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Piano Division

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

Division sponsors and scholarships:

  • The first place award for Piano Senior Division is donated by the family of Yan Kun and Mingde Hong in memory of Barbara Tiao

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 a music store of your choosing.

The following list is for the 2023 MFHC Competition. Have suggestions for repertoire? Please email us at [email protected] 

Download a list of all 2023 piano repertoire selections

 Chinese Fine Arts Society
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius
2023 Piano Repertoire

 

Piano Youth Repertoire Selections (Ages 8 and Under): 

From Faber Showtime Music from China 

From Faber Chordtime Music from China

From Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano (audio files available with purchase) Purchase this book

 

Junior 1 Repertoire Selections (ages 9 – 11)

From Faber Funtime Music from China

  • The Flowing Canal (p 9-11)
  • Peacock Dance (pg 18-19)
  • Mountain Song (pg 25-27)

From Faber Bigtime Music from China

From Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano
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Song Beneath the Moon,  Zhou Long

 

Junior 2 Repertoire Selections (ages 12 – 14)

From Chinese Piano Music for Children 

  • To the Suburbs 郊外去 (p. 12-13)
  • Hide and Seek 捉迷藏 (p. 20-23) 
    • NOTE: This can also be found in Faber Bigtime Music from China, p. 31-35, Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano p. 18
  • Dance on the Holiday 節日舞 (p. 24-29)
    • NOTE: This can also be found in Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano p. 22
  • Sonatine, 2nd Movement 新雨後 (After the Rain) (p. 45-47)

From The Dream of Heaven by Naixiong Lao

  • Berceuse 搖籃曲 (pg 7-9) 
    • Note: This piece can also be found in “Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces” p. 34
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Luo Zuo 羅作, Zhang Zao

Mountain Children 山娃, Zhang Zao

From Select Sino Foreign Masterpieces
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Chen Yi, Bamboo Dance

8 Memories in Water Color, (2 movements), Tan Dun
Sheet music can be found on Sheet Music Plus or, from Performer’s Music Chicago 

 

Senior Repertoire Selections (ages 15 – 18)

The Dream of Heaven, Naixiong Lao

  • All the Birds Gather Before the Phoenix 百鳥朝鳳 (p. 10-22)
  • Flute and Drum at Sunset 夕陽蕭鼓 (p. 23-31)
  • The Dream from Heaven 夢天 (p. 32-35)

From Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano
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Ba Ban, Chen Yi

Guessing, Chen Yi

My Song (Mvts. 1 and 3), Bright Sheng

Pianobells, Zhou Long,

Mongolian Folk Tune Variations, Zhou Long