Competitions

Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition

sponsored by Greg Black Mouthpieces, Cherry Classics, Cimarron Music Press, C. Sharpe Editions

For trombonists ages 18 and under (birth date of January 1, 2006 or later)

First Prize – a Greg Black Mouthpiece (stock silver), gift certificates to Cherry Classics, Cimarron Music Press, and C. Sharpe Editions, 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, 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, nametags 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: “GagliardiEntry.mov” (.mp4, etc.)
  • Past winners of the Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition are not eligible to enter the 2025 Gagliardi competition.

Repertoire Requirements

Preliminary Round:
Samuel Rousseau – Piece Concertante (Fischer)

Final Round:
Hedwige Chrétian – Grand Solo (IMSLP)

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

  • 1973

    Jan Moeller

    Boston, Massachusetts

  • 1974

    John Veselack

    Illinois Wesleyan University

  • 1975

    Brad Bobcik

    Millikin University

  • 1976

    Dave Foley

    Harvard University

  • 1977

    Rock Ciccarone

    Youngstown State University

  • 1978

    Stan Jeffs

    Shoreline Community College

  • 1979

    Steve Witser

    Eastman School of Music

  • 1980

    Jeff Budin

    Northwestern University

  • 1981

    Randy Campora

    Florida State University

  • 1982

    Doug Johnson

    Michigan State University

  • 1983

    Michael J. Finton

    University of Michigan

  • 1984

    John Dilutis

    New England Conservatory

  • 1985

    Eric Johnson

    Shenendohowa High School, New York

  • 1986

    Sara Smith

    Catalina High School, Texas

  • 1987

    Brian K. McCommon

    Brevard College

  • 1988

    Michael Allen

    University of New Mexico

  • 1989

    Dan Mattson

    Michigan State University

  • 1990

    Amitai Pelleg

    Israel

  • 1991

    Jonathan Rosenberg

    Eastman School of Music

  • 1992

    Kanat Akhmetov

    Kazakhstan

  • 1993

    Aaron Kadrmas

    Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan

  • 1994

    Joshua Richman

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • 1995

    Clifford Moore II

    Florida State University

  • 1996

    Ryan Williams

    Brigham Young University

  • 1997

    Bryan Aaron

    Florida State University

  • 1998

    Jonathan Lombardo

    Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan

  • 1999

    Anthony Wise

    Curtis Institute of Music

  • 2000

    Ward E. Stare

    Juilliard School of Music

  • 2001

    Dan West

    University of North Texas

  • 2002

    Benjamin Green

    Juilliard School of Music

  • 2003

    Achilleas Liarmakopoulous

    Rio Mesa High School, Camarillo, CA

  • 2004

    Joshua Bledsoe

    Florida State University

  • 2005

    Christopher Guilfoyle

    Curtis Institute of Music

  • 2006

    Isaac Washam

    Oklahoma State University

  • 2007

    Hana Beloglavec

    Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School

  • 2008

    Malcolm Williamson

    Eastman School of Music

  • 2009

    Christian Larsen

    Horsens Statsskole, Aarhus, Denmark

  • 2010

    Derek Hawkes

    Plano Senior High School, Plano, TX

  • 2011

    Juan Zuniga

    Boston University

  • 2012

    Daniel O. Murphy

    Oberlin Conservatory

  • 2013

    Dani Tellez Gutierrez

    Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Rostock

  • 2014

    Brian Wendel

    The Juilliard School

  • 2015

    Connor Rowe

    Cabrillo High School

  • 2016

    Marie Nøkleby Hanssen

    Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien, Hannover

  • 2017

    Pavlo Titiaiev

    Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (Poland)

  • 2018

    Christopher Houlihan

    The Juilliard School

  • 2019

    Polina Tarasenko

    Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

  • 2020

    Nathaniel Berry (Co-Winner)

    Indiana University

  • 2020

    Lukas Helsel (Co-Winner)

    New England Conservatory

  • 2020

    Zhitong Zhang (Co-Winner)

    Central Conservatory of Music Middle School (Beijing)

  • 2021

    Tsz Yin (Alvin) Ho

    University of Texas at Austin

  • 2022

    Gonçalo Nova

    Hochschule für Musik Freiburg

  • 2023

    Beanie Hyunbin Lee

    Los Angeles Brass Academy/JeonJu Art High School

  • 2024

    Devin Drinan

    New England Conservatory