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Product Showcase – July 2024CympadNew “STX” Warm-Up/Work-Out Drum Pad From CYMPAD To Debut At The Music City Drum Show Designed to accelerate the technical, rhythmic and musical development of today’s drummers, the Cympad STX is a compact drum pad that is highly-recommended and highly-effective for both work-outs and warm-ups. The STX features:• 3 cellular foam playing zones that provide…
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2025 PAS Percussion Ensemble Competitions and Festivals AnnouncedThe Percussive Arts Society (PAS) today announced the 2025 dates and locations for the Percussion Ensemble Competitions and Festivals. Introduced last year, these competitions are performance opportunities for high school and middle school percussion ensembles that give the performers and their directors the chance to receive clinic feedback from respected adjudicators. PAS will more than…
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Product Showcase – June 2024Latin PercussionLatin Percussion Celebrates Diamond Anniversary with The Launch of Limited Edition 60th Congas, Bongos, Timbales and Cajon Sixty years ago it began with a simple set of bongos! Martin Cohen, founder of Latin Percussion (LP), fell in love with the infectious nature of Latin-Jazz and when he could not find any bongos, he decided…
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Industry News – May 2024Majestic PercussionStephen Kehner Joins Majestic Percussion as New Artist EndorserOregon Symphony Assistant Principal Percussionist Stephen Kehner has joined the Majestic Percussion artist roster, adding his skill as a performer and his passion as an educator to the esteemed lineup. “I’m proud to be associated with the Majestic brand because their mission aligns closely with my…
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TMEA 2024Percussion clinics and performances – including two All-State Percussion Ensembles! – could be found throughout the annual Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention held in San Antonio February 7-10, 2024. With over 30,000 people in attendance, the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center was full of music educators, students, exhibitors, and family members.
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PAS Hall of Fame Class of 2024We are thrilled to reveal the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Terri Lyne Carrington, Neil Grover, Thom Hannum, Beverley Johnston, and Jim Petercsak. These nominees will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at PASIC 2024 in November. “I’m very excited that PAS will induct these five influential members of…
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The Zildjian Family Opportunity Fund Relaunches to Support Community-Based Percussion ProgramsIndianapolis, Ind. – The Zildjian Family Opportunity Fund, a permanently endowed trust managed and administered by the Percussive Arts Society, is proud to announce that it will resume its program to provide funding for community-based percussion programs inunderrepresented neighborhoods. These programs will be free to participants in accessible locations such as schools, community centers, parks, senior…
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Indianapolis to Host PASIC Through 2028An extended contract has been signed between PAS, Visit Indy, and the Indiana Convention Center that will keep the organization’s annual PASIC™ in Indianapolis through 2028. The Percussive Arts Society is pleased to announce that an extended contract has been signed between PAS, Visit Indy, and the Indiana Convention Center that will keep the organization’s…
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Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition to Expand for PASIC 2024PAS is thrilled to announce the expansion of the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition at PASIC 2024. Indianapolis, Ind. – Increasing student access to competition and learning opportunities is an important goal for the Percussive Arts Society and PASIC. That’s why we are thrilled to announce that CCPEC will be expanded this year to offer nearly…