The first Heartland Marimba Festival & Workshop is scheduled for 2014-06-24/2014-06-28 at Iowa State University’s Music Hall and other sites in Ames, Iowa. Marimba soloist Matthew Coley is its director.
Programme
The workshop will offer master classes on marimba performance and technique, memorization, performance anxiety, and career building, alongside private lessons and coached rehearsals. Resident composer Steven Simpson’s marimba music is planned for festival concerts. Individual work titles are not listed in this overview.
Performers
The announced professional artists include Korey Barrett (piano), Brian McNulty (marimba and piano), Julie Sturm (cello), and Adam Groh, Dan Krumm, and Bri Leahy (marimba). Resident composer Steven Simpson and resident recording engineer Chad Jacobsen are also scheduled to give master classes.
Tickets
For festival information, see Heartland Marimba .