The Heartland Marimba Festival is scheduled for 2018-07-11/2018-07-15 in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted at Virginia Tech with Annie Stevens. Three public concerts are planned for 2018-07-12/2018-07-14.
Programme
The announced programme includes:
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, arranged for marimba orchestra
- A Rossini medley, arranged for marimba orchestra
- Michael Burritt: Clear Midnight, performed by Escape Ten
Public concerts are announced for 2018-07-12 at 3 p.m. at Warm Hearth Village Center, 2018-07-13 at 7:30 p.m. on College Avenue, and 2018-07-14 at 5 p.m. in Virginia Tech’s Burruss Auditorium.
Performers
The Heartland Marimba Quartet and percussion duo Escape Ten are among the announced performers. Organizer history also names guest artists Nathan Daughtrey and Abbey Fischer. Students and professional percussionists will take part in the festival.
Tickets
All three listed public concerts are free and require no tickets. See the Virginia Tech festival announcement for times and venues.