High-School Solo Competition

Rules and Procedures

• The 2025 SBF High-School Solo Competition will be divided into two rounds: a preliminary round and a final round. The final round will be conducted live at the festival.

• Each candidate must pay a $50 competition entry fee.

• Both trumpet and horn candidates will compete head-to-head in the competition.

• Preliminary round submissions are to be submitted with your competition application and must include audio and video.

• All competition candidates must submit a 2025 SBF Participant application separate from the competition application.

• Repertoire for the preliminary round video may be recorded with or without piano accompaniment.

• Recordings must be unedited, but audio gain changes on the entire file are permitted.

• Candidates may skip over multi-measure rests at their discretion.

• All recordings must be submitted via a YouTube link. The video link must be “Unlisted” and comments should be disabled. This link should be submitted alongside your competition and festival applications (see below for dates/deadlines).

• Competition candidates must pay an SBF Competition Entry Fee through the registration form.

• Finalists will be provided with a pianist. No outside pianists will be allowed. Each finalist will be allotted one 25-minute rehearsal with the pianist.

• All candidates will receive feedback from the judges.

• All finalists will receive a professional video recording of their final round performance.