ARD INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

PERCUSSION

REPERTOIRE

1ST ROUND

  • Iannis Xenakis, Rebonds b*

One of the following works FOR MARIMBa solo

  • Kalevi Aho, Solo XV
  • Michael Jarrell, Entlehnungen
  • Bruno Mantovani, Moi, jeu
  • Joseph Schwantner, Velocities
  • Andrew Thomas, Merlin

One of the following works for snare drum solo

  • Casey Cangelosi, Meditation Nr. 2
  • Michael Colgrass, Six Unaccompanied Solos for Snare Drum
  • (Auswahl einzelner Sätze)
  • Alexej Gerassimez, Asventuras
  • Dan Heslink, Theme and Variations
  • Askell Masson, Prim

2ND ROUND

  • Pit Dahm, Exorcism for timpani solo
    (scores can be ordered by email to pitdahmmusic@gmail.com)

One of the following works for vibraphon

  • Franco Donatoni, Omar
  • Bruce Hamilton, Interzones
  • Philippe Manoury, Le livre des claviers IV
  • Arnold Marinissen, Le Temps Inhabitable

One of the following works for „Theatrical Percussion“

  • Georges Aperghis, Graffitis
  • Georges Aperghis, Le Corps a Corps
  • Peter Eötvös, Memoriam Frank Zappa new Psalm 151
    (Selection of movements)
  • Vinko Globokar, Toucher
  • Vinko Globokar, Corporel
  • Compagnie Kahlua, Ceci n’est pas une balle
  • Francois Sarhan, Homework
  • Bryce Dessner, Composition commissioned by
    ARD International Music Competition 2026 (World premiere).

    The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to the competition. The commissioned piece may not be publicly performed prior to the competition.

semifinal

One of the following works for set-up

  • Brian Ferneyhough, Bone Alphabet
  • Maki Ishii, Thirteen Drums
  • Helmut Lachenmann, Interieur
  • David Lang, The Anvil Chorus
  • Kevin Volans, She Who sleeps with a small blanket
  • Iannis Xenakis, Psappha
  • Béla Bartók, Sonata for 2 pianos and percussion,
  • Sz 110 – Marimba Part (scores will be sent to applicants).
  • Accompaniment: Per Lundberg, Klavier and two percussionists (tba)

final

with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

  • Friedrich Cerha, Concerto for percussion and orchestra*
  • A freely chosen piece for a single instrument; duration 3 minutes maximum

    * Setups and instruments see separate document at
    www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de
JURY

Martin Grubinger, Austria, Chairman
Camille Baslé, Frankreich
Johannes Fischer, Germany
Sanja Fister, Croatia
Timothy Genis, USA
Marta Klimasara, Germany/Poland
Vassilena Serafimova, Bulgaria

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