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HME with Lancaster Marimba Ensemble - Musser Marimba Festival

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591 N Church Rd

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Wernersville, PA

Oct 12, 2025

4:00 pm

St. John's Hains Church

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Concert & Wine Tasting
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PROGRAM

Performers:

Heartland Marimba Ensemble [ www.HeartlandMarimba.com ] – Chandler Beaugrand, Matthew Coley, and Sophia Lo
Lancaster Marimba Ensemble [ www.LancasterMarimba.com ] – Janelle Heying, Douglas McCaskey, Stephanie Smith, and Jolyn Wolf

Music:

Allegro Caprice by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)/arranged by Clair O.

Musser (1901-1998) and Douglas McCaskey (b. 1999)

Andean Refrains by Dan Heslink (b. 1952)

Aravot Lousaber (Ascending Light) * by Matthew Coley (b. 1979) (Armenian Traditional)

Badwater Basin by Jenni Brandon (b. 1977)

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 * by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/arranged by Matthew Coley (b. 1979)

INTERMISSION (10-minutes)

Etude, Op. 6, No. 2, in Ab Major by Musser/arr. Coley

Scherzo Caprice by Musser/arr. McCaskey

  • Matthew Coley, marimba soloist

A Ragtime Medley: Solace, Maple Leaf Rag, and Easy Winners * by Scott Joplin (1868-1917)/arr. Coley

A Song of Flight * by Jennifer K. Bellor (b. 1983)/arr. Coley

Farandole from “L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2” * by Georges Bizet (1838-1873)/arr. Daniel Krumm (b. 1984)

*Published by Heartland Marimba Publications

The Musser Marimba Festival is held in the town where Clair Musser was born and raised, and is buried today, Manheim, PA. It is co-hosted by Heartland Marimba and the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble. Co-Directed by Matthew Coley, David Harvey, and Stephanie Smith. Presented by MostlyMarimba.
The Musser Marimba Festival Orchestra is conducted by Matthew Coley and Jenni Brandon. Soloists include Matthew Coley (marimba), David Harvey (marimba), and Arturo Fernandez (theremin)! World premieres will be by Matthew Coley and Monica Pearce.

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