December 03, 2025 I Event
PASIC50 Celebrates 50 Years, Breaks Attendance Records
The 50th Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) took place November 12–15, 2025, in Indianapolis. The annual show brought together musicians, students, educators, industry representatives and other enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate the percussive arts.
PASIC50 welcomed a record-setting attendance of more than 7,800 participants. Attendees traveled from across North America and at least 24 additional countries to experience a wide array of concerts, clinics, masterclasses, workshops, panels and presentations representing every corner of the percussion world, including drum set, keyboard percussion, symphonic, marching, world, interactive drumming and more.
The opening concert by the Wula Drum and Dance Ensemble set the tone with a powerful celebration of traditional West African drumming. Throughout the weekend, more than 25 new works were premiered as part of PASIC’s expanded new-music initiative. In total, PASIC50 featured over 100 sessions showcasing percussion in all its forms, from timpani to tap dancing, marching percussion to marimbas, and djembes to drum sets. PASIC concluded with an exciting concert by Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph and Stanton Moore, blasting their funk-infused New Orleans rhythms, drawing many of the convention’s performers and presenters onstage to join in the celebration.
PASIC50 also took the music beyond the Indiana Convention Center, with members of the PAS community and PASIC artists giving masterclasses in Indianapolis Public Schools, an Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra partner concert featuring world-renowned percussionists Michael Burritt and Ivan Trevino, and a special performance of Inuksuit, a modern classical composition.
“PASIC50 was an incredible experience and absolutely one for the record books,” said Joshua Simonds, executive director of the Percussive Arts Society. “From groundbreaking clinics to concerts that had people dancing in the aisles, our community came together to learn, connect, and celebrate today’s drum and percussion world.”
