Center for Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University

We are excited to share the new fundraising website for the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research construction project! Head over to https://www.kuf.org/orgs/cmpr/cmpr to check out a virtual tour of our future home!

Good Morning! We recently updated parts of our website. As part of this we have made the Index of the William L. Cahn Recording Collection available for viewing and download. We are working on making the collection available through a streaming service for your enjoyment in the future.

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International Marimba Orchestra members you should have received an email this morning from Jud Brill, our Director of Special Projects, with information about the IMO and PASIC21!International Marimba Orchestra members you should have received an email this morning from Jud Brill, our Director of Special Projects, with information about the IMO and PASIC21!

The percussion world lost one of the last great showmen today, Ian Finkel. Our thoughts are with his family.

A message from Dr. Frank Kumor

The final total is in... But before we tell you what your generosity achieved, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped make this campaign so successful. We truly wouldn't be here without your support. Now onto the final total...... Not only did you help us meet our goal, you more then doubled it! Your generosity helped us raise a total of $11,750! We couldn't have imagined this kind of support and again we say from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

We are just over an hour from the end of the #1866Challenge and we only need $330 to reach our goal of $5000!!! Please join us in this amazing project! We can't do it without you!! #1866Challenge

We have 3 hours left in the #1866Challenge! We are so close to our goal of $5,000, we just need $806 to get there!. Make sure you donate today before 2:06pm EST, to be part of this amazing project! #1866Challenge

Good Morning! We are in the final 6 hours of the 1866 Minute Giving Challenge and as on 8:00am we are only $876 away from our $5000 goal! ... Without YOU we would not be where we are today, but we still need your help! #1866Challenge

Join us tonight at 5:00pm for a Facebook Live Q&A with KU Alum and Director of Special Projects, Judson Brill! #1866Challenge

We are very excited to share with you for the first time the artist renderings of our future home, the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research on the campus of Kutztown University. Not only will this new building house the CMPR but it will also be the new home of the Kutztown Percussion Studies Program. The Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research will feature: -A 2,100 square foot performing space -Exhibit rooms dedicated to each of the specialized collecti...ons -Small ensemble rehearsal rooms -Director’s Office -Dedicated Workshop -Music/Record collection room. However, we can not build this facility without your help! By donating today, 100% of your gift, no matter the size, will be used to help fund the construction of this amazing facility! Together, we will build something amazing! To donate please visit: https://www.givecampus.com/nr69nw

From now until 1:00pm all donations are being generously matched by an anonymous donor! We wanted to take a minute to tell you about some incentives for donating to the CMPR's #1866challenge in addition to the two incentives from the Kutztown University Foundation! We will recognize names of donors who pledge their support at the $5,000 level ($1,000 per year for five years) on a commemorative plaque on the first floor of the building.... We will recognize the names of donors who pledge their support at the $1,000 level ($200 per year for five years) on a commemorative plaque on the second floor of the building. Those contributing to this year’s campaign at the $101 - $199 level will be given recognition as supporting the Director’s Office on the second floor of the building. Those contributing to this year's campaign at the $100 level will be able to select one arrangement from the Gordon Peters Percussion Chamber Music Library. Available arrangements can be found at: https://www.gordonpetersmusic.org/