Mississippi
Chapter
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Jason Baker, President
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Larry Bradford, Vice President
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Tim Huckaby, Secretary
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Mississippi State University,
(662)-325-0390
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Delta State University,
(662) 846-4611 |
Itawamba Community
College,
(662)-862-8303 |
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Fall 2006 Newsletter
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Hello! We hope that your school
year is off to a great start and look forward to seeing and hearing from
you in the coming months. As always, any submissions that you may
have for future editions of the newsletter (information on upcoming or
past performances, clinics, awards, etc) are greatly appreciated as we
strive to connect percussionists and percussion educators throughout the
state of Mississippi.
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Day
of Percussion 2007
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The annual Mississippi Day
of Percussion will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2007. It will
take place at Jackson State University, hosted by Prof. Owen Rockwell.
Please mark your calendars - this has been a great experience for students,
teachers, and professionals from throughout our state in the past and
we look forward to seeing all of you there! Please check the chapter
website (www.pas.org/Chapters/Mississippi) for further updates and details.
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PAST NEWS
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| The University of Southern Mississippi | ||
| The Southern Miss Steel Pan Orchestra performed with Andy Narell (April 22) | ||
| Summer Drummin' Camps at Southern Miss welcomed 130 high school drummers and a few band directors (June 11-15). Guest artists were Marty Hurley, Jeff Prosperie, Hawley Joe Gary and Curtis Pierre (samba drumming). Check out www.johnwooton.com and click on "Rudimental Drumming" to watch video highlights of the camp. | ||
| Summer Drummin' Drum Set, Mallet Keyboard and Steel Pan Camp was held June 18-22. Jeff Mills, Harrell Bosarge and Tony Lymon taught the drum set workshop which consisted of 25 Jr. High, High School, College and Professional drummers. Dr. John Wooton and Jeff Grant taught the Mallet Keyboard and Steel Pan Workshop. | ||
| Holmes Community College | ||
| This past spring, the Holmes Community College Steel Band took a trip to Orlando, Florida. The college has two steel bands; one made up of first year players, and one made up of second year students. There were 19 students that participated in the trip. The groups played concerts at the "Olde Town Car Show and Parade" and the "Pirates Dinner Adventure Theatre." In addition to our concerts, we also went to Universal Studios, Wet n' Wild water park, and had a lot of fun on our trip. | ||
| DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY | ||
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The 2006 spring semester was very busy for the steel band and percussion ensemble. |
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| The steel band toured the North part of Mississippi in April including Forrest City Arkansas, Desoto Central High School, Tupelo High School, Itawamba Community College, Columbus High School, and Houston High School. Thanks to all those directors who helped make that tour a tremendous success. | ||
| Both ensembles participated in the Mississippi Day of Percussion held at Jackson State University and the DSU Percussion Symposium. The symposium held on campus May 6, 2006 featured the Tupelo High School Indoor Drum line, Desoto Central Percussion Ensemble, DSU steel band, and the DSU percussion ensemble. Our guest clinician was Matt Savage from the University of North Carolina. Matt presented a great rudimental snare clinic and a drum circle for all participants. The day ended with great door prizes given away from Yamaha, Pearl, Zildjian, Mike Balter mallets, Vic Firth and many more. This one day event was free and was attended by almost 100 students, band directors, and parents. | ||
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Upcoming
events
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| University of Southern Mississippi | ||
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Thursday, October 26, 7:30 pm - Percussion Studio Recital |
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Saturday, December 16, 7:30 pm - Rhythms of Christmas, Southern Miss Percussion Ensembles Christmas Program |
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| Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 pm - Percussion Studio Recital | ||
| Saturday, April 21 and 22 (7:30 pm and 2:00 pm), Rhythms of Summer, Southern Miss Percussion Ensembles Spring Semester Concerts. Ray Holman - Guest Artist | ||
| Saturday, April 28, Goombay Steel Pan Festival in Pensacola Florida. Southern Miss Steel Pan Orchestra and KAISO! will perform with Ray Holman | ||
| Summer Camps: | ||
| Marching Percussion Camp (June 10-14) Clinicians will include Marty Hurley and Ralph Hardimon | ||
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Drum Set, Mallet Keyboard and Steel Pan
Workshop (June 17-21). Harrell Bosarge and Jeff Mills drum set clinicians.
Other clinicians to be announced. |
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| College credit is available for both camps! | ||
| Mississippi Valley State University | ||
| Ben Arnold, Instructor of Percussion | ||
| Percussion ensemble concert October 31 at 7:00 in H. G. Carpenter | ||
| Auditorium. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. | ||
| Holmes Community College | ||
| The Holmes CC Steel Band has another busy fall season scheduled. The college still has two steel bands. The numbers have increased this year; each group is made up of about 15 students. We have several concerts at local high schools planned, as well as our annual Homecoming concert and fall concert which will feature both groups. The Homecoming concert is scheduled for October 7th and the fall concert is scheduled for November 30th. Please contact Jeffrey Brown, Jr. at jbrown@holmescc.edu for more information. | ||
| Delta State University | ||
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The faculty of DSU would like to welcome the following new students in the percussion area: Corey Aldridge, Starkville Ms., Coday Anthony, Gatesville Texas, Julie Bowen, Olive Branch Ms., Alanna Leist, Vicksburg Ms., Naz Rhodes, Booneville Ms., Brian Schilling, Hollandale Ms., and Robert Scrivener of Greenwood Ms. This outstanding group of students has already made significant contributions to the DSU marching band, percussion ensemble, and steel band. |
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| Pictures of the drum line and steel band are available by visiting the DSU Music Department web page at http://www.deltastate.edu/pages1764.asp | ||
| Delta State University Percussion Related Events 2006-2007 | ||
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November 21, 2006 .Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble Concert; 7:30 p.m. BPAC |
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| November 29, 2006 .Steel Band Tour | ||
| December 8, 2006 Steel Band performance at Mississippi Bandmasters Clinic in Tupelo, Ms. 9:30 p.m. | ||
| January 26, 2007 ..Steel Band performance for Honor Band | ||
| February 10, 2007 Steel Band performance for Honor Choir | ||
| March 31, 2006 Mississippi Day of Percussion | ||
| April 2007 (TBA) .DSU Percussion Symposium | ||
| April 25-27, 2007 .Spring Tour (South Mississippi) | ||
| April 28, 2007 ...Goombay Gulf Coast Caribbean Festival in Pensacola Florida | ||
| April 2007 (TBA) . Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble Concert 7:30 p.m. BPAC | ||
| May 2007 (TBA) . ..Steel Band performances in Universal Studios, City Walk, and on Cocoa Beach, Florida | ||
| Mississppi State University | ||
| Fall 2006 | ||
| August 27: Jason Baker faculty percussion recital 3pm, McComas Auditorium | ||
| September 16: Drumline clinic performance at MSU Band Day | ||
| October 15: Drumline exhibition at Drumline Challenge Jackson | ||
| October 17: Guest Artist/Masterclass: Eric Willie (TN Tech Univ.) 2pm, Band Hall | ||
| October 22: MSU Drumline exhibition at Hoover High School (AL) Band Competition | ||
| November 5: Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert 3pm, Bettersworth Auditorium | ||
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November 15: Percussion students
perform on Recital Hour 2pmBettersworth Auditorium
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| November 19: Robert Damm faculty percussion recital 3pm, McComas Auditorium | ||
| December 8: Jason Baker clinic at Mississippi Bandmasters Association Convention (Tupelo) | ||
| Spring 2007 | ||
| April 12: Guest Artist Rehearsal/Masterclass: Julie Hill (UT Martin) 2pm, Band Hall | ||
| April 14: Percussion Ensemble concert with guest artist 3pm, Lee Hall | ||
| University of Mississippi | ||
| Steel Drum and Salsa Band Dance Night | ||
| October 24, 2006, Band Complex 8:00 PM | ||
| Percussion Ensemble Concert, | ||
| October 26, 2006, Band Complex 8:00 PM | ||
| African Drum and Dance Ensemble | ||
| November 14, 2006,Nutt Auditorium, 8:00 PM | ||
| Jackson State University | ||
| JSU Percussion Ensemble has concerts on Tuesday, Nov14, 2006 and Thursday, March 22, 2007; both at 7:30 pmin the music hall. | ||
| Owen Rockwell will be presenting a faculty percussion recital Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at 7:30 pm in the music hall. | ||
| Itawamba Community College | ||
| The Itawamba Community College Percussion Ensemble will be perform at the following two concerts: | ||
| ICC Small Ensembles concert | ||
| November 16, 2006 | ||
| 7:30 P.M. | ||
| W. O. Benjamin Auditorium, Fulton Campus | ||
| Free of charge | ||
| ICC Christmas Gala Concert | ||
| December 12, 2006 | ||
| 7:30 P.M. | ||
| W. O. Benjamin Auditorium, Fulton Campus | ||
| Free of charge | ||