Lansky / Percussive Arts Society Project (Solo Vibraphone + Cymbal + 4 Metal Objects)


PROJECT MEMBERS AND THEIR PREMIERES

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INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS

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Panama Carlos Camacho
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SUPPORTER LEVEL CONTRIBUTORS

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New York Felix Reyes
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New York Christopher Keeler
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER AND HIS MUSIC

Paul Lansky, composer
Paul Lansky

Paul Lansky (b. 1944) is one of the pioneers of computer and electronic music. Some of his pioneering works such as Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomas Campion and the Idle Chatter Series are considered classic and seminal. (Interesting footnote: his first computer piece mild und leise (1973) was sampled by the English rock band Radiohead on their 2000 album Kid A). In recent years, however, he has been turning his attention to instrumental music. Some works include With the Grain, a guitar concerto written for David Starobin, Shapeshifters, for two pianos and orchestra (for Quattro Mani), Etudes and Parodies (horn violin and piano) (winner of the 2005 International Horn Society competition) Threads, written for Sō Percussion, and Travel Diary, commissioned by the Meehan/Perkins Duo. He was composer in residence with the Alabama Symphony in 2009-10. His orchestral work Imaginary Islands, commissioned by that group was premiered in May 2010. A CD of his orchestral music was released on Bridge Records in 2012. Recent commissions include a joint commission by the Library of Congress and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for the wind quintet The Long and Short of It. Percussion music has been a dominant focus in recent years; in addition to Threads and Travel Diary, recent works involving percussion include Springs for percussion quartet, Partita for guitar and percussion, Horizons for piano, cello and percussion, Textures for two pianos and two percussionists, Five Views of an Unfamiliar Tune, for solo percussion and chamber orchestra, and Touch and Go for solo percussion and wind ensemble. He has written a number of solo percussion pieces, including Three Moves for marimba, Idle Fancies for marimba and small percussion set, and Spirals for marimba.
His instrumental music is published by Carl Fischer and his works are widely recorded, especially on Bridge Records. In 2014 he retired after a long career at Princeton University as the William Shubael Conant Professor of Music Emeritus. In 2000 he received a lifetime achievement award from SEAMUS, the Society for Electronic Music in the US.
www.carlfischer.com/composer/lansky-paul/

paullansky.com

bridgerecords.com/pages/paul-lansky


SAMPLE COMPOSITIONS



ABOUT PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY

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Percussive Arts Society

Now in its 56th year, the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a non-profit, music-service organization whose mission is to inspire, educate, and support percussionists and drummers throughout the world. Today, the society is over 5,000 members strong, with 50 chapters located across the United States and an additional 28 chapters outside the U.S.

PAS publishes two bi-monthly publications, Percussive Notes and Rhythm! Scene™(formerly Percussion News), and maintains a comprehensive website of percussion education resources. The society maintains a percussion museum and archive library and presents percussion-based programming in the local community. Each year PAS hosts the largest percussion convention in the world, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), featuring the top names in drumming and percussion. In addition, domestic and international PAS chapters host Days of Percussion and other clinics in their regions throughout the year.

The fourteen percussionists and educators who met for dinner at the 1960 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago could scarcely have imagined what the PAS would ultimately grow into. Their goal was simply to discuss the possibility of establishing a national organization that would “bring up to date the present standards in solo and ensemble contests, stimulate a greater interest in percussion performance and teaching, and promote better teaching of percussion instruments.”

In January, 1961 during the SW-MENC convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a meeting was held at which Jim Sewrey suggested the name Percussive Arts Society to Remo Belli. Following this meeting, Robert Winslow, a professional percussionist and North Hollywood band director who served as an educational advisor to Belli, sent a letter proclaiming: “The Percussive Arts Society is open for business,” and in September, 1961, the society sent its first publication, Percussive Arts Society Bulletin, printed on a mimeograph machine donated by Belli, to the membership. The fourteen originating members listed in the first Percussive Arts Society Bulletin were Remo Belli, Warren Benson, Mervin Britton, Robert Buggert, Don Canedy, Rey Longyear, Charles Lutz, Jack McKenzie, James L. Moore, Verne Reimer, Jim Salmon, Hugh W. Soebbing, Charles Spohn, and Robert Winslow.

After three Bulletins, the administrative and publication duties of the society were transferred to Donald Canedy, percussion instructor and band director at Southern Illinois University. In April of 1963, Canedy, with the advice of a distinguished editorial board and an able group of contributing editors, published the new PAS journal, Percussionist (later called Percussive Notes Research Edition). In 1967, James L. Moore’s already successful magazine, Percussive Notes, became an official PAS publication.

Canedy served as de facto president through 1964, when, at the December Percussive Arts Society meeting in Chicago, a constitution was adopted and officers were elected. Gordon Peters became the first President of PAS, Jack McKenzie took the position of First Vice-President, and Canedy was named Executive Secretary. Also elected were a board of directors and an editorial board. With this structure, the society became increasingly influential, expanding its committee activities to address important percussion issues and making policy decisions that would result in important contributions to all areas of percussion.

Beginning in 1971, performances and clinics called Days of Percussion were held in conjunction with the yearly business meetings. In 1974, the first Percussive Arts Society National Conference (PASNC) was held in Anaheim and at California State University at Northridge. The PASNC evolved into the Percussive Arts Society International Convention that we know today as PASIC. The first PASIC was held in 1976 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and was hosted by John Beck, the Eastman School, and the New York State PAS Chapter.

In 1972, PAS established its Hall of Fame to recognize the contributions of the most highly regarded professional leaders in percussion performance, education, research, scholarship, administration, composition, and the industry. The awards are presented every year at PASIC.

Since 1974, the PAS Composition Contest has encouraged the creation of hundreds of new works, many of which have become part of the standard percussion repertoire.

In 1979, the PAS Marching Percussion Committee appointed the PAS International Drum Rudiment Committee to act as the governing body in the revision and standardization of the 26 rudiments. A new listing of 40 International Drum Rudiments was adopted by PAS in 1984 and included drum corps, orchestral, European, and contemporary drum rudiments.

For its first two decades, the PAS office was located primarily in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1981, the society’s success and growth brought about the need to hire a staff to handle the society’s day-to-day operations. So PAS rented office space in Urbana, Illinois, where then vice-president Tom Siwe was a teacher at the University of Illinois. In 1989, the society was informed that its office would no longer be available and a move was required. Through PAS board member Dr. James Lambert, the McMahon Foundation in Lawton, Oklahoma was solicited for possible support for the construction of a headquarters and museum facility in Lawton. Upon approval of the PAS Board of Directors and approval of a 2-for-1 matching grant for construction, PAS relocated and the Percussive Arts Society International Headquarters and Percussive Arts Museum were officially opened August 8, 1992. Instrument donations to the museum quickly used up all available display space, so an addition was constructed, adding another 4,000 square feet to the museum. The expanded museum reopened in August, 1995. Another addition to the building was completed in 2001.

During the early 1990s, in the early stages of the Internet, PAS was at the forefront of the emerging technology with the development of the World Percussion Network (WPN), a bulletin board system that allowed PAS members to share information via computer modems. With the development of the World Wide Web, PAS developed a Website (www.pas.org) that contains publication archives, research databases, a conference center, museum tour, and other features.

In 2005, after a nationwide search and formal proposal process, the PAS Board of Directors elected to relocate the headquarters, museum, and library to Indianapolis where, for the first time, PAS would be able to operate its headquarters, house its museum and library, and present its annual convention in the same city. PAS moved its operations in 2007, and the new museum with its now extensive collection of instruments from around the world and library of archives, scores, and recordings opened in 2009 in Indianapolis.

In addition to the Hall of Fame award, each year at PASIC the society presents four awards to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions in service to PAS or the field of percussion: Outstanding Service Award, Outstanding Supporter Award, Outstanding Chapter President Award, and the President’s Industry Award. PAS also recognizes outstanding educators through the Lifetime Achievement in Education Award, which is the society’s most prestigious award next to the Hall of Fame.

Today, The Percussive Arts Society has seventeen standing committees that address specific areas of percussion performance, research, education, pedagogy, and the percussion community. PAS committees play an essential role in advancing percussion through the development and dissemination of the latest information, research, and initiatives. In addition, PAS continues to support percussion education through a variety of chapter activities as well as through a number of scholarships. In addition to the annual Percussion Composition Contest, PAS has added Solo, Ensemble, World Music, and Marching Percussion contests that are held each year at PASIC.

The society maintains strategic partnerships with Drum Corps International (DCI), Winter Guard International (WGI), Music for All, the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). PAS is the world’s largest percussion organization and is the central source for information and networking for percussionists and drummers of all ages.


CONSORTIUM DETAILS

DURATION:
5-8 minutes

INSTRUMENTATION:
Solo vibraphone with suspended cymbal and four metal objects, titled Metal Light

DIFFICULTY:
Piece will be written with professional performers in mind

COMPOSITION DEADLINE:
December 31st, 2017

EXCLUSIVITY DETAILS:
PAS holds World Premiere @ Rhythm! Discovery Center in Indianapolis, IN, January 2018
PAS Chapter Member Exclusivity Period: January 1st, 2018 to August 31st, 2018
PAS Individual Level Exclusivity (adds to Chapter level): September 1st, 2018 to December 31st, 2018
Work for sale to the public on January 1st, 2019


HOW TO JOIN

Individuals who wish to join this commission may do so at the rate of $50.00 (USD). Individuals who join will receive an exclusivity period to perform the work anywhere in the world during the period of September 1st, 2018 – December 31st, 2018. This work becomes available to the public on January 1st, 2019. PAS Chapter Presidents have been sent a separate invitation for their chapter to join this project and should not use this payment link.


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