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 >>
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 >>
The deadline for the Solo, Ensemble and Composition competitions was December 8, 2025.
Heading to the beach? Good. You deserve it. The trombone is always on your horizon, so why not bring it along? The ITA Newsletter features trombone news and events, a Listening Corner, practice tips, interviews, and more. It’s free and conveniently delivered to each-and-every subscriber. Chill out and cheer up with eight buoyant issues of…
Have you read the latest issue of the ITA Journal? This beautiful quarterly publication is full of scholarly articles, trombone news, job announcements, and literature and record reviews. Even better, you can explore a digital archive of past journals & newsletters (including a full searchable index). This beautiful piece deserves a place of honor in…
Writer and publisher Adam Reeves is working on a graphic novel that will interest trombone players! Trombone Man: Ska’s Fallen Genius will explore the life and times of Jamaican trombonist Don Drummond–declared by Sarah Vaughan as one of the top three players in the world. Watch the promotional trailer and read about the crowd-funded effort.
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…
ITA’s Advisory Council on Diversity, professor Natalie Mannix and professor Brett Shuster have been working diligently to update the repertoire section of the ITA website. The Diversity Composer Database showcases underrepresented composers and their compositions, focusing specifically on the work of women, transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, and/or Asian, Black, indigenous, or Latinx. Many thanks…