IPE starts new Indoor Percussion competition
Indoor Percussion Europe is a new European based organisation, started by a group of percussion instructors, arrangers, judges and educators who are concerned about the level of percussion training and performance, primarily in Belgium, France, the UK and The Netherlands. The first IPE will be the IPE Championships on 29th March 2008, featuring two US indoor percussion performances.
"We believe that indoor percussion isn't just about organising indoor percussion events", says Indoor Percussion Europe in a press release. "Among other things our goal is to encourage indoor percussion units to perform and entertain at our events that really fit their specific needs and demands. After DCE decided to stop the Percussion Class competition we think that the indoor percussion activities deserve a competition which is focused on Indoor Percussion and nothing else. "
IPE is the governing body of the indoor percussion activity in Europe and will host a series of indoor percussion events, educational clinics and the IPE Championships during the winter and spring months. Top percussion judges from the US and Europe will adjudicate the contests. The first major event will be the European Indoor Percussion Championships on 29th March 2008 in Wattrelos (northern France).
In conjunction with Percussion Ensemble Matrix (USA) and Father Ryan High School Winter Drumline (USA), IPE will also host a clinic on Sunday 30th March in Dadizele - Belgium.
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