We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fritz Stansell, founder and president emeritus of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Fritz Stansell was also one of the original founders of the Falcone Festival and had an incredible impact on the music world. Our most sincere condolences to the Stansell family and BLFAC community during these difficult times.For All Divisions
Lists of required music by division (below)
Euphonium Artist | Tuba Artist | Euphonium Student | Tuba Student
Click here for a pdf version of the Required Music list
All music is available at Hickey's Music Online unless otherwise indicated.
These are the links you can use to order music from Hickey's:
Euphonium Artist | Tuba Artist | Euphonium Student | Tuba Student
Festival Dates: August 4-7, 2023
EUPHONIUM ARTIST
Preliminary Round (record with piano)
Fantasia di Concerto by Eduardo Boccalari (Cimarron Music Press)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Arv (Heritage) Falcone Edition by Bente Illevold (en.euphonia.no)
NOTE: Be sure that the edition you have purchased of Arv is the Falcone Edition. Bente Illevold believes that she has sent the Falcone Edition to all who had purchased the original edition. If this is not the case, please contact her directly by email indicating the receipt for the order. If you are looking for an email from her, be sure to check your spam or junk folders because her emails seem to end up in those folders, especially on Gmail accounts.
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Moving Out, Mvt. 2 "Goodbye" ONLY by Michael Goodman (michaelgoodmanmusic.com)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Pantomime by Philip Sparke (Studio Music Company)
Final Round (with piano)
Concert Variations by Jan Bach (Cimarron Music/Tuba Euphonium Press)
TUBA ARTIST
Preliminary Round (record with piano)
Concerto for Tuba, Mvt. 1 ONLY by Eric Ewazen (Southern Music Company)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Naked Tuba by Anne McGinty (McGinty Music)
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Etude No.18 (XVIII) from "Low Etudes for Tuba" by Phil Snedecor (PAS Music Productions)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Music for Two Big Instruments by Alex Shapiro (Activist Music)
Final Round (with band)
Metallic Figures by Kevin Day (Murphy Music Press)
EUPHONIUM STUDENT
NOTE: There is an age limit for the student divisions. For the 2023 Festival, a participant who will be 20 years old
or older on December 1, 2023 is NOT ELIGIBLE to apply in either student division. There are no exceptions.
Preliminary Round
Tantalus by Kevin Houben (Scherzando Music Publishing) (record with piano)
NOTE: At measure 18, and throughout the rest of the work, the instruction from the composer is to use a CUP mute. For the festival recording, this is optional and no points will be deducted if the contestant decides to play the music without the aid of a mute.
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Euph'tudes No.11 "Panza's Revenge" by Phil Snedecor (PAS Music Productions) (record unaccompanied)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Lucidity of Confusion by Peter J. Felice (Cimarron Music Press)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Cyanic Ballade by Jiro Censhu (euphonium.com)
Final Round (with piano)
Concerto "Creative States," Mvts. 1, 2, 3 ONLY by Barbara York (Cimarron Music Press)
TUBA STUDENT
NOTE: There is an age limit for the student divisions. For the 2023 Festival, a participant who will be 20 years old
or older on December 1, 2023, is NOT ELIGIBLE to apply in either student division. There are no exceptions.
Preliminary Round (record with piano)
Suite for Tuba, Mvts. 1 & 3 ONLY by Don Haddad (Shawnee Press)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Mini-Suite for Solo Tuba, Mvts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ONLY by Charles Ingram (Cimarron Music Press)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Harvey's Tuba by Eduardo Nogueroles (Potenza Music)
Final Round (with piano)
Tuba Sonata by Stephen Rush (Cimarron Music Press)
