Register for the 2023 Music Festival in Honor of Confucius here
Please note: Age eligibility for all divisions is determined by the contestant’s age as of September 28, the birthday of Confucius.
Age categories, performance times, and scholarship amounts:
| Category | Age | Performance Time | First prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
| Youth | Ages 8 and under | 6 min | $100 | $75 | $50 |
| Junior 1 | Ages 9 – 11 | 8 min | $150 | $100 | $75 |
| Junior 2 | Ages 12 – 14 | 8 min | $150 | $100 | $75 |
| Senior | Ages 15 – 18 | 10 min | $200 | $150 | $100 |
Repertoire requirements: 1 piece from the pre-selected list of Chinese repertoire (see below), and 1 piece of the contestant’s choice.
Please remember, copyright law makes it mandatory for you to own original copies of your music, which can either be purchased through CFAS or through an online music store.
The following list is for the 2023 MFHC Competition. Have suggestions for repertoire? Please email us at [email protected]
Download a pdf of all cello repertoire selections
Chinese Fine Arts Society
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius
2023 Repertoire
Youth Repertoire Selections (ages 8 and under):
From A Set of Chinese Folk Songs for Cello (unaccompanied, arr. by Zhou Long)
- No. 2 (page 2) Driving Mule Team 趕牲靈
- No. 3 (page 3) The Flowing Stream 小河淌水
- No. 5 (page 5) A Horseheard’s Song 放馬山歌
- No. 6 (page 6) When Will the Acacia Bloom 槐花幾時開
- No. 7 (page 7) A Single Bamboo Can Easily Bend 一根竹竿容易彎
From Taiwanese Scenic Folk Tunes for Cello Vol. 1
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- No. 4 (page 5) Lullaby 摇囡仔歌
- No. 8 (page 9) Diu Diu Dong 丢丢铜
Junior 1 Repertoire Selections (ages 9 – 11)
From A Set of Chinese Folk Songs for Cello (unaccompanied, arr. by Zhou Long)
- No. 1 (page 1) Lan Hua Hua 蓝花花
- No. 2 (page 2) Driving Mule Team 赶牲灵
- No. 3 (page 3) The Flowing Stream小河淌水
- No. 4 (page 4) Jasmine Flower 茉莉花
- No. 5 (page 5) A Horseheard’s Song 放馬山歌
- No. 6 (page 6) When Will the Acacia Bloom槐花几时开
- No. 7 (page 7) A Single Bamboo Can Easily Bend 一根竹竿容易弯
- No. 8 (page 8) Leaving Home 走西口
From Taiwanese Scenic Folk Tunes for Cello Vol. 2
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- No. 7 (page 9) Hot ZhongZi/ Cooking Dumplings 燒肉粽
- No. 9 (page 11) Plowing with Water Buffalo/ Ploughman’s Song 牛犁歌
Junior 2 Repertoire Selections (ages 12 – 14)
From Melodies of China for Cello and Piano (arranged by Liu Xinxin)
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- No. 9 (page 12) Mayeela 玛依拉 Listen to this piece
- No. 10 (page 14) San Shi Lee Pu 三十里铺 Listen to this piece
- No. 12 (page 18) Song about Four Seasons 四季歌 Listen to this piece
- No. 15 (page 22) Embroidering a Silk Banner with Words of Gold 绣金匾 Listen to this piece
- No. 17 (page 25) Seeing My Love as Taking Firewood 阳婆里抱柴瞭哥哥 Listen to this piece
From Taiwanese Scenic Folk Tunes for Cello and Piano Vol. 5
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- No. 8 (page 18) Farmer’s Song 耕農歌
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Listen to a similar version of this piece here
Senior Repertoire Selections (ages 15 – 18)
Memory for Cello, Chen Yi (unaccompanied) (思念) [4’]
Please note: select ‘Standard Binding’ for a print version, or ‘App Accessible’ for a digital copy (digital copies are not available for print)
Jingu Suite for Cello, Chen Yi (unaccompanied) (津沽组曲) [12’]
Please note: select ‘Standard Binding’ for a print version, or ‘App Accessible’ for a digital copy (digital copies are not available for print)
Choose any two movements:
- The Ning Garden 宁园景观 [3’] (pages 2-3)
- The Stilt-walking 文武高跷 [3’] (pages 4-5)
- Dance with Flying Cymbals 飞镲劲舞 [4’] (pages 6-7)
- The Haihe River 海河流淌 [4’] (pages 8-10)
Shui for Cello and Piano (水), Shih-Hui Chen [13’]
Seven Tunes Heard in China, Bright Sheng (unaccompanied)
Choose any two movements:
- I. Seasons
- II. Guessing Song
- V. Diu Diu Dong
- VII. Tibetan Dance