Ultimate Brass Youth Competition
Eligibility
Candidates must be pre-college and under 19 years of age on June 23, 2026. Only Youth Camp participants are eligible to compete in the Youth Competition.
Rules/Procedure
- Preliminary round submissions are to be submitted with your competition registration and must include audio and video.
- All competitors must submit a Youth Camp application separate from the competition submission.
- Semifinal and final rounds of the competitions will happen live at the 2026 STS.
- Recordings must be unedited, but audio gain changes on entire recordings are permitted.
- Performers can skip over multi-measure rests at their discretion.
- All recordings must be submitted via a YouTube link. The YouTube video must be “Unlisted” and comments should be disabled.
- The link to your recording will be submitted along with the registration form and payment. See below for dates.
- Competitors must pay a STS Competition Entry fee through the registration form.
- All entrants will receive feedback from the judges.
- Bass and Tenor players will compete head-to-head.
- Semifinal rounds will be unaccompanied. A pianist will be provided for finalists. No outside pianists will be allowed.
Repertoire
Tenor: Elizabeth Raum - Fantasy
Bass: Alexander Lebedev - Concerto in One Movement
Important Dates
- Final recording submission deadline to be considered for the competitions is March 15th.
- The STS will begin notifying participants who advance to the semi-final rounds beginning on April 1st.