I had high expectations, but I had no idea just how fantastic the experience was going to be. This summer I was honored and privileged to be invited to the 2019 Jeju International Brass Competition as a horn judge. There is no better way for a composer to have his music disseminated internationally than to have over 40 young euphonium players prepare it for the final they hoped to get to. Thoughts about the 2019 Jeju International Competition. One of the first people to offer their congratulations was the concerto composer, with Edward Gregson telling 4BR: "I'm delighted that the Jeju competition chose my Euphonium Concerto as the set work for the finals. He went to Conservatori Superior de Musica de led Illes Balears and studies at the HSLU Hochschule Luzern.įormer champion and jury member Bastien Baumet added: "Congratulations - amazing performance." José Manuel hails from Betanzos and now lives in Palma De Mallorca. He added: "Edward Gregson's concerto was a wonderful test of musicianship in the final - one enjoyed by competitors, the orchestra and the audience.Ĭongratulations to all 42 participants who have given us a very high display of euphonium artistry here in this year's competition, and a very big thanks to all my colleagues in the jury who've been a pleasure to work." Congratulations
Once again the standard was excellent and the three finalists produced performances of great musicality after an exhaustive qualification process and rehearsals." Jury Member and former Artistic Director of the Festival, Steven Mead told 4BR: "This was another wonderful endorsement of the importance and prestige of the competition. Jeju International Brass Competition Compiled by Mike Harcrow with contributions in English, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese by Mike Harcrow, Samuel Seidenberg, Jhon Kevin López Morales (3rd prize), Yang Liu (1st prize), François Rieu, Jay Kim (2nd prize), Dr. Here, the Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra provided the excellent accompaniment each of whom performed Edward Gregson's fearsome 'Euphonium Concerto'. The international panel of seven jury members listened to performances in three rounds featuring music by Rolf Willhelm, Andy Scott, David Gillingham, Jukka Linkola and Georg PhilippTelemann.ġ8 performers went through to the second round where three were eventually chosen for the final, which came with the added attraction of cash prizes worth USD $8000, $6000 and $4000 respectively. The unanimous winner in the view of panel was Jose Manuel Vazquez Calatayud of Spain, with the Japanese duo of Akira Kimura and Yuki Yamazaki claiming the podium prizes. The 17th edition of the event featured separate competitions for euphonium, bass trombone, tuba and percussion (rotating bi-annually with trumpet, horn, tenor trombone and brass quintet), with a record 42 euphonium players entering from around the globe.
The worldwide appeal of the euphonium as a major brass solo instrument was certainly seen at the latest Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival.
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