February newsletter released
Trombonists! This month’s newsletter is replete with information about the new Diversity Composer Database (special thanks to Brett Shuster), a review of several podcasts, the Listening Corner, upcoming events, and more.
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,…
Tonight! April 6, 2023: Director Nathaniel Brickens and The University of Texas at Austin’s Trombone Choir welcome special guests Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Marcia Medrano of the Escuela Superior de Música (ESM) and the Facultad de Música de la UNAM (FaM) in Mexico City. Prelude music will be provided…
If you have performed Fanfare for the World, please publish your video and send us the link. We’d like to add you to the public collection. If you haven’t performed this newly-released piece yet, what are you waiting for? Fanfare for the World is a new 50-second fanfare celebrating ITA’s 50th and ITW’s 20th anniversaries….
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…
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.
It’s easy to read the world’s trombone news in your language of choice! Visit the ITA’s website and look for “Select Language” under the site’s search box.