HMIF 2026 is a joint effort between Heartland Marimba, Lancaster Marimba Ensemble, and the Percussive Arts Society to celebrate the marimba, its history, and to propel the marimba orchestra idiom into the future. The festival takes place in Lancaster County, PA, and Indianapolis, IN.
Pay the fee and fill out THIS FORM to complete registration. (Registration is open between March 1 and August 1 - Music is delivered after Aug. 1.)
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
Dates:
- 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.
Location:
- Lancaster County, PA (Nov. 6-8)
- Indianapolis, IN (Nov. 11-13)
Important! Your registration is not complete until you have filled out the form AND paid the fee.
- 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 PA Festival 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 with 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.
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