Marcus High School Percussion Ensemble, Kennan Wylie director
Competition Showcase Concert
Friday, 9:00 a.m.

Kennan Wylie is currently in his 20th year as the Director of Percussion Studies at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, TX. Under his direction, the Marcus group has received national acclaim both on and off the field, including ten national championship titles at the PASIC Marching Competition.  Marcus High School also won the 1999, 2003, and 2007 PAS "Call for Tapes."  Additional performances include the 2006 Midwest Band and Orchestra International Clinic in Chicago.  Wylie is currently a free-lance performer in the Dallas-Forth Worth area and is the drummer for the Dallas based jazz group Fingerprints.  He also writes quality percussion literature for the beginning percussionist, including the book Simple Steps to Successful Beginning Percussion.  Mr. Wylie is active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the Southwest, and has served as the President of the Texas PAS Chapter.  He is an educational endorser for Yamaha, Zildjian cymbals, Innovative Percussion, and Evans drumheads.

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