Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Ictus International Trumpet Competition!
Ictus International Music Competition
Announces the 2020 Trumpet Competition Winners
Group 4 | Ages 26 & Up
1st Prize
Roman Granda, Venezuela
2nd Prize
Luis Càrdenas Casillas, United States
3rd Prize
Tássio de Oliveira, Brazil
Honorable Mention
Eric Rizzo, United States
Honorable Mention
Javier Alcaraz Leon, Spain
Honorable Mention
Samuel Oatts, United States
Group 3 | Ages 19 -- 25
1st Prize
James Vaughen, United States
2nd Prize
Joseph Matthews, United Kingdom
3rd Prize
Jangwon Son, South Korea
3rd Prize
Alan Tolbert, United States
Honorable Mention
Erika Patrucco, Italy
Honorable Mention
Sarah Heimberg, United States
Honorable Mention
Robin Park, Australia
Group 2 | Ages 14 – 18
1st Prize
Aleksandr Rublev, Russia
2nd Prize
Tianyu Wang, China
3rd Prize
Bryan Pachacama, Ecuador
Honorable Mention
Chiara Bignamini, Italy
Honorable Mention
Dorothea Tatalidis, Luxembourg
Honorable Mention
Eugenio Arturo Carreño Gomez, Venezuela
Honorable Mention
Jun Young Kim, South Korea
Honorable Mention
Yue Zhang, China
Group 1 | Ages 13 & Under
1st Prize
Semyon Salomatnikov, Russia
2nd Prize
Stefan Gjorgiev, Croatia and Macedonia
3rd Prize
Do Young Baek, South Korea
Honorable Mention
Jade Park, Australia
Honorable Mention
Timofei Punko, Russia
Ictus International Music Competition
Announces the 2020 Trumpet Competition Finalists
(listing is alphabetical by first name)
Group 4 | Ages 26 & Up
Demian Spindler, United States
Eric Rizzo, United States
Francisco Javier Alcaraz Leon, Spain
Luis Càrdenas Casillas, United States
Roman Granda, Mexico
Samuel Oatts, United States
Tassio de Oliveira, Brazil
Group 3 | Ages 19 -- 25
Alan Tolbert, United States
Chenguang Wang, China
Erika Patrucco, Italy
James Vaughen, United States
Jangwon Son, South Korea
Joseph Matthews, United Kingdom
Salvatore Brischetto, Italy
Sarah Heimberg, United States
Robin Park, Australia
Tyler Moore, United States
Group 2 | Ages 14 – 18
Aleksandr Rublev, Russia
Bryan Pachacama, Ecuador
Chiara Bignamini, Italy
Christopher Petrella, United States
Dorothea Tatalidis, Luxembourg
Eugenio Arturo Carreño Gomez, Venezuela
Jun Young Kim, South Korea
Sophie Urban, United States
Tianyu Wang, China
Ty Lewis, United States
Yue Zhang, China
Group 1 | Ages 13 & Under
Do Young Baek, South Korea
Jade Park, Australia
Matvey Plekhanov, Russia
Semyon Salomatnikov, Russia
Stefan Gjorgiev, Croatia
Timofei Punko, Russia
Jury: David Bilger, Mary E. Bowden, Edward Carroll, Billy Hunter, and Brandon Ridenour.
How does the competition work?
Submit your video(s) using the link above by11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 15, 2020.
The jury reviews all videos. Finalists will be announced on August 15, and winners will announced on September 15 2020.
All finalists will have their photo and biography published on our social media. All prize-winners will have their photo and bio published on our website and their playing will be published on our website. All 1st prize-winners will receive prize money and an interview with us. Written feedback is provided to all applicants.
Brandon Ridenour Joins 2020 Trumpet Competition Jury
We are pleased to announce that Brandon Ridenour will be joining the jury for the 2020 trumpet competition.At the age of twenty, Brandon became the youngest member ever to join the iconic Canadian Brass, a position he held for seven years. With the group, he played in distinguished venues around the world, performed on television, recorded ten albums, appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk, and received three Juno Award nominations. He also created a catalog of new arrangements for the ensemble, which are still performed today. Brandon rejoined Canadian Brass in 2019 and continues to create new repertoire for the group.
Brandon is a winner of numerous competitions, including Concert Artists Guild, International Trumpet Guild, and the American Composers Forum. He has played with a diverse array of musicians, including Sting, James Taylor, Marvin Hamlisch, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Esperanza Spalding, John Williams, and esteemed ensembles, such as the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, International Contemporary Ensemble, the Knights, Orpheus, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
In 2019, Brandon launched Come Together, an album of reimagined Beatles music celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic Lennon/McCartney song. Brandon has since developed this collaborative album into a larger social impact and environmentalism project, with the mission of conveying, through music, the importance of humanity coming together to take better care of our planet and each other.
You can learn more about Brandon, his albums, and his compositions/arrangements at www.brandonridenour.org
Mary Elizabeth Bowden Joins 2020 Trumpet Competition Jury
Photo Credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
We are pleased to announce that Mary Elizabeth Bowden will be joining the 2020 trumpet competition jury. Classical Trumpeter and Gold Medal Global Music Award Winner Mary Elizabeth Bowden has been described by Gramophone Magazine as “brilliant” and “radiant in new repertoire for trumpet.” Bowden, a Yamaha Performing Artist, is highly regarded for her artistry and virtuosity as a soloist, and has been praised for the clarity, purity and power of her sound. Bowden released both her second solo album, Rêverie (with the Kassia Ensemble), and her debut album, Radiance (featuring new American works), on Summit Records. She has been featured on MPR’s “New Classical Tracks” with Julie Amacher, which is being aired on NPR stations across the United States.
Bowden’s 2019-20 performance highlights include the premiere of her Vivian Fung commission, Fung’s “Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra” with the Erie Philharmonic and Anchorage Symphony. This is the first by a North American female composer for a female trumpet soloist, and was awarded a New Music USA grant. Click here to read full bio.
You can learn more about Mary Elizabeth Bowden, her albums, and her concerts at www.marybowden.com.
Billy Hunter Joins 2020 Trumpet Competition Jury
We are pleased to announce that Billy Hunter will be joining the 2020 trumpet competition jury. A native of Austin, Texas, Billy Hunter has been principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2004. In addition to his yearly work with the MET, Hunter has appeared as guest principal trumpet with The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Malaysian Philharmonic in Kuala Lumpur, The Frankfurt Radio Symphony in Germany, The Spoleto Festival Orchestra in Italy, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, and the Chineke! Orchestra in London. He has also had concerts with the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey, Dallas, and Boston symphonies throughout his professional career. He has held previous positions of principal trumpet, second trumpet, and third associate trumpet with the New World, Baltimore, and Grant Park symphonies respectively.
Mr. Hunter is currently on the trumpet faculty at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Manhattan School of Music, and New Jersey City University. We will be filming an interview with him in the coming months.
David Bilger Joins 2020 Trumpet Competition Jury
We are pleased to announce that David Bilger, principal trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra will be joining us again as a jury member for our 2020 trumpet competition. Here is an interview and short performance we filmed with him at the Curtis Institute of Music where he is on the faculty. Mr. Bilger is also on the faculty at Temple University and Northwestern University. He is a visiting guest artist at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
Edward Carroll Joins 2020 Trumpet Competition Jury
We are pleased to announce that Edward Carroll will be joining the jury for the 2020 trumpet competition and to share this interview that we filmed with him at the Center for Advanced Musical Studies, where he is the founder and director. Mr. Carroll is a frequent adjudicator of international competitions, including Porcia (Italy), Rangsit (Thailand), at the Central Conservatory (Beijing), chair of the Ellsworth Smith (Provo), Concert Artists Guild, Young Concert Artists, and Chamber Music America.