The Musser Marimba Festival Orchestra 2025 Full Concert

Performed on October 18, 2025, in Manheim, PA (Clair Musser's hometown)

We're excited to present to you the full concert experience of the first-ever MMFO with 45 performers! (There is a $25 suggested donation for viewing - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... THANK YOU!)

The MMF program can be downloaded here: https://www.heartlandmarimba.com/even...

MMF Co-Directors include Matthew Coley, David Harvey, and Stephanie Smith. The MMF 2025 was presented by MostlyMarimba, and the MMFO 2025 was produced by Fugate Instruments. Additional sponsors are listed below.

The MMFO '25 Music:
Music Director and Conductor, Matthew Coley
Associate Conductor, Jenni Brandon

Etude, Op. 6, No. 2, in Ab Major
by Clair O. Musser (1901-1998)/arranged by Matthew Coley (b. 1979)
Heartland Marimba & Lancaster Marimba Ensemble artists

A Ragtime Medley
by Scott Joplin (1868-1917)/arr. Coley †
HM & LME artists & David Harvey

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

Scherzo Caprice
by Musser/arr. Douglas McCaskey (b. 1999) *
Matthew Coley, marimba soloist

Badwater Basin
by Jenni Brandon (b. 1977) * ∆

materiality
by Monica Pearce (b. 1984) † ∆

Allegro Caprice
by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)/arr. Musser (1901-1998) and McCaskey

~ intermission ~

Stars, Stripes, and Syncopation
by John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) & David Harvey (b. 1962) † ∆
David Harvey, marimba soloist

Alia-The-Strange: Concertpiece on Dune
by Auturo Fernandez (b. 1990) † ∆
Arturo Fernandez, theremin soloist

Aravot Lousaber (Ascending Light)
by Matthew Coley (Armenian traditional) † ∆

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Coley † ∆

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

† Published by Heartland Marimba Publications
Conducted by Jenni Brandon
∆ Marimba orchestra world premiere

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https://www.HeartlandMarimba.com
https://www.LancasterMarimba.com
https://www.MostlyMarimba.com
https://www.FugateDrums.com

Thank you to MMF's Generous Sponsors:
NAGAED EXCLUSIVE PRESENTER ($2500+)
• MostlyMarimba

NAGAED ORCHESTRA PRODUCER PARTNER ($1500-2499)
• Brett Fugate, Fugate Instruments

PADAUK ($500-999)
• Gary Reynolds

MAPLE ($250-499)
• Marimba One
• Steve Weiss Music
• Music For Everyone
• Coe Percussion
• Salyers Percussion

BIRCH ($100-249)
• Full Circle
• Germania Band Club of Manheim
• Horst Arts
• Manheim Historical Society
• Menchey Music
• Bill Cahn
• Lebanon Valley College
• Hyer Percussion Products
• Sabian Cymbals
• Innovative Percussion

See you in 2026!