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Events PAS has a current and extensive listing of percussion events held throughout the world. Whether you are looking for concerts, festivals, Day of Percussion events in your local area or a summer workshop to attend, PAS provides the most complete and up to date information. Submit your own events (or events you are aware of)! CENTER FOR WORLD MUSIC Summer 2008 Workshop in Bali and tour of central Java More Info July 02-28 Workshop in Bali, July 220, 2008 Tour of Central Java, July 2128, 2008 Course of Study: The Bali workshop group will depart on Wednesday, July 2, from Los Angeles LAX airport on Japan Airlines. The workshop will be held from Saturday, July 5 until Saturday, July 20. Daily classes include Balinese, Javanese, and Sundanese (west Java) music, dance, and puppetry, taught by native teachers. Individuals new to these areas are welcome. Regular evening tours to numerous local performances are arranged. Tuition: The cost for the two-week Bali workshop is $2,595, and includes round trip air fare from LAX and back, airport pickup, three meals a day for two weeks in Bali, tuition for all group classes and ensembles in Bali. Evening transportation to local concerts is shared and quite inexpensive. The CWM workshop is held at a beautiful, spacious estate in central Bali, close to the city of Ubud. The cost for the two-week Bali workshop plus the central Java tour is $2,995 per person, and includes the above plus air fare to Java and back to Bali, hotels and transportation in Java, all breakfasts in Java, and certain meals. The Java tour includes performances and visits to important locales in central Java. The Bali workshop and Java tour is supervised by Dr. Lewis Peterman, Professor of Music, San Diego State University. DRUMSET AND PERCUSSION CAMP of the Goucher Summer Arts Institute More Info July 06-18 Contact:Tel: 301-275-4675; E-mail: wesdrummer@msn.com Course of Study: The Drumset and Percussion Camp offers an intense hands-on experience for ages 1318 with at least one year of school band and/or private lessons. Each camper performs in most, if not all, of the following: Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Rudimental Ensemble, Steel Drum Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Frame Drum Ensemble, and Dance Accompaniment. Lectures/Clinics/Workshops include Electronic Percussion, Solkattu, Creative Soloing, Rock and Jazz Drumming History, Music Business, Chart Reading, Orchestral Techniques, and more. Concerts include Percussion Faculty, Jazz Faculty, and the US Navy Commodores Big Band, as well as Wes Crawfords interactive Drumset Play-Along DVD and A Rhythmic Murder Mystery shows. Interdisciplinary opportunities exist to interact with the programs of the Institutes simultaneous Jazz Camp, Computer Music Camp, and Dance Camp. On-campus boarding is available and encouraged. Faculty: Laura Cerulli (disappear fear), Wes Crawford (Goucher College), John Donovan (former DCI), Jerome Herskovitz (Goucher College), Jeremy Hummel (ex-Breaking Benjamin), Michelle Humphreys (MD/DE PAS Chapter President), Keith Larsen (MD Drum Co.), John Locke (Baltimore Symphony/Goucher College), Marshall Maley (VA/DC PAS Chapter President), Joe McCarthy (Afro-Bop Alliance), Mike Miller (Old Mill High School), John Parsons (US Navy Commodores), N. Scott Robinson (Towson Univ./Goucher College), Robert Mousey Thompson (ex-James Brown), Scott Tiemann (MyDrumLesson.com), and others TBA! Contact: Wes Crawford, Director, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204; Tel: 301-275-4675; E-mail: wesdrummer@msn.com; Web: www.DrumsetAndPercussionCamp.org ZELTSMAN MARIMBA FESTIVAL More Info July 06-19 Contact:Nancy Zeltsman, E-mail: nancy@nancyzeltsman.com Course of Study: ZMF 08 will be co-sponsored by The Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. This two-week intensive offers participants attendance at 14 master classes, six guest talks/presentations, three private lessons, ensemble sessions, practice time, and a series of eight concerts (also open to the public) which will feature the faculty, showcase artists, and special guest performers. Faculty: Orlando Cotto, Amy Knoles, Peter Prommel, Emil Richards, Jack Van Geem & Nancy Zeltsman Associate Faculty/Showcase Artists: Keiko Kotoku, Theodore Milkov, Naoko Takada Guest Presenters: William Kraft, Lyle Mays, Ron Samuels, Chinary Ung, John Wittmann The 7th Annual ChandlerGilbert Community College Summer Percussion Workshop July 07-11 Contact:Josh Gottry, Tel: 480-503-2707; E-mail: josh@gottrypercussion.com (10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. daily) Course of Study: This workshop is open to students in grades 812 and is designed to promote and provide instruction in the areas of percussion ensemble and solo percussion performance. Students will prepare an entire percussion ensemble concert in this one-week workshop. In addition, each participant will present a prepared solo for critique by the other participants and spend time in a master class setting addressing various percussion instrument techniques. Birch Creek Music Center Percussion/Steelpan Session More Info July 07-19 Contact:Robert Chappell, E-mail: rchappell@niu.edu Course of Study: Founded in 1976, Birch Creek is a unique summer music school that provides talented students (typically age 1419) advanced training as well as the opportunity to perform publicly alongside some of the top music professionals around. The overall student-faculty ratio is 2-to-1, ensuring that students receive attentive hands-on mentoring from top music educators and performers. Additionally, students have numerous public performance opportunities before appreciative audiences who have come to expect only the best from Birch Creek. Birch Creek offers two unique learning tracks for percussion and steelpan. Through hands-on experience in performance, small-group instruction, and master classes, the Percussion Track provides an excellent working knowledge of all the instruments and styles essential for todays percussionist. The Steelpan Track is for young musicians (tenor though bass pans) who wish to improve their steelpan performance through technique classes, study of the history and culture of steelpan, composition and arranging for pan, and performance in the Birch Creek Steel Bands and world percussion ensembles. Steelpan students also participate in classes with percussion students in world percussion, drum set, theory, and computers & MIDI. All students perform in the Birch Creek Steel Bands, World Drumming Ensembles from Brazil, Cuba, and Africa, and theater pieces, ala Blue Man Group and Stomp. Percussion Track students also perform in traditional percussion and mallet ensembles. Faculty: Robert Chappell, Liam Teague, Al OConnor, Dan Moore, Jeff Stitely, Vern Spevak, Brad Stirtz, Vicki Jenks, Orlando Cotto, Jim Roble, Elizabeth DeLamater, Ben Wahlund, Tim Rush. Ludwig Albert Marimba Summer Academy 2008 More Info July 09-19 Contact:projects@skynet.be Apply now for the third edition of the International Ludwig Albert Marimba Summer Academy 2008. Ludwig Albert, one of most highly acclaimed marimbists worldwide, invited as extra guest lecturers following International Competition Prize winners and uprising marimbists: Hidemi Murase (Japan), Chin Cheng Lin (Taiwan) & Axoum Duo (Poland-France). We all welcome you in Belgium from 9-till 19 July 2008 and share with you a wonderful time with a lot of marimbapassion. For applications and information you can visit the website: www.ludwigalbert.com or you can contact us anytime: marimba-projects@skynet.be Please notice the application deadline is 1 March 2008!!!!! Sky Ryder Reunion More Info July 12 Contact:ryderalumni@satx.rr.com Reunion for all former members of the Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps Western Carolina University Summer Symposium for Marching Arts More Info July 13-17 Contact:mhenley@email.wcu.edu The Pride of the Mountains Marching Band's Summer Symposium is a camp for high school students and directors. The adult tracks are Adjudication, Show Design, and Band Curriculum. This year's student tracks will include Drum Major, Leadership, Percussion, and Colorguard. Featured clinicians are Bob Buckner, Matt Henley, Jon Henson, Gary Markham, Nola Jones, Bill Register, Larry Rebillot, Bobby Lambert, and Jenny Stowers. To register, or for more information, go to www.prideofthemountains.com and click on the Symposium link! MacPhail Center for Music Percussion Camp July 14-17 Contact:Melissa Falb, Tel: 612-767-5405; E-mail: falb.melissa@macphail.org 14 p.m. Course of Study: For ages 1118. Each day you will play in ensemble and attend group classes. Instruments covered include snare drum, drumset, keyboard mallets and timpani. Participants should have two years prior experience in band or one year of individual instruction. Faculty: Bob Adney, Eric Strom, Josh Carlson, Steve Roehm Tuition: $270 INDIANA UNIVERSITY SUMMER PERCUSSION WORKSHOP More Info July 14-18 Contact:John Tafoya, Director, Tel: 812-855-4839; E-mail: musicsp@indiana.edu or jtafoya@indiana.edu Course of Study: Indiana Universitys Jacobs School of Music is one of the most comprehensive and acclaimed institutions for the study of music and plays a key role in educating performers, scholars, and music educators who influence music performance and education around the globe. The 2008 summer percussion workshop is an intensive 5-day event for talented percussionists. Applicants in grades 712 are invited to apply for the Pre-College Session. Applicants over 18 years of age are invited to apply for the Adult Session, with both offerings running concurrently. Master classes, clinics, and performances will be presented by internationally renowned performers. Sessions will include: audition techniques (for college and professional auditions), chamber music, sight reading, orchestral timpani and percussion, marimba, drumset, accessories, world percussion, career development, and much more! Students will also perform in the IU Summer Percussion Ensemble, presenting a grand finale concert. On-campus housing available. Faculty/Guest Artists: Keith Aleo, Christopher Deviney, Gordon Gottlieb, Steve Houghton, John Kilkenny, Glenn Kotche, Gordon Stout, John Tafoya, and She-e Wu. (Faculty subject to change.) Deadline: May 12. Applications are available on website. Tuition: $630. On campus housing available. See our website for details. Contact: John Tafoya, Director, Tel: 812-855-4839; E-mail: musicsp@indiana.edu or jtafoya@indiana.edu; Web: www.music.indiana.edu/special_programs/summer_percussion/index.shtml Drum Circle Music Facilitation Training and Certification More Info July 14-18 Drum Circle Music (DCM) is a comprehensive approach to facilitating group music making that makes it easy to present enriching, dynamic and educational rhythm-based activities for groups of all kinds. Developed by Orff-Schulwerk Practitioner, Award-Winning Facilitator and Master Percussionist, Kalani, DCM makes it easy for anyone to create memorable events that enchant, excite, and inspire. Pre-College Division of Leigh Howard More Info July 14-18 Contact:Josh Torres, host, Tel: 940-300-8082; E-mail: torresj@centergrove.k12.in.us Course of Study: This seminar is open to all high school students including the class of 2008. The seminar will offer daily classes and ensemble rehearsal sessions with Leigh Howard Stevens and several top high school percussion directors from the Indianapolis area. The week of instruction also consists of master classes, lectures, concerts, keyboard percussion ensemble, and daily marimba orchestra rehearsal. Topics covered include: improving two-mallet technique, an overview of all major four-mallet grips, an intensive study of Stevens technique, all Stevens stroke types, mechanics of movement, shifting, interval changing, one-handed rolls, basics of tone production, musicianship, core repertoire, memorization, and practice techniques. The seminar will conclude with a final concert that family and friends are invited to attend. Students of all ability are invited to attend, however, all students should be serious and committed to learning about the marimba. Please contact host for information regarding housing. Deadline: Early Registration: May 15th; Regular Registration: June 20th Tuition: $250 ($200 for returning students) Yamaha Sounds of Summer - Plano More Info July 15-16 Contact:john.brennan@pisd.edu Plano East Senior High is hosting the 6th annual Yamaha Sounds of Summer - Plano Percussion Camp on July 15th and 16th. The event will be at Plano East Senior High and will feature clinicians Bret Kuhn and Michael McIntosh. Please email me at john.brennan@pisd.edu if you have any questions. Forms will be available at peshband.com later in the spring. 51th Summer International Academy of Nice Percussion with Frederic Macarez More Info July 15-21 Technique and Interpretation. Solos. Ensembles. Chamber music and Orchestral repertoire. Preparation to auditions and competitions. (World Marimba Competition Stuttgart). panPittsburgh Steelband Summer Intensive More Info July 18-19 Contact:janera@solomonsteelpan.com The Steelband Summer Intensive is an opportunity for steelband directors, students and professionals to further develop expertise in steelband performance. During this intensive program, (July 18 - 19, 2008) participants will focus on professional and artistic development in steelpan, through a variety of group discussions, workshops, clinics and performance. The World Rhythms Arts Program (WRAP) Summer Course More Info July 20-25 Master musicians, dancers, educators, therapists, and facilitators come together for a truly unique immersion experience for those in music, movement, and wellness fields. Classes focus on developing a working knowledge of instruments, rhythms, dances, songs, styles and professional applications. WRAP is Three Courses in One: West African Drum & Dance, The Drum Course, Frame Drums and Doumbeks - All taught by master musicians and educators with many years of professional experience. Onondaga Percussion Camp July 20-26 Contact:Rob Bridge, E-mail: bridger@sunyocc.edu Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY Course Description: The camp will cover a range of percussion topics including a focus on mallet percussion and percussion ensemble (ragtime music, fife and drum, and standard percussion ensemble repertoire.) Marimba study will include: technique on all grips, strokes, repertoire classes, sight-reading, practice methods, memorization, listening sessions, performance anxiety, and career development. We will have an opening concert performing with Bob Becker. The final concert performance will include ensemble pieces and a performance with She-e Wu. Eligibility: ages from incoming college freshman to professional. Faculty: She-e Wu, Bob Becker, Genoveffa Vitale, Rob Bridge Deadline: The seminar will begin accepting applications on March 15. Enrollment is limited and early application is strongly advised. Applications will be received through June 15. Application form may be downloaded at www.sunyocc.edu/~bridger Tuition: is $450 (with a $50 discount for applications received by April 15.) Lion Drummers World Percussion Seminar More Info July 21-25 Contact:Luis Garay, Tel: 301-649-5217; E-mail: percussion@luisgaray.com Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Catholic University. Washington, DC 20064 Course of Study: For students in grades 412, Three Ensembles Faculty: Luis Garay Tuition: $275 DRUMMIN JAM CAMP July 25-27 Contact:Jillian Jepsen at The Museum of Making Music, Tel: 760-438-5996 ex: 212 (10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.) Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008 Course of Study: (All musical levels welcome!) For age groups 9 through 13 and 14 through 18. Learn to groove on drumset, hand drums, and hand percussion instruments. Featured drummer, composer, author, and educator Ed Roscetti will introduce and demonstrate a variety of traditional and hybrid styles in both classroom and ensemble settings. Styles include rock, funk, hip-hop, blues & world beat grooves. Bass guitar accompanies 2nd and 3rd day ensemble classes leading up to a final performance. Family and friends are invited to enjoy this day of fun and music, as students showcase their newly-developed rhythmic skills. This three day hands-on approach to drumming provides a unique opportunity for students ages 918 to come together and communicate through rhythm. Students are assigned to an ensemble group based on their level of experience. Focus is on increasing your rhythmic vocabulary in an energetic, interactive, and supportive environment. Campers come and play in the spirit of the groove! Materials Provided: Excerpts from Ed Roscettis book/CD packages (Hal Leonard). Deadline: July 20 Tuition: $250. Make checks payable to: The Museum of Making Music Keiko ABE International Marimba Academy 2008 July 25-28 Contact:E-mail: info@duojapan.com Location: Act City Hamamatsu; Hamamatsu-city JAPAN Faculty : Keiko ABE (Japan) Jean Geoffroy (France) Tuition Fees: Student 58,000JPY (including tax, without accomdation) Autidor 8,000JPY/ 1 day (including tax, without accomdation) Number to be admitted: a total of 10 students a total of 50 auditors Audition Repertoire: Keiko Abe: Alone ~for marimba Deadline for application: 31 May, 2008 Application: The application form should arrive at the following address with all necessary information (name, age,address,telephone number, school of occupation, music career and a cassette tape, CD, MD of the audition repertoire). Please indicate your name and pieces on you tape and case. Notification: All participants will be notified by return mail of their acceptance into the Academy by the middle of June. To Contact; The office for reference and application Keiko ABE International Marimba Academy Addministrative Office c/o Duo Japan Inc. Kondo-Ebisu 401, 1-20-8 Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, JAPAN 150-0021 TEL:81-3-5428-0571 FAX:81-3-5428-0572 mail: info@duojapan.com UNCP Summer Drum Daze July 26 Contact:Tracy Wiggins, Tel: 910-522-5705; E-mail: tracy.wiggins@uncp.edu Course of Study: A free camp for high school students covering all facets of marching percussion performance will be held at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Special sessions will also be held for directors at the camp. Full lines and individual performers may participate. Exploring India's Rhythms: A Drumming and Yoga Retreat by the Sea More Info July 26-02 Contact:info@aegeanretreats.com, Tel. 917-816-5910 While encountering this immersion in to the world of Indias classical rhythm and discovering its relation to breath, the body and nature, you will be graced with the magnificent backdrop of the Libyan Sea. In residence will be two of Indias most esteemed drummers, tabla player Samir Chatterjee and ghatam player V. Suresh, who will both lead group sessions and offer lessons in hand drumming. Ashtanga-based yoga and meditation will be led daily by Allyn Miner. This retreat is for anyone seeking an exceptional experience that will integrate the Indian traditions of rhythm and music with yoga. It is suited to both experienced practitioners and novices with an interest in drumming, music, and yoga. This retreat will also welcome the time to rest and to engage with your surroundings. With Triopetra situated along the Southern Coast of Crete and directly facing the clear blue waters of the Libyan Sea, it offers complete tranquility with miles of unspoiled beach to wander down. Drum Circle Music Facilitation Training and Certification More Info July 27-02 Drum Circle Music (DCM) is a comprehensive approach to facilitating group music making that makes it easy to present enriching, dynamic and educational rhythm-based activities for groups of all kinds. Developed by Orff-Schulwerk Practitioner, Award-Winning Facilitator and Master Percussionist, Kalani, DCM makes it easy for anyone to create memorable events that enchant, excite, and inspire. KoSA 13th International Percussion Camp, Workshops and Festival More Info July 30-03 Contact:1-800-541-8401 or 514-482-5554 The KoSA International Percussion Workshops and Festival will take place at the picturesque campus of Castleton State College, nestled in the Mountains of Vermont near the world-famous resort destination of Killington. Course of Study: The KoSA Workshop is a hands-on intensive percussion camp unlike any other-a total percussion experience. The course of study includes an incredibly diverse range of styles and techniques. Drumset ( from rock, jazz, Latin, funk) and Classical Percussion; to Brazilian, Arabic and Indian hand drumming. Latin & Afro-Cuban rhythms, Japanese Taiko drumming, rhythm voice class, classical marimba, jazz vibraphone, timpani, snare drum, percussion ensemble, Steel drum ensemble, and special percussion for band director sessions are offered, as well as classes in video conference and music technology for all levels. KoSA 2008 Faculty: Memo Acevedo, Chester Thompson, Ignacio Berroa, Bobby Sanabria, Marc Dicciani, Jonathan Mover, Dom Famularo, Kenwood Dennard, Rajna Swminathan, Mario DeCiutiis, Arnie Lang, Cyro Baptista, Jim Royal, Glen Velez ,Nancy Zeltsman, Gordon Gottlieb, Emil Richards, Marco Lienhard, Allan Molnar, Aldo Mazza, Lou Robinson, , Michael Wimberly & African Drum & Dance Ensemble, and the KoSA rhythm section: Rafael Alcala(Piano), Oscar Stagnaro (Bass), Guitar and more ! Tuition: $1150US double occupancy $1395 US single occupancy Price includes full tuition, evening concerts, room and 3 meals per day. CENTER FOR WORLD MUSIC Summer 2008 Workshop and Tour in Ghana, West Africa More Info July 31-22 Course of Study: The Ghana workshop and tour group will depart on Thursday, July 31, from Los Angeles LAX airport. Arrival in Ghana is on Friday, August 1, with an overnight stay in the capital of Ghana, Accra. On August 2 the group will bus to Ho in southeastern Ghana to begin the workshop there from August 4 through August 17. Classes, housing and meals will be at the E.P. Social Center in Ho. Workshop classes include music, dance, singing, language, and Ghanian-African culture. There will be special fieldtrips, performances and lectures. The Ghana tour follows the workshop from August 1822. The Ghana workshop and tour will be supervised by Kwame Degbor, former Deputy Director of the Center for National Culture in Ho. Tuition: The cost for the Ghana workshop and tour is $3,495 per person and includes round trip air fare from LAX and back, local ground transportation in Ghana, sleeping accommodations and hotels in Ghana (double occupancy), all classes, performances, lectures, fieldtrips, museums. |
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