PJIBEC Terms and Conditions

Eligibility

This competition is for brass quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba.

Brass players wishing to take part must be aged 18 – 30 at the time of the Competition, with a group average age of no more than 28. Applications will therefore be accepted from those born on or after 19 July 1995.

One change in membership of a participating group (from submission to Competition date) is permissible, if due to important professional or personal circumstances. Two or more changes in membership will be at the discretion of the Artistic Director

The Competition is open to competitors of any nationality.

Competition Process

1. Selection of participating groups

The application form, completed in English, must be submitted by one named ‘lead’ member / contact for each brass ensemble online via the online entry form. Submissions will formally open at 12.00 noon GMT on Monday 1^st September 2025

The application form must be supported by the following:

• An up-to-date biography or resumé, in English, of the brass ensemble to a maximum of 250 words. The competition reserves the right to alter the biography should it be required in any publicity material.
• A photograph (jpeg in low and high resolution) for publicity purposes.

• Full scan of passports (photo page) for each quintet member must be sent through to PJIBEC if the quintet is selected to participate in the competition but date of birth will suffice for application purposes.

Applications open: 1^st September 2025
Applications close: 1st March 2026
Selected groups will be invited by 14^th March 2026 INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Any questions about the application process can be directed to the project manager to the Artistic Director, Amos Miller pjibec@gmail.com

Competition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC), Birmingham 13-18^th July 2026

The selected groups will be invited to perform in Round One in Birmingham, on either 14^th  or 15^th July.

Round One. RBC Bradshaw Hall, times to be confirmed.

Tuesday 14^th July

Wednesday 15^th July

Followed by deliberation and announcement by the Jury on Wednesday 15^th July, up to six groups will be selected to proceed to Round Two.

Semi-Final. RBC Bradshaw Hall. 17^th July, times to be confirmed.

Followed by deliberation and announcement of finalists by the Jury, three groups will be selected by the Jury to perform in the Final Round.

Final Round. RBC Bradshaw Hall. 18^th July, times to be confirmed.

Deliberation and announcement of awards by the Jury.

Showcase of winning groups.

• Throughout the Competition the Jury reserves the right to stop any performance that overruns the time limit.
• Free choice repertoire may be repeated in Rounds One and Two only, but must adhere to the Competition Requirements which follow.
• The Jury will be provided with copies of all stipulated repertoire, but competing groups must provide one copy of free choice repertoire in advance of Competition rounds.
• Groups must either introduce programmes verbally, and/or provide a brief programme note (printed in English) for each programme played.

Prizes

The Philip Jones Prize

£6000

The Founder's Prize

£4000

3rd Prize

£2000

Onyx Brass prize - for innovative programming

£500 worth of Onyx Brass Publishing sheet music.

In addition, the Lucerne Festival 2020 Debut Series, the Ludwigsburger Schloss Festspiele and the Wigmore Hall in London have expressed interest in hosting debut concerts by prizewinning groups.

Jury

The international jury is tbc.

The Jury’s decision is final and no further discussion or correspondence can be entered into.

 

Further information:

Amos Miller, Artistic Director pjibec@gmail.com