ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions (International Trombone Association)

Regulamento e repertório

Inscrição e taxa

• Apply 12 October to 14 December 2026, closing at 23:59 Hawaii time (15 December at 10:59 in Germany). Provide proof of age as PDF/JPEG, current ITA member details and the required recording. Pianists and rhythm-section players are exempt from membership. Published common requirements do not list letters.
• Age is measured at 31 December 2026; event limits are 18, 20, 22, 23 or 25 depending on division, with separate ensemble criteria. General listed fee is US$60 solo and US$105 ensemble, non-refundable. Consult the named event for exact eligibility and fee, including Yaxley, which is not expressly named in the general solo fee list.

Eliminatórias e duração

George Roberts

• Video: Daniela Candillari Extremely Close, I and II. Final: Ricardo Mollá To the Moon.

Gilberto Gagliardi

• Video: David Uber Romance. Final: Vladislav Blazhevich Trombone Concerto No. 2.

Larry Wiehe

• Video: Arthur Pryor Starlight (Waltz Caprice). Final: Arthur Pryor Fantastic Polka. Observe printed repeats.

Emory Remington

• At least eight trombonists. Submit two separate audio tracks: Steven Verhelst Hiros and Noelia Escalzo Tromborerá. Winner plays at the festival.

Lewis Van Haney

• Audio, in official order: Mozart Tuba Mirum, Berlioz Hungarian March, Ravel Boléro, Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3. Final may draw from those and John Williams Star Wars Main Title and Imperial March. Exact bars and parts are in the event rules.

ITA Quartet

• Video: Saskia Apon Dioscuri, I and II. Final: Steven Verhelst Quartet No. 1. Show all four players continuously.

Melba Liston

• At least two trombonists with rhythm section; free-choice programme up to 20 min in one audio file. No guest soloists. Winner plays at the festival.

Carl Fontana

• Video: 6–8 choruses of a blues, plus 3–4 choruses of A Beautiful Friendship, Emily, If I Only Had a Brain, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, It Might as Well Be Spring or I Thought About You. Final: blues, one medium/up-tempo tune from that list and a free ballad. Two videos with live rhythm section.

ITA Alto

• Video: Albrechtsberger Alto Trombone Concerto in B-flat, I. Final: Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, Kagarice arrangement.

Robert Marsteller

• Video: Defaye À la manière de Bach and Caroline Calvache Trombonsillo. Final: Axel Jørgensen Suite Op. 22. The two video works can be recorded separately and submitted in one file.

Frank Smith

• Video: Bernhard Krol Capriccio da camera. Final: Juraj Filas Sonata At the End of the Century.

Edward Kleinhammer

• Audio, in official order: Haydn The Creation, Berlioz Hungarian March, Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, Respighi Fountains of Rome, Schumann Symphony No. 3. Final can draw from those and John Williams Star Wars Main Title and Imperial March. See the competition page for exact excerpts.

Donald Yaxley

• Video: Jacques Castérède Fantaisie Concertante. Final: Wim Bex Vademecum, I and II.

J.J. Johnson

• Both rounds: 6–8 blues choruses or 4–5 rhythm-changes choruses; 4–6 choruses of a non-blues by J.J. Johnson; and an original by the performer. Upload three videos with live rhythm section. Choruses include the theme, and finals may adjust the count within the timing instructions.

Repertório

• Follow the event-specific recording rules and filenames. No edits within a work, no identifying metadata, and no speaking other than specifically permitted count-offs. Record excerpts separately only where allowed. Do not post session material before finalist announcements.
• Three finalists per competitive event are invited to the festival at Bowling Green State University, 7–10 July 2027. Remington and Liston are decided from recordings; winners perform at the festival. Confirm by 15 March 2027. Finalists use supplied pianists or rhythm sections.

Fonte: Official general rules and application · George Roberts · Gilberto Gagliardi · Larry Wiehe · Emory Remington · Lewis Van Haney · ITA Quartet · Melba Liston · Carl Fontana · ITA Alto · Robert Marsteller · Frank Smith · Edward Kleinhammer · Donald Yaxley · J.J. Johnson