sponsored by Jürgen Voigt Brass
For trombonists ages 25 and under (birth date of January 1, 1993 or later)
First Prize – $2000 gift card toward the purchase of a Jürgen Voigt trombone
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 to avoid disqualification.
Competition Rules
- Live piano accompaniment is required. No pre-recorded accompaniments are acceptable.
- The required repertoire should be 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. The three movements should be recorded as a single take.
- No written signs, nametags or other written material is to be visible in the video.
- Both performers 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 2019 ITA Alto competition.
Repertoire Requirements
Preliminary Round:
Hannes Meyer– Sonata in C minor, movements 2, 3, and 4 (Editions Marc Reift)
Note: applicants are encouraged to add ornamentation on the repeated sections in movement 4.
Final Round:
Paul Hindemith – Sonata for Althorn and Piano (Schott)
Note: This is the original edition for alto horn in Eb; finalists will transpose from the alto horn part or write out their own transposition in the original sounding key and octave.
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Márton Kuna | Music School of Kecskemét, Hungary |
| 2010 | Joshua Bledsoe | Arizona State University |
| 2011 | Brian Santero | Curtis Institute of Music |
| 2012 | Charlotte van Passen | Conservatorium van Amsterdam |
| 2013 | Kurt Neubauer | Janacek Academy of Music and Performance Arts Brno |
| 2014 | Jonathan Houghtling | DePaul University |
| 2015 | Tobias Lang | Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) |
| 2016 | Therese Iversen | Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus |
| 2017 | Pavlo Titiaiev | Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (Poland) |
| 2018 | Marie Nøkleby Hanssen | Hochschule für Musik, Theater, und Medien, Hannover |