Competitions

Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition

sponsored by Greg Black Mouthpieces, Rejano Mutes, Cherry Classics, Cimarron Music Press, Encore Music Publishers

For trombonists ages 25 and under (birth date of January 1, 1999 or later)

First Prize – a Greg Black Mouthpiece (stock silver), Rejano Mutes Practice Mute, The One Hundred, gift certificates to Cherry Classics and Cimarron Music Press, Lessons with Professional Trombonists

General Requirements Recording Guidelines

Competition Rules

  • Live piano accompaniment is required.
  • The required repertoire should be recorded as one complete, unedited take (no separate movements), and submitted as a single video file, recorded from a single, uninterrupted camera angle. Accepted file formats include: MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV, M4V, FLV, WEBM, M2V
  • No editing of either video or audio is allowed.
  • No written signs, name tags or other written material is to be visible in the video.
  • Both performers should be clearly visible in the video throughout the performance, with the trombonist as the focal point. In the event both performers do fit in the frame, due to social distancing or use of pre-recorded piano accompaniment, the trombonist must still be completely visible throughout the performance.
  • The submitted file must not contain any identifying information. The video file should be named: “YaxleyEntry.mov” (.mp4, etc.)
  • Past winners of the Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition are not eligible to enter the 2025 Yaxley competition.

Repertoire Requirements

Preliminary Round:
Jerome Naulais – Monologue (IMD)

Final Round:
Eijiro Nakagawa – Trisense (available September 2024)

Submission Instructions

Completed applications must be submitted prior to the deadline and meet ITA membership and other requirements outlined on this page. Application fees (see below) will be charged at the time of application (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Discover, and Diners Club are accepted.)

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Past Winners

Year
Winner
School

  • 1981

    Paul Eachus

    Indiana University

  • 1982

    John Wasson

    University of North Texas

  • 1983

    Randy Campora

    Florida State University

  • 1984

    Dan Satterwhite

    University of North Texas

  • 1985

    Bruce Blomquist

    University of Arizona

  • 1986

    Blair Bollinger

    Curtis Institute of Music

  • 1987

    Harold Van Schaik

    Eastman School of Music

  • 1988

    Matthew T. Guilford

    New England Conservatory

  • 1989

    no recipient

  • 1990

    Robert Byrd

    University of Southern Mississippi

  • 1991

    Robert Fournier

    Indiana University

  • 1992

    Sergei Fedianin

    Kazakhstan

  • 1993

    Steven Brown

    University of Illinois

  • 1994

    Darren McHenry

    Juilliard School of Music

  • 1995

    Norbert Lazsko

    Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary

  • 1996

    Matthias Dangelmaier

    Trossingen Musik Hochschule, Germany

  • 1997

    Michael McLemore

    University of Texas-Austin

  • 1998

    J. Donald Crafton

    Catholic University

  • 1999

    Joshua Brown

    University of North Texas

  • 2000

    Jeffrey A. Gray

    Juilliard School of Music

  • 2001

    Jussi Vuorinen

    Sibelius Academy of Music, Helsinki, Finland

  • 2002

    Dan West

    University of North Texas

  • 2003

    Zachary Bond

    Curtis Institute of Music

  • 2004

    Michael Brown

    University of Michigan

  • 2005

    Charles Reneau

    Juilliard School of Music

  • 2006

    Matyas Veer

    Liszt Academy of Music-Budapest

  • 2007

    Graeme Mutchler

    Juilliard School of Music

  • 2008

    Daniel Brady

    Southern Methodist University

  • 2009

    Nozomi Kasano Flatt

    New England Conservatory of Music

  • 2010

    Craig Flentge

    University of North Texas

  • 2011

    Christopher Hernacki

    University of Michigan

  • 2012

    Mateusz Sczendzina

    Hochschule für Musik, Hannover, Germany

  • 2013

    Rommert Groenhof

    Amsterdam Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, the Netherlands

  • 2014

    Scott P. Hartman

    DePaul University

  • 2015

    Marijn Migchielsen

    Codarts Rotterdam

  • 2016

    Adib Correa Vera

    no school affiliation

  • 2017

    Derek Mitchell

    University of Michigan

  • 2018

    Cameron Owen

    New England Conservatory

  • 2019

    Adrian Gryciuk

    Conservatorium van Amsterdam

  • 2020

    Eden Garza (Co-Winner)

    University of Texas at Austin

  • 2020

    Gabriel Boezi Gjerpe (Co-Winner)

    Norwegian Academy of Music

  • 2020

    Dávid Sztranyák (Co-Winner)

    Liszt Academy of Music-Budapest

  • 2021

    Ivan Cheung

    The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

  • 2022

    Diogo Silva

    Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (Portugal)

  • 2023

    Harper Byrne

    Indiana University

  • 2024

    Jason Donnelly

    no school affiliation