Percussive Arts Society®
Wyoming Chapter

· Welcome to the Wyoming PAS® Chapter webpage.  Here you will find information regarding our state chapter activities and links to the international Percussive Arts Society® organization.

· Last April's Day of Percussion featured a percussion clinic by Dr. Eric Hollenbeck, Assistant Professor of Percussion at Colorado State University. His clinic was preceded by percussion ensemble performances from Cheyenne Central and East High Schools, Casper College, and the University of Wyoming.

· Our next Day of Percussion will take place on Saturday, 12 Apr 08, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie.  There will be performances by public school and collegiate percussion ensembles in the morning followed by a hand percussion clinic after lunch.

· This year's clinician is Brad Dutz, studio, movie, and TV recording artist from Los Angeles, California. He can be heard on the TV shows King of the Hill, Family Guy, American Dad, Enterprise, and Firefly. His movies include Prince of Egypt, Syriana, Hidalgo, Rugrats Go Wild, Star Trek V, Ocean’s Eleven, Anchorman, Hollywood Homicide, Transformers, Rush Hour 3, Run Down, and I Spy. IMAX films for which he has recorded: Mysteries of Egypt, Mt. Kilamanjaro, Amazon, and Island of Sharks.

Brad studied at the University of North Texas and Berklee College of Music. Besides ten solo CDs, he has co-produced twelve others and played as a sideman for 210 titles. His collaborative artists include Maynard Ferguson, Alanis Morrisette, Kiss, Willie Nelson, Michael Wolff, Mitch Forman, Tribal Tech, David Benoit, Rick Braun, Vinny Golia, Lee Ann Rimes, Terence Trent Darby, Rickie Lee Jones, Hands’Onsemble, and the actors Jeff Bridges and Ronny Cox.

Brad’s performance specialties include mallet percussion, congas, berimbau, bata, bodhran, bones, pandeiro, djembe, tabla, kanjira, doumbec, riq, and he also recorded eight videos for beginners entitled Have Fun Playing Hand Drums (Warner Brothers/Interworld).

Brad serves as adjunct faculty at California State University—Long Beach, and he has authored three books: Practicing Music on Hand Percussion, Manipulations in Time, and Duos, Trios, and Quartets for Percussion. His corporate sponsors include Vic Firth, Remo, Yamaha, Paiste, Roland, and Mountain Rhythm. More information concerning him can be found at http://www.braddutz.com/

· After the clinic, we usually have a drawing for door prizes, and, of course, there will be free literature from percussion companies and the Percussive Arts Society—including information for joining PAS.  Admission is free and all events are open to the public.

· Membership in PAS is financially very reasonable.  ePAS (electronic) memberships start at only $28 for students and $50 for professionals.  This allows one to receive Percussive Notes (journal) and Percussion News (newsletter) online.  "Hardcopy" memberships range from $60-$90.  PAS members may also attend the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) (with payment of a registration fee), which is an annual four-day event held in the U.S. Austin, Texas will host this year's gathering during 5-8 Nov 08.  To become a member and attend PASIC 2008, please visit online at pas.org.  Membership information can be found online at http://www.pas.org/Join/Ind_benefits.cfm.

For information concerning the Wyoming PAS® Chapter, please contact Aric Hageman, President, at 605-484-0465 (cell), 307-463-2285 (home), or email him at arichageman@yahoo.com or ahageman@fremont25.k12.wy.us.

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PAS Mission Statement

The Percussive Arts Society® (PAS®) is a music service organization promoting percussion education, research, performance, and appreciation throughout the world.