LANCASTER, Pa. (May 19, 2025) – Lancaster Bible College will host its annual weeklong intensive Total Percussion Seminar for students this June.

Beginning Tuesday, June 17, and running through Saturday, June 21, the seminar begins each day at 9 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. in Good Shepherd Chapel on the college’s Lancaster campus at 901 Eden Road.

The seminar is ideal for students in middle and high school and is designed for various ages to strengthen musicianship and fundamental percussion technique. Adult percussionists are also welcome to register and participate. The five-day event will end with a showcase performance open to the public at 2 p.m. June 21. Throughout the week, students will participate in clinics, master classes, percussion ensembles and marching percussion exercises as they experience hands-on learning on concert percussion, drum set, world drumming, music technology and audition preparation.

Guest artists and clinicians featured at the seminar include Brent Behrenshausen, Daniel Mark, Adam Stec, Ralph Sorrentino, Rob Robinson, Robert Wilson and Gabriel Staznik. All have extensive backgrounds in percussion and are excited to share their knowledge and skills with student participants.

·         Brent Behrenshausen is director of the Lancaster Bible College Total Percussion Seminar and LBC Music, Worship & Performing Arts Adjunct Professor.

·         Daniel Mark is a Total Percussion Seminar Mallet Percussion Specialist and Percussion Director of the Kutztown University Marching Band.

·         Adam Stec 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 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 is an artist with Ludwig Marching Percussion and an adjudicator for U.S. Bands. Inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, he lives in South Florida as a private teacher, clinician and composer.

·         Robert Wilson has been involved in music programs for 40-plus years. Also a music educator for 23 years, he is the Band Director at Brandywine School District.

·         Gabriel Staznik 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.

Percussion Camp sponsors for 2025 include VicFirth, Zildjian, Ludwig and Drums Etc. Registration and payment are due by June 13 at lbc.edu/percussion. 

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Lancaster Bible College is a premier academic institution offering a full range of collegiate programming from non-credit courses to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs. Since 1933, the college has prepared students of all ages to “think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society.” LBC graduates are geographically and culturally diverse, serving as both professional and ministry leaders worldwide. With a thriving community and a caring, Bible-centered environment, LBC provides a complete experience that prepares students for their life journey.

Accredited through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation, LBC is also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Association of Christian Schools International. Specialized accreditations are also in the areas of: Social Work (Council on Social Work Education), Music, Worship & Performing Arts (National Association of Schools of Music) and Sport Management (Commission on Sport Management Accreditation).

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