Bud Herseth performs during his master class at the National Trumpet Competition

NTC Artist Faculty Performance on the Opening Ceremonies Concert

The author with guest artist Allen Vizzutti

The National Trumpet Competition was held March 13-16, 2003 on the campus of George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Competition in 9 divisions was held over the course of the 4-day event, which included master class opportunities for all participants with guest artists Bud Herseth and Allen Vizzutti, and performances by Mr. Vizzutti and Carl Fischer and the Organic Groove Ensemble.

The Artist Faculty for the competition also performed on the Opening Ceremonies concert. Exhibits of trumpet merchandise and trumpet related materials were also presented by a large number of vendors. A full report of all events will be included in an upcoming ITG Journal, as well as more photos from Vera Hoerven and Vicki Lilly.

The winners, as announced:

The Southern Ohio Music Company Trumpet Ensemble Division
First Place: Rice University
Second Place: University of Oklahoma
Third Place: Southern Methodist University
Fourth Place: Grand Valley State University
Fifth Place: Middle Tennessee State University

The Blackburn Trumpets Masters Division
First Place: Denver Dill
Second Place: Luke MacDonald
Third Place: Lorenzo Trujillo

The C.G. Conn College Division
First Place: Kevin Gebo
Second Place: Fabio Brum
Third Place: Mark Mashburn
Fourth Place: Edward Hong
Runners Up: Steve Marx, David Amlung

The Steve & Bonnie Simon High School Division
First Place: Chris Venditti
Second Place: Zach Botham
Third Place: Benjamin Rodes
Fourth Place: Caroline Shafer
Runner Up: Don Johnson

The Noteworthy Tours Middle School Division
First Place: David Miedema
Second Place: Matthew Harwich
Runner Up: Christopher Curenton

The Warburton Music Products Jazz Division
First Place: Matthew Lawson
Second Place: Chris Wilson
Third Place: Mark Ingraham

The Schilke Music Products Pro Am Division
First Place: Dr. Joel Greenberger
Second Place: William Hargreaves

The Masters Etude Awards
First Place: Denver Dill
Second Place: Luke MacDonald
Third Place: Michael Sapienza

The College Etude Awards
First Place: Fabio Brum
Second Place: Robby McCabe
Third Place: Lacey Redfield

The Lake Placid Institute Award
Steve Marx

The 2004 National Trumpet Competition will be held March 11-14, 2004 on the campus of George Mason University. Deadline for tape submission and application is December 15, 2003. For more information, be sure to check the National Trumpet Competition web site at: http://www.nationaltrumpetcomp.org.