2026 Gateway Piano Festival: Pieces

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Class G Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
March King Dennis Alexander Alfred
Traffic Zoo Dennis Alexander Alfred
* 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 Perf) 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
* Dalmations! Tom Gerou Alfred
# Around a Roundabout Tom Gerou TOMG
# Spooky Footsteps William Gilock HL
# Kittens at Play Diane Hidy KJOS
Misty Morning Karen Ann Krieger Alfred
* First Waltz E.L. Lancaster Alfred
Veggie Song Jennifer Linn Alfred
* Charlie's Adventure Martha Mier
* Nothing to Do Blues Martha Mier Alfred
* In the Deep Blue “C” Kevin Olson FJH
* Chocolate Chip Cookies Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Owl in the Night Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Windy Waltz KJOS

Class F Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Old Daddy Longlegs Dennis Alexander Alfred
Shelby's Great Adventure Dennis Alexander Alfred
Hazy, Lazy Days Dennis Alexander Alfred
Who's That Knockin'? Dennis Alexander Alfred
Falling Leaves Denis Alexander Alfred
The Lonely Fawn Denis Alexander Alfred
* Minute March Melody Bober Alfred
Carnival Caprice (FJH Solo Standouts Bk 1) Melody Bober FJH
# Raindrops on the Window Kevin Costley FJH
# Shuffling Through Autumn Leaves Kevin Costley FJH
* Distant Chimes (Belwin Contest Winners) Jon George Alfred
# Dreamcatcher 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
Purple Waterfalls Scott Price TOMG
# Arachne 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

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Tough Cookie! Dennis Alexander Alfred
# Nightfall on the Sahara Kristen Allred KJOS
Gentle Rain Melody Bober FJH
Saturday Stomp Melody Bober FJH
Festival Rag 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.
* Elephant Stomp Kevin Olson FJH
* Haunted Hollow Kevin Olson FJH
# When a Warbler Cries from a Park’s Treetop Kai Ono MMPU
# Summer’s End Scott Price TOMG
Mountain Splendor Mona Rejino HL
Expedition to Everest or Blackbeard’s Shanty Chrissy Ricker KJOS
* Fiesta de Seville Catherine Rollin Alfred
Sunlight Waltz Catherine Rollin Alfred
Album for the Young Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Lady Allyson’s Minuet Robert Vandall Alfred

Class D Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Valse Triste Dennis Alexander Alfred
* Tarantella Glenda Austin Willis
Sonatina in G Major: 1st or 2nd Mov. Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
Rusty Rag Melody Bober FJH
Crystal Palace Waltz 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
* Soft Rain (from Miyabi book) Naoko Ikeda Willis
* Plum Blossoms (from Miyabi book) Naoko Ikeda Willis
The Clown Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
Dance Vivace David Karp Alfred
Candlelight Prelude Carol Klose HL
* Enchanted Waterfall (Romantic Impressions Bk 3) Martha Mier Alfred
Treasures from the Sea 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
# Woman Waiting for the Moon to Rise Catherine Rollin CRM
* Mona Lisa (Museum Masterpieces Bk 1) Catherine Rollin Alfred
Soldier’s March Op. 68, No. 2 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Crazy Man’s Blues Christos Tsitsaro HL

Class C Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Rhythm Roulette Dennis Alexander Alfred
Many Glacier Arioso Dennis Alexander Alfred
Appaloosa Spirit Dennis Alexander Alfred
Toccata Brillante Dennis Alexander Alfred
Samba Serenade Glenda Austin Willis
Prelude in F Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
German Dance Ludwig van Beethoven 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
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Bernadine Johnson Alfred
A Walk Through Boston Common Bernadine Johnson Alfred
All Aboard Bernadine Johnson Alfred
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
Stars and Wind 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
Journey of the Heart Dennis Alexander Alfred
Solfeggietto CPE Bach Std. Ed.
Evening in the Country Bela Bartok Alfred
Canoeing Amy Beach Alfred
Sonata 1st Mov. (no repeats) Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Itasca Sunrise Melody Bober Alfred
Dreamland Melody Bober KJOS
* Prelude in B Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
* Nocturne Martin Cuellar FJH
# The Spice of Life Tom Gerou TOMG
# Nantucket Nocturne Bernadine Johnson Alfred
Variations in Folk Themes Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
Sonatina Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
# Above and Beyond Kevin Olson FJH
Oquirrh Mountains Shining 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
* 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
# Pink Island Wynn-Anne Rossi CCC
* Traumerei Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Of Foreign Lands & Peoples Robert Schumann Std Ed.
Song of the Lark P. Tchaikovsky 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.
Promenade Amy Beach 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
# Fountain in the Rain William Gillock Std. Ed.
* 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

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
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
*/# Bethena Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) 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.
# October Catherine Rollin CRM
Sonata in E Major (no repeats) D. Scarlatti Std. Ed.
Romance Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.

Class AAA Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
# Petite Berceuse Samuel Barber HL
* Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
# Navajo Vocable No. 12 Connor Chee WSR
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
Sonata in D Major, Mvt. 1 Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
Sonatina in A Minor 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 (from Jeremy Siskind Collection) Jeremy Siskind JSMP

Class JV Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
# Four Piano Pieces No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 Marion Eugenie Bauer ASAP
# In Autumn Amy Beach HL
* Rhapsodie in G Minor Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
* Etude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise Militaire 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

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
* Prelude and Fugue No. 5 D Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
French Suite No. 3: Mvt. 1 or 7 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fantasia in C Minor 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.
Ballade in G Minor Frederic Chopin 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.
# 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 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 Major 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.