The Competitions page lists events geared towards the young trumpet player. If you have an event you'd like placed on this page, please contact the editor, Brian Shook at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ITG CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS AUDITIONS
The International Trumpet Guild announces scholarships provided by members of the music industry and by the Renold Schilke, Clifton G. Plog, Donald P. Bullock, and "Sandy" Sandberg Memorial Scholarship Funds.
Ages: Students
Prizes: $250, certificate, and free registration to the annual ITG Conference that year
Website: http://www.trumpetguild.org/resources/competitions.htm#scholarship

ITG YOUTH COMPETITION
The ITG, in its efforts to encourage young performers, presents two competitions for players of all soprano brass instruments (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, E-flat cornet). Students are invited to participate in the competitions which will take place at the annual ITG Conference each summer. Conference location changes from year to year. Depending on the number of entrants, there may be a preliminary round prior to the finals which would also will be held during the course of the confernece. Candidates will be provided with written comments from a distinquished panel of judges.
Ages: under 18 years old as of February 15 of the competition year
Prizes: TBA
Location: Annual ITG Competition (different location each year)
Competition Information: http://www.trumpetguild.org/resources/competitions.htm
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LAGRANGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION
Ages: under 26 years old as of February 5 of the competition year
1st Prize: $1500 and a solo performance with the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra
2nd Prize: $1000
3rd Prize: $500
Website: http://www.lagrangesymphony.org/20.html

MTNA HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS
Ages: high school
National Winners Receive $1000 and a plaque
National Winners Teachers Receive $100
National Finalists Receive $100 merit award and certificate
Website: www.mtna.org/competitions.htm

NATIONAL TRUMPET COMPETITION (The Stephen and Bonnie Simon High School Division)
Ages: high school students age 14-18
1st Prize: $1000 - The Bach Award for Excellence or a Bach B-flat or C Trumpet.
2nd Prize: $200 - The Artists Fund Award
Location: George Mason University (Arlington, VA)
Website: www.nationaltrumpetcomp.org/

"OHRID PEARLS" INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF YOUNG MUSICIANS
Ages: 10–25
1st Prize: 800 Euros
2nd Prize: 500 Euros
3rd Prize: 300 Euros
Location: Ohrid, Macedonia
Website: http://www.ohridskibiseri.org.mk/

UNITED STATES NAVY BAND HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTO COMPETITION
Ages: high school
1st Prize: $250 and an opportunity to perform the solo with the U.S. Navy Band
2nd Prize: $150 and an opportunity to perform as a section player with the U.S. Navy Band
3rd Prize: $100 and an opportunity to perform as a section player with the U.S. Navy Band
Location: Virginia (location changes yearly)
Website: http://www.navyband.navy.mil/Concerto_Competition.shtml

About the Editor:

Dr. Brian Shook is an Assistant Professor of Music at Lamar University where he teaches trumpet, tuba, and euphonium. Prior to arriving at Lamar, Shook served as an adjunct brass instructor at Towson University (Baltimore, MD) and American University (Washington D.C.). He has also assisted with the United States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps as their brass technician.

From 2004 to 2009, Shook toured the United States with The King’s Brass, which gives over 120 concerts each year. In addition to performing, Shook is involved in numerous aspects of the International Trumpet Guild as a reviewer of CDs, music, and books for the ITG Journal. He is also the website editor of the ITG’s Summer Youth Camps web page.

Shook received his Bachelor of Music degree from Cedarville University where he studied trumpet with Charles Pagnard. He continued his studies in music as a trumpet teaching assistant with David Hickman at Arizona State University, completing a Master of Music degree in 2003 and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in 2006. Shook has also studied with Andrew Balio (Baltimore Symphony), Patrick Sheridan (world-class tuba soloist), and Emery Harvison (Phoenix Symphony). While in Phoenix, he performed with the Phoenix Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Phoenix Bach Choir, Symphony of the West Valley, and the Salt River Brass Band (soprano cornet). Shook is also the principal trumpet of the Symphony of Southeast Texas and performs frequently with the Lake Charles Symphony and Rapides Symphony.

In April 2011, Shook published his first book through UNT Press entitled Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano. This biography is an overview of Vacchiano's life and a detailed look at his performing and pedagogical careers. For more information, visit www.williamvacchiano.com.