PAS Percussion Ensemble Competition & Festival
at Colorado State University
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Hosted by Shilo Stroman
Colorado State University
PAS Group Member
$200
Non-PAS Group Member
$250
Learn more about becoming a PAS Group Member here.
Registration will open at Noon Eastern on Monday, December 8th, and competition spots are expected to fill quickly. Space at each event will be limited, so directors should plan to reserve their spot as soon as registration opens in December, and have their group membership processed ahead of time (if seeking the member discount). All events are first-come, first-served. Only one registration per school/organization will be accepted up until one month prior to the chosen event.
Judges
Matthew Geiger
Award-winning percussionist Dr. Matthew Geiger continues to champion percussive works through teaching, performance, and research. His experience includes both the study and performance of orchestral percussion, solo and chamber repertoire, drum set, and world music. Matthew is Assistant Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky.
Matthew’s recent solo performances have focused on vibraphone, both in improvisation as well as contemporary repertoire. Along with recent international performances in Ecuador, Spain, Sweden, and China, he has performed at many prestigious conferences around the globe, such as the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. A former performing member of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, he also has served as an instructor for DCI World Class finalists, The Cadets and Academy.
Prior to the University of Kentucky, Matthew was coordinator of percussion at East Tennessee State University. There, he directed the percussion ensemble to winning the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble competition as well as receiving an invitation to perform the New Literature Showcase Concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
Matthew received his Doctor of Musical Arts along with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Music Performance and Mathematics – along with a Spanish minor — at the University of Kentucky. He received his Master’s degree in percussion performance at the University of Michigan. Matthew Geiger is a Yamaha Performing Artist and educational artist for Zildjian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Shilo Stroman
Armed with his dad’s record collection, a toy drumset played with chopsticks and an empty basement, Shilo Stroman’s musical journey began. As an educator, Shilo is Senior Instructor of Percussion and Jazz at Colorado State University. Shilo’s love of travel and sharing his passion for music education has led him to presenting clinics, adjudicating festivals and judging competitions throughout the United States. He is very active in the marching arts and recently served as the Artistic Director and Front Ensemble Caption Head/Arranger for the Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps in Salt Lake City, UT. He also arranges marching band and WGI shows for high schools across the country. A versatile performer, Mr. Stroman’s credits range from playing triangle in symphony orchestras, electric bass in salsa bands, drums in funk bands and flower pots in chamber groups. In 2016 he commissioned and performed the world premiere of “Scala Enigmatica” by James David for solo vibraphone and wind ensemble. Shilo’s contemporary jazz quartet, Square Peg, released their first recording, “Searching” in 2013. In 2006, he commissioned and performed the world premiere of “Sticks and Stones” variations for drumset and wind ensemble by Jim Bonney. Shilo is a Yamaha Performing Artist and a proud endorser of Promark, Evans, and Sabian products.
Additional Information
Questions? Please email Mandy Smith at msmith@pas.org.
