WELLS-RAPP CENTER WELLS-RAPP CENTER for Mallet Percussion Research The Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research (WRCMPR) at Kutztown University is dedicated to serving a broad community that encompasses the local region to enthusiasts, artists, and scholars from around the world as a comprehensive resource and leading institution in the preservation, education, presentation, and advancement of the mallet percussion art form. By providing access to rare instruments, music, recordings, films, and related historical ephemera and artifacts, collaborating with and presenting performances and presentations by notable arists, partnering with other arts institutions and museums through targeted outreach programs, curating historically diverse and thorough exhibits, and providing a robust archive, digital and on-site, for scholars and students to explore, WRCMPR will enrich the cultural history of Berks County and beyond for years to come. Tickets for paid events will be available September 1. 2024-2025 Season Highlights September 2024 Tachoir Duo (vibraphone and piano) October 2024 Frank Kumor, members of the Tambor Fantasmas Quartet and the KU Percussion Ensemble November 2024 “Celebrate! Vibraphone and Xylophone” with Jonathan Silva (vibraphone) and Heather Thorn (xylophone) February 2025 Marimba soloists Payton MacDonald and Weichen Lin, and the KU Percussion Ensemble March 2025 Vibraphone soloist Pauline Roberts and the KU Percussion Ensemble April 2025 Xylophone soloist Nick White May 2025 Vibraphone Project Festival kucmpr.org /wellsrappcmpr /ku.cmpr 10 | Wells-Rapp Center
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