Compulsory pieces 2026
CHOIRS:
Mixed Choir - High School Choirs:
| Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): | “Locus Iste” (03:00) |
Mixed Choir - University Choirs:
| Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): | “Ave Maria” (03:00) |
Treble Choir:
| F. Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): | “Hebe deine Augen auf” from “Elijah” (02:00) |
Male Choir:
| Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): | “Frühlingslied” (D 243) (01:40) |
Children’s Choir (up to the age of 12):
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): | “Ave Maria” (Canon) (3:00) |
ORCHESTRAS:
Symphony Orchestra:
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): | Symphony Nr. 39 in Eb Major, KV 543, 3. Menuetto & Trio - Allegretto (04:00) |
(parts are also on IMSLP, we recommend the Breitkopf & Härtels Edition on there)
Chamber Orchestra with Winds:
| Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): | Symphony No. 5 in B major, D 485 - 4. Allegro Vivace (05:30) |
(parts are also on IMSLP)
String Orchestra:
| Arnold van Wyk (1916 - 1983): | From“Five Elegies for String Quartet”: No.2 - Allegro Feroce (03:00) |
BANDS:
| Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): | “Folk Dances” (04:45) |
SUMMA ENSEMBLES:
| Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): | “Hungarian Dance” No. 5 (03:45) |
Summa Ensembles will perform the compulsory piece in a format and instrumentation adapted to the respective performing ensemble, while staying as faithful to the original composition as possible needs.