sponsored by TBA
For trombonists ages 22 and under (birth date of January 1, 2001 or later)
First Prize – TBA
General Requirements
- The 2024 ITA Competitions General Requirements must be strictly followed to avoid disqualification.
Recording Guidelines
- Applicants must strictly follow the Recording Guidelines for the 2024 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions to avoid disqualification.
Competition Rules
- Live piano accompaniment is required.
- The required repertoire should be recorded as one complete, unedited take, 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.
- Both performers should be clearly visible in the video throughout the performance, with the trombonist as the focal point. In the event both performers do fit in the frame, due to social distancing or use of pre-recorded piano accompaniment, the trombonist must still be completely visible throughout the performance.
- The submitted file must not contain any identifying information. The video file should be named: “MarstellerEntry.mov” (.mp4, etc.)
- Past winners of the Robert Marsteller Tenor Trombone Competition are not eligible to enter the 2024 Marsteller competition.
Repertoire Requirements
Preliminary Round:
Guy Ropartz – Piece in E-flat minor (Kalmus)
Final Round:
W. Gregory Turner – Vicissitudes (Available at https://www.wgregoryturner.com/vicissitudes)
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brian Foote | Florida State University |
| 1987 | John Dilutis | Curtis Institute of Music |
| 1988 | Scott Bergeson | Brigham Young University |
| 1989 | Douglas Wright | New England Conservatory |
| 1990 | Chris Nigrelli | Western Michigan University |
| 1991 | Jon Etterbeek | Juilliard School of Music |
| 1992 | Alexander Fedianin | Kazakhstan |
| 1993 | Barry Hearn | University of Texas at Arlington |
| 1994 | Katie Kretschman | University of Wisconsin |
| 1995 | Steve Wills | University of Missouri |
| 1996 | Jed Hudson | University of North Texas |
| 1997 | Nathan Zgonc | Indiana University |
| 1998 | Chelsea French | DePaul University |
| 1999 | Robert Lugosi | Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary |
| 2000 | Michael Lormand | University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2001 | James Williams | Juilliard School of Music |
| 2002 | Jonathan Lombardo | Juilliard School of Music |
| 2003 | David Applegate | University of North Texas |
| 2004 | Matthew Allison | San Francisco Conservatory of Music |
| 2005 | Tim Higgins | Northwestern University |
| 2006 | Matthew Knight | Cambridge University |
| 2007 | Achilleas Liarmakopoulos | Curtis Institute of Music |
| 2008 | Joshua Bledsoe | Arizona State University |
| 2009 | Keith Dyrda | McGill University, Canada |
| 2010 | Malcolm Williamson | Eastman School of Music |
| 2011 | Timothy Hilgert | Valdosta State University |
| 2012 | Csaba Bencze | University of Pécs, Hungary |
| 2013 | John Romero | Baylor University |
| 2014 | Alexander Walden | Curtis Institute of Music |
| 2015 | Daniel Tellez Gutierrez | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock |
| 2016 | Brian Wendel | The Juilliard School |
| 2017 | Tolga Akman | Hochschule für Musik, Theater, und Medien, Hannover |
| 2018 | Robyn Smith | New England Conservatory |
| 2019 | Pavlo Titiaiev | Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover |
| 2020 Co-Winner | Jonathan Salcedo | Vanderbilt University |
| 2020 Co-Winner | Polina Tarasenko | Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover |
| 2020 Co-Winner | Joao Teixeira | Zurcher Hochschule der Kunste |
| 2021 | Phillip Williams | Cleveland Institute of Music |
| 2022 | Niels Jacobs | Hochschule der Künste Bern |
| 2023 | Gracie Potter | The Colburn School |