Application Deadline: November 5, 2023
Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 18 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cavatine (Durand)
Final Round:
J.E. Barat – Andante and Allegro (Leduc)
Robert Marsteller Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 22 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Guy Ropartz – Piece in E-flat minor (Kalmus)
Final Round:
W. Gregory Turner – Vicissitudes (Available at https://www.wgregoryturner.com/vicissitudes)
Frank Smith Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Frank Martin – Ballade (Universal Edition)
Final Round:
Derek Bourgeois – Trombone Concerto, Movement 1 (R:Smith)
ITA Alto Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
George Christoph Wagenseil – Concerto in Eb (Universal Edition)
Final Round:
Elizabeth Raum – Olmütz Concerto, movements 1 and 2 (Editions Bim)
Larry Wiehe Tenor Trombone Competition (ages 23 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Arthur Pryor – The Supervisor (EMR)
Final Round:
Arthur Pryor – Annie Laurie (Ludwig)
George Roberts Bass Trombone Competition (ages 20 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Alexander Lebedev – Konzert No. 1 (Hofmeister edition)
Final Round:
David Wilborn – Concertino (Wehr’s)
Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition (ages 25 and under)
Preliminary Round:
Eugène Bozza – New Orleans (Leduc)
Final Round:
Jonas Schoen-Philbert – Solo for Bass Trombone (Available Here)
Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize (ages 25 and under)
Second Trombone Audition – all excerpts are Trombone 2
Preliminary Round
- W.A. Mozart – Requiem, K. 626, Tuba Mirum, measure 1 to measure 18
- Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.5. Movement I: 8 measures after [11] to 4 measures before [12] AND Movement II: 8 measures after [24] to [25]
- Rimsky Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture, Rehearsal [M] through 14th bar of [M]
- Rimsky Korsakov – Scheherazade, Movement II: 5 measures after [D] through [E]
- Hector Berlioz – The Damnation of Faust, Hungarian, 1 bar before [4] through 2 bars after [5]
Final Round
Excerpts to be chosen from Preliminary Round repertoire, and the following:
- J.S. Bach – Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 5, no repeats
- Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, 3rd bar of [60] through 6 bars after [65]
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]
- Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 7, Movement I, 3 bars before rehearsal [43] through [44]
- Ottorino Respighi – Pines of Rome, Catacombs, 7 bars before rehearsal [11] through 3 bars after rehearsal [12]
- Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, rehearsal [55] through 1st measure of rehearsal [66]
Final Round
Excerpts to be chosen from Preliminary Round repertoire, and the following:
- J.S. Bach – Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 5, no repeats
- Zoltán Kodály – Háry János Suite, Movement 4, 5th bar of rehearsal [5] through 10th bar of rehearsal [6]
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:
David Wilborn – Elysian Fields (Cherry Classics)
Final Round:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Drei Equale (Cherry Classics
AND
A piece of Quartet’s choice, not to exceed 9 minutes
Emory Remington (trombone choir, 8 or more players on each piece, personnel can be different between pieces)***
Madeline Lee – La Cathédrale (Available from madelineleemusic)
AND
Derek Bourgeois – Scherzo Funebre (Warwick)
Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition (3 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