Indiana Day of Percussion

Ming-Hui Kuo, faculty sponsor DePauw School of Music, host

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Green Center for the Performing Arts Kresge Auditorium

Thompson Recital Hall Moore Theatre

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EVENT SCHEDULE 8:00 Registration (all day) Green Center Great Hall

9:00 Outside and Inside, Differences and Similarities for

Snare Drum: Dr. Brian S. Mason

Kresge Auditorium

*** Door Prize

Kresge Auditorium

10:15 Indiana State University Percussion Ensemble Kresge Auditorium

10:50 Marimba Master Class: She-e Wu Thompson Recital Hall

Noon–1:00 Lunch

1:00 Northridge High School Percussion Ensemble Indiana Wesleyan University Percussion Ensemble

Kresge Auditorium

2:00 Music Business and Marketing Clinic: Kenny Phelps

Moore Theatre

3:00 Westfield Middle School Percussion Ensemble Ball State University Percussion Ensemble Four/One

Kresge Auditorium

*** Door Prize and Marimba Competition Announcement Kresge Auditorium

MARIMBA COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Location: Large Ensemble Room (GCPA 1115) Warm up location: Small Ensemble Room (GCPA 1118)

1:00 Josh Fulford (College: age 18–25) 1:10 Tyler Blaisdell (College: age 18–25) 1:20 Dakota Smith (College: age 18–25) 1:30 Jacob Lipham (College: age 18–25) 1:40 Robert Clayson (College: age 18–25) 1:50 Audrey Michaels (College: age 18–25) 2:00 Joe Miller (College: age 18–25) 2:10 Gloria Yehilevsky (College: age 18–25) 2:20 Michael Rennaker (College: age 18–25) 2:30 Micah Detweiler (College: age 18–25) Break 2:50 Sabrina Jones (High School) 3:00 Luciano Medina (High School) 3:10 Elijah Shina (High School) 3:20 Keenan Story (High School) 3:30 Schuyler Donahoe (High School) 3:40 Eli Zuercher (High School) 3:50 Kevin Stucker (High School) 4:00 Kate Petri (High School)

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PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PROGRAM

Indiana State University Percussion Ensemble 10:15 a.m. ⏐ Kresge Auditorium

Dr. Jimmy Finnie, director

Omphalo Centric Lecture Niles Westlake (b. 1958) Mudra Bob Becker (b. 1947)

Isaiah Owen, snare drum

Danza Furioso Jonathan Orvalle (b. 1976)

Nick Olson, xylophone

Northridge High School Percussion Ensemble 1 p.m. ⏐ Kresge Auditorium

Micah Detweiler, director

Extremes Jason Treuting Fractalia Owen Clayton Condon Angels of the Apocalypse David Gillingham (b. 1947) A Ceiling Full of Stars Blake Tyson

~ Brief Pause ~

Indiana Wesleyan University Percussion Ensemble

Marc Wooldridge, director Bruno Cabrera, assistant director

Marimba Quartet Daniel Levitan II (b. 1953) Knock on Wood Allen Blank (b. 1925) Golden Age of the Xylophone Floyd Werle (1929–2010) arr. Randy Eyles

Nash Flanagin, xylophone soloist Batucada Brazilian Traditional

led by Bruno Cabrera

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Westfield Middle School

3 p.m. ⏐Kresge Auditorium Ebonie Lamb, director

Star Wars Medley John Williams (b. 1932)

arr. Eric Kalver Oye Como Va Tito Puente (1923–2000)

arr. Diane Downs Millennium Chris Brooks (b. 1957) Cruzin’ Jamaica Lalo Davila (b. 1956)

~ Brief Pause ~

Ball State University Percussion Ensemble Braham Dembar, director

Soul Sauce Cal Tjader (1925–1982) Omphalo Centric Lecture Nigel Westlake (b. 1958)

~ Brief Pause ~

Four/One

A Man with a Gun Lives Here Steven Snowden (b. 1981)

Postludes for Bowed Vibraphone: No. 8 Elliot Cole (b. 1984) Jose beFORe JOHN5 Aurél Holló (b. 1966)

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PARTICIPANTS

Indiana State University Percussion Ensemble Dr. Jimmy Finnie, director Tyler Blaisdell, Alec Branstetter, Isaiah Owen, Nicholas Olson, Taylor Moga, Jaxson Schuessler, Stephen Sholey, Ethan Stearley, and Melanie Stone Northridge High School Percussion Ensemble Micah Detweiler, director Schuyler Donahoe, Keenan Story, Tristan Swihart, Rose Thomas, Chloe Thompson, Mason Varner, Eli Zuercher, and Isaiah Zuercher Indiana Wesleyan University Percussion Ensemble Marc Wooldridge, director Nash Flanagin, Michael Gongwer, Deidre Kankovsky, Leslie Mullet, Kadell Randle, Zephanie Reed, Michael Rennaker, and Logan Waters Westfield Middle School Ebonie Lamb, director Jacob Ammar, Daniel Collier, Greta Crites, Jacqueline Dechand, Aria Eudaimond, Cyle Ginsberg, Gavin Hinshaw, Holly McKay, Sadie Musser, William Silhavy, Charles Thompson, Iris Turkel, and Sam Wise Ball State University Percussion Ensemble Braham Dembar, director Tyler Thom, Brianna Rude, Evan Moore, Daniel Daily, Samuel Thompson, Aaron Kaluza, and Josh Fulford Four/One Mitchell Beck, Joel Castro, Steven Partida, Russell Wharton, and Paul Millette

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

*** A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors for the 2017 Indiana PAS Day of Percussion *** Chops Percussion Eli’s Bookstore Evans Drum Head Indiana Percussion Association Innovative Percussion Joel Rothman Ludwig-Musser Majestic Percussion Vic Firth Company Yamaha

Zildjian Cymbals

The Percussive Arts Society thanks everyone who contributed to the success of the 2017 Indiana Day of Percussion:

Especially, our guest clinicians: Brian S. Mason (Morehead State)

Kenny Phelps (Indianapolis) She-e Wu (Northwestern)

Marimba Competition Judges: Kevin Bobo, Ming-Hui Kuo, Brian S. Mason, She-e Wu

DePauw University School of Music Staff and Faculty: Steven Linville, Suzanne Hassler, Jacob Peterman, Chris Flegal,

Toni Robinson, Jennifer Soster

Dr. Craig Paré and Dr. Steven Snyder

DePauw University Percussion Studio: Seth Brawner, Ben Freeland, Zach Jacobs, Zach Suchanek, Mariah Taller

2015–17 Indiana PAS Officers: Josh Torres, president

Jason Hammond-Wood, vice president David Scimonelli, treasure/secretary