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Alix Tucou recently released a new album entitled “Portraits.” Tucou shared the following information about his album: “The concept of the album is on the figure of the portrait: it can be a person, a place, an idea…it invites the listener to close its eyes and let go its imagination go and wander as if…
Brent Phillips, professor of trombone at Baylor University, is seeking a talented and capable candidate to serve as Graduate Associate for the trombone studio. This position is available to students pursuing a Masters Degree in Trombone Performance, tenor trombone only. Duties include: Performing in the major ensembles of the School of Music as needed Performing…
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The Western Michigan University Trombone Studio announces a Graduate Teaching Assistantship for either tenor or bass trombone, beginning with the Fall 2022 school year. The assistantship is available for someone seeking a Master of Music degree. The package includes salary, tuition remission, and other benefits, which would cover the complete cost of tuition for the…
Ben van Dijk, former president of the International Trombone Association and bass trombone of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, has created a series of videos on his social media channels. This project started in March 2020, and includes classical masterpieces, overdubs, and a series of duets written specifically for him by Steven Verhelst. This series, “Ben…
Peter Moore, principal trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra, will give the world premiere of Dani Howard’s Trombone Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on June 17, 2021. The program will be recorded and available to stream on June 29, 2021 for a small fee. Mr. Moore joined the LSO in 2014. He gained national…
Altın Sencalar will release Reconnected, his third album as band leader on August 27, 2021. Altin’s music embraces his heritage and celebrates Afro-Latin, Turkish, and Jazz musical traditions. This album is dedicated to his two grandfathers: John Fernando Garcia, who passed in December 2020, and Bülent Şençalar, who still resides in Turkey as a renowned musician. While…
On September 15th, 1957, rising jazz stars Lee Morgan and Curtis Fuller joined John Coltrane and his Miles Davis bandmates’ Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, along with Kenny Drew for one day in the studio. Magic was made, and we have those special 5 tracks (and alternate takes) that comprise Coltrane’s album “Blue Train” here…
Brian Wendel, Principal Trombone of the Vancouver Symphony, will release his debut album on June 18. Brian provided the following album summary: “In March 2020, the entire world hit the pause button and forced musicians, along with many others, to cancel performances for an indeterminate period moving forward. We have been at home, repeating the…
Dennis Cramer was recently awarded the College of Fine Arts Outstanding Alumni Award for Service. Curtis A. Scheib, Dean of the College of Fine Arts of Indiana University of Pennsylvania presented Cramer with the honor at an IUP Trombone Ensemble concert on the IUP campus on April 25, 2021. Mr. Cramer began taking trombone lessons…