In the spring semester, we present our annual ISU DAY OF PERCUSSION. Hosted by Dr. Hasenpflug, this tradition started in 2004, and has brought in a variety of nationally recognized guest artists (listed below).   

Dr. Eric Hollenbeck of Colorado State University is shown here working with the Highland High School percussion ensemble at the 2006 ISU Day of Percussion.

Day of percussion activities include concerts, artist workshop / clinics and masterclasses, and for the past few years have been able to accommodate local area percussion ensembles in festival presentation.

Previous ISUDOP Paricipants:

2011   Thomas Burritt, international mrimba artist (University of Texas)  and Andrew David Hasenpflug, percussion for dance (Slipprey Rock University)

2010  Nathan Daughtrey, nationally known freelance composer / keyboardist and Thad Anderson, improvisational percussion (UCF)

2009    Payton MacDonald,  Supermarimba (William Paterson, NJ) and Michael Waldrop, drumset (Eastern Washington University)

2008    Norman Weinberg, electronic percussion 
(University of Arizona)

2007    Julie Hill, Brazillian percussion (U TN Martin) and Jeff Moore, marching (Central Florida)

2006    John Wooton, marching and steel drums (Southern Miss) and Eric Hollenbeck, marimba (Colorado State)

2005    Chris Hanning, drumset (West Chester University, PA) 

2004    Blake Tyson, marimba and percussion (University of Central Arkansas) - First year of ISUDOP

Here’s Blake Tyson of the University of Central Arkansas with the 2004 ISU ensemble, Skyline High School, and other festival participants.

Julie, with pandeiro!