International Trombone Association

Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition

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

First Prize - ETB634 Eastman by Shires Tenor Trombone, donated by the Eastman Company

More about Donald Yaxley

General Rules and Requirements

• The 2012 ITA Competitions General Rules and Requirements must be strictly followed to avoid disqualification.

Additional Rules

• Live piano accompaniment is required. Pre-recorded accompaniments are not acceptable.
• Past winners of the Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition are not eligible in the 2012 Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition.
• Each sound file must be labeled as follows: DY_Your ITA ID. No.
  Example: DY_1234 (Always use underscore _ instead of space)

Preliminary Round Repertoire

• Eugene Bozza
  New Orleans
  Alphonse Leduc

Final Round Repertoire

• Jacques Castérède
  Fantasie Concertante for bass trombone and piano
  Alphonse Leduc

Past Winners

Year	Winner	School
1981	Paul Eachus	Indiana University
1982	John Wasson	University of North Texas
1983	Randy Campora	Florida State University
1984	Dan Satterwhite	University of North Texas
1985	Bruce Blomquist	University of Arizona
1986	Blair Bollinger	Curtis Institute of Music
1987	Harold Van Schaik	Eastman School of Music
1988	Matthew T. Guilford	New England Conservatory
1989	no recipient
1990	Robert Byrd	University of Southern Mississippi
1991	Robert Fournier	Indiana University
1992	Sergei Fedianin	Kazakhstan
1993	Steven Brown	University of Illinois
1994	Darren McHenry	Juilliard School of Music
1995	Norbert Lazsko	Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary
1996	Matthias Dangelmaier	Trossingen Musik Hochschule, Germany
1997	Michael McLemore	University of Texas-Austin
1998	J. Donald Crafton	Catholic University
1999	Joshua Brown	University of North Texas
2000	Jeffrey A. Gray	Juilliard School of Music
2001	Jussi Vuorinen	Sibelius Academy of Music, Helsinki, Finland
2002	Dan West	University of North Texas
2003	Zachary Bond	Curtis Institute of Music
2004	Michael Brown	University of Michigan
2005	Charles Reneau	Juilliard School of Music
2006	Matyas Veer	Liszt Academy of Music-Budapest
2007	Graeme Mutchler	Juilliard School of Music
2008	Daniel Brady	Southern Methodist University
2009	Nozomi Kasano Flatt	New England Conservatory of Music
2010	Craig Flentge	University of North Texas
2011	Christopher Hernacki	University of Michigan