2026 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
* Chocolate Chip Cookies Catherine Rollin Alfred
* Dalmations! Tom Gerou Alfred
Dance of 2 Seahorses (Faber Gold Star Perf) 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
March King Dennis Alexander Alfred
* 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 Catherine 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
Traffic Zoo Dennis Alexander Alfred
Veggie Song Jennifer Linn Alfred
# Windy Waltz 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
# Dreamcatcher Tom Gerou TOMG
Etude in G Minor Phillip Keveren HL
Falling Leaves Denis Alexander Alfred
Hazy, Lazy Days Dennis Alexander Alfred
* Minute March Melody Bober Alfred
Moonlit Shores (FJH Solo Standouts Bk 1) Kathleen Massoud FJH
# Mystical, Magical Unicorn Catherine Rollin Alfred
Old Daddy Longlegs Dennis Alexander 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
Shelby's Great Adventure Dennis Alexander Alfred
# Shuffling Through Autumn Leaves Kevin Costley FJH
* Somersaults Robert Vandall Alfred
The Hunt (Op. 117, No. 15) Cornelius Gurlitt FJH
The Lonely Fawn Denis Alexander Alfred
# When a Swallow Sits Silently by the Window Kai Ono MMPU
Who's That Knockin'? Dennis Alexander Alfred

Class E Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Accordion in Paris Tiffany Jolicoeur CCC Music
Album for the Young Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Allegro Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
Danse Caprice Timothy Brown FJH
* Elephant Stomp Kevin Olson FJH
Expedition to Everest or Blackbeard’s Shanty Chrissy Ricker KJOS
Festival Rag Melody Bober FJH
* Fiesta de Seville Catherine Rollin Alfred
Gavotte in G Major George F. Handel Std. Ed.
Gentle Rain 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.
Mountain Splendor Mona Rejino HL
# Nightfall on the Sahara Kristen Allred KJOS
# Patterns of Five Tom Gerou TOMG
Saturday Stomp Melody Bober FJH
*/# 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
Tough Cookie! Dennis Alexander 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
Valse Triste Dennis Alexander Alfred
# Woman Waiting for the Moon to Rise Catherine Rollin CRM

Class C Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
All Aboard Bernadine Johnson Alfred
* A Melancholy Night Naoko Ikeda Willis
* Appalachian Sunrise Michael Schwabe HL
Appaloosa Spirit Dennis Alexander Alfred
Avalanche Stephen Heller Std. Ed.
A Walk Through Boston Common Bernadine Johnson Alfred
# 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
German Dance Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Gypsy Dance Christos Tsitsaros HL
Many Glacier Arioso Dennis Alexander Alfred
* 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 Costly CCC
Prelude in F Major J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
* Prelude Majestic Margaret Goldston Alfred
Rhythm Roulette Dennis Alexander Alfred
Samba Serenade Glenda Austin Willis
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Stars and Wind Catherine Rollin KJOS
# Summer Nights in Rome Kevin Costly FJH
Tales for Hungary (Bravo Bk 1) Martha Mier Willis
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Bernadine Johnson Alfred
Toccata Brillante Dennis Alexander Alfred
* Wanting or Long Way Down (Rock On! Vol. 2) Chrissy Ricker Pronto
# Woman and Child on the Balcony 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
Canoeing Amy Beach Alfred
Dreamland Melody Bober KJOS
Evening in the Country Bela Bartok Alfred
* Itasca Sunrise Melody Bober Alfred
Journey of the Heart Dennis Alexander Alfred
# Nantucket Nocturne Bernadine Johnson Alfred
* Nocturne Martin Cuellar FJH
Of Foreign Lands & Peoples Robert Schumann Std Ed.
Oquirrh Mountains Shining Kevin Olson FJH
# Pink Island Wynn-Anne Rossi CCC
* Prelude in B Minor Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
# Restless Mona Rejino HL
Solfeggietto CPE Bach Std. Ed.
Sonata 1st Mov. (no repeats) Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Sonata No. 6 in C Minor Giovanni Pescetti Std. Ed.
* Sonatina Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Sonatina Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
Song of the Lark P. Tchaikovsky Std Ed.
# The Spice of Life Tom Gerou TOMG
The Streets of Montmartre (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
# Touch and Go, to Laugh or No Catherine Rollin CRM
* Traumerei Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Variations in Folk Themes Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
# Woman with a Bouquet Catherine Rollin CRM

Class A Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Allegro Burlesco Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
Bagatelle: Presto Alexander Tcherepnin Std. Ed.
# Evening Mona Rejino HL
# Fountain in the Rain William Gillock Std. Ed.
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 Violets Catherine Rollin CRM
# La Vie Elegante or Vaudvillium Tom Gerou TOMG
* Le Petit Negre (Cakewalk) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
L’Orage Friedrich Burgmuller Std. Ed.
Promenade Amy Beach 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 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Waltz in B Minor Frederic Chopin 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 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 Edward Grieg Std. Ed.
# October Catherine Rollin CRM
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
# Polaris Martha Hill Duncan RLP
Prelude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Prelude No. 15 in G Major WTC Bk. 1 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Romance Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.
# Seagulls over Myrtle Beach Margaret Goldston GOLD
Sonata in E Major (no repeats) D. Scarlatti Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major Mvt. 1 (no repeats) Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Sonatina in A Minor George Handel Std. Ed.
Spanish Dance 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 Edward MacDowell Alfred
* Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
# Little Love Song (from Jeremy Siskind Collection) Jeremy Siskind JSMP
# Navajo Vocable No. 12 Connor Chee WSR
# Petite Berceuse Samuel Barber HL
Polonaise Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
#/* Prelude No. 1 George Gershwin Alfred
# Seagulls Catherine Rollin CRM
* Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Sonata in A Major Domenico Scarlatti Std. Ed.
Sonata in D Major, Mvt. 1 Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major 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 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.

Class JV Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▲ Composer ▲ Publisher
Andaluza, Spanish Dance No. 5 Enrique Granados Std. Ed.
Aufschwung (Soaring) Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
* Etude Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
# Evocation No. 8 in E Flat (Mixolydian) Scott Price TOMG
Fantasia in C Minor J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
# Four Piano Pieces 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 Amy Beach HL
# Midsummer Nocturne Aaron Copland HL
Mystic Flute Alan Hovhaness Std. Ed.
Ojos Criollos Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
Polonaise Militaire 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 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Rhapsody in C Major Ernest von Dohnányi Std. Ed.
Romance sans Paroles Gabriel Fauré Std. Ed.
* Rondo Capriccioso Felix Mendelssohn Std. Ed.
Silk Hat and Walking Cane No. 3 Florence Price Std. Ed.
* Sonata Mvt. 3 Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Sonatine, Mvt. 1 & 3 Maurice Ravel

Class V Pieces

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