2025 PAS Percussion Ensemble Competitions and Festivals Announced

The 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 double the number of events in next year’s competition series. 

“I’m excited to build on the success of this year’s Percussion Ensemble Competitions and Festivals and increase the number of events for 2025,” said Percussive Arts Society Executive Director Joshua Simonds. “These festivals offer student musicians a chance to get valuable performance feedback from experts in the field of percussion, plus connect with their peers from other schools.”

The Percussion Ensemble Competitions and Festivals include competitive and non-competitive divisions for high school and middle school/junior high groups, as well as a non-competitive division for independent groups of middle to high school-age performers. Each group will be given a 30-minute time slot for set-up, performance, clinic, and tear-down.  

The locations and dates of the 2025 competitions are:

• Forney H.S., Forney, Texas — February 21-22, 2025
• University of Tennessee — March 8, 2025
• University of Missouri — March 8, 2025
• Bowling Green State University — March 8, 2025
• Utah Valley University — April 5, 2025
• University of Central Florida — April 7, 2025
• Portland State University — April 19, 2025
• Colorado State University — April 26, 2025
• Langham Creek H.S., Houston, Texas — May 10, 2025

Registration for these events will open in December of this year, and competition spots are expected to fill quickly. The official date to open registration will be announced later this fall. More information is available at pas.org/pecaf.