2024 Competition
Join us for the 11th Annual Great Plains International Marimba Competition, summer of 2024!
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Entry Requirements and Procedures
HOW TO ENTER
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Timeline
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January 15 - Registration opens​
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March 31 - Early Bird Registration closes
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April 15 - Registration closes; all Round 1 recordings are due by midnight CST
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First half of May - Semi-finalists announced
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July 10-13 - Semi-final and Final rounds in Oklahoma City
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Registration Fees
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Early Bird (before April 1)​
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High School - ​$40 USD
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Collegiate/Open - $55 USD
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Duo - $75 USD
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Standard (beginning on April 1)​
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High School - ​$50 USD
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Collegiate/Open - $75 USD
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Duo - $100 USD
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To register (REGISTRATION FOR 2024 IS CLOSED)
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Pay the registration fee via the appropriate PayPal link:
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High School - $50 USD
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Collegiate/Open - $75 USD
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Duo - $100 USD
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Email a screencap of your PayPal receipt, as well as your name and category to greatplainsmarimba@gmail.com
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You will be emailed a Dropbox link where you will upload your mp3s and scores (see Round 1 procedures below)
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Once participants have entered the competition, no refunds will be awarded.
ROUND 1 - AUDIO
due April 15th, 2024
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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 10th-12th, 2024​
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Performers that advance will check in on the evening of July 11th and morning of July 12th. Semi-finals competition will be on July 11th and 12th.
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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 12th, 2024.
ROUND 3 - FINALS
in-person in Oklahoma City on July 13th, 2024
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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 of your choice (not performed/recorded in either previous round) and the compulsory piece (announced when semi-finalists are announced in early May) (12 minutes maximum performance time)
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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 round (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 (20 minutes maximum performance time)
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Final results will be announced the afternoon of July 13th, 2024.