sponsored by TBA
For trombonists ages 25 and under (birth date of January 1, 1999 or later)
First Prize – TBA
General Requirements
- The 2025 ITA Competitions General Requirements must be strictly followed to avoid disqualification.
Recording Guidelines
- Applicants must strictly follow the Recording Guidelines for the 2025 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions to avoid disqualification.
Competition Rules
- The required repertoire should be submitted as a single audio file, with no editing within the submitted recording. All excerpts must be performed in the order listed. Accepted file formats include: MP3, OGG, M4A, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, AIF. Video entries are not accepted for this competition.
- Preliminary round excerpts may be recorded separately, but there may be no editing within an individual excerpt. All excerpts should be recorded at the same location with the same recording setup
- The submitted file must not contain any identifying information. The audio file should be named: “VanHaneyEntry.mp3” (.wav, etc.)
- Past winners of the Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize are not eligible to enter the 2025 Van Haney competition.
Repertoire Requirements
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
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Jon Etterbeek | Juilliard School of Music |
| 1994 | Darren McHenry | Juilliard School of Music |
| 1995 | Stephen Lange | Indiana University |
| 1996 | Norbert Lakzsko | Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary |
| 1997 | Mark Templeton | Guildhall School of Music, London, England |
| 1998 | Garnett Livingston | Juilliard School of Music |
| 1999 | Scott Parkinson | Juilliard School of Music |
| 2000 | Jeffrey A. Gray | Juilliard School of Music |
| 2001 | Darcio Gianelli | Juilliard School of Music |
| 2002 | Wes Citron | Manhattan School of Music |
| 2003 | Tenor – James Williams | Juilliard School of Music |
| Bass – no winner | ||
| 2004 | Tenor – Robert Kastner | |
| Bass – Dan West | University of North Texas | |
| 2005 | Tenor – Kyle Covington | Juilliard School of Music |
| Bass – Matyas Veer | Liszt Academy of Music-Budapest | |
| 2006 | Tenor – Marques Young | Juilliard School of Music |
| Bass – Zachary Bond | Curtis Institute of Music graduate | |
| 2007 | Tenor – Mark Davidson | Juilliard School of Music |
| Bass – Ilan Morgenstern | University of Michigan | |
| 2008 | Tenor- Shachar Israel | Juilliard School of Music |
| 2009 | Tenor- Kyle Mullins | University of North Texas |
| 2010 | Tenor- Johanna Rubsam | Vienna, Austria |
| 2011 | Tenor- David Binder | Northwestern University |
| 2012 | Tenor- José Milton Vieira Leite Filho | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| 2013 | Tenor- Brian Santero | Curtis Institute of Music |
| 2014 | Tenor- Joseph Peterson | Northwestern University |
| 2015 | Tenor- Daniel Tellez Gutierrez | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock |
| 2016 | Tenor- Paul Radke | Shepherd School of Music, Rice University |
| 2017 | Tenor- Joseph Dubas | Civic Orchestra of Chicago |
| 2018 | Tenor- Harry Gonzalez | Shepherd School of Music, Rice University |
| 2019 | Tenor- Evan Williams | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2020 Co-Winner | Tenor- Nathaniel Hsu | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2020 Co-Winner | Tenor- Timothy Maines | Northwestern University |
| 2020 Co-Winner | Tenor- Jonathan McNeer | Northwestern University |
| 2021 | Tenor- Felix Regalado | Northwestern University |
| 2022 | Tenor- Tim Ouwejan | Conservatory of Amsterdam |
| 2023 | Tenor- Lukas Helsel | New England Conservatory |
| 2024 | Tenor- Andrew Zaharis | Juilliard School of Music |