TROMP competition schedule & repertoire
A complete overview of the TROMP International Percussion Competition rounds and the required repertoire for applying and participating.
On this page you will find an overview of the competition rounds. All Rules and Regulations of the competition can be found here.
Application: Preliminary round
deadline June 12th, 2020
A recent, unedited audio recording (so no video) of a solo live performance consisting of:
- one work for mallets
- one work for percussion set-up
The sound recording should be of professional quality and clearly labeling its contents. The recording must be recorded in real time and should not have been edited or altered in any way. The TROMP Board reserves the right to disqualify candidates who have submitted studio enhanced or modified recordings.
Before participants will be selected, applicants must also propose a programme for each round in the online application form.
Please note: During the Competition participants may play each work only once (excluding the preliminary round)
First Round
November 13th & 14th, 2020
A performance of max. 20 minutes consisting of:
- A choice from:
- Iannis Xenakis – Rebonds A
- Iannis Xenakis – Rebonds B
- Kevin Volans – Asanga
- A work for vibraphone of one’s own choice
Second Round
November 16th, 2020
A performance of a work for marimba by a composer from The Netherlands (max. duration 15 minutes):
- Louis Andriessen - Woodpecker
- Jan Bus - Solitude
- Anthony Fiumara - An Index of Wood (selection of movements)
- Bart de Kemp - Mama Rimba
- Dolf de Kinkelder - Touch
- Ton de Leeuw - Midare
- Florian Magnus Maier - Soleá
- Arnold Marinissen - Totem I & Totem II
- Aart Strootman - Solo for marimba
- Jacob ter Veldhuis - Barracuda (solo version)
- Sinta Wullur - Dukha
- Yannis Kyriakides - Bee Cult
Other works for marimba by Dutch composers may be proposed, but their performance is subject to approval by the Competition Jury.
Sample scores
Sample scores and order information of this list can be requested by sending an email to info@tromppercussion.com.
Semi Finals
November 18th & 19th, 2020
A recital of max. 45 minutes, containing:
- a new compulsory work for vibraphone solo and soundtrack by Kieran Brunt, commissioned by TROMP (score to be distributed by the TROMP office in September 2020, duration about 7 minutes)
- at least one work for mallets of one’s own choice
- at least one work for set-up of one’s own choice
Finale
November 22nd, 2020
A performance consisting of:
- a new compulsory work for solo percussion and ensemble by Judd Greenstein, commissioned by TROMP (score to be distributed by the TROMP office in September 2020, duration about 15 minutes)
- one work for percussion solo of one’s own choice (max. duration 10 minutes)
