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Jim Casella, Paul Rennick, Thom Hannum
Virtual Masters
PAS Marching Committee Presentation
Thursday, 12:00 p.m.


Jim Casella	Thom Hannum
Jim Casella is the percussion arranger for the seven-time world champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois. He received his education from San Jose State University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied with Anthony J. Cirone and Jack Van Geem. He is also known for his work with the Santa Clara Vanguard where he served as arranger from 1996 through 2004. Casella resides in Portland, Oregon and works as a composer/arranger for television and broadcast projects. He has presented clinics across North America, as well as in Europe and Asia.	Thom Hannum has presented numerous seminars and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Southeast Asia. He is best known for his work with the Drum Corps International World Champion Cadets of Bergen County and Star of Indiana. Hannum is a member of the design team for the award winning shows Blast! and Blast II. In the summer of 2001, he was selected for induction into the DCI Hall of Fame. Hannum teaches at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, where he serves as the associate director and percussion instructor of the Minuteman Marching Band as well as the director of the marimba ensemble program. He has published a textbook with corresponding student workbook entitled Championship Concepts For Marching Percussion and an instructional video entitled Fundamental Techniques For Marching Percussion, which provide many band programs with a comprehensive foundation for percussion education. He currently serves as the PAS Chapter President in Massachusetts.

Paul Rennick
Paul Rennick has served on the faculty of the University of North Texas since 1991, and is also adjunct faculty at Texas Christian University. Having taught, written, and arranged for many of the percussion ensembles in the country, Rennick is recognized as a leader in the field of marching percussion. He has been a featured clinician at various conferences including PASIC. Since 1989, he has also written and designed the shows for the University of North Texas Indoor Drumline, who has won the PAS Marching Percussion Festival an unprecedented thirteen times. He is currently the director of percussion for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, recently named winner of the 2006 Drum Corps International Fred Sanford Award for outstanding percussion performance. Rennick was a design team member, music composer/arranger, instructor, and percussion manager for the award-winning Broadway production Blast! He is also a member of the PAS Marching Percussion Committee, and has many percussion ensemble works published through drop6 media, Inc.