Senior Division Mixed Instrumental Category
Semi-Finalist: Arcane Reed Quintet
Tempe, Arizona
Ton ter Doest (b. 1964) | Circusmuziek
I, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Stacy Garrop (b. 1969) | Rites for the Afterlife
I. Inscriptions from the Book of the Dead, II. Passage through the Netherworld, III. The Hall of Judgment
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Blacktop Percussion
Austin, Texas
Viet Cuong (b. 1990) | Water, Wine, Brandy, Brine
Andy Akiho (b. 1979) | Seven Pillars
IV. Pillar III, VIII. Pillar V
Semi-Finalist: Center Brass Quintet
Denton, Texas
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Frederick Mills | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), arr. Steven Verhelst | Suite from María de Buenos Aires
Semi-Finalist: Cerus Quartet
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joan Pérez-Villegas (b. 1994) | Sólo el misterio, in memoriam Federico García Lorca
György Ligeti (1923–2006) | Six Bagatelles
I. Allegro con spirito, II. Rubato. Lamentoso, III. Allegro grazioso, IV. Presto ruvido, V. Adagio. Mesto, VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Clap7
East Lansing, Michigan
Fernande Decruck (1896–1954) | Variations saxophoniques
I. Andante espressivo, II. Stesso Tempo, molto espressivo e sostenuto, III. Allegretto scherzando, IV. Come prima, V. Allegro moderato energico, VI. Allegro ma non troppo
Erik Alan Norman (b. 1984) | Suite
I. Fanfare, II. Interlude, III. Elegy, IV. Finale
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Corvus Quartet
Kansas City, Missouri
Carl Schimmel (b. 1975) | Into Xylonia
I. gleaming teak parquet, boundless, oceanic…, II. Bubinga buttons and ash pegs bubble in clumps, III. Newelposts and dominoes jostle with alphablocks, caespitose and shrubby, IV. Ligneous tendrils bear fattening spindle tips, shooting about dowelspouts, V. PYRGOIDAL PEPPERMILLS AND PEGLEGS — MAMMOTH AXEHANDLES — TITANIC BIEDERMEIER BEDSTANDS, VI. From the barbicans flutter deckle and chads, tickertape and timbersplinters, crepe paper billowing like hennin cloth
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), arr. Frederick Hemke | String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
II. Lento, III. Molto vivace, IV. Vivace ma non troppo
Semi-Finalist: IGNIS Quintet
College Park, Maryland
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) | Summer Music, Op. 31
Valerie Coleman (b. 1971) | Tzigane
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Kodachrome
Tempe, Arizona
Fuminori Tanada (b. 1961) | Mysterious Morning II
I, II
Marcelo Zarvos (b. 1969), arr. Darius Mackie | Memory from Nepomuk’s Dances
Semi-Finalist: Poema Quartet
Norman, Oklahoma
David Salleras Quintana (b. 1980) | Tango pour une princesse désesperée
Carter Pann (b. 1972) | The Mechanics
I. Hoist, II. Drivetrain, IV. Flywheel, V. Balance, VI. Trash
Semi-Finalist: Una Terra Trio
New York, New York
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) | Trio Pathétique in D Minor
I. Allegro moderato, II. Scherzo, III. Largo, IV. Allegro con spirito
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | Konzertstück No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113
I. Allegro con fuoco, II. Andante, III. Presto
Senior Division String & Piano Category
Semi-Finalist: Helicon Trio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Nino Rota (1911–1979) | Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Allegrissimo
Robert Muczynski (1929–2010) | Fantasy Trio, Op. 26
I. Allegro energico, IV. Introduction and Finale
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Kodak Quartet
New York, New York
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) | String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4
I. Allegro con spirito, II. Adagio
György Ligeti (1923–2006) | String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”
I. Allegro grazioso, II. Vivace, capriccioso, III. Adagio, mesto, IV. Presto, V. Prestissimo, VI. Andante tranquillo
Semi-Finalist: Little Trio
Boston, Massachusetts
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) | Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
I. Allegro, II. Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 11
III. Tema: Pria ch’io l’impegno. Allegretto
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Mia Quartet
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) | String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92
I. Allegro sostenuto
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
I. Allegro vivace assai
Semi-Finalist: Quartet Java
Rochester, New York
Josef Suk (1874–1935) | Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 1
I. Allegro appassionato, II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) | Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478
I. Allegro
Semi-Finalist: SOK Trio
Long Island, New York
Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978) | Trio in G Minor for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
II. Allegro
Béla Bartók (1881–1945) | Contrasts
I. Verbunkos, II. Piheno, III. Sebes
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Trio Gratia
Cleveland, Ohio
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) | Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
III. Presto
Semi-Finalist: Trio Matisse
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) | Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”
I. Andante
Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961) | Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 128
I. Movendo limpido, III. Allegro
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Uni Quintet
New Haven, Connecticut
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) | Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
I. Allegro
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) | Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
I. Allegro
Semi-Finalist: Watson Quartet
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) | String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, K. 155
I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Molto Allegro
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
I. Allegro vivace assai
Junior Division Mixed Instrumental Category
Semi-Finalist: Caprae Quartet
Lewisville, Texas
Michael Markowski (b. 1986) | Finding The Words
I. Five-Dollar Diction, III. Foreign Tongues
Chris Evan Hass (b. 1993) | Polar Vortex
I. Snowfall, II. Bloodthirsty Blizzard
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Centauri Quartet
Carrollton, Texas
David Salleras Quintana (b. 1980) | Soñando una nana
David Maslanka (1943–2017) | Recitation Book
V. Fanfare/Variations on “Durch Adams Fall” (Through Adam’s Fall)
Semi-Finalist: Chrysanthemum Quartet
Houston, Texas
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), trans. John de Bueris | String Quartet No. 1 in E Major, Op. 12
II. Canzonetta
Ralph Raymond Hays (b. 1962) | Divertimento
I. Appassionata, II. Giocoso
Semi-Finalist: Halcyon Quartet
Houston, Texas
Faustin (1900–1979) & Maurice Jeanjean (1897–1968) | Quatuor pour saxophones
I. Gaîté villageoise, II. Doux paysage
Ida Gotkovsky (b. 1933) | Quatuor de saxophones
VI. Final
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Incendio Saxophone Trio
Chicago, Illinois
Carlos Micháns (b. 1950) | Broken Dances
I. Slow, II. Fast (molto giusto)
Robbie McCarthy (b. 1989), arr. Matt Fowler | Crankshaft
Semi-Finalist: Nexus Brass Quintet
San Antonio, Texas
Victor Ewald (1860–1935) | Quintet No. 1, Op. 5
I. Moderato
Johann Sebastian Bach (1865–1750), arr. John Glasel | Contrapunctus IX
Semi-Finalist: Polaris Quartet
Spring, Texas
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) | The Arrival of Queen Sheba
Chris Evan Hass (b. 1993) | Polar Vortex
II. Bloodthirsty Blizzard
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet
San Antonio, Texas
Joel Love (b. 1982) | In memoriam
II. Adieu
Guillermo Lago (b. 1960) | Ciudades
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Semi-Finalist: Tango Quartet
Spring, Texas
Edward Elgar (1857–1934), arr. JJ Ashley | Nimrod
David Maslanka (1943–2017) | Songs for the Coming Day
VIII. The soul is here for its own joy
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Tauboma Quartet
Flower Mound, Texas
Guillermo Lago (b. 1960) | Ciudades
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
David Maslanka (1943–2017) | Songs for the Coming Day
VIII. The soul is here for its own joy
Junior Division String & Piano Category
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Aster Trio
New York, New York
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) | Piano Trio in A Minor
I. Modéré
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
I. Allegro energico e con fuoco
Semi-Finalist: Echo Quartet
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969) | Quartet for Four Violins
I. Allegretto-Allegro giocoso
Charles Dancla (1817–1907) | Le Carnaval de Venise, Op. 119
Semi-Finalist: Elm Trio
Los Angeles, California
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) | Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 1 , No. 1
I. Allegro
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Evie Quartet
Los Angeles, California
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) | String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810
I. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) | String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
III. Allegro non troppo
Semi-Finalist: Gloria String Quartet
Salt Lake City, Utah
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95
I. Allegro con brio
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
I. Allegro vivace assai
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Happy Feat Trio
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op .49
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) | Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
IV. Allegretto-Adagio
Semi-Finalist: Kräft Quartet
Los Angeles, California
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
I. Allegro vivace assai
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) | String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
I. Animé et très décidé
Semi-Finalist & Finalist: Nth Trio
Los Angeles, California
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) | Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
I. Allegro con brio
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) | Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
IV. Allegretto-Adagio
Semi-Finalist: Senti Piano Trio
Chicago, Illinois
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) | Dash
Semi-Finalist: Trio CYD
Rockville, Maryland
Anton Arensky (1861–1906) | Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32
I. Allegro moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) | Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
II. Allegro con brio