Parkening International Guitar Competition

• Young Guitarist Competition
• Results
• The Competitors
• Prize Money
• Application Process
• Judging
• Judges
• Schedule
• Repertoire
• Press Releases
• Audio / Video
• Contact Information
• Unauthorized DVD Advisory

Young Guitarist Competition

Repertoire

First Round (not to exceed 12 minutes)

• Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) from 12 Etudes for Guitar (Editions Durand; distributed. by Hal Leonard Corp.) Click here to order.

• Preludio Americano No. 3 – Campo (Abel Carlevaro) from Preludios Americanos (Barry Editorial, distributed by Guitar Solo Publications) Click here to order.

• Rumores de la Caleta (Isaac Albéniz; arr. Christopher Parkening) from Romanza (Hal Leonard Corp.) Click here to order.

• Free Choice Piece (under 3:00)

Second Round (not to exceed 15 minutes)

• I. Courante from Suite in D (Michael Praetorius; transcr. by Patrick Russ) from Christopher Parkening – Solo Pieces (Hal Leonard Corp.) (pp. 100-102) Click here to order.

• Preludes 1, 2, 4, 6 (Manuel Ponce; edited by Andrés Segovia) from Ponce – 12 Preludes (Schott Music; distributed by Hal Leonard Corp.) Click here to order.

• Estudio Brillante (Francisco Tárrega) (Published online by EveryNote.com) Click here to order.

• Free Choice Piece (under 4:00)