Contestants are to choose only one complete option (A, B, or C) for their grade level
(Click on titles to hear selections and publisher for score purchase)
Grade 4
A. Karen Tanaka, “Prisms in the Forest” from Children of Light (1999) (Chester)
B. Reena Esmail, IV. Chandrakauns & V. Yaman from Crystal Preludes (student version) (purchase from reenaesmail.com)
C. Nelly Mele Lara, I. Preludio (track 4 on website recordings) from Minima suite infantile (purchase from https://www.gabrielacalderonc.com/musas)
Grade 5
A. Lowell Liebermann, “Starry Night” and “Boogieman” from Album for the Young (1993) (Presser)
B. Heeyoung Yang, Balloonflower Waltz in Wonderland (purchase from mymusicsheet.com)
C. Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, "El Perezoso" & "Juan Trabajo" (track 7 & 10 on website recordings) from El libro de los musiniños (contact composer for PDF copy through ivetteherryman.com)
Grade 6
A. Lera Auerbach, “Dialogue” and “Quarrel” from Images from Childhood (2000) (Sikorski)
B. Amber Yiu-Hsuan Liao, "Diu Diu Don-Ah" from Concert Etudes for Developing Pianists inspired by Taiwanese Folk Songs (contact composer for PDF at amberliaostudio@gmail.com)
C. Martin Kutnowski, "Puppet Tango" from Watercolors for Ten Fingers (Alfred)
Grade 7
A. Emma Lou Diemer, “Busy Toccata” from Reaching Out for Solo Piano (2004) (FJH)
B. Tatev Amiryan, "Spring in the Mountains" from Six Pictures for Piano (purchase from tatevamiryan.com)
C. Octavio Pinto, "Run, Run" from Scenas Infantis (Hal Leonard)
Grade 8
A. Christian Onyeji, “Ufie III” (2002) from Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 1 (Oxford)
B. Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, "Duerme musiniño, duerme" & "La garcita flaca" from El libro de los musiniños, Part I (contact composer for PDF copy through ivetteherryman.com)
C. Carlos Guastavino, "En un coche va la niña" from Ten Preludes on Argentine Children's Songs (Melos)
Grade 9
A. Judith Zaimont, “The Banana Song” from In My Lunchbox (2003) (Harbach)
B. Jeremiah Evans, III. Reel (2:58 on recording) from Three American Bagatelles (purchase from sheetmusic.com)
C. Heitor Villa-Lobos, "O Polichinelo" from A prole do bebê (Alfred)
Grade 10
A. Carl Vine, No. 4 “Spartacus” from Red Blues (1999) (Faber)
B. James Morris, No. 20 & No. 18 (6:34 & 4:47 on recording) from Little Preludes, Book 2 (purchase these two selections at jameshuntermorris.com)
C. Ernesto Lecuona, "Gitanerias" from Andalucia Suite (Marks)
Grade 11-12
A. Nikolai Kapustin, Bagatelle No. 9 from Ten Bagatelles (1991) (Schott)
B. Patricio Molina, A Chilean Flavor (purchase from Rising Tide Music Press)
C. Alberto Ginastera, "Danza del gaucho matrero" from Danzas Argentinas (Boosey)