2026 Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra Participation & Sponsorship

The 2026 Heartland Marimba International Festival is hosted by the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble

Co-Directors: Jenni Brandon, Matthew Coley, David Harvey, and Stephanie Smith

HMIF Schedule: Visit the HM Events page for more information

* 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.

• 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, Lancaster, PA
  • 3:30pm - Load-in/check-in *
  • 6:00pm - Rehearsal *
• 11/7:
  • Orchestra Rehearsals – Winter Center at Millersville University, Lancaster, 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, Lancaster, PA *
  • Morning - Dress rehearsal
  • Afternoon - Concert
• 11/11-13: PASIC 2026, Artsgarden, 110 W. Washington St, 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)

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).

• Fee:

       > PA & PASIC participation – $135 regular / $105 student (linked above, fee includes PASIC conference badge plus items below)

       > PA only registration – $85 regular / $55 student registration fee (linked above)

• 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 airports are Harrisburg, Lehigh Valley, and Philadelphia.
• REPERTOIRE: While the festival and concert pays tribute to Clair Musser, the marimba orchestra repertoire will be programmed broadly, bringing in a variety of styles, soloists, composers, and arrangers. In general, the program will have a variety of 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.

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Sponsorship – SPONSORSHIP FLYER

Sponsorship Online Payment

Become a sponsor today!

• Nagaed Exclusive Festival Presenter: $2500 and above
• Nagaed Orchestra Producer Partners: $1500-2499
• Rosewood: $1000-1499
• Padauk: $500-999
• Maple: $300-499
• Birch: $150-299

• Send a check and form to address or use link to pay online:
  
  • Heartland Marimba, PO Box 2011, Waterloo, IA 50704
  • ONLINE PAYMENT CAN BE MADE HERE (Please email form to celebrate@heartlandmarimba.com)