Patricia Islas
Patricia Islas is a performer, composer, arranger, adjudicator and educator in the Dallas area. Mrs. Islas is a graduate of the University of North Texas. At UNT, she studied under Mark Ford, Dr. Robert Schietroma, Christopher Deane, Paul and Sandi Rennick. She has also studied with She-e Wu and Leigh Howard Stevens. In PASIC in 2002 Mrs. Islas received the award for the Best Individual Keyboard Soloist. She has arranged and taught drumlines who have won Outstanding Front Ensemble, Best Arrangement, and First Place awards. Recently Mrs. Islas has performed clinics for many DFW area high schools along with Lone Star Percussion, A&M University Commerce, the Minnesota Day of Percussion and the Iowa Day of Percussion. Mrs. Islas has also been an adjudicator for several drumline and concert percussion contests including The Sun City Throwdown in El Paso. Patricia Islas proudly represents Lot Riot, Pro-Mark Sticks and Mallets, and Majestic Percussion.