Application Deadline: December 8, 2024
Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 18 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Samuel Rousseau – Piece Concertante (Fischer)
Final Round:
Hedwige Chrétian – Grand Solo
Robert Marsteller Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 22 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Eugen Reiche – Concerto No. 2 in A Major, movements 1 and 2 (Zimmerman)
Final Round:
Ida Gotkovsky – Concerto
Frank Smith Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Enrique Crespo – Improvisation No. 1
Final Round:
Kevin Day – Sonata in One Movement
ITA Alto Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Christian Lindberg (ed.) – Three Medieval Dances (Tarrodi)
Final Round:
Frigyes Hidas – Baroque Concerto (EMB)
Larry Wiehe Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 23 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Arthur Pryor – La Petite Suzanne (Fischer)
Final Round:
Arthur Pryor – The Patriot (Fischer)
George Roberts Bass Trombone Competition (ages 20 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Walter Hartley – Sonata Breve (Tenuto)
Final Round:
Steven Verhelst – On Your Own Now
Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Jerome Naulais – Monologue (IMD)
Final Round:
Eijiro Nakagawa – Trisense (available September 2024)
Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round
- Hector Berlioz (Trombone 2)- The Damnation of Faust, Hungarian, 6 measures before [4] through 2 bars after [5]
- W.A. Mozart (Trombone 2)- Requiem, K. 626, Tuba Mirum, measure 1 to measure 18
- Camille Saint-Saëns (Trombone 1)- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op 78. – [Q] to [R] AND 12 measures after [R] through 2 measures after [S]
- Richard Wagner (Trombone 1)- Ride of the Valkyries – pickups to [3] to 2 measures before [4] AND pickups to [5] to 3 measures after [6]
Final Round
Excerpts to be chosen from Preliminary Round repertoire, and the following:
- Richard Strauss (Trombone 1) – Also Sprach Zarathustra, 4 measures before [16] to [16] AND 7 measures after [50] through 5 measures after [51]
- Maurice Ravel (Trombone 1) – Bolero – 2 measures after [10] through [11]
- Ferdinand David – Concertino – Movement 1 – beginning through cadenza, with piano
Edward Kleinhammer Orchestral Bass Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round
- Hector Berlioz, The Damnation of Faust, Hungarian March, 6 bars before rehearsal [4] through two bars after rehearsal [5]
- Joseph Haydn – The Creation, No. 26, beginning through 19th bar of rehearsal [B]
- Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3, beginning through 13 measures after [A]
- Richard Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries – pickups to [3] to 2 measures before [4] AND pickups to [5] to 3 measures after [6]
Final Round
Excerpts to be chosen from Preliminary Round repertoire, and the following:
- Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, rehearsal [55] through [59] AND 2 measures after [61] through [66]
- Zoltán Kodály – Háry János Suite, Movement 4, 5th bar of rehearsal [5] through 10th bar of rehearsal [6]
- Ernst Sachse – Concertino for Bass Trombone, Theme and Variations, with piano
Carl Fontana Jazz Trombone Competition (ages 22 and under)
Preliminary Round Repertoire:
- Six to eight (6-8) choruses of a Blues (including the melody.)
- Three to four (3-4) choruses of one of the following tunes: “A Beautiful Friendship,” “Emily,” “If I only had a Brain,” “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “It Might as Well be Spring,” or “I Thought About You.”
Final Round Repertoire:
- Blues
- Medium- or Up-tempo tune from the list above
- Ballad of the applicant’s choice
JJ Johnson Jazz Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary and Final Round Repertoire:
- Six to eight (6-8) choruses of a Blues (including the melody) OR Four to Five (4-5) choruses of a “rhythm changes” tune (examples: “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “Oleo,”or “Anthropology”)
- Four to six (4–6) choruses of any composition (except a blues) composed by J.J. Johnson (including the melody).
- Original Composition by the performer
ITA Trombone Quartet Competition
Preliminary Round:
Soichi Kanagaya – Dream, movements 1, 3, and 4 (EMR)
Final Round:
Christopher Sharpe – The Secret City (C. Sharpe Editions)
AND
A piece of Quartet’s choice, not to exceed 5 minutes
Emory Remington (trombone choir, 8 or more players on each piece, choice piece must include all players from assigned piece, but additional personnel can be added)***
Alex Knutrud – Cathedral of Dreams
AND
A piece of ensemble’s choice, not to exceed 10 minutes
Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition (2 or more trombonists)***
Free choice of program, not to exceed 20 minutes
***NOTE: the Emory Remington and Kai Winding Ensemble Competitions will require an audio AND video submission