north texas percussion festival (NTPF)
Registration Opens December 4, 2017 at noon.
MARCH 2 & 3, 2018
The Forney ISD percussion programs will be hosting the 10th annual North Texas Percussion Festival on March 2nd & 3rd, 2018. This year’s clinicians are Dr. Brian Zator (TAMUC), Dr. Andrew Eldridge (UTA). Our middle school and soloist clinician is Jacob Garcia from the University of Texas Arlington. Each group has the choice of performing one or two selections with judge’s critique after their performances.
Large instruments will be provided for your convenience but each school will be asked to provide their own accessories. Each school will receive written comments, and an audio recording. Forney HS is located ten minutes east of Mesquite and twenty minutes east from downtown Dallas.
Few reminders about the festival...
1. Soloists may perform a solo of their choice for $15. Solos are judged by the middle school adjudicator.
2. High School ensembles can choose a 30 minute slot for $125 or 45 minute slot for $150.
3. Each high school is limited to ONE slot of 30 or 45 minutes.
4. The high school classification will be broken down to a Small division (6 or less) and a Large division (7 or more).
5. Middle school fees are $100 for every 30 minute slot. If a district wishes to combine middle schools, the fee is $125.
MARCH 2 & 3, 2018
The Forney ISD percussion programs will be hosting the 10th annual North Texas Percussion Festival on March 2nd & 3rd, 2018. This year’s clinicians are Dr. Brian Zator (TAMUC), Dr. Andrew Eldridge (UTA). Our middle school and soloist clinician is Jacob Garcia from the University of Texas Arlington. Each group has the choice of performing one or two selections with judge’s critique after their performances.
Large instruments will be provided for your convenience but each school will be asked to provide their own accessories. Each school will receive written comments, and an audio recording. Forney HS is located ten minutes east of Mesquite and twenty minutes east from downtown Dallas.
Few reminders about the festival...
1. Soloists may perform a solo of their choice for $15. Solos are judged by the middle school adjudicator.
2. High School ensembles can choose a 30 minute slot for $125 or 45 minute slot for $150.
3. Each high school is limited to ONE slot of 30 or 45 minutes.
4. The high school classification will be broken down to a Small division (6 or less) and a Large division (7 or more).
5. Middle school fees are $100 for every 30 minute slot. If a district wishes to combine middle schools, the fee is $125.
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high school division - clinicians
Dr. Brian Zator is the Head of Percussion at Texas A&M University-Commerce, having joined the faculty in 2001. He holds degrees from Baylor University, the University of Michigan and the University of North Texas, and is also a student of world-renowned marimba artist, Keiko Abe, having performed and studied with her in Japan. Dr. Zator has performed at seven Percussive Arts Society International Conventions (PASIC), TMEA, TBA, Midwest, conventions and festivals across the United States, at Carnegie Hall, and abroad in Brazil, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Luxembourg and China. He has two CD’s released on Equilibrium Records: “Zamiki: Music for Solo Marimba” and a chamber-works CD entitled, “Zoomorphs”. His method book, “Keyboard Fundamentals with Play-Along Tracks” is published by Innovative Percussion.
Dr. Zator’s students are perennial winners at PASIC competitions, winning the College Keyboard division 4 of the last 7 years, College Multiple-Percussion division twice, Timpani division, and the Small Ensemble Competition. The A&M-Commerce Percussion Ensemble was one of the three winners of the prestigious PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition and performed a showcase concert at PASIC 2010. The ensemble also presented a concert at PASIC 2006, featuring works of Minoru Miki, and has released two CD’s since 2007. His students have earned graduate assistant positions at prestigious programs across the country and are becoming successful professionals in their chosen fields.
Active within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), he currently serves as President. He has also served as President-Elect, Secretary, on the Board of Directors, on the Keyboard and Percussion Ensemble Committees, written reviews for Percussive Notes, and has adjudicated the PAS International Percussion Ensemble, Composition, and Solo Marimba Competitions. Providing instructional videos for popular marimba solos, Dr. Zator is the primary keyboard artist for the iBook publications by Pocket Percussion Teacher. He is also the Chair of the Texas Prescribed Music List (PML) Percussion Committee that regularly edits, updates and revises the primary percussion solo and ensemble list used by high schools across Texas and the country. Dr. Zator is a performing artist and clinician for Dynasty/Bergerault, Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Evans, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Dr. Zator is also heavily involved in his community, currently in his second term as a School Board Trustee for the Royse City Independent School District. He was one of the Co-Captains for the Davis Elementary All Pro Dad Chapter, having served in this role for the past eight years. Invited by members of the City Council, Dr. Zator serves as Chair of the Royse City Comprehensive Plan Action Committee, and has presented at the Chamber Luncheon and town forums. He is also a member and plays drumset at the Fellowship Church-Royse City.
Dr. Andrew Eldridge is Senior Lecturer of Percussion and newly-appointed Coordinator of Percussion at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to UTA, Andrew taught percussion and music theory at Texas Christian University, and taught percussion at Texas Wesleyan University.
Under his direction, the UTA Percussion Ensemble was recently selected to present the New Literature Session at the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). The ensemble also performed a Showcase Concert at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) annual convention in February 2017.
Andrew served as an instructor for the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign Drumline for two years. He was also an instructor for the TCU drumline that received First Place and the prestigious Fred Sanford Award in the 2012 PASIC Indoor Drumline Competition. He was awarded Most Influential Teacher for 2011 while teaching as Director of Percussion / Assistant Band Director at Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas. Prior to UTA, Andrew taught theory at Texas Christian University and percussion at Texas Wesleyan University, and has also held full-time staff positions at Birdville High School, North Richland Hills, Texas; Kaufman High School, Kaufman, Texas; and Naaman Forest High School in the Garland Independent School District.
Andrew serves on the Percussion Ensemble Committee for the Percussive Arts Society. He served a three-year term on the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Board of Directors, and has been performing with the group as a section percussionist since 2009. Andrew was selected to present a clinic on crowd-funding at the 2013 Midwest Clinic and 2014 Texas Music Educators Association annual convention. Most recently, he was selected to present a clinic called “Launching the MIDI Controller into the Music Curriculum” at the 2018 Texas Music Educators Association annual convention.
An avid performer of new music, Andrew has individually commissioned and given the world premieres of music written for percussion by Dan Welcher, Kyle Kindred, Dwayne Rice, Martin Blessinger, Ryan George, and David Maslanka. The UTA Percussion Ensemble commissioned and gave the world premieres to music by Nathan Daughtrey, Francisco Perez, and Michael Varner. Additionally, he was a finalist in the 2012 and 2014 Southern California International Marimba Competition, a semi-finalist in the 2013 Great Plains International Marimba Competition, and awarded 2nd place in the 2002 PASIC International Multi-Percussion Competition. As an arranger, he wrote the drumline parts for the 2004 Fed-Ex Orange Bowl and 2006 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Andrew holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University, a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Texas A&M University – Commerce.
Dr. Zator’s students are perennial winners at PASIC competitions, winning the College Keyboard division 4 of the last 7 years, College Multiple-Percussion division twice, Timpani division, and the Small Ensemble Competition. The A&M-Commerce Percussion Ensemble was one of the three winners of the prestigious PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition and performed a showcase concert at PASIC 2010. The ensemble also presented a concert at PASIC 2006, featuring works of Minoru Miki, and has released two CD’s since 2007. His students have earned graduate assistant positions at prestigious programs across the country and are becoming successful professionals in their chosen fields.
Active within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), he currently serves as President. He has also served as President-Elect, Secretary, on the Board of Directors, on the Keyboard and Percussion Ensemble Committees, written reviews for Percussive Notes, and has adjudicated the PAS International Percussion Ensemble, Composition, and Solo Marimba Competitions. Providing instructional videos for popular marimba solos, Dr. Zator is the primary keyboard artist for the iBook publications by Pocket Percussion Teacher. He is also the Chair of the Texas Prescribed Music List (PML) Percussion Committee that regularly edits, updates and revises the primary percussion solo and ensemble list used by high schools across Texas and the country. Dr. Zator is a performing artist and clinician for Dynasty/Bergerault, Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Evans, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Dr. Zator is also heavily involved in his community, currently in his second term as a School Board Trustee for the Royse City Independent School District. He was one of the Co-Captains for the Davis Elementary All Pro Dad Chapter, having served in this role for the past eight years. Invited by members of the City Council, Dr. Zator serves as Chair of the Royse City Comprehensive Plan Action Committee, and has presented at the Chamber Luncheon and town forums. He is also a member and plays drumset at the Fellowship Church-Royse City.
Dr. Andrew Eldridge is Senior Lecturer of Percussion and newly-appointed Coordinator of Percussion at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to UTA, Andrew taught percussion and music theory at Texas Christian University, and taught percussion at Texas Wesleyan University.
Under his direction, the UTA Percussion Ensemble was recently selected to present the New Literature Session at the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). The ensemble also performed a Showcase Concert at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) annual convention in February 2017.
Andrew served as an instructor for the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign Drumline for two years. He was also an instructor for the TCU drumline that received First Place and the prestigious Fred Sanford Award in the 2012 PASIC Indoor Drumline Competition. He was awarded Most Influential Teacher for 2011 while teaching as Director of Percussion / Assistant Band Director at Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas. Prior to UTA, Andrew taught theory at Texas Christian University and percussion at Texas Wesleyan University, and has also held full-time staff positions at Birdville High School, North Richland Hills, Texas; Kaufman High School, Kaufman, Texas; and Naaman Forest High School in the Garland Independent School District.
Andrew serves on the Percussion Ensemble Committee for the Percussive Arts Society. He served a three-year term on the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Board of Directors, and has been performing with the group as a section percussionist since 2009. Andrew was selected to present a clinic on crowd-funding at the 2013 Midwest Clinic and 2014 Texas Music Educators Association annual convention. Most recently, he was selected to present a clinic called “Launching the MIDI Controller into the Music Curriculum” at the 2018 Texas Music Educators Association annual convention.
An avid performer of new music, Andrew has individually commissioned and given the world premieres of music written for percussion by Dan Welcher, Kyle Kindred, Dwayne Rice, Martin Blessinger, Ryan George, and David Maslanka. The UTA Percussion Ensemble commissioned and gave the world premieres to music by Nathan Daughtrey, Francisco Perez, and Michael Varner. Additionally, he was a finalist in the 2012 and 2014 Southern California International Marimba Competition, a semi-finalist in the 2013 Great Plains International Marimba Competition, and awarded 2nd place in the 2002 PASIC International Multi-Percussion Competition. As an arranger, he wrote the drumline parts for the 2004 Fed-Ex Orange Bowl and 2006 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Andrew holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University, a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Texas A&M University – Commerce.
middle school division / SOLOs - clinician
Jacob Garcia is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas. He joined the Texas Woman’s University music faculty in the Fall of 2015. He received his Bachelor’s degree from The University of Houston, Master’s degree from The Boston Conservatory and has done additional graduate studies at The New England Conservatory. He has studied music with Christopher Deane, Will Hudgins, Nancy Zeltsman, Keith Aleo, Mark Ford, Ed Soph, Daniel Bauch, David Herbert, Dr. Blake Wilkins and Dr. Paul Bissell. He maintains an active performance schedule as the Principal Percussionist for The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, Section Percussionist with The MidlandOdessa Symphony and Chorale and also plays with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Abilene Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Winds. He has performed at the famed Symphony Hall in Boston, MA under the baton of Alan Silvestri. He has also worked with conductors such as Mei Ann Chen, Eugene Miliagro Corporan, Jerry Junkin, and Gustavo Dudamel. Before he began at UNT, he served as a faculty member at his alma mater, Del Mar College in Corpus Christi in the spring of 2012. Jacob also strives to be a proponent for new music. He currently performs as a founding member of The Texas New Music Ensemble based out of Houston, TX. He has publication credits with Albany Music Distribution with the University of Houston Moore’s School of Music Percussion Ensemble CD Not Here But There (2009) and GIA Records Reconstructions and Voicings. He also can be found with the UNT Wind Symphony several volumes of Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Jacob is also a published writer through the Percussive Arts Society and he is endorsed by Encore Mallets as well as Grover Pro Percussion.
Forms
Percussion Ensemble Entry Form (Google Form)
Solo Contest Entry Form (Google Form)
Festival Invoice (Word document)
Solo Contest Entry Form (Google Form)
Festival Invoice (Word document)
results & SChedules
2009 HS Results
2010 HS Results 2010 MS Results
2011 HS Results 2011 MS Results
2012 HS Results 2012 MS Results
2013 HS Results 2013 MS Results
2014 HS Results 2014 MS Results 2014 Solo Results
2015 HS/MS Results 2015 Solo Results
2016 HS Results 2016 MS Results 2016 Solo Results
2017 HS Results 2017 MS Results
2018 HS Results 2018 MS Results 2018 Solo Results
2010 HS Results 2010 MS Results
2011 HS Results 2011 MS Results
2012 HS Results 2012 MS Results
2013 HS Results 2013 MS Results
2014 HS Results 2014 MS Results 2014 Solo Results
2015 HS/MS Results 2015 Solo Results
2016 HS Results 2016 MS Results 2016 Solo Results
2017 HS Results 2017 MS Results
2018 HS Results 2018 MS Results 2018 Solo Results
Past Clinicians2009 - Day of Percussion
2010 - Dr. Brian West, TCU Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC 2011 - Dr. Tom Burritt, UT Austin Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC 2012 - Dr. Scott Harris, SFA Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC 2013 - Mr. John Lee, SMU Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC 2014 - Mr. Christopher Deane, UNT Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Mr. Bobby Lopez, Texas State 2015 - Dr. Lisa Rogers, Texas Tech Mr. Derrick Logozzo, Richland College 2016 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Dr. John Lane, SHSU Dr. Rob Parks, Frisco ISD 2017 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Mr. Mark Ford, UNT Dr. Andrew Eldridge, UTA 2018 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Dr. Andrew Eldridge, UTA Mr. Jacob Garcia, UTA |
PAST WINNERS2010 - Large Division - Rockwall Heath HS, Andrew Eldridge
MS Division - Kain Middle School, Andrew Eldridge 2011 - Large Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree MS Division - Cooper Junior High, Russell Ratterree 2012 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan MS Division - Stone Middle School, Matt Neal 2013 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan MS Division - Burnett Junior High, Matt Holm 2014 - Large Division - Aledo High School, Tanner Trigg Small Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan MS Division - Aledo Middle School, Tanner Trigg Solo Division - Euijin Jung, Fossil Ridge High School 2015 - Large Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree Small Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree MS Division - McMillan Junior High, Russell Ratterree Solo Division - Alex Johnson, Coppell High School 2016 - Large Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree Small Division - Creekview High School, Matt Neal MS Division - Apollo Junior High, Mike Garcia Solo Division - H. Boyd, Wylie High School 2017 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan Small Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan MS Division - Creek Valley Middle School, Tanner Trigg Solo Division - A. Keck, Prosper High School |
Contact
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Mario Luna Director of Fine Arts - Festival Host mario.luna@edu.forneyisd.net 972.564.4055 - office 972.552.3038 - fax Jim Gist NFHS Percussion Instructor - HS contest coordinator james.gist@edu.forneyisd.net Riley Warren FHS Percussion Instructor - MS contest/Solo contest coordinator riley.warren@edu.forneyisd.net PLEASE NOTE: REFUNDS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONTEST DUE TO PLANNED LOGISTICS. |
