sponsored by Getzen
For trombonists ages 25 and under (birth date of January 1, 1993 or later)
Prize: TBA
Please note: Rules and repertoire for this competition were updated on October 18, 2018. Please see below for the most current information.
General Requirements
- The 2019 ITA Competitions General Requirements must be strictly followed to avoid disqualification.
Recording Guidelines
- Applicants must strictly follow the Recording Guidelines for the 2019 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions.
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 selections 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: “KleinhammerEntry.mp3” (.wav, etc.)
- Past winners of the Edward Kleinhammer Orchestral Bass Trombone Competition are not eligible to enter the 2019 Kleinhammer competition.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary Round:
All items must be recorded in the order listed below:
- J.S. Bach – Sarabande from Suite V for Unaccompanied Violoncello
- Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1, movement 4, Trombone III. Rehearsal C through 15 measures after Rehearsal C
- César Franck – Symphony in D-minor, Trombone 3, Movement 1, Letter N to Letter O. AND Movement 3, Letter N to 16 measures before Letter O
- Josef Haydn – The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Part II, 26, Trombone 3. Start at the beginning; stop at letter C. (First 37 measures)
- Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben. Trombone 3. Rehearsal 55 through two measures before rehearsal 59. AND rehearsal 61 through the first measure of rehearsal 65
- Richard Wagner – Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III, Trombone III. Measure 32-49 (first excerpt)
Final Round:
Excerpts to be selected from the Preliminary Round in addition to the following:
- Respighi – Fountains of Rome. Trombone 3. Pickup to rehearsal 11 through 2 measures after rehearsal 14
- Rossini – William Tell Overture. Trombone 3. Rehearsal C through 9th measure of Rehearsal D
- Schumann – Symphony No.3. Bass Trombone. Beginning through Measure 1
Past Winners
Van Haney
| 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. |
Kleinhammer
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Daniel Brady | Southern Methodist University |
| 2009 | Christian Poitinger | Universität für Musik, Vienna, Austria |
| 2010 | Jeremy Stones | University of North Texas |
| 2011 | Raymond Flores | Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico |
| 2012 | Nuno Henriques | Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, The Netherlands |
| 2013 | Scott P. Hartman | DePaul University |
| 2014 | Gabriel Roberson | Northwestern University |
| 2015 | Scott Nguyen | Northwestern University |
| 2016 | Cameron Owen | University of Alabama |
| 2017 | Christopher Bassett | New England Conservatory |
| 2018 | Eden Garza | Texas A&M University-Kingsville |