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Australian Trumpet Competition 2025

A world class classical trumpet competition to inspire young trumpet artists.

The Australasian Trumpet Academy (ATC) is proud to announce the 2025 Australian Trumpet Competition. The ATC 2025 will run from April to October 2025, and will see the very best of Australian and New Zealand trumpeting talent compete in a comprehensive 3 round classical solo competition. Run in conjunction with the Australasian Trumpet Academy this competition will be presided over by a world-class trumpet jury, assembled from both around Australia and abroad. The competition will be hosted both ‘online’ and ‘live’ throughout the course of 2025. The competition will culminate with the final round being held ‘live’ in Brisbane on Sunday, 5th October 2025 with the winner of the ATC 2025 to be announced at the final. 

 

 ---------Deadline for contestant registrations 30th March 2025----------

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The Jury

John Foster - Chair (Fr. Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Director ATA)                            Vincent DiMartino (USA) (International Soloist & Clinician)                                                 Caleb Hudson (USA) (Fr. Canadian Brass & International Soloist)                                  Daniel Mendelow (Fr Sydney Symphony Orchestra)                                                           Sarah Butler (Fr. Queensland Symphony Orchestra)                                                            David Elton (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)                                                                       Jeffrey Segal (Fr. Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich)                                                                    Rosemary Turner (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)                                                           Joel Brennan (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music)                                                                          ** Jury members are subject to change without notice.

Round 1. (online) Videos must be received by the ATC no later than 30th April, 2025

Theo Charlier ‘Study No.2’ ‘Du Style’ (**compulsory work) Plus, any one of the following:  

 

Hans Werner Henze ‘Sonatine for Trumpet’                                                                                                           Malcolm Arnold ’Fantasy for Trumpet’                                                                                                                 Vincent Persicheti ‘Parable’                                                                                                                                 Otto Ketting ‘Intrada’                                                                                                                                         Richard Meale ‘Arabesque’                                                                                                                                  Toru Takemitzu ‘Paths’

**works performed as ‘solo’ trumpet on either ‘Bb’ or ‘C’ Trumpet, or as appropriate.

Round 2. (‘Online’) Videos must be received by ATC by no later than 20th July, 2025.                                         Competitors must perform 1 work from list (a) and 1 work from list (b) (with piano accompaniment).                                                

List (A):                                                                                                                                                           Giuseppe Tartini Concerto in D (arr. J.Thilde)                                                                                                         Leopold Mozart Concerto in D major                                                                                                                   G.P Telemann Concerto in D major                                                                                                                      J. Fasch Concerto in D major  

                                                                                                       

List (B):                                                                                                                                                           Jan Dismas Neruda Concerto in E flat major (*1st & 2nd mvts)                                                                                 F.J. Haydn Concerto for Trumpet in Eb Major (*1st & 2nd mvts)                                                                                 J.N. Hummel Concerto for Trumpet in E major (*2nd & 3rd mvts)                                                                             Joseph Fiala Divertimento for Trumpet in  D

 

Round 3. ‘Live’ The Final - Sunday 5th October 2025                                                                                     Competitors must perform any 1 work from the following (with piano accompaniment):

Alexander Arutunian Concerto for Trumpet                                                                                                           Alexandra Pukhmutova Concerto for Trumpet                                                                                                       Vladimir Peskin Concerto No.1 for Trumpet in C Minor                                                                                            Oskar Böhme Concerto for Trumpet in E minor                                                                                                     Henri Tomasi Concerto for Trumpet                                                                                                                     Andre Jolivet Concertino for Trumpet                                                                                                                  William Lovelock Concerto for Trumpet No.1                                                                                                          Bernd Alois Zimmerman Concerto for Trumpet (‘Nobody knows the trouble I see’)                                                   Richard Mills Concerto for Trumpet                                                                                                                      Grace Williams Concerto for trumpet.

Conditions of Entry:

Age limit: All participants must be born after the 1st of January 1989.

This competition is open to all citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand as at 1 January 2025.                                                                                                                                                                           Rounds 1 and 2 are to be submitted via a video file in MP4 format. You must submit your video files via ‘DropBox’ and share a link via email: jfostrumpet@gmail.com

All recordings must be completed as a ‘video’ recorded in a ‘single take’. Where more than one work is being performed, applicants are required to keep the recording going and include all works on the same take of the video recording. Applicants must provide videos with high image resolution and with good quality audio. Participants are responsible for all costs related with recordings submitted for the ‘online’ rounds. Videos received by ATC post-marked or emailed after the submission dates will not be considered. Competitors who are selected for the final round must be available to perform live in Brisbane on the afternoon of Sunday 5th October 2025. Competitors who are successful in reaching the final round are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. A piano accompanist will be provided for all finalists in round 3 of the competition only, competitors are responsible for providing their own piano accompanist for round 2. All decisions made by the jury are final.  

*Please provide with your registration: a brief biography, and a publicity photo for use on social media.

Entry Fee: Competitors will pay a (non-refundable) entry fee of $75.00 which is payable via bank transfer to BSB: 064000 ACC: 00758290 (in the comments mention your name and the phrase ‘ATC entry fee’. Payments can also be made via ‘PayPal’ using the PayPal ID: jfostrumpet@gmail.com

Registration

Competitor Registration ATC 2025:

 

 

Full Name:________________________________ 

 

D.O.B. ____/_____/_____

 

Postal address:________________________________________________________

 

Post code:__________________ Email:____________________________________

 

Repertoire Selections:

 

Selections Round 1: Theo Charlier ‘Study No.2’ ‘Du Style’ (**compulsory work)

Plus: _______________________________________________________________

 

Selections Round 2: List (a)______________________________________________

 

                          List (b)______________________________________________

 

Selection Final: ________________________________________________________

 

Recording Declaration:

 

I __________________________ hereby confirm that the video/audio recordings provided to the Australian Trumpet Competition will be recorded in a ‘single take’, and under the conditions outlined in the ‘conditions of entry’ (as provided by the ATC). I acknowledge that any breach of these conditions or competition rules will render my recordings ineligible for the Australian Trumpet Competition 2025.

 

 

Signature:_______________________________     Date: _________/_______/_________

 

Please return completed registration form to: jfostrumpet@gmail.com

For More Information or requests please contact:

John Foster (Director & Chair) Ph: 0414 709 649

Jeremy Williamsom (Operations Manager) Ph: 0491 179 012

Kirsty Poole (Media Manager and Publicity Liason) Ph: 0415 192 161

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