International Trombone Association

UConn Trombone Choir
2026-04-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Now in its eleventh year under the direction of Dr. Matthew Russo, the UCONN TROMBONE CHOIR is composed of students from many different majors at UConn.

The UConn Trombone Choir commits itself to developing the repertoire for trombone ensemble. In 2022 it premiered Matthew Kennedy’s Bounce for trombone sextet. It premiered UConn Trombone Choir alumna Silvia Gopalakrishnan’s Highlands and Maria in 2024. The choir performs original music for trombone ensembles dating back to the sixteenth century and selections from pop, jazz, film, show tunes, television, and video games.

Yale's Jeremy Mojado, trombone
2026-04-11 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Yale School of Music, Master of Musical Arts recital. Free admission, no reservation required.

The program for this performance will be available within 24 hours of the start time.

Individuals who cannot attend this concert in person are invited to watch the performance live, online, at music.yale.edu/livestream-student-recitals (no purchase or registration required).

Alejandro Cantos Presents Insights
2026-04-11 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C., in partnership with UCF, presents acclaimed Spanish trombonist Alejandro Cantos in concert! For one night only, Cantos will be joined by UCF faculty musicians to perform an unforgettable mix of Spanish music and popular trombone standards.

Alejandro Cantos serves as Principal Trombone of the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra (RTVE) and is an active member of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. He has collaborated with orchestras around the world, including the Komische Oper Berlin, Spanish National Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, and many others.

Brady Smith, jazz trombone
2026-04-11 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Umiversity of Michigan undergraduate student, Brady Smith, performs a trombone recital.

Free. No tickets required.

International Trombone Week 2026
2026-04-12 00:30 - 2026-04-19 23:30 (America/New_York)
ITW is the perfect time to play your trombone, share it with others, and have fun making music online and in-person. We celebrate every day during the “official” week (April 12-19, 2026) — and beyond. Jump in and learn more >>

Everyone is welcome: performers, listeners, artists, students, teachers, organizers, composers, builders, kinetic sculptors, and more. Past celebrations have included parades, live-streams, concert hall world premieres, workshops, garage concerts for the neighborhood, student recitals, jazz radio features, video compilations, online long-tone warm-ups for the universe, epic opera excerpt battles, world-first video masterclasses, and more.

iSlide Community Trombone Ensemble
2026-04-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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iSlide, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a gathering of trombonists of all ages and levels to meet and play together purely for the sake of meeting and playing music together.

Join our community of trombonists to:

Exchange ideas and thoughts about music

Play fun music with other trombonists

Experience the joy of playing your instrument

There is no performance target; this is simply for the joy of getting together and playing for an afternoon. If you can make it ‘this week’, great! If you can’t, also great and hope to see you next week!

iSlide is free; just bring your horn.

Tuba, Bass Trombone and Electronics Recital
2026-04-12 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Marshall University

Dr. JoDee Davis Studio Recital
2026-04-13 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St, Kansas City, Missouri, 64110, United States
After 25 years at University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music (UMKC), Dr. JoDee Davis (recipient of the ITA Neill Humfeld Excellence in Trombone Teaching award) is retiring. Join her, colleagues, friends, and students (both past and present) as we celebrate a career giving back to the future generations of trombonists in her final studio recital at UMKC.

There will be a reception following the performance in the lobby of White Recital Hall.

Trombone Masterclass: Kris Garfitt & Achilles Liarmakopoulos
2026-04-14 08:00 - 2026-04-20 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
Join an inspiring week of music-making in the mountains of Liguria with renowned trombonists Kris Garfitt and Achilles Liarmakopoulos. Open to players aged 16 and above, this immersive masterclass focuses on refining technique, developing musical voice, and building confidence through individual lessons, group sessions, chamber music, and performance opportunities. Participants will also benefit from warm-up and technique classes, as well as audition training designed to simulate real performance scenarios with constructive feedback.Set in an inspiring hillside location, the course offers a balance of focused study and relaxation, with access to an outdoor pool, daily activity options, and high-quality meals provided. Shuttle transport is available from Imperia. The course fee is €560 (including breakfast and lunch), with optional accommodation available. This is a unique opportunity to grow artistically while connecting with a community of dedicated trombonists in one of Italy’s most beautiful regions.

Ball State University Trombone Studio Recital
2026-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Hear the Trombone Studio perform in Hahn Hall.

Featuring the students of Chris van Hof.

Free and open to the public

CySlides and Trombone Studio
2026-04-15 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Celebrate the trombone at this Iowa State University event! If you love the trombone, this is the concert for you.

The resident ISU student trombone choir, CySlides, will perform several original works by Bill Reichenbach, Madeline Lee, and Andrew J. Skaggs. Also featured will be Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 showcasing outgoing senior Elias Vargas. Several trombone solo and piano works will open the concert.

This concert will have a livestream. Hooray!

Ternion Brass
2026-04-16 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
University of Delaware’s Ternion Brass is comprised of faculty members Brianne Borden, trumpet; Heidi Lucas, horn; and Bruce Tychinski, trombone.

Ternion Brass explores chamber works for brass instruments.

2026 Southern Miss Brass Symposium
2026-04-17 08:00 - 2026-04-18 17:30 (America/New_York) | University of Southern Mississippi – School of Music, 107 Southern Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406, United States
The Southern Miss Brass Symposium, hosted at The University of Southern Mississippi, is scheduled for April 17–18, 2026.

Open to middle school, high school, and university brass students, the symposium offers one-day or two-day registration and features:

Master classes and performances with Ryan Gardner (Professor of Trumpet, University of Colorado-Boulder), Shawn Hagen (Horn, U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” Retired), Douglas Yeo (ret. Bass Trombone, Boston Symphony), Gail Robertson (Euphonium, Symbiosis Duo), and Stacy Baker (Tuba, Symbiosis Duo)

Sessions on mindfulness, performance anxiety, historical brass, entrepreneurship, and audition preparation

Performance showcases, mass choir, and ensemble experiences.

Vendor exhibits and networking opportunities.

Group-friendly registration.

Directors are encouraged to bring groups of students. Group attendance is ideal for:Band classes and studiosBrass choirs and ensemblesMotivated individual students

Students may register individually, and directors are welcome to coordinate attendance for their programs.

Robert Byrd, Trombone
2026-04-17 21:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
University of North Texas recital

Slide Show Master Class & Concert with Alex Iles
2026-04-18 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
ATTENTION BRASS PLAYERS AND ALL MUSIC LOVERS!!!

Santa Barbara City College’s Trombone Ensembles are proud to welcome back the legendary movie soundtrack trombonist Alex Iles as our guest artist for this semester’s “Slide Show” FREE master class (9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) and a FREE afternoon concert (starting at 3:00 p.m.) on Saturday, April 18th!The morning master class will feature Alex Iles working with members of our SBCC Trombone Ensembles, providing critique for trombonists of all ages and skill levels as they perform iconic solo works, etudes, and orchestral excerpts.And later that same day, our SBCC Trombone Ensembles will perform a FREE CONCERT entitled “Dinosaur Bones” featuring works related to the prehistoric era, including:– “Fossils” (from Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals”)– “Dinosaurs” TV Show theme (Bruce Broughton)– “Jurassic Park” medley (John Williams)– “The Flintstones” TV Show theme (Hoyt Curtin)– “Calls & Echoes of the Dinosaurs” (Joseph Alex Reyes)– “Adventures in Dino-Sitting” (the WORLD PREMIERE live performance by Carl Johnson of “Animaniacs” and “Pinky & the Brain” fame!)The performing trombone ensembles will include:– SBCC Trombone Choir– SB Junior Trombone Choir– 8th Position Trombone Octet– SBCC Sackbut EnsembleMost importantly–this is a celebration of music, so these FREE events are open to trombonists and non-trombonists alike! And if you have never heard a trombone choir before, you are in for a real treat!The morning master class will take place in SBCC’s Fe Bland Forum, which is located under the BC Building’s clock tower on SBCC’s West Campus. And for the first time, the afternoon concert will take place in SBCC’s beautiful Garvin Theatre! Parking is also FREE all day long, too!So come on out on Saturday, April 18th to hear some great music like you’ve never heard it before–it will be a day filled with Dinosaurs, Trombones, and Alex Iles–OH MY!!!

RIT's Brass Studio Recital + Trombone Choir
2026-04-18 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Brass Studio Recital and Trombone Choir performances from the studio of Tyler Ricks.

Open to the Public

UNI Low Brass Workshop
2026-04-19 11:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The University of Northern Iowa Tuba/Euphonium and Trombone Studio will host this one-day event that focuses on low brass performance and pedagogy. Events will include masterclasses and performances by attendees, and guest artists.

Open to students in grades 9-12. Registration for this event is $25.

NEC Master Class: Brian Hecht, Trombone
2026-04-19 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Brian Hecht presents a master class featuring students from the New England Conservatory trumpet studios.

Note: This class precedes the annual NEC Brass Bash, taking place April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Jordan Hall.

The Northwest Trombone Collective
2026-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
This performance will be in Eugene, Oregon.

We will feature music and arrangements specifically set for Trombone Choir and the Northwest Trombone Collective. Please join us!

Colorado State University
2026-04-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The Trombone Studio, under the direction of Dr. Drew Leslie, presents a program of music composed and arranged for trombone ensemble.

The concert features the CSU Trombone Choir as well as the NoCo Bones, which is a large trombone choir made up of both CSU students and area high school trombonists. A variety of pieces showcase the beauty and versatility of the ensemble and its repertoire.

Free and open to the public.

Trombone Treat with Timothy Higgins
2026-04-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Concordia University Chicago. Timothy Higgins will perform his Concerto for Trombone on Sunday, April 19, at 4 pm at Concordia University’s Chapel in River Forest.

Higgins is the newly-appointed principal trombonist of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the concert will be conducted by the former principal trombonist of the CSO, S/OP&RF Music Director Jay Friedman.

Tennessee Tech Trombone Studio Recital
2026-04-19 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
This concert is free and open to the public.

This performance will also be live streamed. Please go to the School of Music’s Live Stream page to watch the performance.

Texas State Trombone Choir
2026-04-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Student Ensemble Series | TXST Trombone Choir, Billy Gayman, Director

NEC Brass Bash
2026-04-19 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
The Brass Bash, directed by Stephen Lange, celebrates the students in New England Conservatory’s Brass Department, and features performances for mixed brass ensemble as well as from our horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba classes.

In addition, the event concludes with a mass brass choir, featuring all of our students in the performance of Strauss’s Feierliche Einzug. This year’s program special guest is trombone player, Brian Hecht, who is also hosting a master class the same day at 2 p.m. in Brown Hall.

Baylor Trombone Choir Concert
2026-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Under the direction of Austin Richardson, members of the Baylor trombone studio perform original works and transcriptions for large trombone ensemble.

Frost Trombone Choir
2026-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Students from Professor Tim Conner’s Frost Trombone Studio gather to present music composed or arranged for 16 trombones.

Free event

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Trombone Quartet Recital
2026-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Aiden Drysdale, chamber trombone
2026-04-21 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Master’s degree student Aiden Drysdale performs in a chamber music recital.

Free

Julliard Trombone Studio Recital
2026-04-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Part of Julliard’s Music Advancement Program

Program information:

JOHANN ERNST GALLIARD Galliard Sonata No. 1 for Trombone and Piano

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Ellicott City Trombone Choir
2026-04-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Ellicott City Trombone Choir, under the artistic direction of Music Director James Olin, will present a concert in Rockville, Maryland (US) featuring an exemplary program of trombone choir repertoire.

Attendees may expect distinguished masterworks for trombone ensemble, an engaging acoustic experience, and an opportunity for fellowship among music enthusiasts. This event promises to be a memorable musical occasion; guests are encouraged to invite friends, colleagues and acquaintances.

Yu-hsien Teng/Arr. James Olin: Rainly Night Flowers

Sergei Rachmaninov: Ave Maria from All Night Vigil, Op.37

Traditional/Arr. James Olin: Gospel Medley

Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Aeternam

Andrew C. Fox: Fanfare for Trombones

David Miller: Fanfare for the World

John Greer: Sacred Mountain (World Premiere)
