Mock Audition Competition

The Mock Audition Competition is designed to give participants the experience of an actual orchestral audition.

Participants who are interested in competing can sign up upon check-in on Sunday. Auditions will be monitored by an audition proctor. Proctors will assign numbers to those competing in order to determine the audition order and to keep the participant anonymous to the judging panel. Participants who want to be involved, but not audition, may sign up to be proctors.

The competition is comprised of up to two rounds “behind the screen.” The participant will not see the judging panel, and the judging panel will not see the participant.

The audition excerpts are selected by the faculty.

2025 Excerpts are posted below.

Judges will award a first place winner and an honorable mention for each section. Some sections may not have a clear first place winner, in which honorable mentions will be named. Winners and honorable mentions will receive a cash prize. Each section has a prize pool of up to $300 for winners and honorable mentions. Mock Audition winners and honorable mentions will be acknowledged at the Summit Brass Finale concert Saturday night. Only participants and auditors who have submitted all their payments are eligible for a prize.

Past Winners

2024

Trumpet: Austin Barry, co-winner

Sarah Flynn, co-winner

Horn: Ethan Hiner-Stolhand, co-runner-up

Nathan Page, co-runner-up

Trombone: Andrei Parrish, winner

Euphonium: Dylan Barnum, winner

Tuba: Ryan Lamb, co-winner

Cassidy Stanhope, co-winner

2023

Trumpet: Will Tomaszewski, finalist

Therese Wisniewski, finalist

Jenna Zelasko, finalist

William Landon, finalist

Horn: Hannah Lee, winner

Trombone: Jacob Roland, winner

Haotian Quan, runner-up

Euphonium: Roel Arazo, winner

Tuba: Hannah Stefureak, finalist

Hannah Eitzen, finalist

2022

Trumpet: Ariana Rios, winner

Aaron Olson, co-runner-up

Saul Gutierrez, co-runner-up

Horn: Dominick Neville, winner

Trombone: Christopher Terrazas, winner

Carter Woosley, runner-up

Euphonium: Chris Carrigg, winner

Tuba: Kasitdej Vuddhananda, runner-up

2019

Trumpet: Sean McKay, co runner-up

Chris Stubblefield, co-runner-up

Horn: Jeremy Ulm, co-winner

Taran Plamondon, co-winner

Nivanthi Karunaratne, co-winner

Trombone: Danny Alford, winner

Euphonium: Timothy Kappelmann, winner

Isaac Slavens, runner-up

Tuba: Brandon Benson, winner

2018

Trumpet: Christiena Taralson, winner

William Berue, runner-up

Horn: Danielle Wood, winner

Jeremy Ulm, runner-up

Trombone: Jordan Crimminger (bass trombone), winner

Scott Odou (bass trombone), runner-up

Euphonium: Sean Eberlin, winner

Tuba: Alec Rich, co-winner

Blake Ryall, co-winner

2017

Trumpet: Josh Coffey, winner

William Berue, runner-up

Spencer Brand, runner-up

Horn: Danielle Wood, co-winner

Maria Nyikos, co-winner

Trombone: Jordan Crimminger (bass trombone), winner

Euphonium: Matt Austin, co-winner

Riley Bahin, co-winner

Tuba: Preston Light, winner

Riley Lindsey, runner-up