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

Class F Pieces

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

Class E Pieces

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

Class D Pieces

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

Class C Pieces

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

Class B Pieces

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

Class A Pieces

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

Class AA Pieces

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Windy City Mvt. 3 (from Land of Lincoln suite) Bernadine Johnson Alfred
Valse Etude William Gillock Std. Ed.
Tarantella (from Applause Bk 2) Albert Pieczonka Std. Ed.
Spanish Dance Enrique Granados Alfred
Sonatina in A Minor George Handel Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major Mvt. 1 (no repeats) Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Seagulls over Myrtle Beach Margaret Goldston GOLD
Romance Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.
Prelude No. 15 in G Major WTC Bk. 1 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Prelude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polaris Martha Hill Duncan RLP
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
October Catherine Rollin CRM
Notturno Edward Grieg Std. Ed.
Nocturne in C Minor B108 (Posth.) Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Juba Nathaniel Dett RLP
Hopak (from Applause Bk 2) Modest Mussorgsky Std. Ed.
Girl with the Flaxen Hair Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Distances in 6ths Scott Price TOMG
Chanson d'espoir Mary Leaf FJH
Bethena Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Beneath the Stars Melody Bober Willis
Arabesque No. 1 Claude Debussy Std. Ed.

Class AAA Pieces

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

Class JV Pieces

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

Class V Pieces

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