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Day of Percussion Directions and Door Prizes

The Day of Percussion is this weekend, Saturday, April 5, 8:30am to 7:00pm. This year we are at Flint Hill School’s Upper School, the West Campus.

Directions:
Upper School (West Campus) 3320 Jermantown Road - Oakton, Virginia 22124 From the Capital Beltway: Beltway (I-495) to I-66 West. Continue to Route 123 North (Exit 60). Turn left at light onto Jermantown Road. Follow Jermantown Road through first traffic light. School entrance is on the right.

Door Prizes:
Alfred Publications 8 books
Alternate Mode 5 tee shirts, 4 $50 gift certificates, CD catalogues
Bachovich Music Publications 5 CDs & literature
Balter Mallets stick bag, 8 pr mallets 1 tee shirt, literature
Bergerault USA cabasa, claves, literature
Black Swamp 6" triangle & holder, catalogues
Bosphorus 1 stick bag & literature
Capstone Records 8 CDs
Cooperman 2 pr sticks, 1 DVD
D'Addario posters & literature
Drop 6 3 percussion arrangements, 1 book
Drum Bum tee shirt/hat literature
Drumhead Magazine 100 magazines
Grover Pro Percussion 4 pr drum sticks
Honeyrock music & tee shirt
Innovative Percussion 6 pr sticks, 2 pr mallets
Kendor literature
Kjos 6 books
Latin Percussion 2 DVDs, 4 CDs, 5 shakers
Longo Custom Drums 3 tee shirts & literature
Marimba Productions 2 pr mallets, book, CD
Modern Drummer 2 subscriptions, 3 tee shirts
Not So Modern Drummer 4 subscriptions & 75 issues
Pearl 50 catalogues
Pro-Mark 10 tee shirts, 6 pr sticks, 10 keyrings
Remo 4 drum heads, putty pads, literature
Rothman 1 book & literature
Row-Off 3 books, 48 CDs, & literature
Sabian 16" Cymbal, Drum Mute, 2 hats, 2 tee shirts, buttons, literature
Smith Publications CD
Stanley Leonard Percussion 4 timpani solo collections, CD
Tapspace Publications 2 hats, 3 books, literature
Treeworks tre 10 chimes
Vaughncraft woodblock, mallets, & literature
Vic Firth sticks, hats, literature
Zildjian 16" Cymbal, 5 pr sticks, literature

And we are still receiving door prizes every day!

See you on Saturday!

VA/DC Chapter
NEWSLETTER
Marshall Maley, Editor March 17, 2008 Vol. XXXXI No. 1
In this issue:
• Day of Percussion 2008
• Project Percussion
• Drumfest! 2008
• Nathan Daughtery at JMU
• Chapter Election
Day of Percussion 2008
Our DOP will be on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA. Clinicians and performers include
Dom Famularo, Michael Burritt, Rebecca Kite, N. Scott Robinson, Michael Schutz of Longwood
University
Virginia Rhythm Project,All Star Ensemble from Hampton, directed by Ben Myer;
Midlothian High School Percussion Ensemble, directed by Chris Thomas;
Oakton High School Pan Ensemble, directed by Cheryl Newton;
Cape Henry School Percussion Ensemble, directed byChris Serrano;
Freedom High School Drumline, directed by Ben Tufts;
Flint Hill School’s Percussion Ensemble, directed by Greg Holloway.
There will be FUNdamentals clinics, exhibits, and of course,
DOOR PRIZES!

Dom Famularo has been traveling the globe preaching the gospel of drumming for over 30 years. An intense performer, Dom is one of the most respected solo drum artists in the world, with a career built solely upon
his unique skills as a drummer and motivational speaker. He has presented masterclasses and clinics around the globe. He has directed and emceed major drumming expos around the world, and has been one of drumming' s most sought-after private instructors for over 30 years. Students regularly fly in from around the globe for intensive study with Dom. A major player in the percussion industry, Dom acts as Education Director and consultant for Sabian Cymbals and Vic Firth Sticks for whom he oversees programs worldwide. He also works and supervises the Learning Advantage Program of Mapex drums. Currently Dom continues to travel intensively while working on several drum products as well as his forthcoming motivational book.
www.domfamularo.com

Michael Burritt is one of the world's leading percussion soloists. He has performed on four continents and nearly
forty states. He is in frequent demand performing concert tours and master classes. Mr. Burritt has three solo recordings -Perpetual, Shadow Chasers, and Waking Dreams on the Resonator Records label. He has recently been appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music where he will begin his position as Professor of Percussion in the fall of 2008. Michael is only the third percussion professor in the history of the Eastman School. Mr. Burritt is currently Professor and Director of Percussion Studies in the School of Music at Northwestern University where he has developed a program of international distinction. Mr. Burritt received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees, as well as the prestigious Performers Certificate from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. His teachers have included John Beck, Gordon Stout, Paul Yancich and Herbert Flower. www.michaelburritt.com

Rebecca Kite has been performing as a marimba soloist for over twenty years, appearing in concert and in clinics across the United States, and around the world. Her current program includes transcriptions of classical guitar music by Giuliani, Sor, Bach and Dowland in addition to music based on African, Serbian and Japanese folk melodies
by Kakraba Lobi, Nebojsa Zivcovic and Keiko Abe. She recently published a book about Keiko Abe, Keiko Abe~A Virtuosic Life: Her Musical Career and the Evolution of the Concert Marimba
www.rebeccakite.com

World percussionist N. Scott Robinson is an eclectic and engaging musician suitable for a wide range of audiences, from university appearances to concert halls. He blends his background in jazz and classical music with detailed studies of various world musics. Scott brings a wealth of experience to the performing stage with a style of music
that is both widely accessible and artistically rich. His vocal and multi-instrumental performances typically feature him on the riq (Arabic tambourine), bodhran (Irish frame drum that he plays with Indian and Persian hand techniques), sanza (finger piano from Central Africa), berimbau (Brazilian musical bow), hindewhu (Central African pygmy whistle), and Tuvan overtone singing.
www.nscottrobinson.com

Project Percussion
Project Percussion is scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2008, 3:00 pm to 9:00pm, at Midlothian High School, 401 Charter Colony Parkway, Midlothian,VA. Coordinator, Chris Thomas, say it is a Day of Percussion Music Education! Special guests are VCU Percussion Ensemble, US Army Drum and Bugle Corps, and Longwood
University Percussion Ensemble. There will also be raffles, a fastest hands competition, and full concessions.
Admission is $4.00. For more information call 804-421-0288, or
ct.music@netscape.com.

Drumfest! 2008 A Huge Success! Congratulations to David Salisbury, VA/DC PAS Drumfest! Coordinator, for organizing another wonderful event. The third annual VA/DC PAS Drumfest! Student Drumset Competition for the best up-and-coming Jr and Intermediate Drummers was held on Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Saunders Middle School in Woodbridge Virginia. Middle and high school drummers competed for trophies and awards. Clinicians were Harold Summey and Tony Mart ucci. It was well attended.

Winners for Best Up-and-Coming Jr. Drummers (ages 12-14):
First Place: Aaron Taylor, Fredericksburg, VA
Second Place: Tim Glenshaw, Silver Spring, MD
Third Place: Suresh Rajan, Herndon, VA
Fourth Place: Cody Scott, Woodbridge, VA
Fifth Place: Noah Hart, Purcellville, VA

Honorable Mention:
Mason Edwards, Fairfax Station, VA
Harrison Tarr, Arlington, VA
Benjamin Hellerman, Silver Spring, MD
Drew Weil, Woodbridge, VA
Patrick Clark, Silver Spring, MD

Winners for Best Up-and-Coming Intermediate Drummers (ages 15-17):
First Place: Mervin Levy, Annandale, VA
Second Place: McKay Salisbury, Manassas, VA
Third Place: Sherif Tawfik, Silver Spring, MD
Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone who participated!

Nathan Daughteryat James Madison By C. William Rice, Shenandoah Rep
Nathan Daughtery, composer and solo marimbist, will be in residence at JMU April 18 – 21st. He will present a master class Friday and perform with the university percussion ensemble Sunday at 3:00pm and Monday at 8:00 pm. Both concerts will be held in room 108 of the Music Building on the JMU campus. Dr. Daughtery will perform David Gillingham’s new work, “Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Orchestra.” His performances have taken him across the United States, Eastern Europe, and Japan. He has appeared as featured soloist with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and several university orchestras across the U.S. His first CD, “Spiral Passages” was released in 2001 and featured original and transcribed works for solo marimba, as well as accompanied works. Nathan’s performance of McCarthy’s“WarHammer” from his CD was recently featured on National Public Radio’s All Songs Considered program. Dr. Daughtery’s performance is made possible with generous support from the Virginia chapter of PAS, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Yamaha Corporation, C. Alan Publishing and Friends and Alumni of the Percussion Studio.

Chapter Election
No new nominations for chapter office were received. The current officers have agreed to serve an additional term. The election will be certified at the next chapter meeting at the Day of Percussion on April 5, 2008.

Message from the President
Our premier event, The Day of Percussion is quickly approaching. I want to thank Kristopher Keeton for his efforts in getting Michael Burrit for a return visit to one of our DOPs. It will be a great Day. We will have groups from
many regions within our chapter. I also want to recognize Day of Percussion Coordinator, Debbie Anderson, for her tireless efforts to collect doorprizes. Thanks to Debbie, the industry support looks like it will be strong as ever;
which means lots of door prizes! See you there,
pas.org/Chapters/VirginiaDC

Marshall Maley, President Evan Pollack,Vice President Ken Harbison, Treasurer
Debbie Anderson, DOP Admin. C. William Rice, Shenandoah Kristopher Keeton, Central VA
Al Wojtera, SW VA Scott Amman, Tidewater Gary Rockwell, Past President
James Parker, DC Carlos Figueiras, Grant Research David Salisbury, Drumfest
Michael Schutz, Farmville Chris Thomas, Project Percussion
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