SABIAN Announces Winner Of Percussive Arts Society Scholarship

SABIAN recently announced Whitney Rowe as the winner of the 2007 SABIAN Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Scholarship (Canada). A percussionist and educator from Corner Brook, NL, Rowe was awarded an all-expenses paid trip to the 2007 PAS International Convention in Columbus, OH, and a one-year membership to the Percussive Arts Society.

Ian Turnbull, administrator of the Scholarship, commented, "Whitney Rowe exemplifies all that is great about young percussionists in Canada today. Bright, talented, and dedicated, she is an inspiring individual and the perfect choice to win the 2007 SABIAN PAS Scholarship.

Rowe is currently finishing her Bachelor of Music Education at Memorial University, St. Johns. In addition to playing percussion for the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, she is also a member of the Scruncheons Percussion Ensemble, a St. Johns-based ensemble dedicated to improvisation, composition, and the performance of new music. She also teaches music theory and is the director of the senior wind band at H.M.C.S. Acadia in Cornwallis, NS.

For more information, contact: SABIAN, 506-272-2019, FAX 506-272-1265, www. sabian.com.