International Marimba Festiva Congress and Competition 2018 — Bamberg

The International Marimba Festiva Congress and Competition 2018 is scheduled for 2018-04-03/2018-04-06 in Bamberg, Germany. The organizer, Marimba Festiva e.V., presents the competition alongside its congress.

Competition format

The organizer’s obligatory-piece list⇗ specifies works for age groups AG II, AG III and AG IV. Further edition information is available on the organizer’s 2018 page⇗ .

Jury

The 2018 jury page⇗ lists five members:

• Katarzyna Myćka
• Maki Takafuji
• Svet Stoyanov
• Jochen Schorer
• Sławomir Mscisz

Obligatory pieces

• AG II: Rainer Römer, Improvisation for Solo Marimba (approximately 2 minutes).
• AG III: Jeremy Brunk, Prélude for Solo Marimba, no. 11a [echoes] (approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds).
• AG IV: Odysseas Konstantinopoulos, Mesoghios, third movement, Kritikos Choros, for solo marimba and marimba quartet (approximately 6 minutes).

The organizer’s obligatory-piece page⇗ says contestants must obtain the original score for the AG IV work and lists a competition price of €19 for its solo and ensemble parts and full score.