On the evening of Dec. 6, the Bemidji community joined Bemidji State’s Department of Music to celebrate a new holiday tradition in support of the university’s music programs.

Bemidji State University student Brittney Mollberg has been a percussionist since she was in sixth grade. Now a senior music major, she finds herself studying an array of instruments from the marimba to the snare drum as she explores the vast world of percussion in BSU’s music ensembles.

The Bemidji State University Department of Music announced the inaugural Holiday Gala set for the evening of Dec. 6 in support of the university’s music programs.