Festivals


Fall Festival

2008 Fall Festival of Marching Percussion
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Basha High School (Chandler, AZ)

Click here to view current registration: http://www.pas.org/chapters/arizona/registrations.htm

 The Arizona Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society will hold its Fall Festival at Basha High School on September 27th, 2008. We are proud to announce that percussion virtuoso Jeff Queen, star of the production Blast!, will be presenting a clinic with the University of Arizona Drumline. We will continue to provide a festival format for performing drumlines, as well as a solo and ensemble competition. Registration for both drumlines and solo and ensemble participants is now open until September 10th. The registration link is located on the site index.

Jeff Queen

 

Jeff Queen has been involved with percussion since the age of 10. At the age of 15, Jeff began his drum corps career with the Canton Bluecoats and continued on to March with the Velvet Knights, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blue Knights and the University of North Texas. Jeff was the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Snare Drum Champion in 1994 and 1995 as well as the Percussive Arts Society Individual Snare Drum Champion in 1994 and 1995. Jeff has taught in the drum corps activity for many years, including being the caption head for the Carolina Crown drum and bugle corps from 2003-2004. Jeff is an original cast member of the Tony and Emmy award winning Broadway Show "BLAST" where he was a solo performer and battery instructor from 1999 - 2003. Jeff has performed on stages across the country and in Europe, including Broadway and London. In addition Jeff has appeared on numerous Television shows including: The Late Show with David Letterman, The Kennedy Center Honors 2000, NBA All-Star Game 2001, BLAST, and The Making of Blast on PBS DVD and Video. Jeff is available for lessons at www.emusicinstruction.com/

 

U of A Snareline

 

The Univerisity of Arizona Drumline Instructional Staff
Band Director:   Jay C. Rees
Perc. Director:   David Rodenkirch
Assoc. Perc. Directors:   Saul Aguilar, Vicente Lopez
Asst. Instructors:   Debbie Lewis, Mike Talerico

 

Spring Festival

AZPAS 35th Annual Spring Festival of Percussion
March 28th and 29th, 2008
Arizona State University

The AZPAS 2008 Spring Festival was a huge success. Thank you to all involved!

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