S.E. Shires Solo Competition
Prizes
  • A custom S.E. Shires bass, tenor, or alto trombone set up by the Shires staff on site at the STS*
  • Additional prizes from Sheridan Brass, Hickey's Music, Greg Black Mouthpieces, Custom Brass, and more.
* Must choose from available stock at the Symposium.

Rules/Eligibility
  1. Only Participants in the STS are eligible for the competition.
  2. Competition entrants must be under the age of 26 as of June 18.
  3. Competition entrants may perform on either bass trombone or tenor trombone.
  4. Entry in the competition requires acceptance to the Participant Class of the STS.
  5. Participants in the STS may enter both the Solo Competition and the Orchestral Excerpts Competition in the same year, but if the winner of the Solo Competition also wins the Orchestral Excerpts Competition, he/she will receive the first prize in the Solo Competition and the second prize in the Orchestral Excerpts Competition.

​Repertoire
Tenor trombone:
Concerto for Trombone, movement 1 - Derek Bourgeois

Bass trombone:
Concerto for Tuba, movement 1 - Ralph Vaughan Williams

Procedure
  • To Enter: There is no separate application for the Solo Competition; you only need to be accepted into the STS Participant Class. On your final registration make sure you check the box that says you intend to compete and pay the $40 competition fee. You do not need to submit a recording of the required solo rep at any time.
  • Competitors will perform the required repertoire without piano at the beginning of the STS. This first round of the competition will also serve as the participant's placement audition for chamber music at the STS.
  • Finalists will be selected and will be assigned rehearsal time with a pianist provided by the STS.
  • Finalists will perform with piano in the final round in a live recital-type format, open to the public and all participants.
  • Prizewinners will be announced in a brief presentation ceremony following the deliberation of the judges. All prizes will be awarded at the STS.

Deadlines
  • It is in the best interest of those wishing to compete to apply and audition for the STS early.
  • The STS Participant Class is limited to 32, and when the spots are full no more competition entrants can be considered.
  • We will begin accepting participants on March 15, 2019.
  • STS applications will not be considered until $35 application fee is paid and audition recordings are received, or live audition takes place.

Questions? Please direct any questions about the Southeast Trombone Symposium or the S.E. Shires Solo Trombone Competition to Dr. Bradley Palmer