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Brian Diehl performed the United States Premiere of Takashi Yoshimatsu’s “Orion Machine” Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra on March 24 with the Springfield Symphony, under Kevin Rhodes’ direction. The performance received rave reviews from the enthusiastic audience, noting the Cadenza in particular. “Shaped by Diehl’s wit and fantasy, full of sounds molded by an array…
The Eastern Illinois University Department of Music invites applications for the position of Instructor of Applied Trombone (full-time) to begin in August 2018. The department expects to conduct a tenure-track search in this area during the next academic year. Duties include teaching applied trombone and recruiting students for an established, comprehensive undergraduate and graduate music…
Abbie Conant, professor of trombone at the University of Music Trossingen in Germany, presented a masterclass for the students of Christian Dickinson at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on February 24, 2018 followed by a public performance of Aletheia later that evening.
Spectrum Brass is thrilled to announce the 7th-Annual Spectrum Brass Seminar, from June 16 – August 13, at the Bay View Music Festival. Session 1: June 16 – July 16 Session 2: July 16 – August 13″ Applications are now being accepted for the full 8-week festival, or for one of the two 4-week sessions. Scholarships…
The United States Navy Band has an immediate opening for the position of jazz trombone instrumentalist in the Commodores jazz ensemble. Starting salary is $61,557-$67,461, plus benefits. Auditions will be held by appointment. The position will be open until filled. Please contact navyband.auditions@navy.mil or 202-433-2840 for more information.
The Fifteenth Annual Big 12 Area Trombone Conference was held January 12th – 14th at Texas Tech University. The Conference’s Featured Guest Artist was Charles Vernon, Bass Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Vernon’s guest artist recital and master class were both inspiring. His playing was resonant, sensitive and virtuosic. Works or Sachse, Gillingham,…
The International Trombone Festival invites university professors to advertise for their school and studios in the ITF Program Booklet at this year’s Trombone Festival at the University of Iowa. The Festival hosts between 700-1000 trombonists each year and is a great place to advertise your studio! Price options include 1/6 of a page up to…
Introduction and Choral Variations on “Now Thank We All Our God” by F.A. Belcke Friedrich August Belcke (1795-1874) was the first luminary in the Leipzig Gewandhaus school of trombone playing, and an in-demand trombone soloist even beyond Germany’s borders. In 1859 he composed and performed the above-named piece for the dedication of a new…
The Trombone Teaching Assistantship at Michigan State University has just opened up for next year, 2018-19! If interested, please contact Professor Ava Ordman immediately for information: ordman@msu.edu. The TA is open to DMA and MM students on either tenor or bass trombone and includes tuition, health insurance and a stipend. It’s not too late to apply….
Brittany Lasch has won second in the American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2017-18, in professional, college/university and high school divisions. Lasch was selected from applications reviewed this past fall from all across the United States. The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit, competitions unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, ensembles and composers in the…