Join us at STUDIO SHARE MADISON 5003 West University Avenue

for our SUITE of SEASONS FESTIVALS beginning August 2025.

OUR FESTIVAL SEASON WILL BEGIN JUNE 1, 2025 -

A complete schedule of events, recitals, masterclasses & competitions will be posted here - stay tuned!

SUITE AUTUMN FESTIVAL

SATURDAY. - NOVEMBER 15, 2025

This is both a COMPETITIVE and a NON-COMPETITIVE event.

Options for entering COMPETITIVELY

Solo Piano (Keyboard)

Small Ensemble - one instrument must be keyboard/piano

Composition

Composition video entries must be submitted on or before 12:00 NOON on October 1, 2025 in order to be considered.

Details regarding video entry will be posted HERE after July 15.

Each Entry must choose either A or B:

A: Baroque Composer (lived between 1600-ca. 1750)

B: Contemporary - Baroque-inspired Composer (lived/living after 1900)

For our 2025 event, we are highlighting the

ANNA MAGDALENA BACH notebook.

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C - An original composition that is written by the performer may be submitted for consideration. Composition must be not less than 32 measures in duration, notated using standard notation, and may not exceed 3 1/2 minutes in performance duration. Compositions must be submitted as both a PDF and with a video of the composer performing - very specific guidelines for video submission will be posted to this website after July 15.. Compositions may be solo keyboard and a small ensemble (not to exceed 4 performers - one of whom must be piano/keyboard).

A select number of compositions submitted via video will be invited to perform in-person on November 15 (no additional fee will be incurred). Composer will be notified on or before November 4.

ANNA MAGDALENA BACH NOTEBOOK

Full list of permitted entries from the AMB notebook are listed below

Suggested entries for younger and beginner / early intermediate repertoire is labeled (B/EI) and boldfaced

Keyboard partita in A minor, BWV 827. (1731 published as the first volume of Clavier-Übung.)

Keyboard partita in E minor, BWV 830. (options: Air, Tempo di Gavotta)

B/EI Minuet in F major, BWV Anh. 113. (wikipedia quick link)

B/EI Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114. attr. Christian Petzold (wikipedia quick link)

B/EI Minuet in G minor, BWV Anh. 115. attr. Christian Petzold

B/EI Rondeau in B-flat major, BWV Anh. 183 by François Couperin , aka. Les Bergeries (6e Ordre) (perform with no repeats).

B/EI Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 116

B/EI Polonaise in F major, BWV Anh. 117a (repeat required)
Polonaise in F major, BWV Anh. 117b (repeat required)

B/EI Minuet in B-flat major, BWV Anh. 118 (repeat required)

B/EI Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 119 (repeat required)

Chorale prelude "Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten", BWV 691 (performed in person on piano; online online entry with organ encouraged)

Chorale setting "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" in F major, BWV 510 (performed in person on piano; online entrywith organ encouraged)

Chorale setting "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" in G minor, BWV 511

(performed in person on piano; online entry with organ encouraged)
Chorale setting "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" in E minor, BWV 512

(performed in person on piano; online entry with organ encouraged)

B/EI Minuet in A minor, BWV Anh. 120

B/EI Minuet in C minor, BWV Anh. 121

B/EI March in D major, BWV Anh. 122. attr. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

B/EI Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 123. attr to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

B/EI March in G major, BWV Anh. 124. attr. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

B/EI Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 125. attr. to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

B/EI Aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife" in D minor, BWV 515
B/EI Aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife" in G minor, BWV 515a

Menuet fait par Mons. Böhm, by Georg Böhm

B/EI Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126

B/EI March in E-flat major, BWV Anh. 127

B/EI (Polonaise) in D minor, BWV Anh. 128

B/EI Aria "Bist du bei mir", BWV 508. Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (performed in person on piano; online entry with organ encouraged)

Keyboard aria in G major, BWV 988/1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988.

B/EI Solo per il cembalo in E-flat major, BWV Anh. 129. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

B/EI Polonaise in G major, BWV Anh. 130. Johann Adolph Hasse.

B/EI Prelude in C major, BWV 846/1. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

A single movement of the Keyboard suite in D minor, BWV 812. (French Suite #1)

A single movement of the Keyboard suite in C minor, BWV 813. (French Suite #2)

B/EI Movement in F major, BWV Anh. 131.

Aria "Warum betrübst du dich", BWV 516

(performed in person on piano; online entry with organ encouraged)

Chorale setting "Schaff's mit mir, Gott", BWV 514

B/EI Minuet in D minor, BWV Anh. 132

Aria "Willst du dein Herz mir schenken" (subtitled "Aria di Giovannini"), BWV 518

Chorale setting "Dir, dir Jehova, will ich singen" (solo), BWV 299

B/EI Song "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen", BWV 517

B/EI Aria "Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke", BWV 509

B/EI Chorale "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", BWV 513

FOR A LIST OF SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE FOR YOUNG & BEGINNER PIANISTS

Scroll down through the BOLDFACED listings in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach - and further down this page, please note the many suggestions below.

These lists will be updated and added to in the coming months…