Competitions
Emory Remington Trombone Choir Competition
For ensembles of 8 or more trombonists (no euphoniums, tubas or percussion allowed)
First Prize: Featured performance at the 2025 International Trombone Festival
Competition Rules
- The competition repertoire should be uploaded as two separate audio files (Lee and Bourgeois). Accepted file formats include: MP3, OGG, M4A, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, AIF.
- Additionally, the group must upload a video of each piece as well. This will only be viewable by the Competitions Coordinator. Accepted file formats include: MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV, M4V, FLV, WEBM, M2V.
- The audio from the audio submission and video submission must be the same or the applicant risks disqualification.
- Each movement must be recorded as one complete take; there may be no editing within each movement.
- 8 or more players must play on each piece, choice piece must use the same players from assigned piece, but additional players may be added
- The submitted file must not contain any identifying information. The audio files should be named: “Remington_Knutrud.mp3”, and “Remington_Choice.mp3” (.wav, etc.)
- Doubling of parts is at the discretion of the ensemble
- No age requirement or school affiliation required.
- The winning ensemble must utilize only the players who made the sound file recording in their ITF performance – no additional players or substitutions are allowed without the written approval of the Competitions Committee.
- No guest soloists are allowed.
- Winning conductor has total control over the content of their ITF program (within time constraints.)
- 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Remington Competition winners are not eligible for the 2025 Emory Remington Trombone Choir Competition.
Repertoire Requirements
Alex Knutrud – Cathedral of Dreams
AND
A piece of ensemble’s choice, not to exceed 10 minutes
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
1971
Ball State University Trombone Choir*
Bernard Pressler, conductor
1972
Catholic University Trombone Choir*
John Marcellus, conductor
1973
University of Oklahoma Trombone Choir*
Irvin Wagner, conductor
1974
Bob Jones University Trombone Choir*
Stan George, conductor
1975
Crane School of Music Trombone Ensemble*
John Upchurch, conductor
1976
Marcellus-Melick Trombone Ensemble*
John Marcellus & John Melick, conductors
1977
Bay Bones*
Billy Robinson, conductor
1978
Texas Tech University Trombone Ensemble*
Robert Deahl, conductor
1979
East Texas State University Trombone Choir*
Neill Humfeld, conductor
1980
Eastman School of Music Trombone Choir*
John Marcellus, conductor
1981
University of Oklahoma Trombone Choir*
Irvin Wagner, conductor
1982
Florida State University Trombone Choir*
William Cramer, conductor
1983
Ball State University Trombone Choir*
Wesley Hanson, conductor
1984
no competition
1985
North Texas State University Trombone Choir*
Vern Kagarice & Royce Lumpkin, conductors
1986
Manhattan School of Music Trombone Ensemble*
Harold Janks, conductor
1987
Eastman School of Music Trombone Choir
John Marcellus & Raymond Premru, conductors
1988
University of Northern Colorado Trombone Choir
Buddy Baker, conductor
1989
no competition
1990
Chicago Trombone Choir
Jay Friedman, conductor
1991
Eastman School of Music Trombone Choir
John Marcellus, conductor
1992
no competition
1993
University of Illinois Trombone Choir
Elliot Chasanov, conductor
1994
University of North Texas Trombone Choir
Vern Kagarice, conductor
1995
University of Texas at Arlington Trombone Choir
Andy Russell, conductor
1996
Blech Forest Trombone Ensemble
Abbie Conant, conductor
1997
Texas Tech University Trombone Choir
Don Lucas, conductor
1998
Juilliard School of Music Trombone Ensemble
Joseph Alessi, conductor
1999
University of North Texas Trombone Choir
Vern Kagarice, conductor
2000
Trombonly
Heinz Fadle, conductor
2001
Eastman School of Music Trombone Choir
John Marcellus, conductor
2002
University of Texas Trombone Choir
Nathaniel Brickens, conductor
2003
Texas Trombone Octet
Jimmy Clark, conductor
2004
Texas Tech University Trombone Choir
Don Lucas, conductor
2005
Rotterdam Conservatory Trombone Choir
Pierre Volders, conductor
2006
Trombone Class Musikhochschule Hannover
Jonas Bylund, conductor
2007
University of Texas Trombone Choir
Nathaniel Brickens, conductor
2008
Oklahoma State University Trombone Octet
Paul Compton, conductor
2009
Codarts Trombone Ensemble, the Netherlands
Pierre Volders, Jörgen van Rijen, and Ben van Dijk, conductors
2010
UdK Trombone Choir, Berlin, Germany
Stefan Schulz, Andreas Klein and Rainer Vogt, conductors
2011
Eastman Trombone Choir
John Marcellus, conductor
2012
Hannover Trombone Class
Jonas Bylund, conductor
2013
Amsterdam Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Trombone Class
Pierre Volders, conductor
2014
Rostock Trombone Class, Germany
Jamie Williams, conductor
2015
Copenhagen Trombone Class (Royal Danish Academy of Music), Denmark
Jesper Juul, conductor
2016
Royal Northern College of Music Trombone Choir (UK)
Simon Cowen and Katy Jones, conductors
2017
Northwestern University Trombone Choir
Christopher Davis, conductor
2018
Juilliard Trombone Choir
Joseph Alessi and John Rojak, conductors
2019
HMT Rostock Trombone Class
Jamie Williams and Tomer Maschkowski, conductors
2020
Norwegian Academy of Music Trombone Choir
Jonas Bylund, conductor
2021
University of North Texas Trombone Consortium
Natalie Mannix and Steve Menard, conductors
2022
HSLU Lucerne Trombone Class
Martin Schippers, conductor; Simone Maffioletti and Vicente Climent Calatayud, assistants
2023
The University of Texas Trombone Choir
Nathaniel Brickens, conductor
2024
No Winner