2025 Gateway Piano Festival: Pieces

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Class G Pieces

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

Class F Pieces

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

Class E Pieces

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

Class D Pieces

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

Class C Pieces

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

Class B Pieces

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

Class A Pieces

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

Class AA Pieces

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

Class AAA Pieces

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

Class JV Pieces

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

Class V Pieces

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