER 2010 IN THIS ISSUE: 2010 PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY AWARDS 6 PASIC 2010 Returns to Indy PASIC 2010 MARCHING ver 5,000 percussionists and industry leaders from PERCUSSION FESTIVAL 8 Oaround the world gathered at the Indiana Conven- PEOPLE AND PLACES 10 tion Center, Westin Hotel and Rhythm! Discovery IN MEMORIAM: JACK H. MCKENZIE 12 Center to attend the 2010 Percussive Arts Society Inter- national Convention (PASIC). A truly international event, DAYS OF PERCUSSION INTERnatiONAL PERCUSSION PASIC attendees represented Asia, Australia, Europe, FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION P North America and South America. PASIC attendees HOTO 2010, FERMO, ItaLY 14 experienced over 120 clinics, concerts, master classes PASIC 2010 TEXAS PAS BY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 15 and performances by the world’s most noted percussion W ARREN LEIGH HOWARD STEVENS artists. Events covered everything from drumset and or- SUMMER MARIMBA SEMINAR 16 L chestral percussion to world percussion and marching. A F INDUSTRY NEWS 24 The International Drum and Percussion Expo expe- EVER SCHOLARSHIP & rienced growth this year, noting increases in both the Ten Drum Art Percussion Ensemble Assistantship NEWS 28 number of exhibiting companies and the number of CLASSIFIEDS 31 booths sold compared to PASIC 2009. More than 120 drum and percussion manufacturers, retailers, publish- ers and related organizations were featured at the expo, making it the world’s largest expo exclusively dedicated to drum and percussion exhibitors. Exhibitor packets for PONTIAC IL PERMIT NO. 19 PASIC 2011 will be made available in February 2011. NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE PASIC programming highlights spanned a variety of P musical genres. Wednesday’s evening concert focused HOTO on the theme of “Ecology of Percussion” and included BY B performances by Bonnie Whiting Smith, She-e Wu, So RIAN Percussion and the Meehan/Perkins Duo. Other evening D IEHL concerts during PASIC included Ten Drum Art Percus- sion Ensemble, the Stanton Moore Trio, and Stefon Har- Stanton Moore Trio ris and Blackout. Legendary jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette and or- chestral percussionists Walter Rosenberger and Stanley Leonard were inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame at a reception on Friday evening. They joined 100 others in the PAS Hall of Fame whose contributions have dramati- cally impacted the percussion world. P HOTO Rhythm! Discovery Center celebrated one year of business and welcomed more than 1,800 visitors BY B throughout the weekend. New exhibits at Rhythm! Dis- RIAN covery Center included a historical look at the life and D career of George Hamilton Green and Richard Cooke’s IEHL restoration of Lou Harrison’s “Old Granddad” American Stefon Harris and Blackout Gamelan. PASIC 2011 will be held in Indianapolis November 9–12 at the Indiana Convention Center to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Percussive Arts Society. Artist applications for PASIC 2011 are being accepted online at www.pas.org through December 15, 2010. PHOTO BY DR. ROBERT DEMATTINA HOTO BY LORA ARRISON PHOTO BY FLORA GARRISON P F G N ews N ercussion ercussion P ashington Street, ashington www.pas.org W . W Salvatore Rabbio Salvatore , 110 , ews N ashington Street, Suite A, Indianapolis, I ercussion W P . W PHOTO BY DR. ROBERT DEMATTINA Dom Famularo John Robinson John Thomas Pridgen Thomas PHOTO BY DR. ROBERT DEMATTINA PHOTO BY DR. ROBERT DEMATTINA Art Director Jim Babor • Hillary Henry, PHOTO BY DR. 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ROBERT DEMATTINA PHOTO BY MARY DEMATTINA PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER duoJalal duoJalal Symphonic Emeritus “Old Granddad” American Gamelan “Old Granddad” Richard Cooke’s restoration of Lou Harrison’s of Lou Harrison’s restoration Cooke’s Richard Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez Horacio Joe Petrasek Joe www.pas.org PHOTO BY DR. ROBERT DEMATTINA PHOTO BY JON FEUSTEL PHOTO BY FLORA GARRISON PHOTO BY KEN PORTER www.pas.org Vera Figueiredo Vera U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Old Guard Fife Army U.S. Janis Potter and the All Star Mallet Ensemble and the Potter Janis PHOTO BY ARREN A EVER PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER W L F Meehan/Perkins Duo Meehan/Perkins So Percussion and the So Percussion S Bonnie Whiting Smith Bonnie W E USSION N ERC P 4 Jeffery Grant, Keyan Peterson, Alison Chorn and Grant, Keyan Peterson, Jeffery David Tarantino David he final round of the PASIC 2010 Orchestral Percussion Mock Audition PASIC 2010 Orchestral Percussion Mock he final round of the during PASIC. 11 took place Nov. Jim Babor, Jeremy Branson, Jim Ross and John Shaw. Jim Babor, Finalists: Andrew Boynton Abel, Alan Many thanks to coordinator Chris Deviney and judges The results were: Winner: She-e Wu She-e T SYMPHONIC MOCK AUDITION DECEMBER 2010 PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY ARREN A EVER PHOTO BY ARREN A EVER W L F W L F - - DECEMBER 2010 5 Winners (tie): WS NE (ages 14–17): John Rogers John 14–17): (ages Laliberté François 18–22): (ages ON OMPETITION WINNERS USSI C ERC P (14–17) Winner:Young (14–17) Matt (18–22) Winner: Hayden Holbrook Winner: (18–22) Hayden RUMSET D inalists in the Percussive Arts Society 2010 International Drumset performed Competition at PASIC 2010 in Indianpolis, Jazz Category Sturino John Finalist: Jazz Category Christian Lefitz Euman and Joseph Finalists: Brazilian/Afro-Cuban/African Category Ryan Knudsen and Hunter Seide Gospel Category Funk, R&B, Moore Danny Finalist: Gospel Category Funk, R&B, Suzuki Tomohisa Finalist: Many thanks to contest coordinator Chris Hanning and Avedis Chris coordinator Hanning and Avedis thanks to contest Many PAS F Brazilian/Afro- Jazz, The were categories for the competition Indiana. The judges for the competi Gospel. Funk, Cuban/African and R&B, Berroa, Ignacio Matt Wilson, Moore, Stanton Jeff Hamilton, were tion Russ Miller and John Hernandez, “El Negro” Horacio Gottlieb, Danny Robinson. “J.R.” Corporation/Adams Musi Pearl DrumWorkshop, Zildjian Company, Corporation of America for providing calYamaha Instruments and thanks to Modern Drummer Additional forequipment the competition. PAS Competition. Drumset of the the official media sponsor Magazine, PHOTO BY ARREN A EVER PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY BRIAN DIEHL W L F Matt Wilson Matt John Grimes John Cage Percussion Players Cage Percussion Chris Coleman www.pas.org PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY R OBERT E ATTINA D . R D M www.pas.org Stanley Leonard (left) accepting the Hall Stanley Leonard Steve President PAS from of Fame Award Houghton Brock Kaericher (right), recipient of the PAS of the PAS Kaericher (right), recipient Brock President with PAS Industry Award President’s Past President Steve Houghton (l) and PAS Gary Cook (center) PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY ARREN A EVER W L F Michael Udow (right), recipient of the Michael Udow (right), recipient Arts Society Lifetime Achievement Percussive Steve President in Education with PAS Award Gary Past President Houghton (left) and PAS Cook (center) Matthew Groshek (right), recipient of the (right), recipient Matthew Groshek with PAS Supporter Award Outstanding PAS Past Steve Houghton (l) and PAS President Gary Cook (center) President PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY WARREN LAFEVER PHOTO BY R OBERT E ATTINA S D . R D M W E USSION N ERC P 6 2010 Percussive Arts2010 Percussive Society Awards Stapleton and Ellen Hale, accepting the Hall Steve President PAS from of Fame award Houghton. Walter Rosenberger’s grandchildren, Andrew Andrew Rosenberger’s grandchildren, Walter Josh Gottry (right), accepting the The with PAS Chapter Award Outstanding PAS Gary Cook (left) Past President Outstanding PAS Service Award with PAS with PAS Service Award Outstanding PAS Past Steve Houghton (left) and PAS President Gary Cook (center) President Richard Cooke (right), recipient of the Cooke (right), recipient Richard DECEMBER 2010 www.pas.org PERCUSSION NEWS 7 DECEMBER 2010 PASIC 2010 MARCHING PERCUSSION FESTIVAL By Neal Flum, Chair, PAS Marching Percussion Committee n November 11 and 12, the 29th edition of the PASIC Marching Percus- ment (The Old Guard). The Fife and Drum Corps is stationed at Fort Myer, Osion Festival took place in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival featured Virginia. The musicians of this unit recall the days of the American Revolu- two competitions: an Individuals and Small Ensemble Competition that took tion as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians place on Thursday evening, Nov.