Gateway Piano Festival 2026: Pieces

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

Class G Pieces

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* Matt, My Cat Jane Bastien KJOS
The Old Typewriter (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
* Homecoming Parade (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
Irish Fiddlin' (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
# Pesky Fly Suzanne Dawson KJOS
Mouses or Meece Nancy Faber FJH
There's a Mouse in my House Julia Fraser Alfred
There's a Mouse in my House Julia Fraser Alfred
# Around a Roundabout Tom Gerou TOMG
* Dalmations! Tom Gerou Alfred
# 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
# Owl in the Night Cayherine Rollin Alfred
# Owl in the Night Cayherine Rollin
* Chocolate Chip Cookies Catherine Rollin
Dance of 2 Seahorses FJH

Class F Pieces

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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
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
Coming Home Chee-Hwa Tan PSAF
Dad’s Dune Buggy Maya Turner Schaum
Somersaults Robert Vandall Alfred
Racing Trains (Belwin Contest Winners) Alfred
Chihuahua Cha-Cha FJH

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 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 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 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 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
My Inspiration Melody Bober Alfred
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Summer Nights in Rome Kevin Costly FJH
Poseidon's Kingdom Kevin Costly CCC
Carnival in Rio William Gillock HL
Prelude Majestic Margaret Goldston Alfred
Avalanche Stephen Heller Std. Ed.
A Melancholy Night Naoko Ikeda Willis
Tales for Hungary (Bravo Bk 1) Martha Mier Willis
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 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

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

Class A Pieces

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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 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo in F Minor Timothy Brown FJH
L’Orage Friedrich Burgmuller Std. Ed.
Waltz in B Minor 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 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 Violets Catherine Rollin CRM
Raindrop Rhapsody Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN
Journey West Renee Schwab Alfred
Bagatelle: Presto Alexander Tcherepnin Std. Ed.

Class AA Pieces

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Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Prelude No. 15 in G Major WTC Bk. 1 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Beneath the Stars Melody Bober Willis
Nocturne in C Minor B108 (Posth.) Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Prelude 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 Enrique Granados Alfred
Notturno Edward Grieg Std. Ed.
Sonatina in A Minor George Handel Std. Ed.
Windy City Mvt. 3 (from Land of Lincoln suite) Bernadine Johnson Alfred
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Bethena Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Chanson d'espoir Mary Leaf FJH
Sonata in G Major 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.
Distances in 6ths Scott Price TOMG
October Catherine Rollin CRM
Romance Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.

Class AAA Pieces

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Petite Berceuse Samuel Barber HL
Sonata in G Major Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Waltz in C# Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise 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 Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
The Little Prince Mary Leaf FJH
Hungarian Edward MacDowell Alfred
Seagulls Catherine Rollin CRM
Sonata in A Major Domenico Scarlatti Std. Ed.
Little Love Song Jeremy Siskind JSMP

Class JV Pieces

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Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Four Piano Pieces Marion Eugenie Bauer ASAP
In Autumn Amy Beach HL
Rhapsodie in G Minor Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Navajo Vocable No. 12 Connor Chee WSR
Polonaise Militaire Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Midsummer Nocturne Aaron Copland HL
Prelude from Pour le Piano Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Rhapsody in C Major Ernest von Dohnányi Std. Ed.
Romance sans Paroles Gabriel Fauré Std. Ed.
Prelude No. 3 (Spanish) George Gershwin Std. Ed.
Ojos Criollos 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 Felix Mendelssohn Std. Ed.
Sonata 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) Robert Schumann Std. Ed.

Class V Pieces

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French Suite No. 3: Mvt. 1 or 7 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 D Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fire-Flies Amy Beach HL
Sonata, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Moonlight Sonata, No. 2, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 1 or 3 Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 2 Johannes Brahms
Polonaise in A Flat Major Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in A Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Ballade in G Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in C# Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
In Evening Air Aaron Copland HL
Feux D’Artifice (Fireworks) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Reflections in the Water Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Trireme Toccata Tom Gerou TOMG
Souvenir de Puerto Rico Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
The Banjo Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Gargoyles No. 3 Lowell Liebermann Std. Ed.
Witches' Dance Edward MacDowell 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.
Jeux d’Eau Maurice Ravel Std. Ed.
Romance in E Flat Major Clara Schumann Std. Ed.