Music Faculty
Schedule Visit
Request Information
Apply Now

Brian Fronzaglia

Percussion Program | Percussion Auditions | Drumline

Brian Fronzaglia, Professor of Percussion and Director of Athletic Bands at Missouri Southern State University holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Penn State where he was also awarded the Performer’s Recognition Award. He holds a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance at the UMKC Conservatory of Music.

Brian, performing on many stages has been seen throughout the United States and Europe. He has also been seen performing with the Sunflower Music Festival Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Symphony Chamber Orchestra, The American Opera Studio, Flint Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Altoona Symphony, Nittany Valley Symphony, Northland Symphony, St. Joseph Symphony, Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra, National Wind Ensemble and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. Brian, a part-time member of the group Marimba Sol de Chiapas was also a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. A founding member of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams “Battering Rams” drum line, Brian is currently the Director and Arranger of the Kansas City Royals “Royal Thunder Drum Line.”

Along with being a clinician for the Yamaha Sounds of Summer camp, Brian has also served on the faculties at Penn State University and the Flint Institute of Music. He is currently an active adjudicator throughout the Midwest and has been a consultant and arranger for several high schools across the nation. He has been on staff with WGI Independent World Finalists, United Percussion and Gateway Indoor and is currently on staff with The Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps.

Brian is a Yamaha Performing Artist/clinician and is also a performing artist/clinician for SABIAN Cymbals, Remo Drumheads and Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets. Brian has given numerous master classes, performances and clinics throughout the United States. As a performer Brian has been active in commissioning and premiering new works for percussion and has been recorded on numerous labels and his compositions are published through Knight Wind Productions, Yamaha Corporation of America and Row-Loff Productions.

Courses Taught Course Listing
  • 106 World Music
  • 183/383 and 184/384 Percussion Ensemble
  • 191/391 Marching Band
  • 233 Percussion Techniques
  • Applied Music Percussion - Elective and Major
©