ITA Solo, Ensemble & Composition Competitions
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 ITA’s Composition Contest 2024 is… Sunrise Over Frost and Fog! Congratulations to composer David Faleris! 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 International Trombone…
After offering print reviews of new material for more than forty years in the International Trombone Association Journal, we are excited to expand to the world wide web via the ITA website www.trombone.net. Expanding to the internet offers advantages and solves growing problems as media capability and expectations of readers grow and change. The volume…
ITW’s 20th Anniversary was April 16-23, 2023. Thank you for celebrating the trombone with us during last month’s International Trombone Week. Our community of artists, organizers, and resource builders created amazing opportunities and welcoming spaces for all. We enjoyed livestreams, multi-day workshops, student recitals, world premieres, jazz radio features, video compilations, warm-ups for the universe,…
On Sunday December 11, 4 PM US Eastern Time (22:00 CET) we will celebrate ITA’s 50th anniversary with a Zoom session looking back on the early years of ITA. When and how did ITA start? And how has the organization developed into what it is today? The first ITA President Tom Everett will tell us…
The online July 2025 issue of the ITA Journal is now available to ITA members on our website. Packed with fresh insights and thought-provoking perspectives from top voices in the industry, this edition is for anyone passionate about innovation and progress in the ITA community. Print copies mailed on July 8. Please allow two weeks…
A new video of Trombone Unit Hannover “talking trombone” is available in our Zoom session archive. Stop by to spend some time with this wonderful trombone ensemble. While you’re there, please browse the rest of our video library.