PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY OPENS INDIANAPOLIS OFFICES

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – April 27, 2007 – The Percussive Arts Society is pleased to announce the opening of their new offices in Indianapolis after a decision to relocate in 2005. The PAS offices are located downtown in Symphony Centre while their new headquarters, museum and library space are under development. The offices are open after being temporarily closed to move the organization from its operations in Lawton, Okla.

“This move gives PAS a wide range of new possibilities that will benefit our members, the general public and the percussion industry,” says PAS Executive Director Michael Kenyon. “The opportunity to develop new community programming, hold regional events and partner with other organizations already established in the area will allow PAS to expand its impact on a national and international level.”

Relocating the PAS offices stemmed from the society’s growth and desire to have its administrative operations, museum and library in a city that has the facilities and services required to host the organization’s annual international convention.

The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) draws more than 6,000 attendees and the leading drumming and percussion artists from around the world. The convention alone will have a local economic impact of more than $5 million annually and will be hosted in Indianapolis seven out of ten years starting in 2009.

The move to Indianapolis will make the organization more accessible to a larger concentration of its 9,000 members and to music scholars and researchers who visit The Percussive Arts Library. It will also allow more people to visit The Percussive Arts Museum to gain a larger awareness of and appreciation for the world of drums and percussion. Interactive museum exhibits will provide visitors a combined experience of percussion history, culture and music.

About PAS
The Percussive Arts Society was established in 1961 as a non-profit music service organization.
Its mission is to promote percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world. PAS is the world’s largest percussion organization with more than 9,000 members representing over 50 countries and serves as the central source for information and networking for drummers and percussionists of all ages.

For more information about the Percussive Arts Society, visit its web site at www.pas.org or call (317) 974-4488.