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 by 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