2023 Competition
The Great Plains International Marimba Competition returns to celebrate our 10th anniversary during the summer of 2023!
Entry Requirements and Procedures
HOW TO ENTER
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Submit your entry fee (click to go to PayPal)
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High School Entry Fee: $40 USD before April 1, $50 USD after
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Collegiate/Open Entry Fee: $55 USD before April 1, $75 USD after
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Open Duo Entry Fee: $75 USD before April 1, $100 USD after
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E-mail greatplainsmarimba@gmail.com with the subject "2023 Application Fee Paid"
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You will be given access to a Dropbox folder to upload your round 1 files by the deadline (files should be uploaded by end of day April 17 )
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Contestants will be notified in May whether they advanced to semi-finals along with the audio round judge's comments
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Once participants have entered the competition, no refunds will be awarded.
ROUND 1 - AUDIO
due April 17th, 2023
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Audio-only, in mp3 format (16-bit, 192 kbps)
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Editing of the performance is prohibited; each piece must be recorded in one take; individual movements may be recorded separately. Editing multiple pieces/movements into one file is allowed, so long as the performance is not altered in any way
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High School Solo and Collegiate/Open entrants will submit one mp3 file and scanned PDF of the score
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Format: COMPOSERLASTNAME_PIECE TITLE_MOVEMENT
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Example: An entrant submits the Prelude from J.S. Bach's Suite no. 4 for solo cello
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Example file name: BACH_SUITE NO 4_PRELUDE
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Round 1 repertoire requirements:
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High School Solo - one piece from the list (10 minutes maximum)
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Collegiate/Open Solo - one movement from any work by J.S. Bach (for audio round ONLY) and one piece from the list (15 minutes maximum)
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Open Duo - Open Duo category will not require audio submission for round 1; instead, the competition will advance the first 15 duos to submit to the live semi-final round.
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ROUND 2 - SEMI-FINALS
in-person in Oklahoma City July 12th-15th
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Performers that advance will check in on the evening of July 12th and morning of July 13th. Semi-finals competition will be on July 13th and 14th.
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Round 2 repertoire requirements (please email us if your desired piece is not on the required lists):
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High School Solo - one piece from the list (may repeat from the recorded round - entrants may choose a piece from the Collegiate/Open Solo list)
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Collegiate/Open Solo - two pieces from the list, one from each category (may repeat from the recorded round)
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J.S. Bach movement must be from the list!
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Open Duo - one piece from the list and one piece of your choice
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Finalists will be announced the evening of July 14th, 2023.
ROUND 3 - FINALS
in-person in Oklahoma City on July 15th, 2023
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Round 3 repertoire requirements (please email us if your desired piece is not on the required lists):
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High School Solo - one piece from the list (entrants may choose a piece from the Collegiate/Open Solo list) and one piece of your choice - at least one piece must be new (not performed/recorded in either previous round)
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Collegiate/Open Solo - two pieces: the compulsory piece provided to all semi-finalists, and one new piece that has not been performed during either previous rounds (20 minutes maximum performance time)
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Open Duo - two pieces: the compulsory piece provided to all semi-finalists and one piece of your choice that has not performed in any previous round
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Final results will be announced the afternoon of July 15th, 2023.