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north   texas   
​percussion   festival

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FEBRUARY 24 & 25, 2023 
(Registration opens December 9, 2022 at 12:00pm)

The Forney ISD percussion programs will be hosting the 13th annual North Texas Percussion Festival on February 24 & 25, 2023.  This year’s clinicians are Dr. Brian Zator (TAMUC), and Ivan Trevino (UT Austin) and Andrew Smit (Lake Highlands HS) 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 ten minutes east of Mesquite and twenty minutes east of downtown Dallas. 

Few reminders about the festival...

1. High School ensembles can choose a 30 minute slot for $175 or 45 minute slot for $200.  

2. Each high school is limited to ONE slot of 30 or 45 minutes.  

3. The high school classification will be broken down to a Small division (6 or less) and a Large division (7 or more).

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high school division - clinicians

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.

Ivan Trevino, is a Mexican-American composer, percussionist, writer and arts advocate. He has shared his music with audiences around the world, from Asia to South America to Madison Square Garden in New York City.
As a composer and songwriter, Ivan’s music has been performed on five continents in over 25 countries. He is a multi-award winning recipient of the Percussive Arts Society’s International Composition Contest and has over 70 compositions and songs to his name. Most recently, he was the featured composer on American Public Media’s Performance Today.

An active educator, Ivan currently serves as Lecturer in Percussion at University of Texas at Austin. He is also co-director of the Eastman Percussion Festival, a biennial summer festival hosted by Eastman School of Music. He is an artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Pearl / Adams, Meinl, and Beetle Percussion.

Ivan is also well-known for his work as a drummer with Break of Reality, an international touring cello rock quartet. Break of Reality has released five studio albums and has been featured on PBS, Huffington Post, Yahoo Music and is on regular rotation on National Public Radio.
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Ivan’s work spans various media including storytelling, poetry, and film scoring. His collection of online writings are regularly circulated throughout the arts community, including “My Pretend Music School”, a blog post that has sparked debate about music school curriculum and has become required reading for collegiate courses around the U.S.

Ivan currently lives in Austin, TX with his wife, Amanda, and their children, Henry and Oscar.

Andrew Smit is a teacher, composer/arranger, and percussionist. He currently serves as the Director of Percussion at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, TX where he currently resides with his wife and daughter.

He holds a Bachelors degree in Music Education from Indiana University’s Jacob’s School of Music. While at Indiana University, he studied with professors Kevin Bobo, Steve Houghton, John Tafoya, and Michael Spiro. During his time at Indiana University, he performed in several ensembles including the IU Drumline, Wind Ensemble, Concert Orchestra, Brazilian Ensemble, and the Afro-Cuban ensemble, which performed at the 2011 Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention (PASIC).

He has also performed with competitive ensembles including The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. His professional affiliations include the Percussive Arts Society, Texas Music Educators Association, and Texas Bandmasters Association. Andrew is also a proud endorser of Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets.

Forms

Percussion Ensemble Entry Form 

Solo/Duet Entry Form (Google Form) 
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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
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 Clinicians

2009 - 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

PAST WINNERS

2010 - 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

Contact



Mario Luna
Director of Fine Arts - Festival Host
maluna@forneyisd.net
469-762-4100 - office
469-762-4101 - fax

Jim Gist
NFHS Head Band Director - HS contest coordinator
jagist@edu.forneyisd.net

Riley Warren
FHS Percussion Instructor - MS contest
rhwarren@edu.forneyisd.net

Kohei Sakai
NFHS Percussion Instructor - Solo contest coordinator
ksakai@edu.forneyisd.net

PLEASE NOTE:
REFUNDS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONTEST DUE TO PLANNED LOGISTICS.
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Director of Fine Arts

Mario Luna
maluna@forneyisd.net

Fine Arts Coordinator

Jenae Glanton
jmglanton@forneyisd.net

Administrative Assistant

Elizabeth McDonald
ejmcdonald@forneyisd.net
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​600 S. Bois d'Arc
Forney, Texas 75126
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