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May 1, 2021 • 4 PM & 7 PM

Sigurd K. Lee Theater, YFAC

BLC Music department presents

Director's Note

Interested in joining the B-Town Drumline? Believe it or not, a third of the drumline justjoined in spring 2021. New students are welcome at any time. We look forward to lots ofdrumming outside in the warm months of August and September.

Drumline - By The Numbers- The average number of notes, per minute, in tonight’s drum solo

- Drumline alumni (soon to be 90!)

- Years of B-town Drumline and counting

- Different types of percussion instruments showcased

- Grueling weeks of rehearsal...at 1 hour per week

- Different majors represented

- Graduating seniors

- New drumline members this spring semester

- Kinds of people in this world—those that can count, those that cannot

500

84

17

16

10

8

6

5

3

Today’s performance is drawn from the brilliant stage productions of “Blast!,” “Stomp Out

Loud,” and even from all the cool drumming in “Riverdance.” I was fortunate to have seen all

these shows in person and watched them many more times on video too. Special thanks is

due here to Prof. Peter Bloedel. I have been in the cast of three different Theatre Physics

productions, and those stage experiences and his expertise helped fuel the creativity for this

drum show.

17 years ago, I started a drumline at Bethany Lutheran College.

We did not have the drums at the time, so I bought a bunch of old

equipment from a local high school, and spent countless hours during

my first semester at BLC in sanding, polishing, and repainting all those drums.

In April of 2004, the first public performance of the B-Town Drumline took

place on our campus green. Little did I know then, that experience would serve

as the catalyst to what continues to be a thrilling music career.

It has been quite a year. Lots of challenges, frustrations, and obstacles to overcome. But,

in looking too much to the past and forward too far in the future; we can easily miss the

present and the richness of this moment or this time together. On the stage tonight are six

seniors--Anna, Heather, Leanna, Sam, Christopher, Mariah-- and this will be one powerful

farewell show to remember. Enjoy!

Performance Lineup*wait to insert earplugs*

Rainstorm

*Add earplugs when cued*

Triplet - Bass and Tenor Drum Feature

Multi-Kart Solo - Prof. Faugstad

Drum set Solo - Gabe Smith

Hand Drumming Feature

Drum Set Solo - Prof. Faugstad

Snare Drum Feature

Cowbell Army led by Leanna Matzke

Drum Set Battle - family duel ;)

CLAP!! - call and response led by Gabe

Finale - Mat, Gold, & Trade-off

THE DRUMLINESnare Drums

Adriana Kleinschmidt

Mariah Munsen*

Gabe Smith

Tenor Drums

Jasmin McGarigle

Kathryn Matzke

Leanna Matzke*

Christopher Nelson*

*seniors

Bass Drums

Kena Belayneh

Merobe Gari

Tinbiet Getachew

Heather Juedes*

Emmanuel Luangkhamdeng

Dennis Muga

Sam Pollard*

Cymbals

Naomi Adeniyi-Akins

Anna Boettcher*

Director/Original Music

Professor Benjamin Faugstad

Daylin Paulson – lights and special effects

Kurt Shrader – promo video creator

Karee Bless – poster design

Leanna Matzke – program design

Alexander Bloedel – t-shirt design

Maren Boucher – Fine Arts Events Coordinator

Prof. Dennis Marzolf - Music Department Chair

Prof. Peter Bloedel -Theatre Department Chair

Thank you to: