Please find the information below about the 2025 NSU Percussion Alumni Weekend. We are excited to have you back on campus, performing music, sharing stories, and being together again.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 3, 2025
9:00-9:30 AM: Registration in Hanchey Lobby (140 Central Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71497)
9:30-12 PM: Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal in Magale Recital Hall
- 9:30-11:30: Metheny
- 11:30-12:30: Rope Drum Pieces
12-1:30 PM: Lunch on own
1:30-3:30 PM: Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal in Magale Recital Hall
- 1:30-2:30: Snarky Puppy
- 2:30-3:30: Yanni
3:30-4:30 PM: Drumline Session in Alumni Courtyard (Esplanade)
- Grab drums from band hall at 3 PM
- 8’s
- Bucks
- Where Eagles Dare
- Pregame
- Offense/Defense
- Shuck and Jive
- Helicopter
- ???
4:30-6 PM: Break
6 PM: NSU Percussion Alumni Dinner at Flying Heart Brewing & Pub (108 Mill St, Natchitoches, LA 71457)
Sunday, May 4, 2025
9 AM: Percussion Ensemble Dress Rehearsal in Magale Recital Hall
- Reverse order: Metheny, Snarky Puppy, Yanni, Rope Drums, Green
12-1:30: Lunch on own
1:30: Call time
2:00: NSU Percussion Concert in Magale Recital Hall
- Concert order
- NSU Percussion
- Samba Band
- Steel Band
- Wimberley
- Tyson
- Green
- Alumni Ensemble
- Rope Drums (Downfall, CT Halftime, Crazy Army
- Yanni
- Snarky Puppy
- Metheny
- Group photo on stage
- Put all gear away
- NSU Percussion
Concert attire: All black (no tuxes)
SLIDESHOW UPLOAD
Please upload any pictures from your college days using the FILE REQUEST especially any with Mr. Green. Please submit by Friday, May 2.
NSU Memories
Please fill out the FORM to share memories from your college days especially any with Mr. Green. Please submit by Friday, May 2.
Alumni List
| Addison Pellegrino | 2019 |
| Alanna Hailey | 2021 |
| Alec Horton | 2018 |
| Alison Mitchell | 2016 |
| Alyson Smith (Humphrey) | 2014 |
| Andrew Boyd | 2020 |
| Austin Clark | 2018 |
| Austin Pierre | 2022 |
| Ben Pyatt | 2001 |
| BJ McCarter | 1999 |
| Brandon Duecker | 2022 |
| Brandon Manuel | 2016 |
| Caleb Callender | 2023 |
| Caroline Shepherd | 2022 |
| Catherine Conrad | 2000 |
| Chase Carnahan | 2016 |
| Cherissa Vitter | 1999 |
| Chris McHenry | 2000 |
| Chris Murray | 2008 |
| Cole LeMay | 2002 |
| Collin Woodson | 2012 |
| Covie Latham | 2023 |
| Damian Lunny | 2021 |
| Derek Phillips | 2005 |
| Donald Myers | 2018 |
| Elias Castro | 2022 |
| Emily Goff | 2022 |
| Frank Saunders | 1996 |
| Heath Dillard | 1999 |
| Jack Overby | 2024 |
| Jackson Forester | 2023 |
| Jair Morelos | 2018 |
| Jason Lancaster | 2004 |
| Jessica DeHart | 2003 |
| Jessica Fain-Blanchard | 2009 |
| Jim Gist | 1999 |
| John Brennan | 1998 |
| John Marsh | 1998 |
| Johnathon Perkins | 2010 |
| Juan Manuel Santos Sierra | 2021 |
| Juan Manuel Santos Sierra | 2021 |
| Kevin Hendricks | 2021 |
| Kevin Richardson | 1997 |
| Lindsay Brooks | 2007 |
| Lindsay Brooks | 2007 |
| Lindsey Points | 2022 |
| Luke Teutsch | 2012 |
| Mason Trumps | 2025 |
| Matt Reilly | 2010 |
| Megan Moriarty Woodson | 2013 |
| Melissa Rhodes | 2005 |
| Monty Morris-Brame | 1998 |
| Patrick Dykes | 2016 |
| Robert Browning | 2001 |
| Russell Lancaster | 2014 |
| Ryan Benoit | 1997 |
| Sam Ward | 2024 |
| Sara Jewell | 2016 |
| Spencer Jomes | 2017 |
| Steven Wimberley | 2023 |
| Zachary Rhodes | 2016 |
Drumline Session Music
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE MUSIC
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PArt Assignments
Marching Season by Yanni
| Alison Mitchell | Bells |
| Ben Pyatt | Snare |
| Brandon Manuel | Marimba 3 |
| Chris McHenry | Aux Percussion 3 |
| Chris Murray | Vibe 2 |
| Donald Myers | Marimba 1 |
| Jessica Fain-Blanchard | Vibe 2 |
| Jim Gist | Aux Percussion 2 |
| Luke Teutsch | BD/Cymbals |
| Patrick Dykes | Xylophone |
| Percussion Ensemble Part Assigments | Yanni |
| Robert Browning | Timpani |
| Russell Lancaster | Marimba 1 |
| Ryan Benoit | Aux Percussion 1 |
| Spencer Jones | Marimba 2 |
| Zachary Rhodes | Vibe 1 |
Shofukan by Snarky Puppy
| Addison Pellegrino | Percussion 1 |
| Alanna Hailey | Chimes |
| Alec Horton | Vibe 2 |
| Andrew Boyd | Vibe 1 |
| Austin Clark | Crotales |
| Austin Pierre | Timpani |
| Brandon Duecker | Marimba 4 |
| Caleb Callender | Vibe 3 |
| Covie Latham | Drum Set |
| Damian Lunny | Guitar Pans |
| Emily Goff | Marimba 1 |
| Jack Overby | Tenor Pan |
| Jackson Forester | Vibe 4 |
| Jair Morelos | Percussion 2 |
| Kevin Hendricks | Bells |
| Lindsey Points | Marimba 3 |
| Mason Trumps | Marimba 2 |
| Rafael Melgar | Bass Guitar |
| Sam Ward | Marimba 5 |
| Steven Wimberley | Double Seconds |
Minuano in 6/8 by Pat Metheny
| Addison Pellegrino | Timpani |
| Alanna Hailey | Vibe 2 |
| Alec Horton | Marimba 2 |
| Alison Mitchell | Marimba 4 |
| Andrew Boyd | Xylophone |
| Austin Clark | Vibe 3 |
| Austin Pierre | Vibe 2 |
| Ben Pyatt | Marimba 2 |
| Brandon Duecker | Percussion 2 |
| Brandon Manuel | Xylophone |
| Caleb Callender | Chimes |
| Chris McHenry | Marimba 3 |
| Chris Murray | Marimba 1 |
| Covie Latham | Marimba 1 |
| Damian Lunny | Vibe 1 |
| Donald Myers | Marimba 1 |
| Emily Goff | Crotales |
| Jack Overby | Lead |
| Jackson Forester | Glockenspiel |
| Jair Morelos | Percussion 1 |
| Jessica Fain-Blanchard | Vibe 3 |
| Jim Gist | Marimba 4 |
| Kevin Hendricks | Xylophone |
| Lindsey Points | Marimba 5 |
| Luke Teutsch | Chimes |
| Mason Trumps | Percussion 2 |
| Patrick Dykes | Glockenspiel |
| Rafael Melgar | Bass Guitar |
| Robert Browning | Percussion 3 |
| Russell Lancaster | Vibe 1 |
| Ryan Benoit | Marimba 5 |
| Sam Ward | Marimba 3 |
| Spencer Jones | Marimba 5 |
| Steven Wimberley | Double Seconds |
| Zachary Rhodes | Drum Set |
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