| Brian S. Mason is a member of the percussion faculty at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, and is the director of the award-winning MSU Marching Percussion Ensemble. At MSU, Mason is a member of the faculty jazz ensemble, the faculty chamber ensemble, and performs regularly with the faculty brass quintet. Off-campus, he is a member of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, and performs regularly with a vibraphone/piano duo featuring Steven Snyder as well. Mason received his master’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is pursuing his doctoral degree at the University of Kentucky, where he received his bachelor’s degree as well. As a guest artist, clinician, designer, and adjudicator, Mason has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Japan, Canada, Korea, and Mexico. He gained recognition for his percussion writing and teaching with the Cavaliers and the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, and is currently the percussion coordinator and designer with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. Mason is a member of the PAS Health and Wellness Committee and the PAS Marching Percussion Committee. |
Terri L. Haley has been teaching and playing percussion for over twenty years. Haley is board certified and registered in nuclear medicine with a bachelor of science degree in radiological sciences. She also holds a master of music degree in percussion performance. Haley has written numerous percussion compositions and arrangements and has taught drum corps such as the Velvet Knights, Blue Knights, and Troopers. She is the author of Percussion Keyboard Exercises for Two and Four Mallets. Residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, Haley practices nuclear medicine, teaches percussion, and is an avid real estate investor. Currently, she serves on the PAS Health and Wellness Committee. |