COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL REPERTOIRE

Universal Marimba Competition, Belgium 2007

REPERTOIRE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARIMBA SOLO COMPETITION 2007
Registration-forms for the chosen repertory will be provided to all candidates after registration. 

Round one
-In following order (1), (2) as indicated -
(1) One of following pieces
-Flying- Chin-Cheng Lin
-Marimbics –Markus Halt
-Michi – Keiko Abe
-November Evening – Christopher Norton
-Virginia Tate- Paul Smadbeck
-Sedimental structures (1998)- Gordon Stout
-Oriental Dance & Toccata- François Glorieux
-Ilijas – N.J.Zivkovic
-Izgalom- David Friedman

(2) Obligatory piece
-Two Movements for marimba solo - Toshimitsu Tanaka
  (Only second movement)

Round two
(1) One of following pieces:
-Merlin –Andrew Thomas
-Midare- Ton de Leeuw
-Five scenes from the Snow Country- Hans Werner Henze
-Rhytmic Caprice – L.H.Stevens
-Prelude and Allegro- Mukai Kohei
-Laudate Lignum –Werner Heider
-Velocities –J.Schwantner
-Hiten-seido III - Maki Ishii
-Convergence I –Yoshihisa Taira
-Marimba d’amore - Keiko Abe

Round three /semi-final
 (1) Free piece: maximum 10 minutes
 (2) Obligatory Piece:
-The Wave for marimba solo & 4 percussionists by Keiko Abe

Final round
-In following order (1), (2) as indicated -
 (1) Set piece:
Commissioned solo piece 2007 / supported by Ministry of Culture.
 -Nimbostratus for solo marimba composed by Ludwig Albert
(2) -Finalist recital
Each finalist will perform a free concert program of 35’.
You may perform a free varied program of any pieces, which may include own compositions and arrangements.
You can also perform pieces from the total competition list, but it is not allowed to repeat pieces you performed during other rounds.  If you will perform pieces which are not included in the total competition list of suggested pieces, it will be required to send one published score or copy (with approval from the composer to the organisation before June 1st, 2007

REPERTOIRE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARIMBA DUO COMPETITION
Registration-forms for the chosen repertory will be provided to all candidates after registration. 

Round one
-In following order (1), (2) as indicated-
Choose 2 pieces with a maximum duration of 15 minutes from the suggested list.
(1) Obligatory piece
- Gather 2 –Matthias Schmitt

(2) Suggested pieces
-Wind across mountains for two marimbas -Keiko Abe
-Three transformations -Andrew Thomas
-Tango Suite -Astor Piazolla
-Sounds of Bells -J.Guimaraes/L.Albert
-Wooden Music -Rich O’Meara
-Small Change -Scott Lindroth
-Scintilla Na dwa Marimbafony -Martha Ptaszynska
-Rhythm Song for two marimbas -Paul Smadbeck
-Nagoya marimbas -Steve Reich
-Wind Sketch II for two marimbas -Keiko Abe

-Prayer of Mercy II (choral) for two marimbas- Ludwig Albert
-Wind in the Bamboo Grooves II for two marimbas –Keiko Abe
-Alborada del gracioso -Maurice Ravel
-Sohum & Skakti -Jan Van Landeghem
-Diptych No 3 -Gordon Stout
-Ultimatum II for two marimbas -N.J.Zivkovic

Round two-semi final 
-In following order (1), (2) as indicated-
(1) Free  piece: max 10 minutes
(2) Obligatory piece:
-Reflections on Japanese Children’s Songs III
For two marimbas & two percussionists – Keiko Abe

Round Three / final Round
-In following order (1), (2) as indicated-

 (1) Set piece:
Commissioned duo piece 2007/  supported by Ministry of Culture.
-The Kundalini of the Playing Koalas composed by Jan Van Landeghem (composer in residence)

 (2) -Finalist recital
Each duo finalist will perform a free concert program of 35’.
You may perform a free varied program of any pieces, which may include own compositions and arrangements.
You can also perform pieces from the total competition list, but it is not allowed to repeat pieces you performed during other rounds.  If you will perform pieces which are not included in the total competition list of suggested pieces, it will be required to send one published score or copy (with approval from the composer) to the organisation before June 1st, 2007