7th Annual Coltman Competition Semi-Finalists and Finalists

Senior Division String & Piano Category

Semi-Finalist: The Distortion Quartet
Rochester, NY

Repertoire:

Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91; II. Prestissimo con sordino
W. A. Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465; I. Adagio–Allegro

Finalist: Elless Quartet
Cleveland, OH

Repertoire:

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major; I. Allegro moderato–très doux
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 31 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1; IV. Finale: Presto

Finalist: Favola Quartet
Austin, TX

Repertoire:

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 63 in B flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4; I. Allegro con spirito
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80; I. Allegro vivace assai

Finalist: Frieden Quartet
Denton, TX

Repertoire:

Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp Minor, Op. 108; I. Allegretto, II. Lento, III. Allegro–Allegretto–Adagio (attacca)
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13; I. Adagio–Allegro vivace

Semi-Finalist: Iris Trio
Houston, TX

Repertoire:

Paul Schoenfeld: Café Music; II. Rubato, andante moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67; III. Largo, IV. Allegretto (attacca)

Semi-Finalist: Luna String Quartet
West Hartford, CT

Repertoire:

Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet; IV. Alla tango milonga (andante)
L. van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6; IV. La Malinconia: Adagio–Allegretto quasi Allegro

Semi-Finalist: Primo Volo String Quartet
Denton, TX

Repertoire:

Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110; II. Allegro molto
Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3; III. Adagio molto

Semi-Finalist: Sileo Quartet
Bloomington, IN

Repertoire:

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2; II. Capriccio: Adagio–cantabile
Karol Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56; II. Vivace, scherzando

Semi-Finalist: Trio Rouge
Austin, TX

Repertoire:

Bedrîch Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15; I. Moderato assai–Più animato
Astor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; I. Verano Porteño

Finalist: Trio Vérité
Urbana, IL

Repertoire:

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49; I. Molto allegro ed agitato
L. van Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”; II. Largo assai ed espressivo

Senior Division Mixed Instrumental Category

Semi-Finalist: Feroce Quintet
Austin, TX

Repertoire:

Johannes Braham: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115; I. Allegro
Paul Ben-Haim: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, Op. 31a; II. Capriccio: Molto vivo

Finalist: Hub City Brass
Lubbock, TX

Repertoire:

Jim Stephenson: Celestial Suite; III. Newton
Victor Ewald: Quintet No. 1, Op. 5; I. Moderato–Più mosso

Finalist: Inan Quartet
Austin, TX

Repertoire:

Guillermo Lago: Cuidades; Córdoba (España)
John Anthony Lennon: Elysian Bridges

Semi-Finalist: Planchette Quintette
Baton Rouge, LA

Repertoire:

Marc LeMay: Night the Obscure
Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39; I. Tema con variazioni

Finalist: Plaza Winds
Kansas City, MO

Repertoire:

Endre Szervánszky: Quintet for Winds; I. Adagio–Allegro moderato
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango

Finalist: Quintessence
Austin, TX

Repertoire:

Jean Françaix: Quintet No. 1; I. Andante tranquillo–Allegro assai
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”; I. Adagio–Allegro non troppo

Semi-Finalist: Sublimis Quartet
Houston, TX

Repertoire:

Russell Peck: Drastic Measures; I. Poco adagio, molto espressivo
Philip Glass: Saxophone Quartet; II.

Semi-Finalist: UwU Winds
Chicago, IL

Repertoire:

Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G Minor, Op. 3; III. Vivace
Samuel Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31

Semi-Finalist: Virago Quintet
Lubbock, TX

Repertoire:

Jacques Ibert: Trois pièces brèves; I. Allegro
Eric Ewazen: Roaring Fork; I. Whitewater Rapids (Maroon Creek)

Semi-Finalist: Volker Brass Quintet
Kansas City, MO

Repertoire:

David Sampson: Morning Music
Victor Ewald: Quintet No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 6; II. Thema con variazioni

Junior Division String & Piano Category

Semi-Finalist: Allen’s Landing String Quartet
Houston, TX

Repertoire:

Edvard Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27; I. Un poco andante–Allegro molto ed agitato
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73; I. Allegretto

Finalist: Dajj String Quartet
Worthington, OH

Repertoire

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 31 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1; IV. Finale: Presto
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73; III. Allegro non troppo

Semi-Finalist: Duende Trio
Frisco, TX

Repertoire:

Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8; I. Allegro con moto
Paul Shoenfeld: Café Music; I. Allegro

Finalist: Hawk Trio
New York, NY

Repertoire:

L. van Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2; I. Poco sostenuto–Allegro ma non troppo
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49; IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionato

Semi-Finalist: Helios String Quartet
Dallas, TX

Repertoire:

Carl Nielsen: String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13; III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92; I. Allegro sostenuto

Semi-Finalist: Iris Trio
Houston, TX

Repertoire:

Ernö Dohnányi: Serenade in C Major, Op. 10; V. Rondo (Finale): Allegro vivace
W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in E flat Major, K. 563; I. Allegro

Finalist: Kaza String Quartet
Boston, MA

Repertoire:

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 67 in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2; I. Allegro moderato
Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92; I. Allegro sostenuto

Semi-Finalist: Marquis String Quartet
Worthington, OH

Repertoire:

Alberto Ginastera: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20; I. Allegro violento ed agitato
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80; I. Allegro vivace assai

Finalist: Piemont Quartet
Austin, TX

Repertoire:

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E flat Major, Op. 12; I. Adagio non troppo–Allegro non tardante
Erwin Schulhoff: String Quartet No. 1; I. Presto con fuoco

Semi-Finalist: Tangent Trio
Atlanta, GA

Repertoire:

L. van Beethoven: String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3; I. Allegro con spirito
Max Reger: String Trio No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77b; I. Sostenuto–Allegro agitato