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. Alexandre Tansman, No. 3 “Slow Waltz” from Happy Time, Book II (Hal Leonard)
B. Karen Tanaka, “Prisms in the Forest” from Children of Light (1999) (Chester)
C. Reena Esmail, IV. Chandrakauns & V. Yaman from Crystal Preludes (student version) (purchase from reenaesmail.com)
Grade 5
A. Nadia Boulanger, No. 1 from Petite Piéces pour Piano (Leduc)
B. Lowell Liebermann, “Starry Night” and “Boogieman” from Album for the Young (1993) (Presser)
C. Heeyoung Yang, Balloonflower Waltz in Wonderland (purchase from mymusicsheet.com)
Grade 6
A. Georges Auric, No. 1 “Rêveil” from Neuf Piéces Breves (Durand)
B. Lena Auerbach, “Dialogue” and “Quarrel” from Images from Childhood (2000) (Sikorski)
C. 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)
Grade 7
A. Jacques Ibert, No. 4 “Giddy Girl” from Histories (Alfred)
B. Emma Lou Diemer, “Busy Toccata” from Reaching Out for Solo Piano (2004) (FJH)
C. Tatev Amiryan, “Spring in the Mountains” from Six Pictures for Piano (purchase from tatevamiryan.com)
Grade 8
A. Jean-Michel Damase, Toccatine (Lemoine)
B. Christian Onyeji, “Ufie III” (2002) from Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 1 (Oxford)
C. 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)
Grade 9
A. Francis Poulenc, Valse (Durand)
B. Judith Zaimont, “The Banana Song” from In My Lunchbox (2003) (Harbach)
C. Jeremiah Evans, III. Reel (2:58 on recording) from Three American Bagatelles (purchase from sheetmusic.com)
Grade 10
A. Alexandre Tansman, No. 6 “Toccata” from Suite Dans le Style Ancien (Durand)
B. Carl Vine, No. 4 “Spartacus” from Red Blues (1999) (Faber)
C. James Morris, No. 20 & No. 18 (6:34 & 4:47 on recording) from Little Preludes, Book 2 (purchase these two selections at jameshuntermorris.com)
Grade 11-12
A. Darius Milhaud, I. “Sorocaba” and VI. “Gavea” from Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (Alfred)
B. Nikolai Kapustin, Bagatelle No. 9 from Ten Bagatelles (1991) (Schott)
C. Patricio Molina, A Chilean Flavor (purchase from Rising Tide Music Press)