2022 Utah PAS Percussion Festival Winners

High School Advanced Large Ensemble

1st - 96.5 - Westlake High School - Jeremy Megginson

2nd - 93.5 - American Fork High School - Dana Slabaugh

3rd - 93 - Green Canyon High School - Jacob Andersen

High School Intermediate Large Ensemble

1st - 95.5 - American Fork High School - Dana Slabaugh

2nd - 95 - American Fork High School - Dana Slabaugh

3rd - 93.5 Riverton High School - Chris Jessee

High School Beginning Large Ensemble

1st - 95 - Westlake High School - Jeremy Megginson

2nd - 94 - Cedar Valley High School - Matthew Murphy

3rd - 93 - Skyridge High School - Jessica Crandall

Junior High intermediate Large Ensemble

1st - 94 - Mapleton Jr. High - Preston Gilbert

2nd - 91.25 - Farmington Jr. High - Heath Wolf

3rd - 89.5 - Lehi Jr. High - Jessica Crandall

Junior High Advanced Large Ensemble

1st - 94.5 - Farmington Jr. High - Heath Wolf

2nd - 92 - American Fork Jr. High - Dana Slabaugh

3rd - 87.5 - Central Davis Jr. High - Christine Wolf

High School Chamber Ensemble (Drums/Mixed)

1st - 94.5 - Westlake High School

2nd - (Tie) - Westlake High School and American Fork HS Percussion Duet

3rd - 88.75 - Brighton High School

High School Chamber Ensemble (Mallet)

1st - 90 - American Fork High School Marimba Duet

2nd - 87.5 - American Fork High School Marimba Quartet

3rd - 80.25 - Westlake High School

Drum set (College)

1st - 91 Trevor Jacobson - Utah Valley University

2nd - 87 Mariah Maynes - University of Utah

Drum set (HS)

1st - 96 Timothy Peterson - Mountain Ridge HS

2nd - 93 Charles Maulding - Park City HS

3rd - 91 Cambria Slaugh - Riverton HS

Drum set (JH)

1st - 96 Jacob Wall - Central Davis Junior High

2nd - 94 Garrett Robison - Mountain Ridge Junior High

3rd - 92 Mack Phippen - Farmington Junior High

College Mallet Solo

1st - 91- Thomas Biggs - Brigham Young University

2nd - 90 - Johannes Bowman - Utah Valley University

3rd - 89 Sheldon Stevens - Southern Utah University

mock Auditions

1st - 78 - Nathan Jackman - Utah Valley University

2nd - 75 - Michael Memmott - Brigham Young University

3rd - 70 - Sheldon Stevens - Southern Utah University

College Timpani Solo

1st - 96.5 - Zachary Clawson - University of Utah

2nd - 92 - SheldonStevens - Southern Utah University

High School Timpani Solo

1st - 96 - Edmond Fox - Skyridge High School

2nd - 95.5 - Brody Lister - Ogden High School

3rd - 93 - Connor Murdock - American Fork High School

11-12 Snare Drum/Tenor solo

1st - 94 - Ashton Reaveley - Green Canyon High School

2nd - 93 - Ella Packard - Snow Canyon High School

3rd - 92.5 - Jared Walters - American Fork High School

9-10 Snare Drum/Tenor solo

1st - 97.5 - Eli Elder - American Fork High School

2nd - 91.5 - Bryce Bushman - American Fork High School

3rd - 88.5 - Jajue Gibson - Ogden High School

6-8 Snare Drum/Tenor Solo

1st - 79.5 - Noah Jones - Central Davis Jr. High School

2nd - 78 - Parker Stolz - Saint John the Baptist Middle School

3rd - 76.5 - Julian King - American Fork Jr. High

9-10 Mallet Solo

1st - 96 - Katelyn Gardner - Skyridge High School

2nd - 94 - Abi Hassell - Cedar Valley High School

3rd - 93.5 - Josh Lamb - American Fork High School

11-12 Mallet Solo

1st - 98 - Joshua Canul - Alta High School

2nd - 96 - James Hatch - Davis High School

3rd - 94 - Annalee Tueller - Green Canyon High School

Junior High Chamber Mallet

1st - 94.5 - Farmington Jr. High - Heath Wolf

2nd - 92.5 - Central Davis Jr. High School - Christine Wolf

3rd - 85.5 - Frontier Middle School Chamber - Matthew Murphy

Junior High Chamber (Drums/mixed)

1st - 96 - Farmington Jr. High - Heath Wolf

2nd - 95.5 - Lakeridge Junior High - Kandis Taylor

3rd - 92 - Farmington Jr. High - Heath Wolf

6-8 Mallet/Keyboard solo

1st - 91 - Mack Phippen - Farmington Jr. High

2nd - 90 - Caprice Madsen Farmington Jr. High

3rd - 85 - Niyol Thorpe - Saint John the Baptist Middle School

College Snare Drum/Tenor solo

1st - 96 - Andrew Sherman - Utah Valley University

2nd - 95.5 - Nathan Reno-Winters - Brigham Young University

3rd - 94 - Isaac Romer - Brigham Young University

College Orchestral Snare Drum solo

1st - 99 - Nick Montoya - University of Utah

2nd - 97 - Aidan Smith - University of Utah

3rd - 96 - Johannes Bowman - Utah Valley University

2022 UTAH DAY OF PERCUSSION CLINICIANS

She-e Wu

Associate Professor of Percussion - Northwestern University

She-e Wu has appeared as a solo artist at the 25th, 27th, and 30th Percussive Arts Society International Convention; Journées de la Percussion, NancyPhony Festival, perKumania festival, and PercuPassion Festival in France; Bach Symposium/Bach Variation Festival in Lincoln Center; Taiwan Connection concert at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center; International Percussion Festival and InterAmerican Music and Arts Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico; Festival Internacional de Percusion "Ritmo Vital 2001" and National Percussion Convention in Spain; Fukui Marimba Seminar in Japan; Giornate della Percussione in Italy; Percussion Festival in Greece; Taipei International Percussion Convention, and many other festivals. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center, Chicago Chamber Musicians, and the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Series in Pearlman Hall at the Kimmel Center. Ms. Wu has performed as guest recitalist and clinician at universities, colleges, and conservatories in France, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, England, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Greece, Japan, and Korea, as well as American music institutions and numerous PAS Days of Percussion throughout the United States.

Ms. Wu's composition Blue Identity was written for Frederic Macarez and the Paris Conservatory CNR percussion ensemble. Blue Identity was premiered in Paris at the Journées de la Percussion festival, and the American premiere took place at the 27th Percussive Arts Society International Convention. K-PAX, a piece for marimba duo, was commissioned by the Taipei International Percussion Convention in 2002 and was premiered in Taiwan and Japan. UP!, for solo percussion and seven percussionists, received its premiere at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December 2009. The world premiere of Ms. Wu's latest composition, What the Sun Would Say to the Sky, for marimba quartet, was premiered at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis.

Ms. Wu has commissioned and premiered numerous works by Eric Ewazen, Ronald Caltabiano, Robin Engleman, Gerald Chenoweth, and many others. Ms. Wu's recent commissions are pieces written by Lee Hyla, Paul Lansky, and Dafnis Prieto. The world premiere of the percussion concerto with wind ensemble written by Paul Lansky is scheduled for January 2015 with the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Ms. Wu has served as a judge for the Paris International Marimba Competition, Greece International Competition, Italy International Competition, Atlanta Snare Drum Competition, PASIC Marimba Competition, P.A.S. Composition Competition (Large Percussion Ensemble), and International Percussion Ensemble Competition (College).

Ms. Wu's recordings include Marimba Concerto by Eric Ewazen with the International Sejong Soloists, solo marimba CD Snapshot, Suite for Marimba and Flute by Alec Wilder with flautist Bart Feller, A Set of Songs and Dances by Doug Hill featuring Gail Williams on horn, and a chamber music recording with the American Brass Quintet of music by David Sampson. Her recording of Nos. 1, 2, and 3 of the Six Suites for Solo Cello by J. S. Bach, with Baroque embellishments by George B. Stauffer, was released in fall of 2014.

Ms. Wu is a clinician and recitalist for the Majestic, Mapex, Innovative Percussion, and Evans and Zildgian companies. Her signature mallets with Innovative Percussion are available worldwide. She plays on a concert marimba of her design by Majestic. Ms. Wu is associate professor of music and the head of the percussion program at Northwestern University.

Andy Smith

Director of Percussion Studies - University of Texas - El Paso

Musician, educator, and composer, Andy P. Smith is recognized internationally, having enjoyed a diverse career for over two decades. His most recent projects include CD recordings, Finally Here with Angel Roman and Mambo Blue, and Transparency featuring Latin Jazz group Batuquê Trio (batuquetrio.com). Andy’s recent compositions include: Vento no Ritmo (Wind in Rhythm) for flute trio with leg rattles commissioned by Deanna Hahn-Little; Fora da Caixa, an experimental graphic score for percussion trio; Two Maracatu for Drum-set Duo (a popular youtube video features Andy with drummer Marcus Finnie); and Brazilian Suite for Tambourines, premiered at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. 2017 will include new works for 10-Can Percussion and Caixa Trio.

Smith lives in El Paso, Texas, with his wife Amy Smith (Caixa Trio) and their children. There, he serves as Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso. Smith taught as Adjunct Percussion Instructor at Middle Tennessee State University from 1999-2008 and serves as the Percussion Instructor for the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, a state sponsored program for elite college-bound musicians. His career has taken him from the recording studios of Nashville, TN to Tanglewood, Ravinia and the Hollywood Bowl. He has traveled to Ghana West Africa and the Caribbean to be immersed in African diasporic rhythm. In 2012, Andy was awarded a Tinker Foundation grant to study contemporary Brazilian jazz drumming in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Other recent performances include the Jazz Education Network Convention, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Lotus Music Festival, El Paso Symphony Orchestra, and grant sponsored workshops with Bernard Woma, Musical Ambassador to Ghana.

In 2016, he performed and presented at the Jazz Education Network International Convention–Afro-Brazilian Roots and Contemporary Trends in Brazilian Styles for the Rhythm Section–and at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention–21st Century Samba-jazz Drumset–accompanied by Latin-jazz group the Batuquê Trio.

The recently formed B-line Trio (blinetrio.weebly.com) is an innovative jazz percussion trio featuring Andy with colleagues Brian Mueller and Brian McNulty. The trio performs clever arrangements of jazz, choro and popular music and specializes in residencies and percussion festivals where the three present master classes together and separately in diverse “break-out” sessions.

Andy is published by Row-Loff Publications. Additionally, Andy self-publishes his works for solo percussion with electronics, percussion and other chamber ensembles, and Latin-Jazz combo (andypsmith.squarespace.com). Smith has also contributed to Percussive Notes, a publication of the Percussive Arts Society. He is endorsed by Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans drumheads and Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets.