Individual Performers

First Group

Three pieces of competitor’s own choice for different instruments

Third 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

Second 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

Fourth 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

Fifth 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

Sixth 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

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