Matthew will be performing The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
The Ataraxia Duo (Matthew Coley, cimbalom and Jennifer Ruggieri, harp) will perform FIVE world premieres with other serene string music during a YouTube-scheduled viewing.
$25 suggested donation for viewing this livestream. Please donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...
FEATURED WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSITIONS (*CLF3 Composers):
Solo by Zi Tao Chua*
Eli, Eli Sabacthani: Lament for cimbalom and harp by Arturo Fernandez*
Resonant Souls by Alex Shapira*
Dona nobis pacem by Ian Wiese*
Nautilus by Yuta Tanaka (CLF1 Composer / Commissioned by Ataraxia Duo)
The Composer LabFest initiative is hosted by Heartland Marimba.
Heartland Marimba will have a booth in the exhibit hall at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, selling HM Publications, promoting other aspects of the organization, and socializing with friends!
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events for more information.
Matthew will be visiting high schools and colleges in the Houston area to perform and teach as a marimba soloist. Please reach out if you’re interested in hosting Matthew in your program.
This tour has been postponed.
The Heartland Marimba Orchestra hopes to be back in December of 2026 to celebrate the holidays with Iowa!
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events for more information.
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events for more information.
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events for more information.
Heartland Marimba has teamed up with Lancaster Marimba Ensemble and David Harvey to produce the first-ever Musser Marimba Festival in Clair O. Musser’s hometown, Manheim, PA!
Oct. 10 – Master class at the University of Maryland & Concert at Broadmead Retirement Center
Oct 12 – 4:00 PM, Concert with LME, St John’s Hains Church, Wernersville, PA - MMF Bonus Event
Oct 13 – 6:30 PM, "Pennsylvania's Magnificent Marimba Music History" Lecture Performance - MMF Bonus Event
Oct. 14 – 7 PM, Opening Concert, Musser's Birthday Celebration, & Mural Unveil
Oct. 15 – 6:30 PM, “Manheim’s Marimba Visionary: Clair O. Musser" Presentation and Reception
Oct. 16 – 6-8 PM, Manheim Community Marimba Celebration
Oct. 18 – 7:30 PM, Musser Marimba Festival Orchestra Concert
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events for more information.
Solo by Zi Tao Chua*
Eli, Eli Sabacthani: Lament for cimbalom and harp by Arturo Fernandez*
Resonant Souls by Alex Shapira*
Dona nobis pacem by Ian Wiese*
Nautilus by Yuta Tanaka (CLF1 Composer / Commissioned by Ataraxia Duo)
The Composer LabFest initiative is hosted by Heartland Marimba.
9/12 - Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1pm Percussion Class
7:30pm Concert
9/13 - Fiesta Cultural, Clarion, IA
9/15-18 - Showcase Performances at Midwest Arts Expo - Milwaukee
Address: The Baird Center - 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Booth #807
Showcases: Rm 207, 2nd fl
Mon, Sept 15, 8:30 pm
Tues, Sept. 16, 10:10 pm
9/19 - UW-Milwaukee, concert and master class
7:30 pm - Concert
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events for more information.
Heartland Marimba performs in Waterloo, Galena, Cedar Rapids, Winnipeg, Minneapolis
TBA – Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
Aug 3 – Center for the Arts, Galena, IL
TBA – Cedar Rapids Library Whippple Auditorium
Aug 8 – The Space Between Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 10 – Center for Performing Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Purchase tickets at the door or online HERE
$30 regular / $15 students (w/ ID) & seniors
Performing with the American Ballet Theatre, Matthew will be seen onstage with his dulcimer at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC for the production of THE WINTER’S TALE!
Heartland Marimba Artists will be working at the Avaloch Farms Music Institute during these dates.
Matthew will be performing The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring with the Colorado Symphony.
Matthew is in residence with the Momentum Percussion Ensemble at Manheim Central High School. This is the birthplace of Clair O. Musser, and the concert will pay tribute to our classical marimba great!
Concert is May 15, 7pm eastern –
TWO WORLD PREMIERES ARE PLANNED!
Dreams of a Spring Jubilee by Matthew Coley*
for marimba, aquarion, and dulcimer soloist with percussion ensemble
Mazurka in C Minor by Clair O. Musser / transcribed by David Harvey
Additional music:
Bolero by Eustasio Rosales / arr. Musser (Momentum and alumni)
Tannhauser by Wagner / arr. Musser (Momentum and alumni)
A Rossini Medley for Five Keyboard Percussion Soloists and Band by G. Rossini / arr. by M. Coley*
*Published by Heartland Marimba Publications
Performing with the American Ballet Theatre and the Pacific Symphony, Matthew will be seen onstage with his dulcimer for 5 shows at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA for the production of THE WINTER’S TALE!
HMQ will perform at the Oklahoma Day of Percussion.
Matthew performs Lee Hyla’s Amnesia Variance and a new work for solo marimba and percussion trio by David Colson with the Western Michigan University New Music Ensemble.
Matthew performs Jonathan Blair’s Concerto for Cimbalom, Harp, Percussion, and Orchestra. Click here for more details.
Matthew performs Jonathan Blair’s Concerto for Cimbalom, Harp, Percussion, and Orchestra. Click here for more details.
Matthew will perform as a guest artist at Western Michigan University. The concert will feature the music of David Colson. David’s music can be heard on the new album, CONVERSING WITH SPIRITS.
PERFORMING
Ta-Dah! (world premiere) for trumpet and marimba
Un raz-de-maree de terreur et de joie for marimba and bass clarinet (originally for baritone saxophone)
Strange Animals in a Dark Pool for marimba quartet (with percussion students at WMU)
Ghost Music for solo marimba (5 movements)
Ataraxia Duo (Matthew on cimbalom and Jennifer Ruggieri on harp) performs Jonathan Blair’s Concerto for Cimbalom, Harp, Percussion, and Orchestra.
Ataraxia Duo performs in the Reading, PA area.
1/12/25 – Duo concert at St John’s United Church of Christ, Wernersville, PA
1/13/25 – Duo performance at the Highlands Community of Wyomissing, PA
1/14/15 – Performances and classes for the orchestra program of Governor Mifflin High School, Shillington, PA
PERFORMING:
Umo’Ho’Ti (The Sacred Pole) – Concerto for Cimbalom, Harp, Percussion, and Strings by Jonathan Blair
Ambient Resonances by Peter Klatzow/ arr. by Ataraxia Duo
II. Echoes of Place
Del pari infeconda by Georg Reutter der jungere/ arr. by Ataraxia Duo
Nautilus for cimbalom and harp by Yuta Tanaka
Vocalise-etude en forme de Habanera by Maurice Ravel
Querido Amigo by Ney Rosauro (marimba and harp)
Danses by Claude Debussy/ arr. by Ataraxia Duo (marimba and harp)
Danse sacree
Danse profane
Nocturne by Jonathan Posthuma/ arr. by Ataraxia Duo (bowed psaltery and harp)
Songs to Tsimbalyra; No. 1 by Matthew Coley
Matthew is conducting and performing with the Heartland Marimba Orchestra.
Featured guest artists: David Harvey, marimba & Suzanne Hendrix-Case, mezzo-soprano
HM Orchestra members: Hunter Gross, HMQ; Nathaniel Holman, HME; Sophia Lo, HME; Ryan Pearson, HMQ; Jacob Scheidt, HM (intern); Marco Schirripa, HMQ; Yun-Chen Chou, student, Boston University; Aiden Endres, student, UNI; Luke Helker, guest, faculty, Fort Hays State University; Tess Lorraine, student, UNI; Trevor Maliborski, student, UW-Madison; Grayson Rushing, student, U of OK; Jesse Sheehan, student, UNI; Staci Toma, guest, UNI faculty; and Quinn Wubbena, student, UNI
CONCERTS:
December 14 - Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, Iowa
December 15 - Steeple Square, Dubuque, IA
Program to include:
A Christmas Overture by Alex Orfaly
Chaconne in D Minor by J.S. Bach / arranged for HMQ by David Harvey
Ceiling Full of Stars by Blake Tyson
And many other favorites including Away in a Manger, Farandole, Waltz of the Flowers, Over the Rainbow, Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise, and It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
The concerts are free with a suggested donation.
Visit: www.HeartlandMarimba.com/events
HM is supported in part by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Public Radio, Steeple Square Events Center, and the Waterloo Center for the Arts.
Events
11/10 - 12pm - Chamichian Hall, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI
11/11 - 11am - Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
11/12 – Evening, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
11/14-16 – Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis. Booth #916
11/15, Noon – “Vessels of Song” Concert, Wabash Room, PASIC, Indianapolis
11/18, 6-7pm – Pre-Concert Talk/Reception, Old Deagan/Century Mallets Building, Chicago
1770 W Berteau Ave #204, Chicago, IL 60613
$5
11/18, 7:30pm – “Rosewood Anthropology” Concert, Artifact Events Space, Chicago
4325 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
$25 reg / $15 seniors / $5 students
Performing as a soloist on “New Voices in Contemporary Marimba Music”
And presenting as a lecturer on "Heartland Marimba, North America's Keyboard Percussion Organization, Presents a Retrospective of 100 Years of Mallet Ensembles"
Marimba tunes for the Steve Weiss Music Mallet Festival!
Marimba tunes for the Steve Weiss Music Mallet Festival!
Performing with LME in Clair O. Musser’s birth-town.
The Center for Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA, will host their first Symposium in conjunction with the KU Summer Music Festival.
Master Class presentation at the Total Percussion Seminar, Lancaster Bible College.
HMQ is recording Coley’s music with KSUPE: Rivers of Rage Concerto (I. Devil’s Throat; II. Turbulence; III. Caustic Erosion), Solar Flurries, Castles in the Clouds, and other compositions.
May 10, 6 p.m. – HMQ performs with the KSU Percussion Ensemble (Matt Holm, director) at the Center for Mallet Percussion Research, Kutztown, PA
May 11 – HMQ performs with the KSU Percussion Ensemble (Matt Holm, director) at Kent State University, Kent, OH
Visit www.HeartlandMarimba.com for updates and event schedules.
HMQ premieres Dark Sky and other movements of the Death Valley Symphony by Jenni Brandon, with KUPE (Frank Kumor, director), and KU Choirs.
April 8, 7:30 p.m. – Center for Mallet Percussion Research Performance Hall
April 9, 7:30 p.m. – Georgian Room, Kutztown University
Visit www.KUCMPR.org for tickets and more information.
Events TBA
