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2023 Competition

The Great Plains International Marimba Competition returns to celebrate our 10th anniversary during the summer of 2023!

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Entry Requirements and Procedures

HOW TO ENTER

  • Applications for the 2023 competition have closed.

  • Contestants will be notified in May whether they advanced to semi-finals along with the audio round judge's comments

  • Once participants have entered the competition, no refunds will be awarded.

ROUND 1 - AUDIO

due April 17th, 2023

  • Audio-only, in mp3 format (16-bit, 192 kbps)

  • 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

  • High School Solo and Collegiate/Open entrants will submit one mp3 file and scanned PDF of the score

  • Format: COMPOSERLASTNAME_PIECE TITLE_MOVEMENT

    • Example: An entrant submits the Prelude from J.S. Bach's Suite no. 4 for solo cello​

    • Example file name: BACH_SUITE NO 4_PRELUDE

  • Round 1 repertoire requirements:

    • High School Solo - one piece from the list (10 minutes maximum)​

    • 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)

    • 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.

ROUND 2 - SEMI-FINALS

in-person in Oklahoma City July 12th-15th​

  • 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.

  • Round 2 repertoire requirements (please email us if your desired piece is not on the required lists):

    • 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)

    • Collegiate/Open Solo - two pieces from the list, one from each category (may repeat from the recorded round)

      • J.S. Bach movement must be from the list!​

    • Open Duo - one piece from the list and one piece of your choice

  • Finalists will be announced the evening of July 14th, 2023.

ROUND 3 - FINALS

in-person in Oklahoma City on July 15th, 2023

  • Round 3 repertoire requirements (please email us if your desired piece is not on the required lists):

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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

  • Final results will be announced the afternoon of July 15th, 2023.

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