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PAS Percussion Ensemble Competition & Festival
at Colorado State University

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Hosted by Shilo Stroman

Colorado State University

PAS Group Member

$250

Non-PAS Group Member

$400

Learn more about becoming a PAS Group Member here.

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Only one registration per school/organization will be accepted up until one month prior to the chosen event.

Judges

Andrew Eldridge

Dr. Andrew Eldridge is Coordinator of Percussion and Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to UTA, Andrew taught percussion and music theory at Texas Christian University, taught percussion at Texas Wesleyan University, and spent six years as a full-time Assistant Band Director/Percussion Director at high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Andrew’s musical interests lie at the intersection of percussion and electronics. His recent musical experiments combine live-looping acoustic percussion in Ableton Live controlled with midi controllers. Andrew also enjoys creating music with mobile music set-ups that are accessible to the general music lover.

At UTA, Andrew was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award for Tenure-Track Faculty by the UTA College of Liberal Arts in 2021 and nominated twice for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Under his direction, the UTA Percussion Ensemble was selected to present the New Literature Session at the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). The ensemble also performed Showcase Concerts at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) annual convention in 2017 and 2023. The UTA Percussion Ensemble actively commissions talented composers for the UTA Percussion Commissioning Series, presenting world premieres to music by Nathan Daughtrey, Francisco Perez, and Michael Varner.

Andrew actively serves as President for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Texas Chapter and as Co-Chair for the Percussion Ensemble Committee for PAS. He served a three-year term on the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Board of Directors and has been performing with the group as a section percussionist since 2009. Andrew presented clinics for the Midwest Clinic, Texas Music Educators Association, and the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. Most recently, he was selected to present a clinic called “The Tech-Forward Student: Technology Integration for the Applied Percussion Studio” at the 2023 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy.

An avid performer of new music, Andrew has individually commissioned and given the world premieres of music written for percussion by Dan Welcher, Kyle Kindred, Dwayne Rice, Martin Blessinger, Ryan George, and David Maslanka. Andrew presented recitals and performances at the College Music Society (CMS) National Conference, CMS Great Lakes Regional Conference, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, and the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. Additionally, he has performed as a concerto soloist with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Lone Star Youth Winds, and the UTA Wind Symphony.

Andrew holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University, a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Texas A&M University – Commerce. He proudly endorses Yamaha Percussion, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Remo Drumheads, and Zildjian Cymbals.

Dave Hall

Dave Hall is Associate Professor of Percussion at the University of North Texas College of Music, where he directs the UNT Percussion Ensemble and teaches applied lessons and courses on percussion literature, history, and pedagogy. Before his appointment at UNT, he was Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Under his direction, the University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble was selected to perform a showcase concert at PASIC in both 2019 and 2016 as winners of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition.

He regularly performs as a keyboard and multi-percussion soloist, collaborative chamber musician (especially in contemporary classical settings), jazz drummer, timpanist, orchestral percussionist, steel pan player, and improviser – favoring an eclectic and omnivorous approach to percussion and the arts. In addition to regular engagements in the contiguous United States, he has performed abroad in Spain, Puerto Rico, Belgium, France, Italy, and at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Dave is an active composer, published by C. Alan Publications. His works for percussion have been commissioned, performed, and recorded around the world. His music has been called “the aural equivalent of a Dali painting” (New York Concert Review). His compositions are regularly performed at notable venues including the Midwest Clinic, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, and at major concert halls and performing arts centers in the USA and abroad. He is regularly involved nationally and internationally as an adjudicator and clinician for concert and marching percussion. In the summer of 2019, he joined the staff of the Bluecoats (DCI) as Associate Music Ensemble Coordinator.

Dr. Hall has earned degrees in percussion performance from the University of North Texas (D.M.A), TCU (M.M.), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.M.). He is an endorsing artist for Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Pearl/Adams concert percussion, Remo drumheads, Sabian Cymbals, and is a member of the Black Swamp Percussion Educator Network. He is currently co-chair of the PAS Percussion Ensemble Committee and a member of the PAS Board of Advisors. Dave lives in Denton, TX with his wife Elizabeth and their three children.


Additional Information

More information coming soon…

Instruments/Equipment Provided – Each ensemble should make a specific equipment request to Eric Hollenbeck directly to ensure the correct instruments are provided.
Marimbas
Vibes
Xylophones
Bells
Chimes
Crotales
Bass Drums (tilting and horizontal)
Snare Drums
Tom Toms (double and single headed)
Sus. Cymbals
Crash Cymbals
Piano (Grand, Baby Grand), piano bench
Trap Tables
Latin Drums – request specific needs
Drum Set – 5 piece with hardware, throne, rug – no cymbals provided
Set of 5 Adams Pro Timpani/Throne
Hardware – Snare Drum, stands Sus. Cymbal stands, Crash Cymbal Cradles, Latin Drum stands
Music Stands
Extension chords and power strips available– several 120 volt outlets available.
 
Instruments/Equipment Not Provided
No Mallets/Sticks/Beaters provided
No Small instruments or Accessories will be provided – such as Tambourines, Triangles, Shakers, Cowbells, Claves, Whips, etc…
No electronics, mics or cables provided
 
 
It is recommended that each ensemble bring their own Cymbals, Bass Drum Pedals, Hi Hat Pedals, and Snare Drums, if possible.
Ensembles should bring at least 2 hard copies of scores for adjudicators

View and download the judge’s scoring template here.

More information coming soon…

  • Each group will be given a 30-minute time slot for set-up, performance, clinic, and tear-down.
  • There is a minimum performance time of 5 minutes and a maximum performance time of 15 minutes per interval.
  • The balance of your time (minus set-up and tear-down) will be used for your clinic with the judges.

Questions? Please email Mandy Smith at msmith@pas.org.

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