Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize Tenor Trombone Competition

For tenor trombonists ages 25 and under - birth date of January 1, 1986 or later.

First Prize - will be announced at a later date

General Rules and Requirements

Additional Rules

  • Past winners of the Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize Tenor Trombone Competition are not eligible in the 2012 Haney Philharmonic Prize Tenor Trombone Competition.
  • Each sound file must be labeled as follows: LVH_Composer Your ITA ID. No.
    Example: LVH_Berlioz_1234 (Always use underscore _ instead of space)

Preliminary Round Repertoire

All items must be recorded in the order listed below

NOTE: Play first trombone parts unless specified otherwise.

Excerpt Passages in PDF format

  • Berlioz
    Hungarian March (2nd trombone part) - 6 bars before 20 to two bars after 21
  • Saint-Saëns
    Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 1 - Letter Q to two bars before R
  • Ravel
    Bolero - 3rd bar after No. 10 to No. 11
  • Thomas
    Hamlet - Act I, Scene 2 (see attached pdf)
  • Wagner
    Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre - pickup to No. 11 to 5 bars after No. 12

Final Round Repertoire

  • Berlioz
    Hungarian March (2nd trombone part) - 6 bars before 20 to two bars after 21
  • Saint-Saëns
    Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 1 - Letter Q to two bars before R
  • Ravel
    Bolero - 3rd bar after No. 10 to No. 11
  • Thomas
    Hamlet - Act I, Scene 2 (see attached pdf)
  • Wagner
    Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre - pickup to No. 11 to 5 bars after No. 12
  • Berlioz
    Romeo and Juliet - fieramente to 8 bars after No. 6

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