FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2025
(Registration opens December 9, 2024 at 11:00am Central
The Forney ISD percussion programs will be hosting the 15th annual North Texas Percussion Festival presented by the Percussive Arts Society on February 21 & 22, 2025. This year’s clinicians are Dr. Brian Zator (TAMUC), and Dr. Andrew Lynge (XXX) and TBD will be the clinician for the middle school groups. 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 fifteen minutes east of Mesquite and twenty-five minutes east of downtown Dallas.
Few reminders about the festival...
1. PAS Group member High School ensembles perform a 30 minute slot for $250. Non PAS members rate is $325. Group membership information can be found HERE.
2. Each high school is limited to ONE slot of 30 minutes.
3. The high school classification will be broken down to a Small division (6 or less) and a Large division (7 or more).
4. High School ensembles perform on Friday and Saturday. Middle School ensembles perform on Saturday.
5. Middle School ensembles are one school per time slot. These ensembles have an extensive clinic time in their rooms after their performance.
(Registration opens December 9, 2024 at 11:00am Central
The Forney ISD percussion programs will be hosting the 15th annual North Texas Percussion Festival presented by the Percussive Arts Society on February 21 & 22, 2025. This year’s clinicians are Dr. Brian Zator (TAMUC), and Dr. Andrew Lynge (XXX) and TBD will be the clinician for the middle school groups. 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 fifteen minutes east of Mesquite and twenty-five minutes east of downtown Dallas.
Few reminders about the festival...
1. PAS Group member High School ensembles perform a 30 minute slot for $250. Non PAS members rate is $325. Group membership information can be found HERE.
2. Each high school is limited to ONE slot of 30 minutes.
3. The high school classification will be broken down to a Small division (6 or less) and a Large division (7 or more).
4. High School ensembles perform on Friday and Saturday. Middle School ensembles perform on Saturday.
5. Middle School ensembles are one school per time slot. These ensembles have an extensive clinic time in their rooms after their performance.
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Dr. Brian Zator is a Professor of Music and the Director 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. He 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), 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”. Dr. Zator was also named a Co-Winner for The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2021 (professional division).
Active within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), he served as President of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He was a member of the Keyboard and Percussion Ensemble Committees, has written reviews for Percussive Notes, and has adjudicated the PAS International Percussion Ensemble, Composition, and PASIC Marimba Solo Competitions.
Dr. Zator and the A&M-Commerce Percussion Ensemble were one of the three winners of the prestigious 2010 PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition. The ensemble also presented a concert at PASIC 2006, featuring works of Minoru Miki, and has released two CD’s since 2007. Dr. Zator has an instructional keyboard book, “Keyboard Fundamentals with Play-Along Tracks”, and several published keyboard percussion solo and ensemble works. He is proud to be a performing artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Evans, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Dr. Andrew Lynge is currently the Assistant Professor of Percussion at The University of Alabama. At The University of Alabama he coordinates percussion activities that include the UA Percussion Ensemble, applied lessons, and the percussion methods course. Along with his position at The University of Alabama, he is the Principal Percussionist with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra. He is the Vice President/President-Elect of the Alabama Chapter, Percussive Arts Society and is also a member of the Percussive Arts Society Education Committee. He was the Assistant Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, Alabama) from 2017 – 2019.
As an international solo percussionist Dr. Lynge was an invited artist for the 2019 World Percussion Movement (Bari, Italy) and the 16th International Patagonia Percussion Festival (General Roca, Argentina). He had the pleasure of performing solo and ensemble concerts, as well as the opportunity to present clinics and master classes at these festivals. A recent clinic tour through Italy (January, 2019) included clinics and master classes at Conservatorio Superiore di Musica, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Conservatorio di Matera, Conservatorio di Cesena, and Liceo Musicale Ancona. Along with his international travels, Dr. Lynge has performed regularly at PASIC, TMEA, AMEA, and at various PAS Days of Percussion and universities throughout the United States. In 2016 Dr. Lynge was a featured soloist with the International Percussion Ensemble Competition winner Lone Star High School with a performance of Keiko Abe’s Reflections on Japanese Children’s Songs IIIat the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Recently, Dr. Lynge was invited to judge the 2019 All-Star Collegiate Percussion Ensemble Competition, which is an ensemble comprised of the top collegiate percussion students at the international level.
Dr. Lynge is a founding member of Epoch Percussion, which is a percussion quartet that promotes the performance of new music. The members of Epoch Percussion include Andrew Lynge, Oni Lara, Nigel Fernandez, and Cory Fica. Epoch Percussion is frequent concerto soloists with The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble and Dallas Winds, and has performed as soloists at the World Youth Wind Symphony at the Interlochen Arts Camp. These ensembles are under the baton of Maestro Jerry Junkin. Epoch Percussion had the recent pleasure to perform Re(new)al, a percussion concerto by composer Viet Cuong, with both the Dallas Winds and The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble in April and May of 2019. A past collaboration with these two ensembles also included a performance of the percussion concerto Invisible Cities by Dinuk Wijeratne.
An avid proponent of new music, Dr. Lynge has commissioned works for solo percussion. An Assembly of Outrage by Caleb Pickering is a solo for snare drum with audio accompaniment that addresses the political climate of modern day. Specializing in 6-mallet keyboard percussion, Dr. Lynge commissioned the vibraphone solo titled Śūnyatā by composer Samuel Peruzzolo-Vieira. This solo beautifully explores the possibilities of utilizing six mallets on the vibraphone.
He is currently on the percussion staff with The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. In addition to teaching The Cavaliers, he served on the percussion staff for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from 2012-2014. Dr. Lynge was a member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from 2008 (DCI Champions-Fred E. Sanford High Percussion Award)-2009. Dr. Lynge earned degrees from Texas A&M University-Commerce (B.M.), Colorado State University (M.M.), and The University of Texas at Austin (D.M.A.).
Please visit www.andrewlynge.com for additional information including schedule, performance video/audio, and documents.
Dr. Lynge is an artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Pearl/Adams, Zildjian, REMO, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Active within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), he served as President of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He was a member of the Keyboard and Percussion Ensemble Committees, has written reviews for Percussive Notes, and has adjudicated the PAS International Percussion Ensemble, Composition, and PASIC Marimba Solo Competitions.
Dr. Zator and the A&M-Commerce Percussion Ensemble were one of the three winners of the prestigious 2010 PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition. The ensemble also presented a concert at PASIC 2006, featuring works of Minoru Miki, and has released two CD’s since 2007. Dr. Zator has an instructional keyboard book, “Keyboard Fundamentals with Play-Along Tracks”, and several published keyboard percussion solo and ensemble works. He is proud to be a performing artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Evans, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Dr. Andrew Lynge is currently the Assistant Professor of Percussion at The University of Alabama. At The University of Alabama he coordinates percussion activities that include the UA Percussion Ensemble, applied lessons, and the percussion methods course. Along with his position at The University of Alabama, he is the Principal Percussionist with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra. He is the Vice President/President-Elect of the Alabama Chapter, Percussive Arts Society and is also a member of the Percussive Arts Society Education Committee. He was the Assistant Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, Alabama) from 2017 – 2019.
As an international solo percussionist Dr. Lynge was an invited artist for the 2019 World Percussion Movement (Bari, Italy) and the 16th International Patagonia Percussion Festival (General Roca, Argentina). He had the pleasure of performing solo and ensemble concerts, as well as the opportunity to present clinics and master classes at these festivals. A recent clinic tour through Italy (January, 2019) included clinics and master classes at Conservatorio Superiore di Musica, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Conservatorio di Matera, Conservatorio di Cesena, and Liceo Musicale Ancona. Along with his international travels, Dr. Lynge has performed regularly at PASIC, TMEA, AMEA, and at various PAS Days of Percussion and universities throughout the United States. In 2016 Dr. Lynge was a featured soloist with the International Percussion Ensemble Competition winner Lone Star High School with a performance of Keiko Abe’s Reflections on Japanese Children’s Songs IIIat the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Recently, Dr. Lynge was invited to judge the 2019 All-Star Collegiate Percussion Ensemble Competition, which is an ensemble comprised of the top collegiate percussion students at the international level.
Dr. Lynge is a founding member of Epoch Percussion, which is a percussion quartet that promotes the performance of new music. The members of Epoch Percussion include Andrew Lynge, Oni Lara, Nigel Fernandez, and Cory Fica. Epoch Percussion is frequent concerto soloists with The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble and Dallas Winds, and has performed as soloists at the World Youth Wind Symphony at the Interlochen Arts Camp. These ensembles are under the baton of Maestro Jerry Junkin. Epoch Percussion had the recent pleasure to perform Re(new)al, a percussion concerto by composer Viet Cuong, with both the Dallas Winds and The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble in April and May of 2019. A past collaboration with these two ensembles also included a performance of the percussion concerto Invisible Cities by Dinuk Wijeratne.
An avid proponent of new music, Dr. Lynge has commissioned works for solo percussion. An Assembly of Outrage by Caleb Pickering is a solo for snare drum with audio accompaniment that addresses the political climate of modern day. Specializing in 6-mallet keyboard percussion, Dr. Lynge commissioned the vibraphone solo titled Śūnyatā by composer Samuel Peruzzolo-Vieira. This solo beautifully explores the possibilities of utilizing six mallets on the vibraphone.
He is currently on the percussion staff with The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. In addition to teaching The Cavaliers, he served on the percussion staff for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from 2012-2014. Dr. Lynge was a member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from 2008 (DCI Champions-Fred E. Sanford High Percussion Award)-2009. Dr. Lynge earned degrees from Texas A&M University-Commerce (B.M.), Colorado State University (M.M.), and The University of Texas at Austin (D.M.A.).
Please visit www.andrewlynge.com for additional information including schedule, performance video/audio, and documents.
Dr. Lynge is an artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Pearl/Adams, Zildjian, REMO, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Forms
Percussion Ensemble Entry Form
Solo/Duet Entry Form
Solo/Duet Entry Form
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
2019 HS Large 2019 HS Small 2019 MS Results 2019 Solo Results
2020 HS Large 2020 HS Small
2022 HS Large 2022 HS Small 2022 MS Results 2022 Solo Results
2023 HS Large 2023 HS Small 2023 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
2019 HS Large 2019 HS Small 2019 MS Results 2019 Solo Results
2020 HS Large 2020 HS Small
2022 HS Large 2022 HS Small 2022 MS Results 2022 Solo Results
2023 HS Large 2023 HS Small 2023 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 2019 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Mr. Paul Rennick, UNT Ms. Emily Tannert Patterson, Independent 2020 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Dr. Nathan Daughtrey, C-Alan Publications 2022 - Dr. Tom Burritt, UT Austin Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC Mr. Eric Rath, Canyon ISD 2023 - Ivan Trevino, UT Austin Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC 2024 - Dr. Dave Hall, UNT Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC |
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 2018 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan Small Division - Prosper HS, Michael Huestis MS Division - Apollo/Liberty JH, Michael Garcia Solo Division - A. Machado, Grapevine High School 2019 - Large Division - Denton HS, Philip Elder Small Division - Colleyville Heritage, Nick Beaudet MS Division - Wilson MS, Matt Moore Solo Division - J. Leonard, Prosper HS 2020 - Large Division - V.R. Eaton HS, Matt Moore Small Division - Prosper HS, Michael Huestis 2022 - Large Division - Trinity HS, Manny Flores Small Division - Colleyville Heritage HS, Nick Beaudet MS Division - Kerr MS, Andrew Klein Solo Division - Zach Pospisil & Reese Baily, Eaton HS 2023 - Large Division - Colleyville Heritage HS, Dan Darrah Small Division - Keller CentralHS, Matt Stephens Solo Division - Royce Laffite, JJ Pearce HS 2024 - Large Division - Colleyville Heritage HS, Nick Beaudet Small Division - Keller CentralHS, Matt Stephens Middle School - Cheek Middle School, Alan Miller Solo Division - Rockwall High School, Jack Tarpley |
Contact
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Mario Luna Director of Fine Arts - Festival Host [email protected] 469-762-4100 - office Jim Gist NFHS Head Band Director - HS contest coordinator Riley Warren FHS Percussion Instructor - MS contest Colin Crouch NFHS Percussion Instructor - MS Contest Kohei Sakai Rhodes Int. Band Director/Percussion - Solo contest coordinator PLEASE NOTE: REFUNDS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONTEST DUE TO PLANNED LOGISTICS. |
