2019 Trombone Auditions
Trombone
Orquestra Simfònica De Les Illes Balears – Tenor and Bass Trombone (2 Positions)
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 11/26-27/19
U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Trombone
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 11/13/19
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra – Acting Principal Trombone
Deadline: 11/4/19
Audition: 11/14/19
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Section Principal Trombone
Deadline: 11/4/19
Audition: 12/3/19
Hungarian State Opera – Third Trombone
Deadline: 10/22/19
Audition: 10/29/19
Göttinger Symphony Orchestra – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 10/29/19
Audition: 11/8/19
Hong Kong Philharmonic – Second/Utility Trombone
Deadline: 10/21/19
Audition: See Website
Staatsorchester Kassel – First Trombone
Deadline: 10/15/19
Audition: 12/6/19
Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Trombone
Deadline: 10/7/19
Audition: 11/16-18/19
Kärntner Symphonie Orchester – First Trombone
Deadline: 9/29/19
Audition: 11/18/19
Nashville Symphony Orchestra – Tenor/Bass Trombone Sub List
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 10/2/19
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: 9/14/19
Audition: 10/14/19
Dayton Philharmonic – Trombone/Bass Trombone Substitute List
Deadline: 9/17/19
Audition: 9/24/19
Oklahoma City Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Deadline: 9/10/19
Audition: 10/6/19
Mahler Chamber Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: 9/10/19
Audition: 11/20/19
Dallas Symphony Orchestra – Utility Trombone (Tenor and Bass)
Deadline: 8/18/19
Audition: 11/11/19, 11/18/19
Gewandhausorchester – Second Trombone
Deadline: 8/15/19
Audition: September 2019
USAF Band of Mid-America – Trombone
Deadline: 8/16/19
Audition: 9/27/19
NDR Radiophilharmonie – Second Trombone
Deadline: 8/15/19
Audition: 9/29-30/19
Boston Ballet Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: 8/12/19
Audition: See Website
Göttinger Symphony Orchestra – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 8/12/19
Audition: 9/17/19
Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra – Trombone
Deadline: 8/9/19
Audition: 8/14-15/19
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: 7/26/19
Audition: 10/3-4/19
Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 7/18/19
Audition: 9/19-20/19
Sun Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Trombone
Deadline: 6/28/19
Audition: 7/5/19
Orchestre National des Pays de La Loire – Bass Trombone
Deadline: 6/24/19
Audition: 7/9/19
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: 6/14/19
Audition: 7/5-13/19
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Associate Principal Trombone (2 Positions)
Deadline: 6/7/19
Audition: See Website
Ensemble Intercontemporain – Trombone
Deadline: 5/31/19
Audition: 6/15-16/19
Aachen Symphony Orchestra- Solo Trombone
Deadline: 5/17/19
Audition: See Website
Munich Symphony Orchestra – 2./1. Trombone
Deadline: 5/5/19
Audition: 6/6/19
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 5/12/19
Audition: 6/23-24/19
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Deadline: 5/10/19
Audition: 6/21/19
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Principal Trombone
Deadline: 4/30/19
Audition: See Website
Boise Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Deadline: 4/26/19
Audition: 5/26/19
Bielefelder Philharmoniker – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 4/30/19
Audition: See Website
Theater Erfurt – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 4/18/19
Audition: See Website
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal, Sub-Principal, and Bass Trombone
Deadline: 4/27/19
Audition: See Website
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: 4/8/19
Audition: 5/27-28/19
Shanghai Opera – Bass Trombone
Deadline: 3/31/19
Audition: April 2019
Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 3/20/19
Audition: See Website
Philharmonie Zuidnederland – Second/Third Trombone (One Position)
Deadline: 3/14/19
Audition: 4/23-24/19
South Netherlands Philharmonic – Second/Third Trombone
Deadline: 3/14/19
Audition: 4/23-24/19
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra – Second Trombone
Deadline: 1/23/19
Audition: 1/28/19
Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg – Solo Trombone
Deadline: 12/20/18
Audition: January/February 2019
Macao Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Deadline: 10/28/18
Audition: 1/13-26/19
Audition Results
Israel Philharmonic – Second/Bass Trombone (One Position)
Winner: Natanel Bikov
Audition: June 2021
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra – Second/Third Trombone (One Position)
Winner: James Justin Kent
Audition: 5/19-20/19
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Andrew Poirier
Audition: 10/15-16/19
Hong Kong Philharmonic – Bass Trombone
Winner: Aaron Albert
Audition: See Website
Jenaer Philharmonie – Bass Trombone
Winner: Douglas Murdoch
Audition: 12/15-16/19
Janáček Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Winner: Marlena Skoczylas
Audition: 9/27/19
Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra – Co-Principal Trombone
Winner: Marina Fujita
Michigan Opera Theatre – Second Trombone
Winner: Robyn Smith
Audition: 11/21/19
U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 10/18/19
U.S. Army Ceremonial Band – Tenor Trombone
Winner: Michael Burner
Audition: 11/15/19
San Diego Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Kyle Mendiguchia
Audition: 11/9-12/19
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Michael Cox
Audition: 11/6-8/19
Orchestra Academy of the Staatskapelle Berlin – Trombone
Winner: Daniel Téllez Gutiérrez
U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble – Bass Trombone
Winner: David Hagee
Audition: 10/7/19
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Matthias Kamleiter
Audition: 6/24-25/19
Vienna State Opera/Philharmonic – Second Trombone
Winner: Kelton Koch
Audition: 10/17-18/19
Midland (MI) Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Denis Jiron
Audition: 10/6/19
Jackson (MI) Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Denis Jiron
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Rommert Groenhof
Audition: 10/7-8/19
Fort Wayne Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 10/1/19
Richmond (IN) Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: David Roode
South Bend Symphony – Principal Trombone
Winner: David Roode
Audition: 9/22-23/19
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 1/14-15/19
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone (One-Year)
Winner: Sarah Lewandowski and Taylor Jones
Audition: 9/22/19
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone (One-Year)
Winner: Tyler Cairns
Audition: 3/5/19
Symphoria – Principal Trombone
Winner: Ben Dettelback
Audition: 5/15/19
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra – Second and Bass Trombone (2 Positions)
Winners: Matt Williamson (Second); Robin Schulze (Bass)
Audition: 9/11/19
Northwest Indiana Symphony – Bass Trombone
Winner: Darren Castellanos
Audition: 9/10
Glenn Miller Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Justin Bain
Audition: Open
Queensland Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Trombone
Winner: Ash Carter
Audition: 8/12-13/19
Santa Barbara Symphony – Principal Trombone
Winner: Dillon MacIntyre
Audition: 8/30-31/19
Richmond Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Evan Williams
Audition: 9/3/19
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Aaron Albert
Audition: 9/5/19
Amarillo Symphony – Second Trombone
Winner: Joel Grizzelle
Audition: 8/25/19
Dallas Winds – Section Trombone
Winner: Amanda Hudson
Audition: 8/25/19
Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: John Elizondo
Audition: 3/1/19
West Point Band – Bass Trombone
Winner: Felix Manuel Padilla
Audition: 7/15/19
Essener Philharmoniker – Assistant Principal and Bass Trombone (2 Positions)
Winner: Turgut Carikci (Bass)
Audition: See Website
Aarhus Symphony – Second/Associate Principal Trombone
Winner: Fabrice Godin
Audition: 6/18/19
Krakow Opera House Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Adrian Gryciuk
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – First Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 6/5/19
Munich Philharmonic – Solo Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 5/3/19
Fox Valley Orchestra – Principal and Second Trombone (2 Positions)
Winners: Max Houtris (Principal), Daniel Quinn (Second)
Audition: 6/23/19
New Mexico Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Winner: Connor Rowe
Audition: 6/5-10/19
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Josh Cirtina
San Antonio Symphony – Assistant Principal/Second Trombone
Winner: James Seymour
Audition: 6/11-12/19
Orchestra Academy of the Staatskapelle Berlin – Bass Trombone
Winner: Thierry Redondo
Lancaster Festival Orchestra – Second and Bass Trombone (2 Positions)
Winners: Jason Stein (Second) and Sean McGhee
Audition: May 2019
U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Trombone (Three Positions)
Winners: Nate Doucette, Skyler MacKinnon, Eston Bell
Audition: 5/18/19
Sarasota Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Steven Osborne
Audition: 5/24-25/19
Oulu Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Wen Hong Low
Audition: 5/17/19
North Carolina Symphony – Bass Trombone
Winner: Matthew Neff
Audition: 5/18-20/19
Louisiana Philharmonic – Principal Trombone
Winner: Michael Cox
Audition: 5/20/19
Grand Rapids Symphony – Principal Trombone
Winner: Chris Houlihan
Audition: 4/11-14/19
The King’s Brass – Tenor Trombone
Winner: Simeon Davis
Audition: See Website
Peoria Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Chris Darwell
Audition: 5/20/19
Royal Danish Opera and Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Trial Periods offered to Jonny Goodwin and Lucas Tiefenthaler
Audition: 5/13/19
Gothenburg Opera – Co-Principal Trombone
Winner: Jonny Goodwin
Audition: 3/11-12/19
Civic Orchestra of Chicago – Tenor Trombone
Winner: Ignacio Del Rey Tomas-Biosca
Audition: 2/15/19
Civic Orchestra of Chicago – Tenor Trombone
Winner: Brian Johnston
Audition: 2/15/19
Civic Orchestra of Chicago – Bass Trombone (One year)
Winner: Robin Schulze
Audition: 2/15/19
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Jonathan Houghtling
Audition: 5/5/19
Des Moines Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Matthew Halbert
Audition: 4/29/19
Dutch Ballet Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Marijn Migchielsen
Audition: 3/6/19
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 5/6/19
Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Austin Motley
Audition: 5/5/19
Cleveland Orchestra – Bass Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 3/11/19
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Filipe Pereira
Audition: 2/25-26/19
Hartford Symphony Orchestra – Bass Trombone
Winner: Aaron Albert (offered position after Filipe Pereira won Buffalo)
Audition: 2/18/19
Dallas Opera – Principal Trombone
Winner: Ian Maser
Audition: 2/28/19
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin – Second Trombone
Winner: André Melo
Audition: 2/25/19
Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces – Tenor Trombone
Winner: Marie Nøkleby Hanssen
Audition: 1/28-29/19
U.S. Army Ceremonial Band – Tenor Trombone
No Winner Selected
Audition: 2/4/19
San Antonio Symphony – Bass Trombone
Winner: Derek Mitchell
Audition: 2/25-26/19
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Joe Dubas offered a trial period
Audition: 1/28-29/19
Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces – Bass Trombone
Winner: Gabriel Boezi Gjerpe
Audition: 1/28/19
Reading Symphony Orchestra – Second Trombone
Winner: Tyler Castrucci
Audition: 1/14/19
National Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Trombone
Winner: Kevin Carlson
Audition: 1/26-28/19
Delaware Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trombone
Winner: Austin Westjohn
Audition: 1/21/19