Application Deadline: December 9, 2021
Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 18 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Eugène Bozza – Hommage à Bach (Leduc)
Final Round:
Lauren Bernofsky – Two Latin Dances (Presser)
Robert Marsteller Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 22 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Darius Milhaud – Concertino d’hiver, Beginning through measure 188 (Associated Music Publishers)
Final Round:
Dorothy Gates – Servant of Peace, movements 1 and 2 (available at https://dorothygates.com)
Frank Smith Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Frank Martin – Ballade (Universal)
Final Round:
James Pugh – Concerto for Trombone and Piano, movements 2 and 3 (Williams Music)
ITA Alto Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Anonymous/Christian Lindberg – Three Medieval Dances (Edition Tarrodi)
Final Round:
Phillip Wharton – Sonata for Alto Trombone, movements 1, 3, and 4 (available at https://www.imbrassworks.com/p/philip-warton-alto-trombone-sonata/)
Larry Wiehe Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 23 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Arthur Pryor – The Little Chief (available in the collection Solos for Trombone, published by Carl Fischer)
Final Round:
Arthur Pryor – Fantastic Polka (Carl Fischer)
George Roberts Bass Trombone Competition (ages 20 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Jan Koetsier – Allegro Maestoso (EMR)
Final Round:
Eugène Bozza – Prelude et Allegro (Alphonse Leduc)
Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Pierre Lantier – Introduction, Romance et Allegro (Lemoine)
Final Round:
Jacques Casterede – Fantasie Concertante (Alphonse Leduc)
Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round
- W.A. Mozart – Tuba Mirum from Requiem in D minor, K.626. Trombone 2. Measures 1-18
- Gioachino Rossini – Overture to William Tell. Trombone 1. Rehearsal C through downbeat of the 9th measure after letter D
- Maurice Ravel – L’enfant et les sortilèges. Trombone 1 solo, Rehearsal 33 through the 1st measure of Rehearsal 35
- Giuseppe Verdi – Overture to La Forza del Destino. Trombone 1. 8th measure after Rehearsal C through the 4th measure after Rehearsal E
- Anton Bruckner – Symphony No.8, Movement 4. Trombone 1. Beginning through the 9th measure of Rehearsal B
Final Round
Excerpts to be chosen from Preliminary Round repertoire, and the following:
- Ferdinand David (ed. Mueller) – Concertino. Rehearsal A through the first measure of Rehearsal D (Record without accompaniment)
- Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite, VII. “Duetto.” (Rehearsal 85)
Edward Kleinhammer Orchestral Bass Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round
- Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel – Tableaux d’une Exposition, “Promenade.” Trombone 3. Beginning until Rehearsal 2 AND 1 measure before Rehearsal 5 to the end
- Gioachino Rossini – Overture to William Tell. Bass Trombone, Rehearsal C through downbeat of the 9th measure after letter D
- Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung. Trombone 3. Double bar after Rehearsal W (Allegro molto agitato) through the sixth measure of Rehearsal X.
- Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.4, movement 4. Trombone 3. Rehearsal E through the 9th measure before Rehearsal F
- Anton Bruckner – Symphony No.7, fourth movement. Trombone 3. Rehearsal P through Rehearsal S
- Richard Wagner – Overture to Tannhäuser. Trombone 3. Rehearsal A through the 17th measure of Rehearsal A.
Final Round
Excerpts to be chosen from Preliminary Round repertoire, and the following:
- Berlioz – “Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust. Trombone 3. 6 measures before Rehearsal 4 through 2 measures after Rehearsal 5
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.5, Second Movement. Trombone 3. Rehearsal I through Tempo I after Allegro non troppo
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:
Saskia Apon – First Trombone Quartet (Warwick)
Final Round:
James Kazik – 2002: Three Movements for 4 Trombones (KBE)
Free Choice piece – 4 minutes or less in duration
Emory Remington (trombone choir, 10 or more trombonists)
Steven Verhelst – Giant’s Tale (available from https://stevenverhelst.com)
AND
Daniela Candillari – Sonnet IX (available from http://www.danielacandillari.com/)
Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition (3 or more trombonists)
Free choice of program, not to exceed 20 minutes