Total Percussion Seminar
presented by Lancaster Bible College
Our LBC Total Percussion Seminar is designed for the student percussionist to strengthen musicianship and fundamental percussion technique. The five-day event includes clinics, master classes and hands-on instruction on concert percussion, drum set, world drumming, music technology and audition preparation. Students will also take part in percussion ensemble and marching percussion rehearsals throughout the week, and they will present a showcase free performance open to the public at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
Tuesday – Saturday, June 17-21, 2025
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Held in Good Shepherd Chapel at Lancaster Bible College
Who should attend?
This event is ideal for middle school, high school and college percussionists. Adult percussionists are also welcome to register and participate.
Cost: $250
Includes: daily hands-on instruction, ensemble rehearsals, materials and handouts, snacks and door prizes! All early registrations received before April 30, will be automatically entered for a special door-prize to be drawn during the showcase performance.
Registration Deadline: June 13 (limited registration)
Meals: Students must provide their own packed-lunches. Snack options provided by the College in morning and throughout the day.
Guest Artists & Clinicians:
Brent Behrenshausen
Brent is the director of the Lancaster Bible College Total Percussion Seminar and LBC Music, Worship & Performing Arts Adjunct Professor.
Daniel Mark
Daniel is a Total Percussion Seminar Mallet Percussion Specialist and Percussion Director of the Kutztown University Marching Band.
Adam Stec
Adam is the owner of Drums Etc. / The Drummer’s Pro Shop and has been a professional in the music industry for over a decade.
Ralph Sorrentino
Ralph teaches applied percussion and directs the Percussion Ensemble at West Chester University. He is the Principal Percussionist with Opera Philadelphia and Section Percussionist with the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra. Ralph is also a founding member of Electrum Duo.
Rob Robinson
Rob is an artist with Ludwig Marching Percussion and an adjudicator for US Bands. Inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, he lives in South Florida as a private teacher, clinician, and composer.
Robert Wilson
Involved in music programs for 40+ years, Bob has been a music educator for 23 years and is the Band Director at Brandywine School District.
Gabriel Staznik
Gabriel is a freelance percussionist, educator and arranger residing in the Washington, D.C. area. He is the drummer in Max Impact and serves as the Section Chief of Unit Operations for the United States Air Force Band.
Past Presenters at Total Percussion Seminars
The Music, Worship, and Performing Arts Department at LBC takes great pride in the esteemed faculty, guest artists, and clinicians who have provided exceptional instruction to our students during past percussion seminars.
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Aaron Walker
Blind Willies Blues Band, Freelance Drummer
Session Drummer, Private Instructor
Brandon Miller
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Percussionist
Brent Behrenshausen
TPS Orchestral Percussion Specialist
Shippensburg University, Drumline Instructor
Chris Hanning
NFL Films Recording Artist
West Chester University, Director of Percussion
Daniel Mark
TPS Mallet Percussion Specialist
Hempfield High School, Director of Percussion
Darren Hazlett
Blast! Broadway Production, Former Cast Member
West Chester University, Marching Percussion Instructor/Arranger
Frank Kumor
Kutztown University
Assistant Director of Percussion Studies
Frank Russo
Naval Academy Band retired
Towson University
Anne Arundel Community College
Gabriel Staznik
TPS Director, Drum Set Specialist
American Music Theatre, Drummer/Percussionist
Lancaster Bible College, Percussion Director/Professor
George Yellak
Jazz Drummer, Percussionist
Lancaster Bible College, Adjunct Professor
Gifford Howarth
Percussion Author, Clinician, and Performer
Bloomsburg University, Assistant Professor of Music
Hershey Park’s Cocoa Rhythm Factory
James Armstrong
Millersville University, Percussion Instructor
Elizabethtown College, Percussion Instructor
Jeremy Hummel
Founding Member/Drummer – Breaking Benjamin
Modern Drummer Magazine Columnist
Joe Nebistinsky
Northern York County School District
Director of Percussion Ensemble/Jazz Band
John Riley
Drum Set Author and Performer
Manhattan School of Music, Drum Set Faculty
Windish Music & Productions Junk Rock
Marc Jacoby
Percussion Artist, Clinician, Arranger
West Chester University, Director of Jazz Studies
Matt Greiner
Touring Drummer, August Burns Red
Matthew Coley
Executive Director/Curator, Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research, Kutztown University
Marimba Artist, Heartland Marimba Quartet
Michael Windish
Touring Drummer – Chubby Checker
Windish Music & Productions, Producer/Director
Overdekte Brüg Percussion Trio
Paul Murr
Freelance Percussionist/Studio Musician
Lancaster Catholic School, Music Coordinator
Phillip O’Banion
Director of Percussion Studios
Assistant Professor of Percussion
Temple University
Ralph Sorrentino
Opera Philadelphia, Principal Percussionist
West Chester University, Assistant Professor of Percussion
Rick Hamilton
Owner, Drums Etc.
Performer, Private Teacher
Rob Robinson
Marching Percussion Specialist
Drums Corps Hall of Fame
Steve Fidyk
The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble
Author & Modern Drummer Magazine Columnist
Steven Goss
TPS Music Technology Specialist
Ephrata Area School District, Director of Bands & Percussion
Josh Bailey
Special Programs Coordinator, NYU Steinhardt
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
Freelance Drummer/Percussionist-New York City
Erik Forst
Professor of Percussion, Messiah College
Bob Nowak
Director of Percussion, Lebanon Valley College
Principle Percussion, Reading Symphony Orchestra
A BIG THANKS to This Year’s Camp Sponsors:
