REPERTORY OF ‘10 FESTIVAL FOR CREATIVE PIANISTS (subject to change)
Contestant #1 Nicky ArjaResident of Mesa CountyTotal:
Rhapsody Brilliante by Melody Bober (contemporary)
Contestant #2Taryn BrahmsteadtResident of Mesa County Total: approx. 12 min.
All of Me by Jon Schmidt (contemporary)
Sonata in A Major K. 331, iii, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Contestant #3 Zachary Bush Resident of Mesa County Total: 15 min. max.
Sonata in C-Sharp Minor ("Moonlight"), Op 27, No. 2, iii, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
All of Me - Jon Schmidt (Contemporary Composer)
Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra & Piano [reduction of strings by Brita Fay, accompanist]
i. Prelude, by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Contestant #4Lucy ColsonResident of Mesa County Total:
Minuet in G, BWV Anhang 114, by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) [from Anna Magdalena's Notebook]
Arietta in F by W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
My Heart Will Go On by James Horner (contemporary composer)
Zwei Sonatinen in G, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 5, i and ii, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Contestant #5 Kaycee Detmers Total:
[ADJUDICATION ONLY; NOT QUALIFYING FOR PRIZES]
Sonatina in C Major Op. 20 #1, i & ii by Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)
I Surrender All (Sacred; arr. by Rebecca Bonam) in C Major
Contestant #6 Ezra Haren Resident of Mesa County Total: 8 min.
Sonatina Op. 36, No.3 in C, i, by Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Important Event Op. 15, No.6 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, Concerning Hobbits, track 1 by Howard Shore, (contemporary), arr.by the performer
Contestant #7 Jordan HarenResident of Mesa County Total: 9 min.
Sonata in C, K. 545, i, by Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Prelude in E Minor, Op.28 No. 4, by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Sonatina in C, Op. 13 No. 1 iii, by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Contestant #8Abigail Heaton Resident of Mesa CountyTotal: 9 min.
Chanson (NANCY FABER)
Ecossaise in G, Wo0 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), with embellishments by the performer
River Flows In You by Yiruma (b. 1978)
His Return (ORIGINAL COMPOSITION; FEMALE CONTESTANT/COMPOSER)
Contestant #10Caleb Kostreva Resident of Mesa County Total:
Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with discreet embellishments by the composer
Original Improvisation
Contestant #11 Arvan LeanyResident of Mesa County Total: 13 min.
Theolorious -- Original composition
Rise the Vanguard -- Original composition
Prelude in B minor Op. 28, No. 6, by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Contestant #12 Katherine LeclercNot resident of CO or Mesa County Total: 15 min.
Sonata in E, K380/L23/P483 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), with embellishments on repeats
There is a Fountain (in B-flat major; hymn arrangement). Early American melody arr. by RUTH COLEMAN (CONTEMPORARY). Original hymn written by William Cowper (1731-1800).
Third Gymnopedie in A Minor (1888), by Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Contestant #13 Troy RindoneResident of CO, but not Mesa County Total:
Sword Dance by Faber (D Minor position)
The Juggler by Faber
Black Candy – an original improvisation
Contestant #14 Kate SeatonResident of Mesa CountyTotal: Approx. 11 min.
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS BY FEMALE CONTESTANT:
Cheerful Castle Dancers in C Major
Pirates of the Rough Seas in A Minor
The Incredible Spies
The Glen Dance
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, by Lennon/McCartney
Contestant #15 Hans SnellResident of Mesa CountyTotal:
Sonata in B-Flat, K. 333 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
i. Allegro
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing: Christian hymn composed by Methodist pastor and hymnist Robert Robinson (1735-1790). In the USA, the hymn is usually set to an American folk tune composed by printer John Wyeth (1770-1858), or possibly by Asahel Nettleton (1783-1844). Robinson penned the words in 1757. This arr. is by Philip Keveren (contemporary).
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by J. S. Bach (1685-1750), arr. Lawrence Gran
Contestant #16 Benjamin TarminResident of Mesa County Total:
Replay byIyaz (contemporary - arrangement by performer)
My Mind -- original composition
Rondo in D Major, K 485, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Down by Jay Sean (contemporary - arrangement by performer)
Contestant #17 Sarah White Resident of Mesa County Total: approx. 7-10 minutes
Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 5, i: Presto, by Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Tarantella Bravura by Christine H. Barden (female composer; CONTEMPORARY)
Please note:
• Female composers are indicated (titles are in CAPITAL LETTERS).
• Contestants may play selections in any order, of their choosing (regardless of how it is listed here).
• Last piece must be disqualified if total time exceeds 15 minutes by even the slightest amount of time (judges may let contestant finish playing, at their discretion, but the last piece must be disqualified).
• Judges have discretion to award more than one prize to the same student or to award no prize in the unlikely event that no one qualifies in certain categories.
• Prizes not already earmarked for Colorado residents may, at the discretion of the judges, be split two ways -- half for a Colorado resident and half for a non-Colorado resident.
• Music should be supplied by students with measures numbered (except for composition category, where music is still preferred but we can make allowances if no music is supplied).
• First Prize Winners generally play one selection (of the judges’ choosing) per prize won at the Winners Recital.
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