2025 Gateway Piano Festival: Pieces

2025 Gateway Piano Festival Pieces List PDF

* Denotes current 2024-26 MAMA list pieces
# Denotes current Federation List Pieces

Class G Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
* Chocolate Chip Cookies Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Owl in the Night Cayherine Rollin Alfred
# Windy Waltz Diane Hidy KJOS
# Kittens at Play Diane Hidy KJOS
* First Waltz E.L. Lancaster Alfred
* Matt, My Cat Jane Bastien KJOS
Veggie Song Jennifer Linn Alfred
There’s a Mouse in my House Julia Fraser Alfred
There's a Mouse in my House Julia Fraser Alfred
Misty Morning Karen Ann Krieger Alfred
In the Deep Blue “C” Kevin Olson FJH
* Charlie’s Adventure Martha Mier Alfred
* Nothing to Do Blues Martha Mier Alfred
* Homecoming Parade (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
The Old Typewriter (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
Irish Fiddlin’ (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
Mouses or Meece Nancy Faber FJH
# Pesky Fly Suzanne Dawson KJOS
# Around a Roundabout Tom Gerou TOMG
* Dalmations! Tom Gerou Alfred
# Spooky Footsteps William Gilock HL
Dance of 2 Seahorses FJH

Class F Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
PBJ Blues Carol Klose HL
Mystical, Magical Unicorn Catherine Rollin Alfred
Coming Home Chee-Hwa Tan PSAF
The Hunt (Op. 117, No. 15) Cornelius Gurlitt FJH
Falling Leaves Denis Alexander Alfred
Distant Chimes (Belwin Contest Winners) Jon George Alfred
When a Swallow Sits Silently by the Window Kai Ono MMPU
Moonlit Shores (FJH Solo Standouts Bk 1) Kathleen Massoud FJH
Shuffling Through Autumn Leaves Kevin Costley FJH
Raindrops on the Window Kevin Costley FJH
Chattanooga Blues Martha Mier Alfred
Dad’s Dune Buggy Maya Turner Schaum
Carnival Caprice (FJH Solo Standouts Bk 1) Melody Bober FJH
Minute March Melody Bober Alfred
Etude in G Minor Phillip Keveren HL
Somersaults Robert Vandall Alfred
Arachne Scott Price TOMG
Purple Waterfalls Scott Price TOMG
Dream Catcher Tom Gerou TOMG
Day Dreams William Gillock Alfred
Chihuahua Cha-Cha FJH
Racing Trains (Belwin Contest Winners) Alfred

Class E Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Minuet in F Major Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Waiting for Sunrise Carol Matz CMP
Sunlight Waltz Catherine Rollin Alfred
Fiesta de Seville Catherine Rollin Alfred
Midnight Express Chris Fisher Alfred
Expedition to Everest or Blackbeard’s Shanty Chrissy Ricker KJOS
Allegro Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
Gavotte in G Major George F. Handel Std. Ed.
Spotlight Solos Vol. 1 —any selection Jennifer Eklund Pronto
When a Warbler Cries from a Park’s Treetop Kai Ono MMPU
The Nightingale Katherine Fisher PSAF
Softly Whisper Kevin Costley FJH
Haunted Hollow Kevin Olson FJH
Elephant Stomp Kevin Olson FJH
Nightfall on the Sahara Kristen Allred KJOS
The Virtuosic Performer Bk 1 (any piece) Margaret Goldston Alfred
Gentle Rain or Saturday Stomp (Solo Xtreme Bk 3) Melody Bober FJH
Medieval Interlude Melody Bober KJOS
Album for the Young Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Lady Allyson’s Minuet Robert Vandall Alfred
Summer’s End Scott Price TOMG
Accordion in Paris Tiffany Jolicoeur CCC Music
Danse Caprice Timothy Brown FJH
Patterns of Five Tom Gerou TOMG

Class D Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Candlelight Prelude Carol Klose HL
Fireflies (from Take a Bow Bk. 3) Carolyn Miller HL
Spanish Dance (from Take a Bow Bk. 3) Carolyn Miller HL
Woman Waiting for the Moon to Rise Catherine Rollin CRM
Mona Lisa (Museum Masterpieces Bk 1) Catherine Rollin Alfred
Aboard the Delta Queen Chrissy Ricker KJOS
Deep Waters Christopher Goldstone GOLD
Crazy Man’s Blues Christos Tsitsaro HL
Slumber Song Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
Dance Vivace David Karp Alfred
The Clown Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
A French Waltz Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
Tarantella Glenda Austin Willis
Starlight Serenade Julie kerr Hague PSAF
Sonatina in G Major: 1st or 2nd Mov. Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
Treasures from the Sea Martha Mier Alfred
Enchanted Waterfall (Romantic Impressions Bk 3) Martha Mier Alfred
Rusty Rag Melody Bober FJH
Crystal Palace Waltz Melody Bober FJH
Plum Blossoms (from Miyabi book) Naoko Ikeda Willis
Soft Rain (from Miyabi book) Naoko Ikeda Willis
Soldier’s March Op. 68, No. 2 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Distances in 5ths Scott Price TOMG
A Piece of Cake Skye Garcia Alfred
Menuetto al Fresco Tom Gerou TOMG
On a Paris Boulevard William Gillock Std. Ed.

Class C Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Woman and Child on the Balcony Catherine Rollin KJOS
Wanting or Long Way Down (Rock On! Vol. 2) Chrissy Ricker Pronto
Gypsy Dance Christos Tsitsaros HL
Toccata Brillante Dennis Alexander Alfred
Midday on the Champs Elysee (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
Desert Flower Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
Minuet in F Major Franz Schubert Alfred
Samba Serenade Glenda Austin Willis
Prelude in F Major J.S. Bach BWV 927 Std. Ed.
Poseidon's Kingdom Kevin Costly CCC
Summer Nights in Rome Kevin Costly FJH
Prelude Majestic Margaret Goldston Alfred
Tales for Hungary (Bravo Bk 1) Martha Mier Willis
My Inspiration Melody Bober Alfred
Appalachian Sunrise Michael Schwabe HL
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
A Melancholy Night Naoko Ikeda Willis
Evocation No. 5 in D Major Scott Price TOMG
Avalanche Stephen Heller Std. Ed.
Carnival in Rio William Gillock HL
Candle by the Piano Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN

Class B Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Evening in the Country Bela Bartok Alfred
Bright Angel Trail (from the Grand Canyon Suite) Catherine Rollin Alfred
Touch and Go, to Laugh or No Catherine Rollin CRM
Woman with a Bouquet Catherine Rollin CRM
Solfeggietto CPE Bach Std. Ed.
Any Piece from Planet Earth Dennis Alexander Alfred
Variations in Folk Themes Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
The Streets of Montmartre (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
Prelude in B Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Sonatina Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
Sonata No. 6 in C Minor Giovanni Pescetti Std. Ed.
Oquirrh Mountains Shining Kevin Olson FJH
Above and Beyond Kevin Olson FJH
Sonata 1st Mov. (no repeats) Ludwig Beethoven Op. 49 No. 2 Std. Ed.
Nocturne Martin Cuellar FJH
Dreamland Melody Bober KJOS
Itasca Sunrise Melody Bober Alfred
Restless Mona Rejino HL
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Traumerei Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Of Foreign Lands & Peoples Robert Schumann Op. 15, No. 1 Std Ed.
The Spice of Life Tom Gerou TOMG
Pink Island Wynn-Anne Rossi CCC
Tr Wynn-Anne Rossi CCC

Class A Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Bagatelle: Presto Alexander Tcherepnin Op. 5, No. 10 Std. Ed.
Lady with a Bowl of Violets Catherine Rollin CRM
Le Petit Negre (Cakewalk) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Scherzo in D minor Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
Sonatina No. 3, Mvt. 3 Denes Agay Alfred
Waltz in B Minor Frederic Chopin Op. 69, No. 2 Std. Ed.
L’Orage Friedrich Burgmuller Std. Ed.
Allegro Burlesco Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
Waltz Johannes Brahms Op. 39 No. 15 Std. Ed.
Invention No. 8 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Invention No. 3, 4, 13 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Red Rocks Rhapsody Kevin Olson CCC
Sonata Op. 49 No. 2, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Rain on the Window Mary Leaf FJH
Evening Mona Rejino HL
Toccata in A Major (Applause Bk 2) Pietro Paradisi Std. Ed.
Journey West Renee Schwab Alfred
Intermezzo in F Minor Timothy Brown FJH
La Vie Elegante or Vaudvillium Tom Gerou TOMG
Raindrop Rhapsody Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN

Class AA Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Tarantella (from Applause Bk 2) Albert Pieczonka Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major Mvt. 1 (no repeats) Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Windy City Mvt. 3 (from Land of Lincoln suite) Bernadine Johnson Alfred
October Catherine Rollin CRM
Arabesque No. 1 Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Girl with the Flaxen Hair Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Notturno Edward Grieg Std. Ed.
Spanish Dance Enrique Granados Alfred
Prelude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Nocturne in C Minor B108 (Posth.) Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Sonatina in A Minor George Handel Std. Ed.
Romance Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.
Prelude No. 15 in G Major WTC Bk. 1 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Seagulls over Myrtle Beach Margaret Goldston GOLD
Polaris Martha Hill Duncan RLP
Chanson d'espoir Mary Leaf FJH
Beneath the Stars Melody Bober Willis
Hopak (from Applause Bk 2) Modest Mussorgsky Std. Ed.
Juba Nathaniel Dett RLP
Bethena Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Distances in 6ths Scott Price TOMG
Valse Etude William Gillock Std. Ed.

Class AAA Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Seagulls Catherine Rollin CRM
Suite Bergamasque 1. Prelude Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Sonata in A Major Domenico Scarlatti Std. Ed.
Hungarian Edward MacDowell Alfred
Waltz in C# Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Prelude No. 1 George Gershwin Alfred
Little Love Song Jeremy Siskind JSMP
Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Sonatina in A Minor Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
Sonata in D Major, Mvt. 1 Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Atmosphere Martha Hill Duncan RLP
The Little Prince Mary Leaf FJH
Petite Berceuse Samuel Barber HL
Cleopatra's Barge Tom Gerou TOMG

Class JV Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
Midsummer Nocturne Aaron Copland HL
Mystic Flute Alan Hovhaness Std. Ed.
Sonata Mvt. 3 Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
In Autumn Amy Beach HL
Girl Seated by the Sea Catherine Rollin CRM
Prelude from Pour le Piano Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Navajo Vocable No. 12 Connor Chee WSR
Andaluza, Spanish Dance No. 5 Enrique Granados Std. Ed.
Rhapsody in C Major Ernest von Dohnányi Std. Ed.
Rondo Capriccioso Felix Mendelssohn Std. Ed.
Silk Hat and Walking Cane No. 3 Florence Price Std. Ed.
Polonaise Militaire Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Romance sans Paroles Gabriel Fauré Std. Ed.
Prelude No. 3 (Spanish) George Gershwin Std. Ed.
Harmonious Blacksmith (Air & Var. Suite No. 5) George Handel Std. Ed.
Rhapsodie in G Minor Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Ojos Criollos Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Four Piano Pieces Marion Eugenie Bauer ASAP
Sonatine, Mvt. 1 & 3 Maurice Ravel
Aufschwung (Soaring) Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Evocation No. 8 in E Flat (Mixolydian) Scott Price TOMG

Class V Pieces

Piece Title Composer Ref. Publisher
In Evening Air Aaron Copland HL
Fire-Flies Amy Beach HL
Romance in E Flat Major Clara Schumann Std. Ed.
Feux D’Artifice (Fireworks) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Reflections in the Water Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Witches' Dance Edward MacDowell Std. Ed.
Etude in A Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in C# Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise in A Flat Major Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Ballade in G Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 D Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
French Suite No. 3: Mvt. 1 or 7 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
The Banjo Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Souvenir de Puerto Rico Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Gargoyles No. 3 Lowell Liebermann Std. Ed.
Moonlight Sonata, No. 2, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Jeux d’Eau Maurice Ravel Std. Ed.
Evocation No. 6 in D (Modal) Scott Price TOMG
Sonata No. 7, Mvt. 3 Sergei Prokofiev Std. Ed.
Prelude in G Sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
Prelude in G Sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
Trireme Toccata Tom Gerou TOMG