National Trombone Quartet Competition
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2021
Apply Here!The American Trombone Workshop presents the 2021 National Trombone Quartet Competition. Our goal is to promote this important and popular genre for players of all ages. Typically, those selected as the winners of this competition will be given the opportunity to perform a full recital for the ATW live audience; however, because of COVID-19 restrictions this year, the workshop will be doing this recital virtually.
Submission Instructions
This year, audio recordings must be submitted to the competition coordinator as a YouTube submission. Competitors are asked to upload their entries to their own YouTube accounts and send the links to the competition coordinator. Please send two YouTube links; there should be one for each piece. Do NOT send the different movements of the same piece as separate links. No editing is allowed during any of the movements or works. Video titles are to be set as: ATW 2021 National Quartet Competition, Name of Quartet, Name of the piece.
To apply, email a link to audio files directly to the competition coordinator, SSG Austin Westjohn. Include in this email the following:
- Quartet Name
- Personnel
- School affiliation (if any)
- Teacher name
- Telephone number for the group representative
The winning ensemble will be selected by a panel of judges in mid-February, and will perform a VIRTUAL recital at the 2021 American Trombone Workshop. If you have any questions contact SSG Austin Westjohn
Competition Eligibility
The 2021 National Trombone Quartet Competition is open to all trombone quartets. There are no age restrictions. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the winning quartet will perform a virtual solo recital at the 2021 American Trombone Workshop. Due to these changes, the deadline has been DELAYED until February 1, 2021.
Repertoire
| Title | Composer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Quartuor for trombones (all four movements) | Max Dubois | Alphonse Leduc |
| No More Blues (arr. Scharnberg) | Antonio Caros Jobim | Firebird Editions |
Contact
Please direct all questions to competition coordinator SSG Austin Westjohn at
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New England Trombone Quartet | |
| 2019 | New England Trombone Quartet | |
| 2018 | New England Conservatory Trombone Quartet | |
| 2017 | Yale University Trombone Quartet | |
| 2016 | The Juilliard Trombone Quartet | |
| 2015 | AMF Trombone Quartet, University of Texas at Austin | |
| 2014 | Bearbones Trombone Quartet, Baylor University | |
| 2013 | Yale University Trombone Quartet | |
| 2012 | Indiana University Trombone Quartet | |
| 2011 | Co-winners: Oklahoma State University Trombone Quartet and University of Michigan Trombone Quartet | |
| 2010 | Rittenhouse Quartet | |
| 2009 | Northwestern University Trombone Quartet | |
| 2008 | Southern Methodist University Trombone Quartet | |
| 2007 | University of North Texas TF Quartet | |
| 2006 | Chicago Trombone Quartet |
