Hall of Fame 1993

by Lauren Vogel Weiss The first woman ever inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame, Keiko Abe was honored at the PASIC ’93 Awards Banquet in Columbus, Ohio. As the diminutive lady shyly approached the microphone to thank her peers, one could only contrast her manner with the confident way she approaches the marimba.  Abe…

by J. J. Rusch “It is the culmination of a lifetime”the highest award in ‘percussiondom’”I can finally die,” says William F. Ludwig II of his induction to the PAS Hall of Fame. Though the PAS membership is composed of players, educators, students and industry people, Ludwig is overwhelmed about his election because, “Most of the…

by Rick Mattingly “I was very honored,” Joe Morello says of his induction into the PAS Hall of Fame. “It was especially nice being there with Bill Ludwig, who I became associated with in 1954, and it was great seeing guys like Ed Soph and Peter Erskine again.” Soph, who presented Morello’s award on behalf…