Age Group IA
Repertoire of the 1st Round (video recording):
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 5-8 minutes. You are allowed to repeat piece(s) you played for the preliminary round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 2nd Round (Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the performance: 6-10 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces from the preliminary or 1st round.
Marimba Festiva
Age Group IB
Repertoire of the 1st Round (Video recording):
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 6-10 minutes. You are allowed to repeat the pieces you played for the preliminary round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 2nd Round (Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the performance: 8-12 Minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces from the preliminary or 1st round.
Marimba Festiva
Age Group II
Repertoire of the 1st Round (Video recording):
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 8-12 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces you played for the preliminary round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 2nd Round (Video recording): At least three stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 10-14 minutes. You are allowed to repeat piece(s) you played for the preliminary or 1st round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 3rd Round (Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the performance: 12–16 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces from the preliminary, 1st or 2nd round.
Possible participation on the Prize for best interpretation of work by Keiko Abe or Gordon Stout or Bayerischer Rundfunk Prize. To participate, select pieces from the list and add them to the live – competition repertoire
Marimba Festiva
Age Group III
Repertoire of the 1st Round (Video recording):
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 10-14 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces you played for the preliminary round. The pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 2nd Round (Video recording): At least three stylistically different
works. Duration of the recording: 12-16 minutes. You are allowed to repeat the pieces you played for the preliminary or 1st round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 3rd Round (Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least three stylistically different works including one movement from Partitas or Sonatas for solo violin by J. S. Bach and obligatory piece. Duration of the performance: 15-18 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces from the preliminary, 1st or 2nd round.
Obligatory piece AG III
Will be announced 6 weeks bevor the competition
Possible participation on the Prize for best interpretation of work by Keiko Abe or Gordon Stout or Bayerischer Rundfunk Prize. To participate, select pieces from the list and add them to the live – competition repertoire
Marimba Festiva
Age Group IV
Repertoire of the 1st Round (Video recording):
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 12-16 minutes.
You are allowed to repeat pieces you played for the preliminary round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 2nd Round (Video recording): At least three stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 14-18 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces you played for the preliminary or 1st round. The pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 3rd Round (Semi – Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least three stylistically different works including one obligatory piece. Duration of the performance: 15-20 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces from the preliminary, 1st or 2nd round.
Repertoire of the 4th Round (Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least three stylistically different works include one solo piece from the repertoire list. Duration of the performance: 18-22 minutes. You are NOT allowed to repeat pieces from the Semi – Final Round.
Obligatory piece AG IV
Obligatory piece will be announced 6 weeks before the competition
List of pieces for the AG IV
(whole pieces or selected movements are possible)
Toshimitsu Tanaka – Two Movements for Marimba
Toshi Ichiyanagi – The Source
Minoru Miki – Time
Akira Miyoshi – Torse III
Tomasz Goliński – Luminosity
Nebojša Jovan Živković – Magma
Jacob Druckmann – Reflections on Nature of Water
Christopher Norton – November Evening
Eckhard Kopetzki – Kaskada
Nebojša Jovan Živković – Ilijaš
Markus Halt – Marimbics
Michael Burritt – Caritas
Eric Sammut – Caméléon
Peter Klatzow – Dances of Earth and Fire
Possible participation on the Prize for best interpretation of work by Keiko Abe or Gordon Stout or Bayerischer Rundfunk Prize. To participate, select pieces from the list and add them to the live – competition repertoire
Marimba Festiva
Age Group V
Repertoire of the 1st Round (Video recording):
At least two stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 15-20 minutes.
You are allowed to repeat pieces you played for the preliminary round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 2nd Round (Video recording): At least three stylistically different works. Duration of the recording: 18-23 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces you played for the preliminary or 1st round. All pieces must be recorded uncut.
Repertoire of the 3rd Round (Semi – Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least three stylistically different works including one obligatory piece. Duration of the performance: 15-20 minutes. You are allowed to repeat pieces from the preliminary, 1st or 2nd round.
Repertoire of the 4th Round (Final Round) during the Live Competition in Bamberg:
At least three stylistically different works including one solo piece from the repertoire list. Duration of the performance: 20-25 minutes. You are NOT allowed to repeat pieces from the Semi – Final round.
Obligatory piece AG V
Obligatory piece will be announced 6 weeks before the competition
List of pieces for the AG V
(whole pieces or selected movements are possible)
Akira Miyoshi – Ripple
Arnold Marinissen – Totem
Joseph Schwantner- Velocities
Andrew Thomas – Merlin
Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska – Postludium
Fabian Otten – Samsara
Katsuhiro Tsubonoh – Meniscus
Nebojša Jovan Živković – Ultimatum 1
Pius Cheung – Etude in e-minor
Yasuo Sueyoshi – Mirage
Yoshihisa Taira- Convergence I
Bruno Mantovani – Moi, jeu
Alejandro Viñao – Khan Variation
Possible participation on the Prize for best interpretation of work by Keiko Abe or Gordon Stout or Bayerischer Rundfunk Prize. To participate, select pieces from the list and add them to the live – competition repertoire
