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Vincent Bach International Trumpet Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
A trumpet competition run by Conn-Selmer for players aged 25 and under. It begins with a recorded preliminary round and ends with an in-person final in Chicago featuring solos, a quintet round with Axiom Brass and orchestral excerpt rounds.
- Organiser
- Conn-Selmer
- Instruments
- Trumpet
- Category
- Trumpet & cornet
- Age limits
- 25 or under
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online; $40 application fee; 2025 applications March 24 - September 1.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary (recorded)
- Final (live, solo, quintet and orchestral rounds)
Repertoire
Preliminary: Ropartz Andante and Allegro plus seven orchestral excerpts. Final: Bozza Sonatine I with Axiom Brass; Pennequin Morceau de Concert; Liszt Oh! Quand je dors; Stevens or Kennan Sonata I; orchestral rounds.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st: a new Bach trumpet of choice and $1,000
- 2nd: a new Bach trumpet of choice
- 3rd: $1,000
Past editions
- 2025 — Conn-Selmer Artist Studio & Curtiss Hall, Chicago, IL source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source