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Dr. Oscar Diaz working with participants. Photo submitted by Iris Llanos Last June, the University Trombone Biennial took place at the Faculty of Music of the UNAM, located in Mexico City. More than 60 participants from all over the country gathered to participate in this event. Featured guest artists include Blair Bollinger, bass trombone of…
Antonio García completed his 35th year of full-time university teaching in May 2022, including posts at Northern Illinois, Northwestern, and Virginia Commonwealth universities, directing jazz programs for 27 of those years. He and his wife, Mary, are moving back to their native New Orleans in Summer 2022 so as to reunite with their family there, where…
After a 41 year tenure, Elliot Chasanov is retiring as Professor of Trombone at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Highlights include hosting the 1997 ITA festival, solo tours to Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, and placing students in major orchestras, DC bands, college and public school positions. He started his career as Principal…
The Carsten Svanberg Trombone Seminar was held at Boston University from May 30-June 2, 2022. During the week, students attended clinics, lessons, and masterclasses. As part of the seminar, Svanberg and Don Lucas, Trombone Professor at Boston University, performed a recital that included works by Cibulka, Verdi, Jørgensen, and Andraschek. The event concluded with a…
Over Memorial Day weekend 2022, 51 alumni of the McDonald’s All-American High School Band from 32 states gathered for a reunion and performances as the All-American Alumni Band (established in 2019). Between 1967 and 1992, McDonald’s Corporation selected two high school seniors from each state and Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands,…
On May 31, 2022, Dale Sorensen (trombone) and Jennifer King (piano) performed a recital featuring music by Canadian women composers. In addition to music by F. Jane Naylor and Elizabeth Raum, the recital included a world premiere by Kelly-Marie Murphy. Her piece, And the Sun Brought Darkness, was commissioned with the support of the Canada Council for…
The 2nd Biannual Trombone University will occur from June 20-23 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The featured guest artists include Blair Bollinger, bass trombonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Dr. Oscar Diaz, Professor of Trombone at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The conference will include group warm-ups, masterclasses, and concerts. For further information, please contact…
The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Northwest Missouri State University invites applications for a full-time, one-year term appointment in Applied Low Brass (trombone, euphonium, and tuba) beginning August 2022. Other teaching duties will be assigned per department need and the candidate’s expertise. The successful candidate must have professional performance experience in various musical genres and…
Southern Arkansas University (SAU), Magnolia, is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Director of Bands/Trombone & Euphonium Instructor. The position will be housed in the Department of Performing Arts and Mass Communication. The department offers the following: Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Performing Arts with concentrations in Music with Studies in Business, Music…
On May 13, 2022, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of Joe Chindamo‘s Ligeia – Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. Colin Prichard, principal trombone, will be the soloist. The concert also includes music by Respighi, Sibelius, and Illean. Ligeia was commissioned by the ASO. Written in three movements, the concerto is influenced by the works…
