Nashville, TN- Pearl Corporation, a Presenting Sponsor and the official drum company of WGI would like to thank all of the percussion ensembles that choose to make Pearl and Adams their instruments of choice for the 2009 WGI World Championships. 

Pearl is proud to have many of the top independent percussion ensembles in the world on its roster, including: Music City Mystique, United Percussion, Gateway Indoor, the Blue Knights, Eastside Fury, Surround Sound and Evolution. Pearl is also proud to be involved with high schools such as: Center Grove, Avon, Plymouth-Canton, Forsyth Central, Trumbull, Beyer, Dorman, Victor J Andrew, Harpeth, Franklin Central and many, many more.

"Pearl has been a huge supporter of the indoor percussion activity from very early on in WGI history,” says Bart Woodley, Marketing Manager for WGI.  “It is great to see Pearl re-affirm their commitment to music education by becoming a Presenting Sponsor of WGI Sport of the Arts.  We are fortunate to have them on our team."

"It is always gratifying to be able to support youth and the art of music in such a positive way,” says Rudy Gowern, Marching Percussion Marketing & Product Manager. “Winter Guard International is a leading force in the world of percussion education, and we are very excited and honored to be called the official drum company for the Sport of the Arts.”

Special Congratulations for all of the finalists that choose to use Pearl/Adams

PSCO   Muscle Shoals HS: Gold Medalist

PSCW  Mansfield HS: Silver Medalist 

PSO     Trumbull HS: Silver Medalist

PSW    Center Grove HS: Silver Medalist

PIA       Voyager Intrepid Percussion: Bronze Medalist 

PIW      Music City Mystique: Bronze Medalist

PSA      Franklin Central HS: Bronze Medalis
 

PIA       Spirit of America Perc. Ensemble: Finalist
 
PIA       Chattanooga Independent: Finalist
 
PIA       Boston University: Finalist
 
PIO       George Mason University: Finalist
 
PIW       Surround Sound: Finalist
 
PIW       Eastside Fury: Finalist
 
PIW       Blue Knights: Finalist
 
PIW       Gateway Indoor: Finalist
 
PIW       United Percussion: Finalist
 
PSA       Timber Creek HS: Finalist
 
PSA       Basha HS: Finalist
 
PSO       Harpeth HS: Finalist
 
PSO       Andrew HS: Finalist
 
PSO       Dorman HS: Finalist
 
PSO       Beyer HS: Finalist
 
PSO       Stamford HS: Finalist
 
PSW       Plymouth-Canton HS: Finalist
 
PSW       Avon HS: Finalist
 
PSW       Forsyth Central HS: Finalist