WMTA Margaret Frank Bi-Annual Specialty Competition: Music of Russia and Soviet Satellite Composers Date: February 14, 2015 Time: This is an all-day event. Participants will be notified of their recital time after the deadline. Location: The National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC Application fee: $ 22 per student Postmark deadline: January 14, 2015 Awards: -1st, 2nd and 3rd places are awarded. Honorable Mentions are given at the discretion of the judges. Winners receive ribbons. All students will receive critiques and certificates. ALL WMTA RULES APPLY. This competition is held in recital format. Eligibility: Students through the 12th grade. Special rules: - Each student is assigned to a recital group. Students are encouraged to arrive 20-30 minutes prior to the start of their recital group. Students who arrive late or do not stay for their entire session may play for comments only. - Students must provide the judges with scores of their pieces. All participants are responsible for complying with U.S. copyright law. For use of copied or downloaded materials, please refer to the WMTA General Rules. Repertoire requirements: - The 2015 Specialty Competition will feature the music of Russia and Soviet Satellite Composers. - There is no required piece. Students may play one single piece or several pieces. Time limits - Sections 1 through 6 are competitive and are open to pianists: → Section 1 (age 8 and under), 5-minute limit. → Section 2 (ages 9-10), 5-minute limit. → Section 3 (ages 11-12), 6-minute limit. → Section 4 (ages 13-14), 7-minute limit. → Section 5 (ages 15-16), 8-minute limit. → Section 6 (ages 17-18), 9-minute limit. - Section 7 is non-competitive and is open to solo pianists, instrumentalists, chamber groups, piano duets and vocalists (all age groups); 7-minute limit. See next page for suggested repertoire. Chair: David Kosutic, (703) 538-4385, [email protected] APPLICATION FORMS Click here to access the electronic application form. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE USING ELECTRONIC FORMS. Click here to access a PDF with a printable application form. 2015 WMTA SPECIALTY REPERTOIRE SUGGESTIONS Elementary Levels Kinderalbum fur Klavier Op. 69 (Children’s Notebook for Piano) – D. Shostakovich (Hal Leonard – 50484071) $14.95 From Russia for Youth ed. B. Berlin (Frederick Harris Music) The Russian School of Piano Playing Bk. 1 Part 2 (Boosey and Hawkes) Dances of the Dolls – D. Shostakovich (Hal Leonard – 50486288) $7.95 The Gretchaninoff Collection, ed. M. Hinson (Schott- SMC 536) $8.95. Contains selections from Young Peoples’ Book, Grandfather’s Album, Glass Beads,Fleeting Thoughts, others. Glass Beads Op. 123 – A. Gretchaninoff (ed. W. Palmer, Alfred) $5.99 Music for Children, Op. 65 – S. Prokofiev (MCA Music Publishing or others) HL 00123083) Easy Pieces for the Piano (this collection includes Children’s Notebook, arrangements of ballet music, film music) – D. Shostakovich (G. Schirmer, Inc. ) $9.95 Album for the Young, Op. 39 – P. I. Tchaikovsky (many editions, including Alfred Masterwork Edition (ISBN 0-7390-0363-1) for $10.99, Schirmer Performance Edition ( HL00296797 ) $12.99 Albums and Arabesques – A. Grethaninov (Compiled by G. Hugon, Eschig – HL50564814) $16.95 The Grandfather’s Book – A. Gretchaninoff (Kalmus – K 03500) $7.95 At the Piano with Tchaikovsky , ed. By Maurice Hinson. This collection contains selections from Album for the Young, The Seasons, and various other pieces. (Alfred) Intermediate Preludes, Trifles and Other Pieces - A. Lyadov (ABRSM – EPP72)$13.95 The Seasons, Op. 37b - P. I. Tchaikovsky (ed. M. Hinson, Alfred) $9.95 Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 – D. Shostakovich (G. Schirmer,) $6.95 Eight Pastels, Op. 61 – A. Gretchaninoff (Kalmus – K 09496) $8.95 Selected Piano Works A. Khachaturian (Schirmer, HL50490023) $12.99 24 Preludes – D. Shostakiovich (IMC) Bagatelles Op. 5 – A. Tcherepnin (G. Schirmer – HL50328890) $8.95 Selections from Pedal Preludes - S. Maykapar (ed. G. Lew, Warner Bros. – ELM00048) Advanced Fantasy Pieces, Op. 3 – S. Rachmaninoff (Alfred Masterwork Edition). Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75 - S. Prokofiev (Edition Sikorski – Ed. Nr. 2121) $40 Concert Works for Piano – A. Khachaturian (Collection of many works intermediate through advanced incl. Toccata, Masquerade Suite, Recitatives and Fugues, others) G. Schirmer $19.99 14 Pieces – A. Liadov (ed. Yablonskaya, IMC) Contains a variety of Intermediate and Advanced level pieces including the beautiful Variations on a Polish Theme.. $21.95 Shorter Piano Works – S. Prokofiev (ed. Feofanov, Dover) Contains many different works including Visions Fugitives, Sarcasms, others. Selected Works – S. Rachmaninoff (ed. Baylor, Alfred) Contains Op. 3, Op. 10, Op. 32, Op. 33.