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Date: TBA (2011)
Time: TBA
Location: South Lake High School
About the Festival
The festival will consist of several clinics presented by renowned clinicians, performances by local high school soloists and ensembles, performances by professional performance troupes, and a fastest hands competition. Clinic topics will include Drum Set, Rudimental Snare Drum, Concert Percussion Applications, Marching Percussion Applications, and others. Food concessions will be availale on site that day. Admission to the festival is free of charge, but bring some money to eat.
Typical Festival Schedule
10:00am - Rudimental Snare Drum Clinic
10:45am - High School Soloist Showcase
11:30am - Timpani or Ethnic Percussion Clinic
12:15pm - Lunch Break (Concessions Provided)
1:00pm - Marching Percussion Ensemble Clinic
1:45pm - High School Ensemble Showcase
2:30pm - Keyboard Percussion Clinic
3:15pm - Fast Hands Competition Sponsored by Cornerstone Music
4:00pm - Drum Set Clinic
4:45pm - Festival Concludes
2010 CLINICIAN BIOS:
Dr. Thad Anderson (University of Central Florida)
Thad Anderson presides over the Percussion Studies program at The University of Central Florida. In addition to the percussion area, he also teaches courses in music composition and technology. Furthermore, Dr. Anderson currently serves as artistic director of the Cage Percussion Players; an ensemble dedicated to the performance of historic American percussion ensemble repertoire. Active as a solo, orchestral, and chamber musician, some of Dr. Anderson’s performance credits include Days of Percussion in Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma, the Texas Music Educators Association convention, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Victoria Bach Festival, Austin Chamber Music Center, Round Top Festival-Institute, Austin, Waco, and Brevard Symphony Orchestras, and as a guest soloist with Conspirare and the Monroe Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Anderson specializes in the creation and performance of new music through commissioning and by collaborating with composers. Some of these projects have produced new works by Paul Lansky, Halim El-Dabh, Jonathan Kolm, and Travis Jeffords, to name a few. Also active as a composer, Dr. Anderson wrote and recorded the soundtrack for the award winning documentary film Standard Deviation. Universal Edition, +Two Media, Santa Barbara Music, and C.F. Peters are currently publishing some of his compositions and adaptations. Additionally, Dr. Anderson is highly active in the Percussive Arts Society community where he has served as chair of the Collegiate Committee and as a representative on the Board of Directors. Dr. Anderson completed his undergraduate work in Music Education at the University of Central Florida and received his Masters of Music and Doctorate of Music Arts in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Some of his primary teachers have included Jeffrey Moore, Thomas Burritt, and Tony Edwards. Thad Anderson plays Yamaha Percussion, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, and Remo Drumheads.
Mr. Jessie Caraballo (Touring Drummer for Marc Anthony)
Jessie Caraballo was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on February 14, 1985. Now at only twenty-four years of age, he has managed to forge a career that few people twice his age achieve. Currently playing drums, timbales, and percussion with Latin superstar Marc Anthony, Jessie dazzles with his fluid style and technique. Jessie's God-given abilities were seen early on, at age six, when he began playing drums with his family band. By the time he was fifteen, he went on his first one month tour with the Christian band El Trio De Hoy. This began a professional career which would see him playing concerts and local clubs in the Orlando, Florida area. By age sixteen, he landed a gig with Pop/Latin singer Brenda K Starr. This led to many ither opportunities, including recording and performing with Huey Dunbar, Tito Nieves, Frankie Negron, Charlie Cruz, Michael Stuart, and many others. Jessie has also worked with noted producers, among them Sergio George, as well as such clients as Walt Disney World. Numerous television appearances include: the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Early Show on CBS, ABC's The View, The Today Show on NBC, The Latin Billboard Awards and World Music Awards. Jessie is completed a nationwide tour with Marc Anthony, Alejandro Fernandez and Chayanne in 2005, and he has already played most major venues throughout the U.S., Europe, and South America. Aside from his duties with Marc Anthony, Jessie also devotes much of his time to performing with New Jerusalem Church, which he also attends.
Mr. Michael Malgoza (Tarpon Springs HS / Brahama Percussion)
Michael Malgoza is an experienced percussionist whose past includes stints performing and instructing with Tarpon Springs High School, Brahma Percussion from USF, Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps, Dr. Phillips High School, Cypress Creek High School, Rollins College, the University of Northern Illinois, and others. He is extremely well-versed in the field of marching percussion.
Brahma Percussion from USF
Brahma from USF is an indoor marching percussion ensemble based in Tampa, FL. An extension of the University of South Florida Athletic Bands, the ensemble consists of approximately thirty-five performing members made up of students from the University, as well as local community colleges and high schools. The members range from fourteen to twenty-two years of age, and perform on a variety of percussion and electronic instruments. This performing arts ensemble participates in competitions both nationally and locally, under the organizations of Winter Guard International (WGI) and the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit (FFCC). Competitions and performances are held in large theaters and gymnasiums to allow for costumes, body movements, drill, and props. These elements help set the ’stage’ on which a musical ’story’ is conveyed to an audience of fans, parents, supporters, and judges. Auditions take place in November, with rehearsals beginning in December, and competitions/performances taking place between February and April. In only its second season of competition, the ensemble was promoted to the Independent Open class and competed among several successful groups from around the country. We are completely self-funded, with dues paid by each member to offset the cost of running the organization. Dedicated staff members donate their time in organizing and instructing the group, all in an effort to educate and inspire young people to be happy and successful people - not only in music - but in life as a whole.
Fastest Hands Competition sponsored by Cornerstone Music
This will be a voluntary competition amongst the attendees of the Central Florida Percussion Festival. We will have several prizes available for the high performers in a few categories. This competition is sponsored by Cornerstone Music here in Clermont, Florida.