International Trombone Week is coming
Ready—Set—Action! International Trombone Week is coming 7-14 April 2024 (and every other day in April, of course). Start planning your celebration… and join the fun this year.
Ready—Set—Action! International Trombone Week is coming 7-14 April 2024 (and every other day in April, of course). Start planning your celebration… and join the fun this year.
To run alongside the recently announced Membership Gift Certificate, ITA would like to take this opportunity to add the new developed Membership Assistance Program (MAP). The ITA Executive Board would like to thank Per Brevig, much respected former Metropolitan Opera Principal and holder of three ITA Awards for his suggestion and hope that this addition…
Applications are NOW OPEN for positions on the new ITA Student Council. Be an advocate for your peers and let your voice be heard! The International Trombone Association is starting a Student Council that will serve as a representative body for students around the world to have a voice in the ITA. The Student Council…
The ITA Awards Committee is pleased to present John Fedchock with the 2024 ITA Award. The ITA Award is presented to one individual every year who has greatly influenced the field of trombone in performance, composition, arranging, teaching, conducting, research, and/or service. The Awards Committee is also pleased to present the 2024 Neil Humfeld Award…
ITA’s Advisory Council on Diversity, professor Natalie Mannix and professor Brett Shuster have been working diligently to update the repertoire section of the ITA website. The Diversity Composer Database showcases underrepresented composers and their compositions, focusing specifically on the work of women, transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, and/or Asian, Black, indigenous, or Latinx. Many thanks…
We are overwhelmed with the response to this year’s competitions – thank you to all participants! Keep an eye on our social media and website competitions pages for the latest updates the coming weeks.
The composers submitted their entries… and the judges deliberated. It’s official: The winner of the ITA’s 50-Second Fanfare Composition Contest is… Fanfare for the World! Congratulations to composer David Miller! David’s exciting new work awaits you. Trombone ensembles are invited to download the parts and share their own recordings with the world. Let’s celebrate 50…