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Revised August 12, 2026
EUPHONIUM ARTIST
Preliminary Round (record with piano)
Scaramouche for Baritone or Euphonium and Piano by Philip Sparke (Anglo Music)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Slithers (for 1 sneaky snek) by Zoe Cutler (Zoe’s Sounds Publishing) NOTE: play with no repeats
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Searching Inward by Jonathan Oliver (Euphonium.com) NOTE: play as written, do not play optional notes
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Appalachian Impressions: Sonata for Euphonium, Mvts. 2 & 3 ONLY by Matthew Jackfert (Euphonium.com)
Final Round (with piano)
Symphonic Variants by James Curnow (Curnow Music) NOTE: play with all composer cuts
EUPHONIUM STUDENT
Preliminary Round
Infinite Escape by Frank Gulino (Cimarron Music Press) (record with piano)
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25 Advanced Studies for Euphonium, No. 4 in Eb Minor by Kevin Day (Murphy Music Press)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Twin Cities Fantasy by Gail Robertson (Cimarron Music Press)
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Three More Furies, No. 7 ONLY by James Grant (Potenza Music)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Concertino For Euphonium by Gregory Fritze (Cimarron Music Press/Tuba Euphonium Press) NOTE: Piano begins m. 14; cut m. 104-113 (piano plays 113 instead of 103); cut m. 185-200; cut m 223-252
Final Round (with piano)
Euphonium Concerto, Mvts. 1 & 2 ONLY by Joseph Horovitz (Novello)
TUBA ARTIST
Preliminary Round (record with piano)
Ballade and Burlesque by Elizabeth Raum (Cimarron Music Press)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Paisiello Variations for Tuba by Dario Argentesi (Jamescliff Music Publishing) NOTE: play all repeats
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The Imposters, Mvts. 2 & 3 by Jasmine Pigott (jasminepigott.com)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Fantasia for Tuba by Daniel Markovich (Potenza Music)
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Solaris by Kevin Day (kevindaymusic.com)
Final Round (with band)
Amaia Concerto for Tuba by Ricardo Mollá (ricardomolla.com)
TUBA STUDENT
Preliminary Round
Six Studies in English Folksong, Mvts. 1 & 6 ONLY by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Galaxy Music Corporation) (record with piano)
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Into the Madhouse by Ian Lester (Cimarron Music Press)
Semi-Final Round (unaccompanied)
Solitary Meditations by Jose Flores (joseflorescomposer.com)
Semi-Final Round (accompanied)
Concert Piece for Tuba No. 1 by Wan-Yun Liang (Cimarron Music Press)
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Six Studies in English Folksong, Mvt. 5 ONLY by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Galaxy Music Corporation)
Final Round (with piano)
Abiaka by Joy Zickau (joyzickau.com) NOTE: play entire work