About ITF
What is the International Trombone Festival?
The International Trombone Festival is an annual, multi-day event featuring all things trombone, and trombone related. Artists, teachers, students, professionals, industry leaders, and hobbyists gather annually to celebrate and explore the many facets and styles of trombone playing, teaching, and making.
The location of the ITF moves around the world on an annual basis, with Festivals in the US, and beyond. For updates on current and future Fesitval locations, be sure to follow us on social media!
Annual ITF programs include invited guest performers and pedagogues (Arists), lecturers and performers from around the world (Presenters), selected through a competitive application process, ITA competition finalists, top student ensembles, and a diverse array of exhibitors, representing the cutting edge of trombone repretoire, recordings, instrument technology, and accessories.
During US Festivals, the ITF is also home to the Youth Workshop, a special program for developing trombonists, ages 12-17, and the Composers Workshop, which supports new music for the trombone.
Host an ITF
The World’s Leading Event for Trombonists of All Ages
Since 1971, the International Trombone Festival has been the world’s leading event for trombonists of all ages, abilities and genres. Past locations have included Germany, England, Austria, Holland, Finland, Denmark, Brazil, China, France, Spain and the United States. ITF now attracts over 1000 delegates, performers and exhibitors from across the world.
The following considerations are taken into account, when a decision is made by the ITF Committee:
- Location & accessibility to the local, national & international market
- Performance venues & facilities
- Transport infrastructure
- Accommodation availability
- Funding
If you are interested in more details or have any general enquiries, please contact the ITF Committee at futurehost@trombone.net.
Contact the ITF
Steve Wolfinbarger
International Trombone Festival, Inc.
886 E. Emerald Ter
Nixa, MO 65714
For more information about hosting, performing, exhibiting or working at an International Trombone Festival, please contact:
Past Festivals
| 1971 | George Peabody College for Teachers Henry Romersa, director |
| 1972 | George Peabody College for Teachers Henry Romersa, director |
| 1973 | George Peabody College for Teachers Henry Romersa, director |
| 1974 | George Peabody College for Teachers Henry Romersa, director |
| 1975 | George Peabody College for Teachers Henry Romersa, director |
| 1976 | George Peabody College for Teachers Henry Romersa, director |
| 1977 | George Peabody College for Teachers Tom Everett, director |
| 1978 | George Peabody College for Teachers Tom Everett, director |
| 1979 | George Peabody College for Teachers Tom Everett, director |
| 1980 | Belmont College Tom Everett, director |
| 1981 | Belmont College Tom Everett, director |
| 1982 | Belmont College Tom Everett, director |
| 1983 | Belmont College Tom Everett, director |
| 1984 | Second International Brass Congress, Bloomington, IN |
| 1985 | Belmont College Tom Everett, director |
| 1986 | Belmont College Neill Humfeld, director |
| 1987 | Belmont College Neill Humfeld, director |
| 1988 | Belmont College Neill Humfeld, director |
| 1989 | Eton College – Eton, UK Peter Gane and Nigel Barr, directors |
| 1990 | Western Michigan University Steve Wolfinbarger, director |
| 1991 | Eastman School of Music John Marcellus, director |
| 1992 | Hochschule für Musik – Detmold, Germany Heinz Fadle, director |
| 1993 | Cleveland State University Paul Ferguson and Steve Wolfinbarger, directors |
| 1994 | University of Minnesota Tom Ashworth, director |
| 1995 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas Ken Hanlon, director |
| 1996 | Landeskonservatorium, Feldkirch, Austria Rudolf Tschabrun, director |
| 1997 | University of Illinois Elliot Chasanov, director |
| 1998 | University of Colorado William Stanley, director |
| 1999 | State University-Potsdam, NY Mark Hartman, director |
| 2000 | Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten-Utrecht, The Netherlands Albert Zuijderduin, director |
| 2001 | Belmont University Steve Wolfinbarger, director |
| 2002 | University of North Texas Tony Baker, director |
| 2003 | Helsinki, Finland Valtteri Malmivirta, director |
| 2004 | Ithaca College Steven Greenall, director Hal Reynolds, host |
| 2005 | Loyola University, New Orleans Steven Greenall, director Richard Erb, host |
| 2006 | Birmingham Conservatoire, UK Steven Greenall, director David Purser, host |
| 2007 | University of Las Vegas Steven Greenall, director Ken Hanlon, host |
| 2008 | University of Utah, Salt Lake City Steven Greenall, director Donn Schaefer, host |
| 2009 | Aarhus Academy of Music, Denmark Niels Ole-Bo Johansen, director |
| 2010 | University of Texas at Austin Jon Bohls, director Nathaniel Brickens, host |
| 2011 | Vanderbilt University Jon Bohls, director Joseph Awad & Lawrence Borden, hosts |
| 2012 | Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) de Paris Jon Bohls, Camille Leveque Claudet, directors Jacques Mauger, host |
| 2013 | Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University, GA Jon Bohls, director Bradley Palmer, host |
| 2014 | Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY Jon Bohls, director John Marcellus and Mark Kellogg , co-hosts |
| 2015 | Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo, Valencia, Spain Jon Bohls, director Inda Bonet, host |
| 2016 | The Juilliard School, New York City Jon Bohls, director Joseph Alessi, host |
| 2017 | University of Redlands, CA Steve Wolfinbarger, director Andrew Glendening, host |
| 2018 | University of Iowa, IA Karen Marston, director Jonathan Allen, host |
| 2019 | Ball State University, IN Karen Marston, director Chris van Hof, host |
| 2020 | Toyonaka Performing Arts Center, Osaka, Japan CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Columbus State University,GA Karen Marston, director Bradley Palmer, host |
| 2022 | University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR Karen Marston, director Justin Cook and Christopher Sharpe, hosts |
| 2023 | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Karen Marston, director Donn Schaefer, host |
| 2024 | Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Karen Marston, director David Begnoche, host |