Make Music Platteville

Benedict Drefcinski

Benedict Drefcinski is a BA in Music Ed and BM in Organ Performance student at the University of Iowa, studying under Dr. Gregory Hand. Previously, he learned piano and organ from Timothy Durst of Blue Note Music and was active in band and choir under the directions of Kevin Cooley and Amelia Armstrong at Platteville High School. Drefcinski has performed many music genres in various settings. He played unedited keyboard books in the musical pits of Legally Blonde and Mean Girls, with the former being nominated for “Outstanding Orchestra” at the 2022 Jerry Awards. In 2023, he played percussion for the WSMA State Honors Band. Benedict taught himself to play the trumpet, trombone, and alto saxophone while participating in multiple jazz ensembles at PHS, and served as their drum major in 2024. When in Iowa City, Drefcinski accompanies at the Catholic Newman Center and St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. This fall, he will be one of the Liturgical Music Fellows at the Newman Center.