Upcoming events.
The Coley Marimba Artist Practicum
Composers will be collaborating for world premieres guided by co-directors Matthew Coley & Jenni Brandon, and HM Artists.
PAY REGISTRATION FEE AND TUITION (Required)
REGISTRATION FORM (Required)
Tuition:
$850 (includes non-refundable $75 registration fee) to attend either CLF4 or CAP
$1300 (includes non-refundable $75 registration fee) to attend both CLF4 & CAP in a joint track of performer and composer
– Self-paced payment plan: Registration fee is due between Jan 19 & May 15 | Half of tuition is due: June 1 | Final tuition payment is due: July 1
– Housing Policy - Housing is the responsibility of the participant. However, HM will make suggestions to find options for housing including AirBnB, homestays, hotels, etc.
– Work-study Apprenticeship: In exchange for Heartland Marimba administrative assistance, scholarships are available. Please reach out.
Registration will open on January 19, 2026 and closes May 15 for CAP.
A week-long training workshop for players that want to take their artistry & skills to the next level. Learn from an artist & entrepreneur who has years of multi-dimensional experience in the field.
For marimba & keyboard percussion performers (beginner to advanced)
Learn from guest artists
Composer – performer collaboration
Workshops in artistry, technique, style, & more
Multiple world premiere opportunities
Lessons and performances with distinguished HM Artists
Career enhancement classes
Community outreach experience
Learn about cross-discipline collaboration with visual art
Held with the Composer LabFest
Faculty includes Matthew Coley, Jenni Brandon, Heartland Marimba Artists: Chandler Beaugrand, Hunter Gross, Marco Schirripa, Sophia Lo, and Ryan Pearson.
https://www.heartlandmarimba.com/opportunities/coley-artist-practicum
2026 Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra
November 4-8 & November 11-13, 2026
Lancaster County, PA & Indianapolis, IN – The HMIF Orchestra is performing at PASIC 2026!
All Orchestra performers are required to be available Nov. 6-8. Read below for more information. Registration is open from March 1 through August 1 – Music is delivered at that time. Sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses and individuals. Reach out to become a supporter of this historical event.
More Info here or below: https://www.heartlandmarimba.com/opportunities/hmif-orchestra
The 2026 Heartland Marimba International Festival is hosted by the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble & the Percussive Arts Society
Co-Directors: Jenni Brandon, Matthew Coley, David Harvey, and Stephanie Smith
HMIF Schedule: Visit the HM Events page for more information
11/4: Time TBA – Concert/Lecture – David Harvey presents on Musser and PA Marimba HIstory, Manheim Historical Society
11/5: TBA – Concert/Lecture
11/6: Orchestra Load-in and Rehearsal – Winter Center at Millersville University, Millersville, PA
3:30pm - Load-in/check-in *
6:00pm - Rehearsal *
11/7:
Orchestra Rehearsals – Winter Center at Millersville University, Millersville, PA *
TBA – Daytime presentations for Orchestra participants *
Evening TBA – Concert/Lecture – "Heartland Marimba and Friends" at the Ware Center, Lancaster PA
11/8: Orchestra Dress Rehearsal & Concert – Winter Center at Millersville University, Millersville, PA *
Morning - Dress rehearsal
Afternoon - Concert
11/11-14: PASIC 2026, Indianapolis, IN **
11/11: Evening TBA – Rehearsal
11/12 or 11/13: Three 60-minute performances TBA (e.g. Noon, 3:00 PM, and 5:30 PM)
* Mandatory for participation in Marimba Orchestra
** The HMIF Orchestra is performing at PASIC 2026 in Indianapolis! If you are interested in performing at PASIC, you must participate in the rehearsals and concert in PA (Nov. 6-8). It is not mandatory that players perform at PASIC if they want to play in the Orchestra in PA.
Get Involved
Perform with the 2026 Festival Orchestra
ORCHESTRA/EVENT FLYER
Registration form
Pay registration fee here
• Open to amateur, high school, college, and professional marimba players that have 4 years of experience (minimum age of 16).
• Registration Fee:
> PA & PASIC participation – $205 (fee includes PASIC attendee 4-day badge plus items below – Players MUST be PAS members.)
> PA only participation – $105
• Travel and overnight accommodations are the responsibility of that player.
NOTE: Your application to perform is complete when you have paid the fee and filled out the form. Someone from HM will reach out if there is an issue with your registration and to confirm once registration closes.
The fee goes towards offsetting some expenses of the event and provides you with a commemorative t-shirt and a meal on the Nov 8 concert day.
For the Festival in PA and PASIC, you are responsible for your own travel and accommodation expenses. HM/LME will work with you on transportation to and from the airport and around town during the event. The festival week will be busy. We will do our best to accommodate transportation. If you're driving and can help those who aren't, please let us know.
The closest PA airports are Harrisburg, Lehigh Valley, and Philadelphia.
REPERTOIRE: The marimba orchestra repertoire will be programmed broadly, bringing in a variety of styles, soloists, composers, and arrangers. In general, the program will showcase different-sized ensembles and each participant can expect to perform approximately 75% of the program. Please share resumé information and a video so we can do accurate part assignments through the registration form.
Sponsorship – SPONSORSHIP FLYER
NYC Orchestra Project
Concert Program
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
G. Mahler: Ruckert Lieder (Dicky Dutton, Baritone)
R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
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Heartland Marimba Showcase Series! [Boston]
A new initiative by Heartland Marimba! The Showcase Series presents concerts throughout the country where HM Artists collaborate with others in solo and chamber events.
For the March 5, 2026 show, Matthew Coley & Chandler Beaugrand will perform a concert with Arturo Fernandez (theremin). Arturo was a featured soloist with the 2025 Musser Marimba Festival Orchestra.
Tickest: https://www.heartlandmarimbapublications.com/product/march-5-tickets
https://www.heartlandmarimba.com/events/showcase-series-boston
A Christmas Carol Show 3
17th Smash Year of this lively musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale. Follow along with Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by four ghosts; his old business partner Marley, the ghost of Christmas past, present and future. See what happens when he gets a glimpse of his own future if he doesn’t change his life.
A Christmas Carol Show 2
17th Smash Year of this lively musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale. Follow along with Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by four ghosts; his old business partner Marley, the ghost of Christmas past, present and future. See what happens when he gets a glimpse of his own future if he doesn’t change his life.
A Christmas Carol Show 1
17th Smash Year of this lively musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale. Follow along with Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by four ghosts; his old business partner Marley, the ghost of Christmas past, present and future. See what happens when he gets a glimpse of his own future if he doesn’t change his life.
West Chester Percussion Ensemble Ft. Chandler Beaugrand
A Cornucopia of Percussion Concerti
We are thrilled to feature four outstanding soloists, as the WCU Percussion Ensemble performs four different percussion concerti. The soloists include WSOM alumnus Aaron Trumbore (BM ‘14), current WSOM percussion major Abby Walton (BM ‘26), and WSOM faculty members Chandler Beaugrand and Dr. Ralph Sorrentino (BM ‘01, Ed.D ‘18)
Eastern Illinois University
Chandler in partnership with the World Percussion Group alumni will present master classes and performances at EIU.
Oct 18 Tickets - Musser Marimba Festival Orchestra Concert
261 White Oak Rd, Manheim, PA
Oct 18, 2025 7:30 pm atManheim Central Middle School Auditorium
Heartland Marimba and the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble collaborate to produce the first-ever Musser Marimba Festival in Manheim, PA. Don't miss the MMF Orchestra concert on Oct. 18.
TICKETS
– Online: $33 regular / $20 students (w/ ID) & seniors [Includes processing fee.] – Purchase ONLINE tickets HERE.
– Tickets at the door: $30 regular / $18 students (w/ ID) & seniors
The program of music will be announced on social media.
A 60-piece marimba orchestra headlined by The Lancaster Marimba Ensemble and Heartland Marimba. Featuring 40+ college students and professional marimbists from around the nation.
MMF: Community Marimba Celebration
502 E Adele Ave., Manheim, PA
Oct 16, 2025 6:00 pm at Manheim Farm Show Facility
Performances by percussion ensembles & soloists, vendor area, exhibits, and lots of friendly fun.
Hands-on fun for families! Play on all the instruments in the percussion family and make your own percussion instrument. Rad-ish food truck, popcorn from FFA, vintage phonograph demonstration, marimba performances.
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 and xylophone), David Harvey (marimba), and a surprise! World premieres will be by Matthew Coley and Monica Pearce.
MMF: “Manheim’s Marimba Visionary: Clair O. Musser" Presentation and Reception
210 South Charlotte St., Manheim, PA
Oct 15, 2025 6:30 pm at Old Train Station - Manheim Historical Society
A lecture on the life and influence of Clair Omar Musser by David Harvey and performance of a newly discovered Musser piece by Matthew Coley.
$10 suggested donation
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 and xylophone), David Harvey (marimba), and a surprise! World premieres will be by Matthew Coley and Monica Pearce.
MMF: Opening Concert, Musser's Birthday Celebration, & Mural Unveil
2 S Hazel St. Manheim, PA
Oct 14, 2025 7:00 pm at Zion Lutheran Church
Join us to celebrate the birthday of the legendary Clair Omar Musser (1901-1998). To open the 2025 festival, this will be a musical celebration of one of the most historical figures in modern marimba history and a titan of the marimba repertoire.
Mural unveil: See Manheim's newest building mural that pays homage to Clair Musser and enjoy some marimba music and cake!
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 and xylophone), David Harvey (marimba), and a surprise! World premieres will be by Matthew Coley and Monica Pearce.
"Pennsylvania's Magnificent Marimba Music History" Lecture Performance - MMF Bonus Event
5 Wyomissing Blvd, Wyomissing, PA Oct 13, 2025 6:30 pm Atonement Lutheran Church Sanctuary
Heartland Marimba will present a lecture performance on the major contributions the state of Pennsylvania, in particular the southeast region, has provided for the development of the classical marimba idiom. Clair Omar Musser, The International Marimba Symphony Orchestra, Reg Kehoe and His Marimba Queens, Dorothy Yoder, and the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble are just some of the key figures discussed.
The program showcases a unique and remarkable contribution that a region of Pennsylvania gave to classical music. Thousands of performers and audiences enjoy the classical marimba art form today due to the evolution that happened in the 1920s–1950s, and much of it originated from PA. This is something that is largely unknown and we are beginning to educate people more with programs like this, the Musser Marimba Festival (Oct. 14-18, 2025, Manheim, PA), and other collaborations.
https://www.heartlandmarimba.com/events/pennsylvanias-magnificent-marimba-music-history
HME with Lancaster Marimba Ensemble - MMF Bonus Event
Heartland Marimba Ensemble
591 N Church Rd Wernersville, PA
Oct 12, 2025 4:00 pm
St. John's Hains Church
Broadmead Retirement Home Concert
More info here: https://www.heartlandmarimba.com/events/university-of-maryland
The Serious & The Absurd (Ensemble Fantasque)
Can you hear the serious and the absurd in the works, or, is there even a distinction between the two? Nonsense language, pure simplicity, chromatic music, you name it, there is always something to love for everyone!
Program:
Tyson Gholston Davis - Distances
Schoenberg - Chamber Symphony No. 1
INTERMISSION
Arrangements of early music by Rusca, Ockeghem, and Josquin
Ligeti/arr. Howarth - Mysteries of the Macabre (ft. Sam Jones, trumpet)
The performance will be in Cary Hall at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, May 9 2025 at 7:30pm EST. Tickets now on sale through Eventbrite, which is accessible through link in bio.
More Info at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ensemble-fantasque-the-serious-and-the-absurd-tickets-1250687322449?aff=oddtdtcreator
Master’s Chamber Recital (Vlad Puskovitch)
Link for Info HERE:
Works by Frock, Harrison, Holló, Másson, Shaw, Wirtz.
I will be performing a marimba duo with my masters student (Vlad) on this program.
ACnd (Malaysia) Rectial
Tickets through Vendor: Here
PercussionStore Post:
We are excited to announce that our local Malaysian percussionist April Ong is returning to Malaysia alongside American percussionist Chandler Beaugrand—Percussion for a special percussion duo recital!
ACnd Duo (pronounced ‘Ascend), currently based in Boston, MA, will be presenting an electrifying program. Featuring works by Heng Liu, Eric Sammut, Andrew Thomas and an arrangement of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin. It’s definitely a must-watch!
Even better, we have an early-bird promotion with RM40/ticket until before 22nd June 2024. Tickets onward will be RM65. Save The Date as our seating is limited!
For enquires and booking tickets, please message us on WhatsApp (011-7428 4553). Be there or be square!