National Solo Competition
Each year the Eastern Trombone Workshop hosts its National Solo Competition. This event gives students and young professional trombonists the opportunity to compete against others in their age category from all over the country and abroad. Recordings are sent to ETW for review in December. From this semifinal round, up to three select recordings per division are invited to compete in a final round recital open to the public. A distinguished panel of judges chooses a winner for each division.
The experience gained through making a quality audition recording and learning how to perform in a competitive environment is invaluable for musicians of any age or performance level. The ever-growing number of tapes received is evidence that the National Solo Competition continues to be one of the workshop’s most exciting and anticipated events.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
- Division 1 - If you were born on or after Nov 1, 1992, enter Division I
- Division 2 - If you were born after Oct 31, 1988 and before Nov 1, 1992, enter Division II
- Division 3 - If you were born on or before Oct 31, 1988, enter Division III
REQUIRED LITERATURE BY DIVISION
TENOR TROMBONE
- Division 1—Camille Saint-Saens, Cavatine—Durand ed.
- Division 2—Darius Milhaud, Concertino d’Hiver
- Division 3—Folke Rabe, Basta
BASS TROMBONE
- Division 1—Ernst Sachse/Goss, Concert for bass trombone and piano—Zimmerman ed.
- Division 2—Frigyes Hidas, Meditation
- Division 3—David Gillingham, Sonata
GENERAL RULES & REQUIREMENTS
For the primary round all applicants must prepare a quality recording of the piece corresponding to the division they are competing in. You must use a piano accompaniment (unless the piece is unaccompanied). CD format only. Persons wishing to enter more than one division must prepare separate audition recordings.
Please remember that your submission will be received along with many others. Therefore, it is very important that you clearly and accurately mark your submission with the following information:
- Name
- Division
- Piece
- Current Mailing Address
- Phone Number
- Email Address
Recording postmark date is November 1, 2011
Proof of age (photocopy of driver’s license, visa, or birth certificate) must be provided with your submission. No editing of any type is permitted within a movement of the work. Please inquire with your postal carrier to ensure that your submitted packet is received within a reasonable amount time. NOTE: Tracking number services through postal carriers are highly recommended.
Mail recording(s) to:
The United States Army Band
Eastern Trombone Workshop
National Classical Solo Competition
c/o SFC Kirsten Lies-Warfield
400 McNair Road
Fort Myer, VA 22211
Recordings will not be returned to the applicants. Therefore, be sure to keep track of the masters (do not send master recordings, only a high quality copy on CD). Selected participants are responsible for all transportation and lodging expenses. All participants will perform with piano accompanists provided by ETW.
YOUR QUALIFYING SUBMISSION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Observance of postmarked deadline (please see above).
- Proof of age (please see above).
- An unedited recording (please see above).
- Avoidance of all spoken dialogue on recording.
- Observance of instructions regarding the labeling of CD and CD container (please see above).
Past Winners
- 2011
- Bass I: Suraj Sulhan
- Tenor I: Weston Olencki
- Bass II: Gabriel Roberson
- Tenor II: Timothy Hilgert
- Bass III: Travis Dobson
- Tenor III: Kyle Mullins
- 2010
- Bass I: Sean Copeland
- Tenor I: Alex Walden
- Bass II: Jeriad Wood
- Tenor II: Chris Wolf
- Bass III: Darren Workman
- Tenor III: Russell Sharp
- 2009
- Bass I: Quinton Ho, Ann Arbor, MI
- Tenor I: Casey Jones, Lavale, MD
- Bass II: Adrian Nunez, Plano, TX
- Tenor II: Hana Beloglavec, Kalamazoo, MI
- Bass III: Sean McGhee, Cincinnati, OH
- Tenor III: Mark Scott, Albuquerque, NM
- 2008
- Brandon Martell
- Matt Smith
- James Kent
- Evan Conroy
- Jason Hausback
- 2007
- Adam Rainey
- Mary Tyler
- Jeremiah Stones
- Patrick Pfister
- Ilan Morgenstern
- Rai Morales
- 2006
- Tim Hilgert
- Marques Young
- Jeremy Wilson
- James Trichilo
- Brandon Dyer
- Brian Honsberger
- 2005
- Mary Tyler
- Jeremy Wilson
- David Nelson
- James Trichilo
- Philip Hyman
- Justin Clark
- 2004
- Kyle Willis
- Jeremy Wilson
- Micah Everett
- Kiel Lauer
- Charles Reneau
- George Curran
- 2003
- Christopher Wolf
- Jeremy Wilson
- Johnathan Reycraft
- Kyle Mendiguchia
- Jared Lantzy
- Justin Clark
- 2002
- Ryan Casey
- James Kent
- Chelsea Hurtado
- Charles Reneau
- Kevin Rigotti
- 2001
- Jamie Kember
- Amanda Stewart
- Aaron Moats
- Benjamin Green
- Adam Huff
- Andrey Kharlamov
- 2000
- Brad Williams
- Jamie Williams
- Clifford Moore
- Eric Tucker
- Lee Watts
- 1999
- James Kent
- Johnathan Hinton
- Mark Babbit
- Don Crafton
- Denson Pollard
- 1998
- Ward Stare
- Matt Lennox
- James McNair
- Elmer White
- Ben Chouinard
- 1997
- Lynne Townsend
- Stephen Swords
- James McNair
- David Perkel
- Lloyd Hall
- John Stabinsky
- Steve Brown
- 1996
- Tom Johnson
- Rebecca Howenstine
- Michael Parnell
- Frank Bunger
- Elmer White
- Tom Riccobono
- 1995
- Donald Crafton
- Mark Salatino
- James Fantz
- Wesley Citron
- Craig Harrigan
- Greg Harper
- 1994
- James Yu
- James Markey
- Matt Vaughn
- John Stabinsky
- Michael Palmer
- Brett Shuster
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