2025 Gateway Piano Festival: Pieces

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Class G Pieces

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

Class F Pieces

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

Class E Pieces

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# Nightfall on the Sahara Kristen Allred KJOS
Gentle Rain or Saturday Stomp (Solo Xtreme Bk 3) Melody Bober FJH
# Medieval Interlude Melody Bober KJOS
Danse Caprice Timothy Brown FJH
*/# Softly Whisper Kevin Costley FJH
* Spotlight Solos Vol. 1 —any selection Jennifer Eklund Pronto
Midnight Express Chris Fisher Alfred
# The Nightingale Katherine Fisher PSAF
# Patterns of Five Tom Gerou TOMG
The Virtuosic Performer Bk 1 (any piece) Margaret Goldston Alfred
Allegro (Op. 85 No. 52) Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
Gavotte in G Major George F. Handel Std. Ed.
Accordion in Paris Tiffany Jolicoeur CCC Music
Waiting for Sunrise Carol Matz CMP
Minuet in F Major Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
* Haunted Hollow Kevin Olson FJH
* Elephant Stomp Kevin Olson FJH
# When a Warbler Cries from a Park’s Treetop Kai Ono MMPU
# Summer’s End Scott Price TOMG
Expedition to Everest or Blackbeard’s Shanty Chrissy Ricker KJOS
Sunlight Waltz Catherine Rollin Alfred
* Fiesta de Seville Catherine Rollin Alfred
Album for the Young (Op. 68 No. 1) Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
* Lady Allyson’s Minuet Robert Vandall Alfred

Class D Pieces

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

Class C Pieces

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Toccata Brillante Dennis Alexander Alfred
Samba Serenade Glenda Austin Willis
Prelude in F Major, BWV 927 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
My Inspiration Melody Bober Alfred
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Mvt. 1 or 3 Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1, Mvt. 1 Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
# Summer Nights in Rome Kevin Costly FJH
*/# Carnival in Rio William Gillock HL
* Prelude Majestic Margaret Goldston Alfred
Avalanche Op. 45 No. 2 Stephen Heller Std. Ed.
* A Melancholy Night Naoko Ikeda Willis
Tales for Hungary (Bravo Bk 1) Martha Mier Willis
# Poseidon's Kingdom Kevin Olson CCC
# Evocation No. 5 in D Major Scott Price TOMG
* Wanting or Long Way Down (Rock On! Vol. 2) Chrissy Ricker Pronto
* Midday on the Champs Elysee (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
# Desert Flower Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
# Woman and Child on the Balcony (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 1) Catherine Rollin KJOS
# Candle by the Piano Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN
Minuet in F Major Franz Schubert Alfred
* Appalachian Sunrise Michael Schwabe HL
Gypsy Dance Christos Tsitsaros HL

Class B Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Any Piece from Planet Earth Dennis Alexander Alfred
Solfeggietto CPE Bach Std. Ed.
Evening in the Country Bela Bartok Alfred
Sonata Op. 49 No. 2, 1st Mov. (no repeats) Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
# Dreamland Melody Bober KJOS
* Itasca Sunrise Melody Bober Alfred
* Prelude in B Minor Op. 28 No. 6 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Sonatina Op. 49 No. 2, 1st Mvt. (no repeats) Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
* Nocturne Martin Cuellar FJH
# The Spice of Life Tom Gerou TOMG
Variations in Folk Themes Op. 51 No. 4, Mvt. 4 Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
Sonatina Op. 20 No. 1, Mvt. 1 Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
# Above and Beyond Kevin Olson FJH
Oquirrh Mountains Shining Kevin Olson FJH
* Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, Mvt. 3 Giovanni Pescetti Std. Ed.
# Restless Mona Rejino HL
The Streets of Montmartre (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
# It's Touch and Go, to Laugh or No (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 2) Catherine Rollin CRM
* Bright Angel Trail (from the Grand Canyon Suite) Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Woman with a Bouquet (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 2) Catherine Rollin CRM
# Pink Island Wynn-Anne Rossi CCC
* Traumerei Op. 15 No. 7 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Of Foreign Lands & Peoples, Op. 15 No. 1 Robert Schumann Std Ed.

Class A Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
* Sonatina No. 3, Mvt. 3 Denes Agay Alfred
* Invention No. 8 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Invention No. 3, 4, 13 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Sonata Op. 49 No. 2, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo in F Minor Timothy Brown FJH
L’Orage, Op. 109 No. 13 Friedrich Burgmuller Std. Ed.
Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 No. 2 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Le Petit Negre (Cakewalk) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
# La Vie Elegante or Vaudvillium Tom Gerou TOMG
* Scherzo in D minor Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
Allegro Burlesco Op. 88 No. 3 Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
# Rain on the Window Mary Leaf FJH
# Red Rocks Rhapsody Kevin Olson CCC
Toccata in A Major (Applause Bk 2) Pietro Paradisi Std. Ed.
# Evening Mona Rejino HL
# Lady with a Bowl of (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 2) Catherine Rollin CRM
# Raindrop Rhapsody Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN
* Journey West Renee Schwab Alfred
Bagatelle Op. 5 No. 10, Presto Alexander Tcherepnin Std. Ed.

Class AA Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major BWV 866 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
* Prelude No. 15 in G Major BWV 860 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
# Beneath the Stars Melody Bober Willis
* Nocturne in C Minor B108 (Posth.) Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Girl with the Flaxen Hair Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
* Arabesque No. 1 Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Juba Nathaniel Dett RLP
# Polaris Martha Hill Duncan RLP
# Valse Etude William Gillock Std. Ed.
# Seagulls Over Myrtle Beach Margaret Goldston GOLD
Spanish Dance, Op. 5 No. 5 Enrique Granados Alfred
* Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4 Edward Grieg Std. Ed.
Sonatina in A Minor George Handel Std. Ed.
* Windy City Mvt. 3 (from Land of Lincoln suite) Bernadine Johnson Alfred
*/# Bethena Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
# Chanson d'espoir Mary Leaf FJH
* Sonata in G Major K283, Mvt. 1 (no repeats) Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Hopak (from Applause Bk 2) Modest Mussorgsky Std. Ed.
Tarantella (from Applause Bk 2) Albert Pieczonka Std. Ed.
# October Catherine Rollin CRM
Romance, Op. 24 No. 9 Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.

Class AAA Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
# Petite Berceuse Samuel Barber HL
Sonata in G Major, Op. 79, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Sonata Op. 13 No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2 (no repeats) Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1 (no repeats) Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
* Waltz in C# Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise, Op. 40 No. 1 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Suite Bergamasque 1. Prelude Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
# Atmosphere Martha Hill Duncan RLP
# Cleopatra's Barge Tom Gerou TOMG
*/# Prelude No. 1 George Gershwin Alfred
Sonatina in A Minor Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
* Sonata in D Major, Mvt. 1 HOB XVI/37 Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
# The Little Prince Mary Leaf FJH
# Hungarian, Op. 39 No. 12 Edward MacDowell Alfred
# Seagulls Catherine Rollin CRM
* Sonata in A Major, K113 L 345 Domenico Scarlatti Std. Ed.
# Little Love Song (from Jeremy Siskind Collection) Jeremy Siskind JSMP

Class JV Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
# Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21, No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 Marion Eugenie Bauer ASAP
# In Autumn, Op. 15 No. 1 Amy Beach HL
* Rhapsodie in G Minor Op. 79 No. 2 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
* Etude Op. 25 No. 12 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40 No. 1 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
# Midsummer Nocturne Aaron Copland HL
* Prelude from Pour le Piano Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
* Rhapsody in C Major, Op. 11 No. 3 Ernest von Dohnányi Std. Ed.
Romance sans Paroles, Op. 17 No. 3 Gabriel Fauré Std. Ed.
# Prelude No. 3 (Spanish) George Gershwin Std. Ed.
Ojos Criollos, Op. 37 Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Andaluza, Spanish Dance No. 5 Enrique Granados Std. Ed.
* Harmonious Blacksmith (Air & Var. Suite No. 5) George Handel Std. Ed.
Mystic Flute Alan Hovhaness Std. Ed.
* Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Felix Mendelssohn Std. Ed.
* Sonata K332, Mvt. 3 Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Silk Hat and Walking Cane No. 3 Florence Price Std. Ed.
# Evocation No. 8 in E Flat (Mixolydian) Scott Price TOMG
Sonatine, Mvt. 1 & 3 Maurice Ravel
# Girl Seated by the Sea Catherine Rollin CRM
Aufschwung (Soaring), Op. 12 No. 2 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.

Class V Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
* Prelude and Fugue No. 5 D Major, BWV 850 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
French Suite No. 3, BWV 814, Mvt. 1 or 7 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
# Fire-Flies, Op. 15 No. 4 Amy Beach HL
Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata Op. 2 No. 1, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in A Minor, Op. 25 No. 11 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in C# Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
# In Evening Air Aaron Copland HL
* Reflections in the Water Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Feux D’Artifice (Fireworks) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
# Trireme Toccata Tom Gerou TOMG
# The Banjo Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
* Souvenir de Puerto Rico Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
# Gargoyles No. 1,2, 3 or 4 Lowell Liebermann Std. Ed.
# Witches' Dance, Op. 17 No. 2 Edward MacDowell Std. Ed.
# Evocation No. 6 in D (Modal) Scott Price TOMG
Sonata No. 7, Op. 83, Mvt. 3 Sergei Prokofiev Std. Ed.
Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G Major Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
# Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G Sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
Jeux d’Eau Maurice Ravel Std. Ed.
Romance in E Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1 Clara Schumann Std. Ed.