A. Individual Performers

I. group

Three pieces of competitor's own choice for different instruments

II. group

1. Mallet instruments – one of the following pieces:

Hassan Rzaev – Scherzo

Dobri Paliev – Piece

Eckhard Kopetzki – Escape from Rio

Ney Rosauro – Seven Brasilian Children Songs – two parts

Emmanuel Sejourne – General life

Nebojsa Zivkovic – Funny vibraphone book – two parts

2. Snare drum:

Dobri Paliev – Krivo horo or Daichovoto – in Systematic course for snare drum

3. A piece at choice – up to 5 minutes

III. group

1. Xylophone or marimba – one of the following compositions:

Dobri Paliev – Scherzo – in Systematic course for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone and bells

Emmanuel Sejourne – Katamiya

Kate Larson – Mexican Suite

2. Snare drum:

Dobri Paliev – Triumph or Madcap – in Systematic course for snare drum

3. A piece at choice – up to 5 minutes

IV. group

1. Marimba

J.S.Bach – Cellosuite N 1 – Prelude

2. Marimba – one of the following pieces:

Rich O’Meara – Restless

Eckhard Kopetzki – Two Etudes for Marimba – La Valse or Monogram

Benjamin Wittiber – Marimbala

3. Timpani – etude, piece or part of a concert of competitor's own choice for 3 or 4 timpani

4. Snare drum:

Jacques Delecluse – Twelve studies – N1

5. A piece at choice – up to 8 minutes

V. group

First round

1. Marimba:

Gordon Stout – Two Mexican Dances

2. Snare drum:

Siegfried Fink – Suite – Toccata, Mista, March

3. Timpani:

Dobri Paliev – Folklore suite – two parts

Second round

1. Marimba – one of the following compositions:

Nebojsa Zivkovic – Ilias

Keiko Abe – Wind skech

Keiko Abe – Wind in the bamboo grove

Eric Sammut – Libertango

Eckhard Kopetzki – Three Movements for a Solo Dancer – two movements

2. Set up – at choice

VI. group

First round

1. Marimba:

J. S. Bach – Six Cellosuites – any three parts from one suite of competitor's own choice

2. Timpani – one piece from:

Carter – Eight pieces for timpani

3. Snare drum – a special piece composed for PENDIM Competition:

Martin Georgiev – Apocalyptic Passacaglia on theme by John Cage

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Note: For the Pendim Competition the piece Apocalyptic Passacaglia will not be played with video.

Second round

1. Marimba – one of the following compositions:

Nebojsa Zivkovic – Ultimatum 1

Jakob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water

Andrew Thomas – Merlin

2. Set up – one of the following compositions:

Kevin Volans – She Who Sleeps With a Small Blanket

Michio Kitazume – Side by side

Maki Ishii – Thirteen drums

Third round

1. Recital – duration 15 - 20 minutes

2. One of the following compositions:

Anders Koppel – Marimbaconcerto No 1

Emmanuel Sejourne – Concerto for Marimba and string orchestra

B. Ensembles – Duo

First round

1. One of the following compositions:

Anna Ignatowicz – Passacaglia

Anders Koppel – Toccata

2. Georgi Vurbanov – KOPA-NICA – KOPA-NICA.pdf

Second round

1. Recital – duration 15 - 20 minutes – free choice: two or more pieces must be included in the recital