BYU Percussion

Congratulations to the 2026 BYU Cougar Drumline on a successful drumline camp day yesterday. Catch their lot show 45 minutes before kickoff in the northwest stadium entry at every home game.

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We're proud to support our own Jacob Ward as he heads to Hollywood next Thursday to compete as one of six national finalists in the 2026 Guitar Center Drum-Off! Go Jacob!

Meet Guitar Center’s Drum-Off 2026 Finalists Meet Guitar Center’s Drum-Off 2026 finalists and hear how they’re preparing for the return of the legendary drumming competition.

Special thanks to composer John Psathas for making the trip to BYU, to Mike Sammons at UofU for making it happen, and for Psathas’ work with UofU, BYU, UVU, USU, and SUU over the last 4 days. Reminder: tonight at 7:30pm in Libby Gardner Hall at UofU is our collaborative concert with all 5 programs representing Psathas’ works. It will be a unique show!

Here's a fun one. Golden from KPop Demon Hunters arranged by our very own Trevor Kroff.

Golden, arranged by Trevor Kroff for BYU Percussion This is EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick's "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters. Performed on March 4, 2026 in the BYU Concert Hall by the BYU Percussion Ensemble.

Here's another video from our March 4th concert. David Mancini's Suite for Solo Drum Set and Percussion Ensemble. Alex Wolfersberger on drum set.

Suite for Solo Drum Set and Percussion Ensemble by David Mancini This performance was on March 4, 2026 in the BYU Concert Hall with Alex Wolfersberger as the drum set soloist.

Thanks to all those that attended our March 4th Classical Percussion concert. It was one for the history books. We'll be posting a few videos of that concert here in the next few days, starting with one of our large ensemble pieces, Hannibal's Revenge featuring Dr. Coleman on vibraphone solo. Enjoy!

Hannibal's Revenge by Andy Narell, Arranged by Paul Rennick This is a performance of the BYU Percussion Ensemble on March 4th, 2026 in the BYU Concert Hall. Vibraphone soloist is director, Matt Coleman

What an educational and inspiring visit yesterday from Al Otte and John Lane. If you’ve not checked out their work, it is moving, brave, and fulfilling as consumers in arts communities. Many thanks to all those that came to support their performance.

Please join us in our incredible Concert Hall for our semester Classical Percussion concert on Wednesday, March 4th. It will feature student soloists on the Mancini Suite for Drumset and the Golovko Ukrainian Marimba Concerto. So much other awesome music too.

Classical Percussion: BYU Percussion Ensemble and Tangents Quartet Join us for an evening of percussion ensemble repertoire ranging from the classics within the genre to new arrangements and groundbreaking compositions.

We had three recitals this semester, an unusually high number for the fall. Big congratulations to Clay Battles, Trevor Kroff, and Ella Packard on outstanding performances.