PASIC Schedule - PASIC® - November 11-14, 2026 in Indianapolis, IN.

The schedule for PASIC is in the Indianapolis US Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05:00).
*Schedule subject to change

Thursday, November 12, 2026

7:00 AM

Deep Listening Gong & Sound Bath Enso Sounds & Healing Arts
Type: ClinicCategory: Health & WellnessRoom: Room 209

9:00 AM

“3Do” (2025) – YoungKyoung Lee YoungKyoung Lee
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

Metal & Memory: New Brazilian Music for Vibraphone Augusto Moralez
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Room 125

9:10 AM

rich feet Cahaya Drucilla
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

9:20 AM

Joyao by Jean Carlo Ureña Gonzalez – For Güira and Fixed Media Jean Carlo Urena Gonzalez
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

9:30 AM

Butterfly Gardens Gina Ryan
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

9:40 AM

Critical Dr. Ethan Strickland
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

When a Line Bends Adam Lion
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

10:00 AM

Disaster Divergence: Projection Mapping, Soundscapes, and Technological Mediation in Post-Catastrophe Performance Lynn Vartan & Francisco Perez
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: Electronic/TechnologyRoom: Sagamore 6-7

Interlocking Melodies in Contemporary Balinese Gamelan Gamelan Mojomanis
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: WorldRoom: Wabash

11:00 AM

Automation and Improvisation Andrew Toy
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

Build/Rebuild – for Solo Hybrid Drumset T.J. Troy
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

Orchestral Principal Percussionist in a Changing World Brian Del Signore
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: SymphonicRoom: Room 125

Pushing Forward – How to Be the Best “You” and Get onto the Next Level Craig Blundell
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

11:20 AM

game: sound balm Dream Balm
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

11:30 AM

A Matter of Intent TIm Feeney
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

11:40 AM

four speakers for drums low pass
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

12:00 PM

RHYTHM RENEWAL: Group Drumming to Release, Reconnect, and Restore Balance Jeni Swerdlow, MA-ATR
Type: WorkshopCategory: Interactive DrummingRoom: Room 205

The Architecture of Tone: Using Symmetry and Physics to Achieve Professional Drum Tone Andwele Simons
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: Sagamore 6-7

1:00 PM

carry it (water) by Connie Li Matchstick Percussion
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

Percussion Works by Women, for Women Megan Campbell
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: Percussion EnsembleRoom: Sagamore 1-4

Secrets of Career Longevity Ben Sesar
Category: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

1:10 PM

“Kala Rame” by I Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena Gavin Ryan
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

1:20 PM

The Unique World of Ash Fure Ross Karre
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

1:30 PM

Exercise 32 – Christian Wolff Mitchell Carlstrom
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

1:40 PM

Donnacha Dennehy’s “Moire”F-PLUS
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

2:00 PM

Bass Drum Essentials – Mastering Weight Distribution Mike Packer
Type: ClinicCategory: DrumsetRoom: Sagamore 6-7

From Skin 2 Steel and Beyond Joy Lapps
Type: WorkshopCategory: WorldRoom: Wabash

How to Develop a Well-Rounded Technique Program That Will Push Your Front Ensemble to the Next Level Kevin Kenney, Claire Kenney, and the Atlanta Quest Front Ensemble
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: MarchingRoom: Mainstage

Sleep for Optimal Performance: Balance, Anxiety, Stress, Rest, and Solutions Dr. Matthew Coley and Dr. Melissa E. Milanak, Ph.D.
Type: ClinicCategory: Health & WellnessRoom: Room 201

3:00 PM

Echoes of the Drum: The Tap Kit Brianna Maltais
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

Tosh the Drummer Tosh Peterson
Category: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

Your New Side Hustle: Community Drumming for Cash, Creativity, and Connection John Beck
Type: WorkshopCategory: Interactive DrummingRoom: Room 205

Zero to Hero, Raising Players from Raw Material to Top Shelf Bill Bachman
Type: ClinicCategory: MarchingRoom: Room 125

3:10 PM

Through The Eye(s): Centering Text and the Voice in Co-Compositional Percussion Practice
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

3:20 PM

A Drum is Not a Gun (2022) by Allen Otte John Lane
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

3:30 PM

Interdisciplinary Percussion Practices as Tools for Social Reflection Sauti Duo
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Room 120

4:00 PM

The Art of Gyil The Art of Gyil
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: WorldRoom: Wabash

“Mountains Become Oceans”: Composition as Collaboration Hannah Weaver
Type: ClinicCategory: CompositionRoom: Sagamore 6-7

5:00 PM

(Title TBD): A New Work for Old Granddad Appalachian State University Percussion Ensemble
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Sagamore 1-4

The Etudes of Clair Omar Musser, a Masterclass Presented by Greg Giannascoli Greg Giannascoli
Type: MasterclassCategory: KeyboardRoom: Room 125

5:10 PM

Arcomusical Arcomusical
Type: New Music/Research PresentsCategory: New Music/ResearchRoom: Sagamore 1-4

Friday, November 13, 2026

12:00 AM

Chapter Presidents Meeting
Category: PAS MeetingsRoom: Westin Lobby

7:00 AM

“¿Y si no hay güira, cómo se toca?” – Dominican Güira Idioms on Snare Drum Jean Carlo Urena Gonzalez
Type: Presentations on Percussion PedagogyCategory: Percussion PedagogyRoom: Cabinet

Mid-Day Movement Angela Kepley
Type: WorkshopCategory: Health & WellnessRoom: Room 209

8:00 AM

Learning by Teaching: A Festival-Style Approach to Percussion Pedagogy Yun Ju Pan
Type: Presentations on Percussion PedagogyCategory: Percussion PedagogyRoom: Cabinet

9:00 AM

Let Them Play Like A Girl: Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Female Percussionists Raychel Taylor
Type: Professional DevelopmentCategory: EducationRoom: Room 201

LINEAGE & LANGUAGE: Conversations in Afro-Cuban Drumming Marcus Kreiger
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: WorldRoom: Room 120

Performance Profiling for Percussionists: Adapting Sports Psychology Tools for University Percussion Studios Miranda Hughes
Type: Presentations on Percussion PedagogyCategory: Percussion PedagogyRoom: Cabinet

10:00 AM

Beyond Striking Alexander Smith
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: Electronic/TechnologyRoom: Sagamore 6-7

Drum Safari: How to Engage Everyone Through Story Telling, Rhythm, and Group Movement Drum Safari
Type: WorkshopCategory: Interactive DrummingRoom: Room 205

Glacial Sonifications: Percussive Arts as Climate Communication APEX Percussion
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: Electronic/TechnologyRoom: Sagamore 6-7

Marching Cymbal Independence: Transcribing Drumset Parts for Drumline Without Holding Cymbals for the Snareline Christopher Wilson
Type: Presentations on Percussion PedagogyCategory: Percussion PedagogyRoom: Cabinet

“Stylistic Translation of Southern Mexican Genres for the Concert Marimba”Roberto Palomeque
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: KeyboardRoom: Room 125

11:00 AM

Central Michigan University Percussion Ensemble New Literature Showcase Central Michigan University Percussion Ensemble
Type: New Percussion Literature ShowcaseCategory: Percussion EnsembleRoom: Wabash

Learning Drums through Music on the Spot!Kaz Rodriguez
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

What is Touch?Joe Kelly
Type: ClinicCategory: SymphonicRoom: Room 120

12:00 PM

Heaven and Earth Pius Cheung and Friends
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Sagamore 1-4

The Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra – Concert 1 Heartland Marimba
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Arts Garden

Tune Up: Crafting the Sound of Your Battery Ensemble Jesus Sanchez
Type: ClinicCategory: MarchingRoom: Room 125

1:00 PM

Pura Vida! The Sound of Costa Rica Through its National Instrument: The Marimba Ensamble de Marimbas y Percusión UCR Guanacaste
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Room 120

The Capixaba Congo: Rhythm, Instrumentation, and Tradition Daniel Lima
Type: Lightning Round SessionsCategory: Scholarly ResearchRoom: Room 201

The Drummer’s Compass: Finding Direction in Today’s Music Industry Jerrod “J-rod” Sullivan
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

The Marimbas of Costa Rica Fernando Meza
Category: Scholarly ResearchRoom: Room 201

2:00 PM

Backstage with The Boston Crusaders The Boston Crusaders
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: MarchingRoom: Mainstage

Drummer’s Polymeteric Mastery Jason Gianni
Type: ClinicCategory: DrumsetRoom: Sagamore 6-7

POLYrhythms: Rhythms of Polynesia Jeremy Kirk
Type: ClinicCategory: Interactive DrummingRoom: Room 205

The World of the Brazilian Pandeiro Vina Lacerda
Type: WorkshopCategory: WorldRoom: Room 125

3:00 PM

Bridge Percussion featuring Sachi Keiko Bridge Percussion featuring Sachi Keiko
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: Percussion EnsembleRoom: Sagamore 1-4

Student Health and Well-Being in Percussion: How Can We Help?Pete Zambito
Type: ClinicCategory: Health & WellnessRoom: Room 201

The Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra – Concert 2
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Arts Garden

4:00 PM

Drumming up Senior Business in Your Community Drum Impact
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: Interactive DrummingRoom: Room 205

Extended Techniques in New Large Ensemble and Orchestral Work Ross Karre
Type: ClinicCategory: SymphonicRoom: Room 125

The Hybrid Hand: Navigating Cross-Cultural Techniques for the Modern Percussionist Matthew Henry
Type: FUNdamentalsCategory: EducationRoom: Sagamore 6-7

TROMP Percussion Laureates’ Concert Trio NHX
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: Percussion EnsembleRoom: Room 120

5:00 PM

“Martial Music Traditions” – Our shared rudimental lineage The United States Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: MarchingRoom: Wabash

How to Make Music “Musically”She-e Wu
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: KeyboardRoom: Sagamore 1-4

The Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra – Concert 3
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Arts Garden

10:00 PM

Evening Interactive Pad Session Jeff Spanos
Type: WorkshopCategory: MarchingRoom: Room 201

Saturday, November 14, 2026

12:00 AM

Music Tech Petting Zoo Music Tech Committee
Type: WorkshopCategory: Electronic/TechnologyRoom: Cabinet

7:00 AM

HealthRHYTHMS Group Empowerment Drumming for Improved Wellbeing Arlene de Silva
Type: WorkshopCategory: Health & WellnessRoom: Room 209

9:00 AM

HealthRHYTHMS Group Empowerment Drumming for Improved Wellbeing
Type: WorkshopCategory: Health & WellnessRoom: Room 209

Metal Drummers Use Ankle Physiological Tremors to Speed Up Double Bass Drumming Drums Biomech
Type: Lightning Round SessionsCategory: Scholarly ResearchRoom: Room 201

Preparing Music Education Undergraduates to Teach Percussion Using a TPACK and Flipped Classroom Curricular Framework Kandis Taylor
Type: Lightning Round SessionsCategory: Scholarly ResearchRoom: Room 201

Snare Drum Technique and the “Swing” of Brazilian Popular Music: Integrating Technical Study and Musicality Francisco Abreu
Type: FUNdamentalsCategory: EducationRoom: Room 120

The Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Room 120

10:00 AM

From Solo to the Symphony- Connecting Solos, Excerpts and a Concerto Vadim Karpinos
Type: ClinicCategory: SymphonicRoom: Room 125

The Hellcats: Rudimental Torchbearers Since 1778 The Hellcats (West Point Band, US Army)
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: MarchingRoom: Wabash

11:00 AM

STEVE REICH PROJECT – REICH90 Kuniko Kato
Type: Daytime Showcase ConcertCategory: KeyboardRoom: Sagamore 1-4

The Living Soundtrack: Interactive Audio, Drumming, and Musical Direction for Large-Scale Productions Kit Chatham
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: Electronic/TechnologyRoom: Sagamore 6-7

The Spirit of Samulnori: Teaching Korean Percussion in a Western-style Classroom Karissa Van Liew
Type: WorkshopCategory: WorldRoom: Room 120

12:00 PM

Key to Successful Audition: Unique Sound as a Core Skill of Each Orchestral Percussionist Mikolaj Graczyk
Type: ClinicCategory: SymphonicRoom: Room 125

1:00 PM

Crafting and Recording the Perfect Drum Part.Jim Riley
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: Sagamore 6-7

Notated Rap: The Future of Merging Hip Hop with Classical Music Master Christopher
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: Percussion EnsembleRoom: Sagamore 1-4

Preparing Music Education Undergraduates to Teach Percussion Using a TPACK and Flipped Classroom Curricular Framework
Type: Lightning Round SessionsCategory: Scholarly ResearchRoom: Room 201

2:00 PM

Mastering Time Matt Garstka
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

Sound Magic: Sound immersion, a Deep Listening Experience Sound Magic
Type: LabCategory: Interactive DrummingRoom: Room 205

Uncommon Meters in Irish Traditional Music (and How to Use LEGO to Teach Them)Andy Kruspe
Type: WorkshopCategory: WorldRoom: Room 125

3:00 PM

Beyond the Performance: Developing the Skills That Make You Marketable Dave Gerhart
Type: Professional DevelopmentCategory: EducationRoom: Room 201

Castanets in the Orchestra: The Ultimate Technique!!David Valdés
Type: MasterclassCategory: SymphonicRoom: Room 120

When Technique Becomes Music: Bridging the Practice Room and the Gig Juan Carlito Mendoza
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: DrumsetRoom: Sagamore 6-7

4:00 PM

Holmes Percussion Duo Holmes Percussion Duo
Type: Clinic / PerformanceCategory: Percussion EnsembleRoom: Wabash

The Melodic Timpani Project Diana Loomer
Type: FUNdamentalsCategory: EducationRoom: Room 125

Todd Sucherman Todd Sucherman
Category: DrumsetRoom: 500 Ballroom

Percussive Arts Society
127 E. Michigan St. #600
Indianapolis, IN 46204
T: (317) 974-4488
F: (317) 974-4499
E: percarts@pas.org

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