Competitors
Applicants for the Parkening International Guitar Competition must be 30 years of age or younger at the time of the competition. You must have been born on or after May 30, 1989.
The 2019 Parkening International Guitar Competition will be held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California on May 30–June 1, 2019.
Applications are now closed and are being reviewed, stay tuned for updates.
Audition Repertoire for the Parkening International Guitar Competition*
JOHN DOWLAND: A FANCY (3:10 minutes. Published in Christopher Parkening: Solo Pieces, arranged by David Brandon).
JOHN WILLIAMS: ROUNDS (4:30 minutes; published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2015)
SERGIO ASSAD: AQUARELLE (III. Prelude e Toccatina) (4:00 minutes; available as a download from SheetMusicPlus.com).
J.S. BACH: CHACONNE IN D MINOR (13:00 minutes; from Partita II in D Minor for Violin Solo) Schott Music: edited by Andrés Segovia. Available through Hal Leonard Corporation at halleonard.com.
Free choice piece(s), approximately 6:00–7:00 minutes.
*Applicants may play these pieces in any order.
Competitors should prepare the following pieces:
ROUND 1 (approximately 15 minutes)
MAURO GIULIANI: VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HANDEL, Op. 107 (5:10 minutes with no repeated B sections; Public Domain). Available as a free download on: imslp.nl
JOHN WILLIAMS: ROUNDS (4:30 minutes; published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2015)
SERGIO ASSAD: AQUARELLE (III. Prelude e Toccatina) (4:00 minutes; available as a download from SheetMusicPlus.com).
No free pieces.
ROUND 2 (Not to exceed 30:00 minutes of music)
J.S. BACH: CHACONNE IN D MINOR (13:00 minutes; from Partita II in D Minor for Violin Solo) Schott Music: edited by Andrés Segovia. Available through Hal Leonard Corporation at halleonard.com.
TORROBA: FOUR SELECTIONS FROM CASTLES OF SPAIN* (7:00 minutes)
1) Rumor de copla
2) Manzanares del real
3) Romance de los pinos
4) Turegano
*This suite, with the exception of the first movement, Rumor de Copla, is available
for purchase here.
For a copy of Rumor de Copla, please contact the competition office.
BROWER: DANZA CHARACTERISTICA (2:15 minutes) Available through Hal Leonard Corporation at halleonard.com.
Free choice piece(s), not to exceed 8:00 minutes
FINAL ROUND
(choose ONE of the following)
JOAQUÍN RODRIGO: CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ Schott & Co. Ltd. Available through Hal Leonard Corporation at halleonard.com.
JOAQUÍN RODRIGO: FANTASÍA PARA UN GENTILHOMBRE Schott & Co. Ltd. Available through publisher at schott-music.com and halleonard.com.
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR Schott & Co. Ltd. Available through Hal Leonard Corporation at halleonard.com.
MANUEL PONCE: CONCIERTO DEL SUR Peer International Corporation edition. Available through Hal Leonard Corporation at halleonard.com.
ELMER BERNSTEIN: CONCERTO FOR GUITAR AND ORCHESTRA Bernal Music, tnv.net.
In addition to the concerto, finalists will present an encore piece of their choice, not to exceed five minutes (the piece may be selected from a previous round).