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Chair:
John Tafoya, E-mail: johntafoya@aol.com
The
Symphonic Committee serves the percussion and musical community
by promoting, supporting, and endorsing symphonic-related
activities through master classes, labs, clinics, and panel
discussions at PASIC. The Symphonic Committee provides
motivation, encouragement, and symphonic percussion awareness
by means of scholarship, education, and performance.
Committee
Report and PASIC 2007 Meeting Minutes
Submitted
January 15, 2008
by
Symphonic Committee Chair John Tafoya
In
2007, the PAS Symphonic Committee drafted a new mission statement
and revised committee charges to the committee. The committee
also focused on putting the “I”back in PASIC by
encouraging international artists to present orchestral clinics.
We achieved this goal by securing Nick Woud from the Royal Concertgebouw to
make a presentation at PASIC 2007.
PASIC 2007 Meeting Minutes
Committee
Members Present: John
Tafoya (Chairman), Bill Cahn, Ruth Cahn, Glenn Zeinemann,
Stanley Leonard, Keith Aleo, Christopher Deviney, Alan Abel,
James Ross, Charles Dowd, Tony Cirone, Garwood Whaley, Steve
Houghton (guest), and Doug Howard (guest).
Committee
Meeting Agenda:
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 2, 2007
8:00
a.m.
I.
Congratulations to Tony Cirone –Hall of Fame!
II.
Welcome to our new members
Keith
Aleo, Ruth Cahn, Stanley Leonard, Jan Pustjens
III.
Review of current member terms
IV.
Recommendations/Nominations for new members/PAS Symphonic Committee
V.
Quick review of PASIC 2006 meeting discussions
Clinic/Artist
recommendations
Creating
a truly “international”PASIC (international symphonic
artists)
Lack
of 2006 lab participation
VI.
Review of PASIC 2007 Symphonic Events
Nick
Woud,
Timpani Clinic: “Is there a European Timpani Concept?”
Tim
Genis,
Symphonic Clinic/Performance
Labs: Neil
Grover, Accessories
Tom
Stubbs, Cymbals
Christopher
Deviney, Keyboard Percussion
Alan
Abel, Snare Drum
Dean
Borghesani, Timpani
Panel
Discussion (Michael
Rosen, chair)
Career
Goals for Percussion Graduates in the symphonic percussion
area: Free-lance, Symphony Orchestra, Opera, Musical Theater,
Studio, and Education
Percussion
Mock Audition (special
thanks to our judges: Keith Aleo, Bill Platt, Christopher
Deviney, Tom Stubbs, and James Ross)
Emeritus
Concert (Alan
Abel, John Beck, Tony Cirone, Arnie Lang, Stanley Leonard,
Salvatore Rabbio, and Gerald Unger).
VII.
PASIC 2008 discussion and recommendations
VIII.
Review of PAS Symphonic Committee Mission Statement and Charges
IX.
New Business
Ruth
Cahn -
Symphonic Committee to propose a list of 4 or 5 symphonic
works that would make great listening for young percussionists
at various stages of development: elementary, middle school,
high school, career track high school.
John
Tafoya -
mock audition turnout, symphonic articles in PN.
Other
X.
Adjourn (by 9 a.m.)
Meeting
Minutes:
New
Members
John
Tafoya welcomed the committee's newest members: Keith Aleo,
Ruth Cahn, Stanley Leonard, and Jan Pustjens (who was unable
to attend this year).
Member
Terms
The
committee chair will gather current membership status and new
members will be nominated to the symphonic committee.
Review
The
committee reviewed items from the 2006 meeting - which included
creating a truly international PASIC. The committee will continue
to solicit possible international artists in the future.
Mission
Statement
The
current Symphonic Committee mission statement was reviewed.
Slight changes were suggested and will be edited and forwarded
to Lisa Rogers.
Selection
of Artists
The
committee also inquired as to how symphonic clinic artists
were selected. This process was reviewed for the members. Orchestra
musicians' schedules are sometimes not completely available
by the clinic deadlines; making it difficult for selected artists
to be at PASIC.
Symphonic
Labs
The
lack of participation in the symphonic labs was discussed.
Committee members inquired as to whether lab participants received
free PASIC registration or perhaps those students who received
various PASIC scholarships should participate in a symphonic
lab (or equivalent). E-mail "blasts" to professional
percussionists and teachers, PAS website advertisements, and
the possibility of opening the labs to a wider age group was
mentioned.
The
addition of wind ensemble repertoire in the labs was also discussed.
Committee members suggested a possible additional lab which
would focus on only wind ensemble literature - with a prominent
wind ensemble performer as the artist.
The
committee also suggested that networking to their colleagues
at music schools to recruit students to perform in labs might
help as well as contacting schools in the Austin area for next
year's convention.
Panel
Discussion Topics for 2008 - How to successfully set up an
Audition Video.
Video
auditions (as opposed to taped/CD auditions) are becoming more
prominent in the orchestral audition process. This panel would
include artists who are familiar and successful with this process
along with an electronic/video specialist.
Percussive
Notes
The
committee chair encouraged the symphonic committee to encourage
their colleagues to generate articles for Percussive
Notes magazine.
The
meeting adjourned at 9 a.m. on November 2, 2007.
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