Day of Percussion
THE 2009 ISU DAY OF PERCUSSION IS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st
Our featured GUEST ARTISTS for 09:
MICHAEL WALDROP, drumset, and
PAYTON MACDONALD, supermarimba
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:
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 (Westchester University)
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!