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
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.)
Past Winners
Year
Winner
School
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1981
Paul Eachus
Indiana University
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1982
John Wasson
University of North Texas
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1983
Randy Campora
Florida State University
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1984
Dan Satterwhite
University of North Texas
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1985
Bruce Blomquist
University of Arizona
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1986
Blair Bollinger
Curtis Institute of Music
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1987
Harold Van Schaik
Eastman School of Music
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1988
Matthew T. Guilford
New England Conservatory
-
1989
no recipient
-
1990
Robert Byrd
University of Southern Mississippi
-
1991
Robert Fournier
Indiana University
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1992
Sergei Fedianin
Kazakhstan
-
1993
Steven Brown
University of Illinois
-
1994
Darren McHenry
Juilliard School of Music
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1995
Norbert Lazsko
Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary
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1996
Matthias Dangelmaier
Trossingen Musik Hochschule, Germany
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1997
Michael McLemore
University of Texas-Austin
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1998
J. Donald Crafton
Catholic University
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1999
Joshua Brown
University of North Texas
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2000
Jeffrey A. Gray
Juilliard School of Music
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2001
Jussi Vuorinen
Sibelius Academy of Music, Helsinki, Finland
-
2002
Dan West
University of North Texas
-
2003
Zachary Bond
Curtis Institute of Music
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2004
Michael Brown
University of Michigan
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2005
Charles Reneau
Juilliard School of Music
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2006
Matyas Veer
Liszt Academy of Music-Budapest
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2007
Graeme Mutchler
Juilliard School of Music
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2008
Daniel Brady
Southern Methodist University
-
2009
Nozomi Kasano Flatt
New England Conservatory of Music
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2010
Craig Flentge
University of North Texas
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2011
Christopher Hernacki
University of Michigan
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2012
Mateusz Sczendzina
Hochschule für Musik, Hannover, Germany
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2013
Rommert Groenhof
Amsterdam Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, the Netherlands
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2014
Scott P. Hartman
DePaul University
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2015
Marijn Migchielsen
Codarts Rotterdam
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2016
Adib Correa Vera
no school affiliation
-
2017
Derek Mitchell
University of Michigan
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2018
Cameron Owen
New England Conservatory
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2019
Adrian Gryciuk
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
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2020
Eden Garza (Co-Winner)
University of Texas at Austin
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2020
Gabriel Boezi Gjerpe (Co-Winner)
Norwegian Academy of Music
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2020
Dávid Sztranyák (Co-Winner)
Liszt Academy of Music-Budapest
-
2021
Ivan Cheung
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
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2022
Diogo Silva
Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (Portugal)
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2023
Harper Byrne
Indiana University
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2024
Jason Donnelly
no school affiliation