ITA Alto Trombone Competition

sponsored by Jürgen Voigt Brass

For trombonists ages 25 and under (birth date of January 1, 1996 or later)

First Prize – 2,000€ gift card towards the purchase of a Voigt Brass instrument

General Requirements

• The 2022 ITA Competitions General Requirements must be strictly followed to avoid disqualification.

Recording Guidelines

• Applicants must strictly follow the Recording Guidelines for the 2022 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions to avoid disqualification.

Competition Rules

• The required repertoire should be recorded as one complete, unedited take (no separate movements), and submitted as a single video file, recorded from a single, uninterrupted camera angle. Accepted file formats include: MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV, M4V, FLV, WEBM, M2V
• No editing of either video or audio is allowed.
• No written signs, name tags or other written material is to be visible in the video.
• The performer should be clearly visible in the video throughout the performance, with the trombonist as the focal point.
• The submitted file must not contain any identifying information. The video file should be named: “AltoEntry.mov” (.mp4, etc.)
• Past winners of the ITA Alto Trombone Competition are not eligible to enter the 2022 ITA Alto competition.
• Co-Winners from the 2020 ITA Alto Trombone Competition are eligible to enter if still meeting age and other requirements.

Repertoire Requirements

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/)

Past Winners