PAS Percussion Ensemble Competition & Festival at McCallum High School
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Hosted by Ryan Pride
McCallum High School
4000 S. I-H 35 Frontage Rd.
Austin, TX 78704
PAS Group Member
$250
Non-PAS Group Member
$400
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 until January 15
Judges
Cory Doran
Dr. Cory Doran is currently an Instructor of Percussion and OU Bands Percussion
Coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. Cory is a multi-faceted and energetic musician in the percussion community. He has commissioned and premiered various works for solo and ensemble percussion and continues to work with percussion and non-percussion composers to enhance and develop the percussion repertoire. Cory is an avid proponent for the evolution of electronics in percussion and the marching arts. He has given electronics clinics and masterclasses across the globe to engage audiences of all experience levels. Dr. Doran is passionate about creating an inclusive community of musicians who enjoy all styles and genres of music and percussion.
Previously, Dr. Doran held the position as Assistant Director of Percussion at Texas A&M University-Commerce (East Texas A&M) from 2017 to 2022 and Interim Professor of Percussion at Kent State University from 2016 to 2017. He has instructed throughout the mid-west and Texas as a front ensemble specialist as well as an orchestral percussion and drum set clinician. As a teacher, he has made a name for himself in the marching arts as a ensemble instructor for Matrix Indoor Marching Percussion Ensemble (2009- 2017), Front Ensemble Coordinator for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (2015- 2022), and Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps (2009-2011).
In tandem with his involvement in education, Cory is a dynamic performer and
composer/arranger. He has been a freelance marching percussion music designer for Cory Doran Music, Ferguson Design Solutions and Integrated Effects arranging companies and continues to compose and arrange for marching bands throughout the US. Cory has been a featured performer and clinician for high school, collegiate and independent groups in Italy, Taiwan, Belgium, Poland and throughout the continental United States. Recently, Cory was a featured clinician and performer at the Varna International Music Festival in Columbia, South Carolina.
Cory Doran completed a DMA in Percussion Performance (2025) at Michigan State
University under the direction of Professor Gwendolyn Dease and Dr. Jon Weber. Cory received his Masters degree (2011) in Music Performance from Texas A&M University-Commerce under the instruction of Dr. Brian Zator and his Undergraduate degree (2009) in Music Performance from Youngstown State University under the instruction of Dr. Glenn Schaft.
Cory is a proud endorser of Majestic Percussion, Mapex Drums, Innovative Percussion and
Sabian Cymbals.
Robert A. (Bobby) López
Robert A. (Bobby) López is currently Professor of Instruction at Texas State University and the marching percussion coordinator for the Bobcat Marching Band. His appointment includes teaching percussion methods, applied percussion, concert percussion ensemble, teaching the
percussion section of the Bobcat Marching Band and maintaining all percussion instruments for the Texas State University School of Music.
Mr. López is an active educator, clinician, performer and adjudicator throughout the United States. He attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX., received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Texas State University. His teachers include Dr. Norman Weinberg, Dr. Paul Bissell, Genaro Gonzalez, Jim Casella, Murray Gusseck, Dave Sankus, Jeff Lee and Scott Johnson.
Bobby has worked with several high schools and middle schools in Texas and has adjudicated several contests and festivals such as the Lost Pines Marching Festival, Dripping Springs Marching Contest, Spring Percussion Festival, McCallum High School Percussion Festival and the Texas UIL State Solo & Ensemble Contest.
Mr. López has had students participate in various performing ensembles throughout the United States such as the Santa Clara Vanguard, Phantom Regiment, The Cadets, Boston Crusaders, The Crossmen, The Bluecoats, VIP Indoor, Rhythmic Force Indoor and Monarch Indoor. He also maintains a private percussion studio focusing on the development of young percussionists. His
private students have earned chairs in the Texas All-State ensembles, earned Outstanding Soloist at the Texas UIL Solo & Ensemble competition, earned chairs in the middle school region bands, and have participated in music festivals such as the Interlochen Summer Music Festival and YoungArts.
Aside from his duties at Texas State University, Bobby has performed as a regular extra in the Austin Symphony Orchestra since 2005. He continues to perform with ASO, Austin Opera and Ballet Austin. He has also performed with the Mid-Texas Symphony and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra. He is published by Tapspace Publications and is an endorser for Innovative Percussion, SABIAN Cymbals, Grover Pro Percussion.
Additional Information
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