ITA Membership Assistance Program
In this season of giving, please consider the gift of an ITA membership through our Membership Assistance Program. You can also apply to be considered for a donated membership. More >>
Alex Iles warm-up video now available
This year’s exciting kickoff to International Trombone Week is now available in the ITA video collection. Alex Iles guides us through his daily routines and shares tips and encourages for trombone players at all levels. The video is available to the whole universe to watch! Watch video here >>
July ITA Journal
The July 2023 issue of the ITA Journal is now available online in the members-only section. Print copies mailed end of June and please allow two weeks for delivery – possibly more for Europe/Asia/South America. Featured in the July issue are, among others: Carpe Slidem! International Trombone Week 2023 by Colleen Wheeler Lassus Trombone: Now…
That’s a wrap!
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,…
Announcing the Winning 50-second Fanfare
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…
2023 Officers & Board of Advisors Election results
Voting on the ballot for the 2023-2026 ITA Officers and Board of Advisors is now closed and results have been tabulated. The ITA Standing Committee on Governance is honored to report to you the elected 2023-2026 ITA Officers and Board of Advisors. The three-year term for the below slate of officers and advisors will start…
Zoom: 50th Anniversary of ITA
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…
2023 ITA Solo & Ensemble Competitions: registration open
Applications for the 2023 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions are now accepted through December 8, 2022. Applications should be submitted at: https://app.getacceptd.com/ita. For full submission instructions, rules and information, please visit the competitions pages. The 2023 competition finals will be held during the International Trombone Festival, July 12-15, 2023 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, USA….
ITA’s video library is growing!
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.
ITA Membership Assistance Program
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…