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The repertoire selected by the
National Solo Competition Committee is chosen to showcase each
competitor's skills. The repertoire is to be played in the
semi-finalist level and, if the competitor is selected, the
national level held at the 2009 ASTA National Conference in Atlanta,
GA.
*Please note that memorization of the repertoire for the
national level is required.
*Please Note the Changes to the Age
Requirements
Senior Division (ages 19-25) born on or after March 18,
1983 and before March 18, 1991.
Junior Division (under age 19) born on or after March 18, 1991.
Please keep checking back on the website for more
current information. If you have any questions please contact:
National Office Contact: Libby Dietrich
libby@astaweb.com
(703) 279-2113 x28
National Solo Competition Chair: Laura Kobayashi
lkobayas@myway.com, vlnkobayas@yahoo.com
(please use both to email Laura)
(703) 242-0017
2009 National Solo Competition Repertoire:
Includes Bach Selection,Required Repertoire, and Competitor’s
Choice
I. JUNIOR DIVISION
Junior division is open to musicians under the age of 19 born on or
after March 18, 1991.
****PLEASE NOTE: The competitor's piece
DOES NOT need to be composed with the last twenty
years.****
VIOLIN:
Bach: Any movement from
the Solo Sonatas or Partitas
Johan Svendsen: Romanze, op.26 for Violin and Piano
(7 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
VIOLA:
Bach: Any movement from
the Solo Cello Suites
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Fantasy for Viola
and Piano (8 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
CELLO
Bach: Any movement from the Solo
Cello Suites
Haydn: Divertimento for Cello and Piano – All 3 Mvts. (Arr. by Piatigorsky) (Elkan-Vogel Edition)
(8 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
DOUBLE BASS
Bach: Any movement from the
Solo Cello Suites
Shostakovich: Adagio from the ballet
“Unforgettable 1919” (transcription by Hal
Robinson) (5 Min.)
(To purchase: http://www.slavapub.net/Solo_Repertoire-DMITRI_SHOSTAKOVICH_Adagio.html)
Luciano Berio Psy for
Solo Double Bass (Universal Edition) (1.5
Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
GUITAR
Bach: A movement (or
movements) from any of the Solo Suites or Partitas, or a Prelude and
Fuge originally written for the Lute
Julián Orbón
Preludio y Danza (5 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
HARP
Bach: Any movement from the
French or English Keyboard Suites transcribed by the competitor
Carlos Salzedo: Communion from the Five Poetical Studies for Harp
Any piece of competitor’s choice
II. SENIOR DIVISION
Senior division is open to musicians from ages 19-25 born on or after
March 18, 1983 and before March 18, 1991.
****PLEASE NOTE: The competitor's piece DOES NOT need to be
composed with the last twenty years.****
VIOLIN
Bach: Any movement from the
Solo Sonatas or Partitas
Sarasate: Jota Navarra, op.22, no.2 for Violin and
Piano (4 – 5 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
VIOLA
Bach: Any movement from the
Solo Cello Suites
Max Reger: Suite No.1 in G minor for Solo Viola
– Entire Suite (10-11 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
CELLO
Bach: Any movement from the
Solo Cello Suites
Ginastera: Pampeana #2 for Cello and Piano (9 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
DOUBLE BASS
Bach: Any movement from the
Solo Cello Suites
Rheinhold Gliere:
Tarantella, op.9 from “Four Pieces” for Double Bass and Piano (6
Min.)
David Anderson:
Serenade (2
Min.) and Capriccio
(3 Min.) from the “Four Short Pieces” for
Solo Double Bass
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
GUITAR
Bach: A movement (or
movements) from any of the Solo Suites or Partitas, or a Prelude and
Fuge originally written for the Lute
Leo Brouwer:
“Fandangos y
Boleros” movement from Sonata (1990) (6 –
7 Min.)
Any piece of
competitor’s choice
HARP
Bach: Any movement from the
French or English Keyboard Suites transcribed by the competitor
Marcel Tournier: Sonatine
Any piece of competitor’s choice
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