Your gift supports our unique building, ongoing programming, collections preservation, and community outreach. This inspiring space opened in Spring 2023 and is a $7.2 million project. Thanks to the many generous donors who have made this project possible . We are less than $250,000 away from our goal. Gifts to the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research help us close this gap!
This building, named in honor of Dr. Richard Wells and Dr. Will Rapp, two emeriti faculty members from Kutztown University's Department of Music, showcases 2,100 square feet of performance space in addition to dedicated spaces for each of the specialized collections of rare marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones, bells and chimes currently in the collection. This building is more than its exhibits and is a functional facility for students, professors, and researchers to take advantage of the one-of-a-kind collection and performance spaces.
With your help, we can continue growing and improving our efforts to reach a global community through mallet percussion performance and research.
Several fantastic events have been planned for the 2024-2025 season, including guest artists from around the world as well as the Community Marimba Ensemble, KU Percussion Ensemble, and student recitals.
Visit our website for the details on our events and ticketing.
Currently, there is an intiative to memorialize locally renowned musician,Clair Omar Musser (1901-1998). We are honored to include his collection at the WRCMPR building especially because of his local routes to Lancaster, PA. Our efforts are focused on raising $6000 in order to purchase a headstone to mark the grave of this accomplished innovator of mallet percussion technique, arrangement, and performance. Make a gift to to the Center for the Mallet Percussion Research Department Fund - Musser Headstone Project be a part of this project.
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