Daniel Patrylak Memorial Performance Competition 2021

The admission to the WTS Performance Competition is closed.
We sincerely thank all participants for their interest and are looking forward to listening to you.

We have received submissions from 59 applicants from 13 countries:  Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and USA. 

You can find  the finalists of the Performance competition HERE

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WTS dedicates the 2021 Performance Competition to the memory of Daniel J Patrylak (1932-2021)

This competition is sponsored by Conn-Selmer and OAcademy.

Welcome to our competition section. The 2021 WTS Performance Competition will be held in the categories Solo (Etude), Orchestral, and Jazz. Please note each competition has three divisions: High School (colegio/ preparatoria), Undergraduate (Bachiller/ Licenciatura) and Graduate/Open (Master's or Postdegree, maestría o posgrados). Undergraduate participants need to be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program.

Age limit: 

Up to age 35 as of June 24th, 2021

Registration Fee: $25.00 USD

Submission Deadlines:

Submission Deadline for the preliminary round:  EXTENDED to May 31st, 11:59 pm (EST)

Finalists for all competitions will be notified by June 2nd.

Submission Deadline for the finals: June 20th, 11:59 pm (EST)

The winners for all competitions will be announced during the WTS Seminar.

Please send your videos to [email protected]
All submissions should be high quality video and will be uploaded onto a private WTS YouTube Channel that only judges will have access to. Please see specific rules for each competition.

Prizes:

1. GRAND PRIZE

$10,000 scholarship and admission to the OAcademy

• This unique prizes will be the admission of one winner to the OAcademy 2022, a 6 month intensive program with weekly individual lesson and masterclasses, orchestra and business training, curated by top institutions from the The Royal Concertgebouw to Curtis Institute of Music.
  "OAcademy is an innovative orchestral training platform that combines professional caliber artistic instruction with cultural exchange & leadership development."
  The Value of this prize includes a $10,000 full tuition scholarship subsidy to participate during the 2022 OAcademy. (prize and participation subject to terms and conditions)
  
  
  

2. SPEZIAL PRIZES: 

• Top of the line - instruments by the Conn-Selmer Company (Vincent Bach).

3. CASH PRIZES:

• More than $ 3000 in Cash Prizes.
  
  
  

4. Music Entrepreneurship Panel:

• The winners are offered to participate in a special Music Entrepreneurship Panel, lead by speakers of the "Global Leaders Program" (by the Orchestra of the Americas Group), with entrepreneurs  Nathan Shabot, Deborah Wanderley, and Erin Bush.
  
  
  

5. WTS Recording Prize:

• The judges will select a WTS Recording Prize Winner from all categories. The Recording Prize Winner will perform the world premier recording of one of two original compositions of his choice, “ Bobby Mc Bb “ or “Lines of Bobby  - composed for WTS by Denys Bouliane (Canada). 

6. Composer Talk

• A conversation with the composers and judges of the WTS competition etudes;  
  Denys Bouliane, Frank Horvath, Erik Morales, and Anthony Plog
  
  

7. Active Materclass Participation during WTS Seminar

• The finalists will automatically perform for those of WTS guest artists, who decide to listen to live players during their masterclass.

Etude Competition: Each etude should be recorded without edits from beginning to end. In each round each individual etude is to be recorded as a separate track. Charlier, Arban, Böhme and Wurm Etudes should be played on Bb Trumpet and all etudes are in the key of Bb. Other etudes maybe be performed in Bb or C trumpet if the player wishes.
All Repertoire for final round will be announced on May 12th.

Orchestra Competition: Each Round is to be played in one sitting. The choice of instruments is left up to the discretion of the player. All excerpts are found in Michael Sachs’s The Orchestral Trumpet available at Hickey’s Music, Groth Music, or on Michael Sachs' website.

Jazz Competition: Participants will record with a backing track such as iReal Pro, Jamey Aebersold Play-along recordings etc. Forms for all tunes except ballads should be head, 2 solo choruses. Play head out for a total of 4 total times through the tune. For ballads, first time play the head, solo over sections A, A, B and play the head out on the last A section for a total of 2 times through the tune.

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Etude Competition Outline 

Preliminaries: The participants should pick two of the three etudes from their category.
Finals: The repertoire for the etude competition finals will be announced on May 12th and will include new compositions written specifically for the World Trumpet Society 2021 Etude Competition.
These works will be premiered by the winners.

High School Preliminary (colegio/ preparatoria):

1. Charlier No.14 (Link: Performance by Håkan Hardenberger)
2. Wilhelm Wurm No 21 (Link: Performance by Chris Smith, San Diego Symphony Orchestra)
3. Stephenson Day-TUDE FEB 3 “Storm before the Calm” (Link: Performance by Jim Wilt, LA Philharmonic)

The participants should pick two of the three etudes.
Download: WTS High School Prelim Etudes Wurm 21+Charlier14.pdf
Website: Stephenson Day-TUDE 

High School FINALS:

Frank Horvat - Frank Horvath_Staccato Etude for Trumpet.pdf (2021)*
(To be performed on Bb or C Trumpet)
* (Composed for the 2021 WTS performance competition)

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Undergraduate Preliminary (Bachiller/ Licenciatura):

1. Charlier No. 12 (Link: Performance by Håkan Hardenberger)
2. Oskar Boehme No. 12 (Link: Performance by Jim Wilt, LA Philharmonic)
3. Morales No.10 (Link: Performance by Prof. Richard Stoelzel, McGill University)

The participants should pick two of the three etudes.
Download: WTS Undergrad Prelim Etudes 2021(Charlier 12, Morales 10, Böhme 12.pdf)

Undergraduate FINALS:

Brendan Collins - Brendan Collins_Advanced Etudes for Trumpet #1.pdf*
(Trumpet in Bb)
* (Composed for the 2021 WTS performance competition)

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Graduate (Open) Preliminary (Master's or Postdegree, maestría o posgrados):

1. Charlier No. 19 (Link: Performance by Håkan Hardenberger)
2. JB Arban Characteristic Study No 1 (Link: Performance by Jim Wilt, LA Philharmonic)
3. Morales No. 2 (Link: Performance by Prof. Richard Stoelzel, McGill University)

The participants should pick two of the three etudes.
Download: WTS Grad Prelim Etudes 2021(Charlier 19, Morales2, Arban 1.pdf)

Graduate (Open) FINALS:

Anthony Plog - 3 Studies for Solo Trumpet.pdf*
* (Composed for the 2021 WTS performance competition)

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Judges for the Preliminaries:
Alexander Freund, Matthias Kamps, Richard Stoelzel, Josh Davies

Judges for the Finals (also composers the solo compositions of the finals):
Denys Bouliane, Brendan Collins, Frank Horvat, Erik Morales, Anthony Plog

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Orchestra Competition Outline 

High School Preliminary

• Beethoven Leonore Overture No.3 (Play 2 Times)
• Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
• Brahms Academic Festival Overture, mm 63-89
• Dvorak Symphony No 8, Mvt 2, 7 bars before rehearsal E through F

High School Finals

• Beethoven Leonore Overture no. 2 (Play Two Times)
• Mahler Symphony No. 5 Opening
• Bizet Carmen Prelude
• Respighi Pines of Rome Offstage
• Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade Mvt 4, one mm before C-D, 6mm before Q-R

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Undergraduate Preliminary 

• Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
• Stravinsky Petroushka, (1947 version) Ballerina’s Dance, 1 before rehearsal 135 to 139
• Strauss Don Juan, 5 measures after rehearsal F through G
• Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major, rehearsal 2-3

Undergraduate Final Round

• Beethoven Leonore 3 (Play 2 Times)
• Mahler Symphony No.5 opening and pickups to rehearsal 13 to 14
• Wagner Parsifal Prelude
• Strauss Ein Heldenleben 1st Eb Trumpet, 7 before rehearsal 50 to rehearsal 55, 65 to 66
• Debussy, Nocturnes from Fetes 9 after rehearsal 10 to rehearsal 11
• Shostakovich Symphony No.5, Mvt 1, rehearsal 27-32

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Graduate Division Preliminary Round

• Beethoven Leonore Overture No 2 (Play 2 Times)
• Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
• Respighi Pines of Rome, Off Stage Solo
• Bach Christmas Oratorio No 64, Measures 1 through 12
• Wagner Overture to Tannhauser

Graduate Final Round

• Mahler Symphony No 5 Opening solo
• Strauss Don Quixote, Variation III. 1 measure before 36 through 38, Variation X, 3 measures before rehearsal 67 through 69
• Stravinsky Petroushka, (1947 version) Ballerina’s Dance, 1 before rehearsal 135 to 139, Valse 2 before rehearsal 141-143
• Mahler 3 Posthorn Solo, 1 measure before rehearsal 14 through 3 measures after rehearsal 15
• Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Mvt 5, measures 211 through 254
  
  

Judges for the Preliminaries: Josh Davies, Alexander Freund, Matthias Kamps, Richard Stoelzel,

Judges for Orchestra Competition: Hunter Eberly, Justin Emerich, Jeffrey B. Smith

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Jazz Competition Outline

High School Preliminary

• Doxy
• Take The A Train

High School Finals

• Green Dolphin Street
• Blue Train

Undergraduate Preliminary

• Ceora
• Four

Undergraduate Finals

• Skylark
• Oleo

Graduate Preliminary

• Joy Spring
• Red Clay

Graduate Finals

• Stardust
• Seven Steps to Heaven

Judges for the Jazz Preliminaries: Josh Davies, Mark Schwartz

Judges for the Jazz Finals: TBA