Register for the 2024 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 2024 MFHC Competition. Have suggestions for repertoire? Please email us at [email protected]
Download a list of all 2024 piano repertoire selections
Chinese Fine Arts Society
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius
2024 Piano Repertoire
Piano Youth Repertoire Selections (Ages 8 and Under):
From Faber Showtime Music from China
- Crescent Moon (p. 12-13)
- Counting Toads (p. 14-15)
- Nine Lotus Lantern (p. 18-19)
From Faber Chordtime Music from China
- Picking Flowers (p. 8-9)
- Luchai Flowers (p. 18-19)
- Lady Meng Jiang (p. 26-27)
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
- The Panda (p. 6-7)
- The Little Monkey (p. 17-19)
- Dragon Lantern Dance (p 22-23)
From Select Sino-foreign Masterpieces for Piano
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- Pg. 18 兒童組曲 四、捉迷藏 Children’s Suite 4. Hide and Seek
- Pg. 22 兒童組曲 五、節日舞 Children’s Suite 5. Holiday Dance
- Pg. 34 搖籃曲 Lullaby/ Berceuse
- Pg. 60 水草舞 Waterweed Dance/ Water Plant dance
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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- Variations on a Shaanxi Folksong 陝北民歌主題變奏曲 (p. 68)
- Lan Hua Hua/ Blue flower 蘭花花 (p. 73-75)
- Variations 變奏曲 (p. 76)
- Reaping Flying Dance (or Harvest Flying Dance) 穀粒飛舞 (p. 86-90)
- The Blowing North Wind 北風吹 (p.100)
- The Sky Above the Liberated Zone 解放區的天 (p. 104-108)
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
- 1. Missing Moon and 2. Staccato Beans (Listen on YouTube)
- 7. Floating Clouds and 8. Sunrain (Listen on YouTube)
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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- On the Song-Hua River 松花江上 (p.91-95)
- Pg. 114 Two Springs Reflect the Moon 二泉映月
- Pg. 119 Liu Yang River 瀏陽河
Ba Ban, Chen Yi
Guessing, Chen Yi
My Song (Mvts. 1 and 3), Bright Sheng
Pianobells, Zhou Long,
Mongolian Folk Tune Variations, Zhou Long