Competitions
Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition
sponsored by TBA
For trombonists ages 25 and under (birth date of January 1, 1999 or later)
First Prize – TBA
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
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