PRESTIGE DES CUIVRES
All around the world, young talented musicians are willing to compare their level with others. That's the reason why, in 1995, the Department of Upper-Alsace created its first international competition for brass.
A first issue dedicated to the trumpet took place in 1995 at the Dominicains in Guebwiller, allowing this international competition, entitled "Prestige des Cuivres", to enter the restricted circle of great international music competitions.
The competition will occur every two years as follows :
1995 : Prestige of the trumpet
1997 : Prestige of the tuba
1999 : Prestige ot the trombone
2001 : Prestige of the Horn and brass ensembles

1995 : TRUMPET

THE COMPETITION

The first issue of the worldwide "Prestige des cuivres" took place in the polymusical centre of the Dominicains in Guebwiller from September 28th to October 7th 1995. Bernard Soustrot was in charge of the artistic direction. Young trumpet players from all around the world performed in front of a renowned international jury and gave the best of themselves to the great delight of a large public.Twelve countries -Germany, England, Belgium, Danemark, Spain, United States, France, Hungary, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland, Yougoslavia- were represented among the 65 candidates. The candidates performed within three different categories according to their age :

Junior (up to 16 years old)
Espoir (up to 18 years old)
Prestige (from 18 to 30 years old).

SET PIECES

Junior :
1st Eliminatory : Légende d'Armor - A. Georges (Ed. Enoch)
2nd eliminatory : Sonate - J. Hubeau (Ed. Durand)
Final : Creation - Variation sur Gershwin - J.M Defaye
Espoir :
1st Eliminatory : Adeste Fideles - H. Busser (Ed. Leduc)
2nd éliminatory : Creation - Ascensus - J.C. Schlaepfer (Ed. BIM)
Final : Concertino - G. Delerue (Ed. Leduc)
Prestige :
1st round :
a) Légende - G. Enesco (Ed. Enoch)
b) Candidate's choice : Concerto - H. Tomasi (Ed. Leduc) Concerto C. Chaynes (Ed. Leduc) Concertino A. Jolivet (Ed. Durand)
c) A work choosen by the candidate.
2nd round :
a) Creation - Mundial Concerto - Daniel Tosi (Ed. BIM)
b) Candidate's choice :
Concerto en Mib maj. J.C. Hertel (Ed. Brass Presse Leduc)
Concerto en Ré maj. G.P. Telemann (Ed. Musica Rara)
Concerto en Ré maj. - L. Mozart (Ed. Kunzelmann)
Final with orchestra :
Concerto Mib maj. - J. Haudn (Ed. Breitkopf)
Concertino - J.F. Zbinden (Ed. Schott)
ALL PERFORMANCES WERE FREE AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

JURY

Junior and Espoir categories 
President of the jury : Bernard SOUSTROT, France
Members of the jury : Juan Manuel ARPERO-RAMIREZ, trumpet, Mexico
Patrice PORTE, trumpet, France
Mineo SUGIKI, trumpet, Japan
Jean-Michel DEFAYE, Composer, France
Jean-Claude SCHLAEPFER, Composer, Switzerland
Maurice BENTERFA, trumpet, France
Prestige category 
President of the jury : Bernard SOUSTROT, France
Members of the  jury : Juan Manuel ARPERO-RAMIREZ, trumpet, Mexico
Michel BECQUET, trombone, France
Laurent CHASSAIN, main inspector of  music, France
Roger DELMOTTE, trumpet, France
Hiroslav KEJMAR, trumpet, Czechoslovakia
Dr Hans-Oskar KOCH, musicologist-conductor, Germany
Mineo SUGIKI, trumpet, Japan
Daniel TOSI, composer, France
Marc ULLRICH, trumpet, France
Maurice BENTERFA, trumpet, France
Maurice ANDRE  and Julien François ZBINDEN for the PRESTIGE final only.

PRIZEWINNERS

Prestige category 
2nd prize and special prize of the SPEDIDAM (best interpretation of contemporary music) :
André HENRY (F)
3rd prize : Michael BRYDENFELD (DK) 
Junior category 
2nd prize : José ALCAïDE-LAZARO (E)
3rd prize : Christophe ELIOT (F)
Espoir category 
2nd prize : Guillaume JEHL (F) 
3rd prize : Jérôme POURE (F)
               Clément SAUNIER (F) 

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1997 : TUBA

THE COMPETITION

The second competition "Prestige des cuivres", dedicated to tuba and euphonium, took place at the Dominicains of Guebwiller from September 19th to 28th 1997. Organised by the Conseil Départemental pour la Musique et la Culture, this competition was placed under the artistic direction of Bernard Soustrot.
This competition was particularly awaited by the french participants because it was the first time that an event was dedied to these instruments in France.
64 candidates among the 85 who registered have taken part at the competition.
The represented countries were : Germany, Britain, Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, United-States, France, Hungary, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine.
For this second issue, the candidates performed within three different categories according to their  age : 
Espoir Euphonium (18 years old)
Prestige Euphonium (32 years old)
Prestige Tuba (32 years old).

SET PIECES

Espoir Euphonium :
1st round : Sonata Euphonica - Walters S. Hartley (Ed. Th. Presser)
2nd round : Fantasia - Gordon Jacob (Ed. Boosey & Hawkes)
Final : Concertino (Création) - Tadeusz Kassati (Bim)
dating tips for men russian women Prestige Euphonium :
1st round :
1) Partita op. 89 - Arthur Butterworth (Comus Publ.)
2) A piece for euphonium solo choosen by the candidate
3) Euphoria - Dereck Bourgeois (Ed. Van der Beek)
2nd round :
1) Symphonic Variants - James Curnow (Tuba Press)
2) A piece for euphonium solo and piano choosen among the three : Euphonium Concerto n°1 - John Golland (Ed. Chester)
Concerto per Flicornobasso - Amilcare Ponchielli (Ed. Marc Reift)
Euphonium Concerto - Joseph Horovitz (Ed. Novello)
Final :
Concertino - G. Delerue (Ed. Leduc)

Prestige Tuba :
1st round :
a) Concertino - Jan Koetsier (Ed. Bim)
b) A piece for tuba solo choosen by the candidate
2nd round :
a) Sonate en deux mouvements - Renaud Gagneux (Ed. Durand)
b) Choice of the candidate among the three :
Sonate - Paul Hindemith (Ed. Schott)
Concertino - Eugène Bozza (Ed. Leduc)
Concerto - Ivan Jevtic (Ed. Bim)
Final with orchestra :
Three Miniatures for Tuba and Wind Ensemble - Anthony Plog (Ed. Bim)
Variation in Olden Style pour tuba et cordes - Thomas Stevens (Ed. Bim)
Concerto pour Tuba et Orchestre - Alexandre Arutiunian (Ed. Bim)
ALL PERFORMANCES WERE FREE AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

JURY

Espoir Euphonium category
President of the jury : Philip JONES, Great Britain
Members of the jury : Eiichi INAGAWA, Japan
Tadeusz KASSATI, Switzerland
Steven MEAD, Great Britain
Bernard SOUSTROT, France
Joseph VAILLANT, France
Maurice BENTERFA, France

Prestige Tuba et Prestige Euphonium categories
President of the jury : Philip JONES, Great Britain
Members of the jury : Brian BOWMAN, United States
Vladimir COSMA, France
Dr. Hans Oskar KOCH, Germany
Eiichi INAGAWA, Japan
Steven MEAD, Great Britain
Anthony PLOG, United States
Klemens PROPPER, Germany
Bernard SOUSTROT, France
Joseph VAILLANT, France
Maurice BENTERFA, France

PRIZEWINNERS

Espoir Euphonium category :
1st prize : Michaël ENGELBRECHT (NL) 
2nd prize : Sébastien STEIN (F) 
Prestige Euphonium category :
1st prize : Shoïchiro HOKAZONO (J) 
2nd prize : Ivan MILHIET (F) 

Prestige Tuba category :
1st prize : Arnaud BOUKHITINE (F) 
2nd prize : Roland SZENTPALI (H) 

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1999 : TENOR TROMBONE and BASS TROMBONE

The third issue of the international competition was dedicated in 1999 to the tenor and bass trombone. It took place at the Dominicains in Guebwiller from September 19th to 26th. Michel BECQUET, one of the most renowned trombonists on the international stage, was president of the jury and artistic adviser.
The rate of participation was exceptionaly high, more than 125 candidates from 30 countries all around the world being registered in both categories, wich predicted a week full of suspense.

SET WORKS FOR TENOR TROMBONE 

1st round :
a) Cappriccio da Camera - Bernhard KROL (Ed. Simrock) 
b) One piece among the five :
Parable pour trombone seul - Vincent PERSICHETTI (Ed. Elkan-Vogel)
Improvisation n° 1 pour trombone seul - Enrique CRESPO (Ed. Lydike) 
L'homme aux trois visages (1er mouvement) - Jérôme NAULAIS (Ed. Arpege)
B.A.C.H. pour trombone seul - Kurt STURZENEGGER (Ed. BIM)
Hommage à Jean Tinguely - Jean-François MICHEL (Ed. Reift)
2nd round : 
a) Pièce en mi bémol - Joseph Guy ROPARTZ (Ed. Leduc)
b) One piece among the four : 
Choral cadence et fugato - Henri DUTILLEUX (Ed. Leduc)
Sonata - Juraj FILAS (Ed. BIM)
Concert piece - Félix Alexandre GUILMANT (Ed. IMD)
Ballade - Eugène BOZZA (Ed. Leduc)
c) One piece among the four :
Concerto (1er mvt) - Henri TOMASI (Ed. Leduc)
Tryptique (2è et 3è mvts) - Jean-François ZBINDEN (Ed. BIM)
Latitudes (1er mvt) - Jérôme NAULAIS (Ed. MARTIN)
Concerto (1er mvt) - Gordon JACOB (Ed. Stainer et Bell)
Final :
Ballade - Frank MARTIN (Ed. Universal) 

SET WORKS FOR BASS TROMBONE

1st round :
a) Concerto in one movement - Aleksander LEBEDEV (Ed. Musicus) 
b) One piece among the three :
Monologue pour trombone seul - Jérôme NAULAIS (Ed. IMD)
Méditation pour trombone seul - Frigyes HIDAS (Ed. Musica Budapest)
Sonata brève pour trombone seul - Walter HARTLEY (Tenuto Publivation)
2nd round :
a) Etre ou ne pas être - Henri TOMASI (Ed. Leduc)
b) New Orleans - Eugène BOZZA (Ed. Leduc)
c) One piece among the four : : 
Concertstücke - Jeanine RUEFF (Ed. Leduc)
Seringa - Claude PICHAUREAU (Ed. Choudens)
Concerto - Frank H. SIEKMANN (Ed. Leduc)
Fantaisie concertante - Jean CASTEREDE (Ed. Leduc)
Final :
Romance concertante - Juriaj FILAS (Ed. BIM)

JURY

Honor president : Philipp JONES (GB)
President of the jury : Michel BECQUET, Artistic Adviser, tenor trombone(F)
Members of the jury : Françis BAUR, bass trombone (F)
Heinz FADLE, tenor trombone, Président ITA (1996-1998) (D)
Hans Oskar KOCH, tenor trombone, composer (D) 
Johan DE MEIJ, tenor trombone, composer (NL)
Jeffrey REYNOLDS, bass trombone (USA)
Roland SCHNORHK, tenor trombone (CH)
Branimir SLOKAR, tenor trombone (Sl)

PRIZEWINNERS

Tenor  trombone :
1st prize : Jorgen van RIJEN (NL) 
2nd prize : Dominique DELAHOCHE (F)  

Bass trombone :
1st prize : Brandt ATTEMA (NL)  
2nd prize : Norbert LACZKO (H)  

2001 : HORN and BRASS BAND

The fourth World Competition "Prestige des Cuivres", international Philip Jones competition, has found place at the Centre Polymusical des Dominicains in Guebwiller, from September 18th to 23rd, 2001.
31 candidates were registered for the Horn discipline, under the presidency of André CAZALET : less candidates than for the previous editions, but of an extraordinary high level.
The category "brass band" was placed under the direction of Michel BECQUET.

THE SET PIECES 

1st round :
a) Concerto pour cor - Henri TOMASI (Ed. LEDUC) 
b) A piece for Horn-solo to choose among :
Postcards - Anthony PLOG (Ed. BIM)
Sea Eagle - Peter Maxwell DAVIES (Ed. CHESTER) 
Cor Leonis - Stephen DOGSON (Ed. BIM)
Horn Call - Sigurd BERGE (Ed. NORSK OSLO)
2nd round : 
a) Vallée - Claude LEFEBVRE (Ed. SALABERT)
b) A piece for Horn and Piano to choose among : 
Adagio und Allegro op. 70 - Robert SCHUMANN (Ed. BREITKOPF)
Concertino op. 45 - Carl Maria von WEBER (Ed. BREITKOPF)
Concerto N° 2 op.86 - Richard STRAUSS (Ed. BOOSEY & HAWKES)
Finale
Episodes - Julien François ZBINDEN (Ed. BIM) 

THE JURY

Horn President : André CAZALET (F)
Brass Band President : Michel BECQUET (F)
Membres : Hans Oskar KOCH (D)
Bruno SCHNEIDER (CH)
Antony PLOG (USA) 
Walter HILGERS (D)
Marc ULLRICH (F)
Froydis Ree WEKRE ()
Guy CARMICHAEL (C)
Finale : Hermann BAUMANN (D)
Julien François ZBINDEN (CH)

WINNERS

For the Horn Competition :
1st prize : Renate HUPKA (D) 
2nd prize : Pierre-Yves BENS (F)  
The 1st prize has been carried off by Renate HUPKA, student at the "Hans Eisler Hochschule" in Berlin. She has performed magnificently the creation from Julien-François ZBINDEN. The 2nd prize has been won by Pierre-Yves BENS (F), horn soloist at the "Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire".

For the Brass band competition :
1st prize : TURBULENCES (F)
2nd prize : KIMOIZ quartet (F)
TUBULENCES, composed by David GUERRIER and Anne-Laure at the trumpet, Julien MERIGLIER at the horn, Antoine GANAYE at the Trombone and Arnaud BOUKHITINE at the tuba, has already won a prize at the tuba competition of 1997.
KIMOIZ quartet is composed by Frédéric BOULAIN, Alexandre FAURE , Christophe SANCHEZ et Cédric VINATIER, all trombonist.

2003 : TUBA/EUPHONIUM and BRASS BAND

The fifth issue of the international Philip Jones competition was dedicated to the euphonium, the tuba and the brass ensembles. From 12 to 20 September, 2003 candidates, members of the jury and audience met in the corridors of the former convent, “Les Dominicains”, in Guebwiller with the sounds of the “big” brass.

180 musicians from 24 countries from all over the world registered even knowing that at the end two prizewinners for each discipline would be nominated.

9 international renowned personalities composed the jury under the presidency of Anthony Plog. Unfortunately Mr. Becquet missed the competition because of a hospitalization due to a car accident.

THE SET PIECES EUPHONIUM

1st round :
a) Soliloquies for euphonium solo - John STEVENS (Ed.Tuba Press) 
b) Euphonium Concerto - Joseph HOROVITZ (Ed. Novello)
2nd round : 
a) Trombone concerto op. 114 - Dereck BOURGEOIS (Ed. R.Smith
b) Aux choix du candidat : 
Partita op. 89 - Arthur BUTTERWORTH (Ed. Comus Publication)
Mosaïques - Roger BOUTRY (Ed. Tuba Press)
Concerto - Vladimir COSMA (Ed. L.A.M. Larghetto)
Symphonic variants - James CURNOW (Ed. Billaudot) 
Finale
Concerto - Juraj FILAS (Ed. BIM) 

THE SET PIECES TUBA

1st round :
a) Alarum pour tuba solo - Edward GREGSON (Ed. Intrada Music Publishing) 
b) Variations in olden style - Thomas STEVENS (Ed. BIM)
2nd round : 
a) Sonate - Paul HINDEMITH (Ed. Schott)
b) Aux choix du candidat : 
Concertino - Eugène BOZZA (Ed. Alphonse Leduc)
Tubabuffo - Julius JACOBSEN (Ed. Swensk music)
Concertino - Jan KOETSIER (Ed. BIM)
Concerto - John WILLIAMS (Ed. Hal Leonard)
Finale
Concerto - Roland SZENTPALI (Ed. BIM) 

THE JURY

President : Anthony PLOG (USA)
Members : Francis BAUR (F)
Brian BOWMAN (USA)
Laurent CHASSAIN (F) 
Walter HILGERS (D)
Eiichi INAGAWA (J)
Hans Oskar KOCH (D)
Steven MEAD (GB)
Esa TAPANI (FL)

WINNERS

For the euphonium competition :
Mitsuru SAITO (J) : 1er Price
Anthony CAILLET (F) : 2ème Price

For the tuba competition :
Jérémie DUFORT (F): 1er Price
Robert VIDA (H) : 2ème Price

For the brass band competition :
Budapest Corpus Trombone Quartet (H): 1er Price
Trombamania (F) : 2ème Price