Whether we are filling a storied concert hall or elementary school gym filled with 300 5th graders, we can accommodate any space or any audience. Take a look at our offerings and let us know what concert or program you are interested in. Have something special in mind? Send us a message and let's talk about it!
The standard concert experience. Featuring a wide range of styles, genres appropriate for audiences of all types.
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This program showcases modern-day influences of the marimba repertoire. Many works on this program were inspired directly by electronic music, video game soundtracks, folk music, jazz, ragtime, and dance.
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Perfect for scratching the Classical music itch, this program features a plethora of works original for piano and/or orchestra reimagined for marimbas!
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Whether you are a small chamber ensemble or an 80+ person orchestra (and everything in between), we have repertoire to fit the needs of any ensemble, venue, and audience.
In the spirit of legendary marimbist, composer, & conductor Claire Omar Musser.
The Heartland Marimba Ensemble is a second touring group of accomplished performers who typically touor during the summer and winter seasons. Their repertoire includes many styles and genres such as jazz, classical, tango, ragtime, Americana, holiday music, and pop.HME’s previous concert engagements have included outdoor community events and fundraisers, holiday concerts for churches or communities, educational concerts for schools, virtual recording projects, and collaborations with the Heartland Marimba Quartet, such as the 2022 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.We will work with you to develop the most appropriate program for the Heartland Marimba Ensemble to perform at your venue or event. The Ensemble is versatile enough to perform a concert of any genre for almost any venue
We regularly perform educational concerts for schools, universities, and public groups. These appearances involve extra audience discussion and Q&A, with programs featuring the wide variety of musical possibilities on the marimba. We may perform smaller excerpts of long pieces to maximize the diversity of music presented. One program example is below:
Gottschalk arr. Coley: Grande Tarantelle (classical transcription)
Schirripa, Marco: Digital Dances No. 3 (popular music influence)
Brandon, Jenni: Badwater Basin (immersive sounds created with non/traditional mallets)
Muller, Jeremy: Exajoule (audience participation with cell phones)
Joplin arr. Coley: Ragtime Medley (ragtime transcription)
Spencer, Julie: Stronger Every Day (four players on one instrument)
Mendelsson arr. Coley: Fugue V (exciting and difficult work)
