January newsletter published
Happy 2022! This month’s newsletter offers a new installment of the Listening Corner and information about upcoming events including the International Trombone Festival.

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….
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…
Congratulations CAROL JARVIS on winning the 2022 ITA Award!! The ITA Award recognizes the highest level of creative and artistic output in areas such as performance, composition, arranging, teaching, conducting, research and/or service. Carol Jarvis is one of the most in-demand session musicians in the UK. A multi-award–winning trombonist, keyboard player, arranger, orchestrator and voiceover…
JONAS BYLUND is the winner of the 2022 Neill Humfeld Award for Excellence in Trombone Teaching which recognizes the trombone teaching contributions of Neill Humfeld (1928-1991), long-time trombone professor at East Texas State University, and past president of the ITA (1980-1982). The Award honors living teachers who have demonstrated an exceptional level of excellence in…
In Celebration of its 50th anniversary, The International Trombone Association is leading a consortium for a new commission by Kevin Day, to be premiered by the Lift Every Voice Trombone Choir at ITF this summer. We welcome you to be a part of this consortium! Kevin Day is an emerging composer with a popular list…
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