Gateway Piano Festival 2026: Pieces

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

Class G Pieces

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

Class F Pieces

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

Class E Pieces

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

Class D Pieces

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

Class C Pieces

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

Class B Pieces

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

Class A Pieces

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

Class AA Pieces

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

Class AAA Pieces

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

Class JV Pieces

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

Class V Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Romance in E Flat Major Clara Schumann Std. Ed.
Jeux d’Eau Maurice Ravel Std. Ed.
Prelude in G Sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
Prelude in G Sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
Sonata No. 7, Mvt. 3 Sergei Prokofiev Std. Ed.
Evocation No. 6 in D (Modal) Scott Price TOMG
Witches' Dance Edward MacDowell Std. Ed.
Gargoyles No. 3 Lowell Liebermann Std. Ed.
The Banjo Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Souvenir de Puerto Rico Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Trireme Toccata Tom Gerou TOMG
Reflections in the Water Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Feux D’Artifice (Fireworks) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
In Evening Air Aaron Copland HL
Ballade in G Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in A Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise in A Flat Major Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in C# Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 1 or 3 Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 2 Johannes Brahms
Moonlight Sonata, No. 2, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Fire-Flies Amy Beach HL
Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
French Suite No. 3: Mvt. 1 or 7 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 D Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.