News Items
The studio of Dr. Cory Mixdorf, at the University of Arkansas, has a graduate assistantship opening for the 2019-20 school year. The assistantship includes a tuition waiver, $12,000 annual stipend, teaching and leadership experience, as well as a guaranteed position with the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, playing alongside Dr. Mixdorf. Highly skilled and motivated applicants are…
Brazilian trombonist François de Lima was featured artist in a concert with Brazilian jazz band O Som Do Jazz at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 6 with trombonist and band leader David Manson. François de Lima has toured and recorded with Djavan, Roberto Carlos, Gal Costa, Milton Nascimento, among many other…
The International Trombone Festival invites artists, ensembles, pedagogues, researchers, and other trombone/brass- related individuals or organizations to submit proposals to present at the 2019 ITF at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Accepted applications will be scheduled either for a 50-minute live session, or for a Poster Presentation. This can include lectures, clinics, and recital…
Building on the success and popularity of the 2018 University Faculty Showcase, the 2019 International Trombone Festival will feature university faculty in a series of daily recitals focusing on new music, and/or innovative programming. The ITF invites university faculty from around the world to apply. Instrumentation and/or performance format is open, and applicants are encouraged…
The International Trombone Festival invites student ensembles at the university and secondary level and community groups to submit proposals to perform at the 2019 ITF at Ball State University. Accepted ensembles will be scheduled for a 20 minute time slot as an opening performance for a Festival artist, or a 30 minute showcase performance in…
Dr. Elisabeth Shafer has joined the University of Akron School of Music faculty as the Visiting Assistant Professor of Trombone. Hailed by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as “outstanding” and “fearless,” Shafer is a dedicated orchestral, chamber, and solo musician, performing in numerous East Coast orchestras and festivals. She is a founding member of the Boston…
Legendary jazz trombonist Bill Watrous passed away last night at the age of 79. He was arguably one of the most influential trombonists of our era who blossomed in the 1960s in both New York and Los Angeles, then worldwide. He played and recorded with many jazz luminaries, including Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Quincy Jones, Johnny…
The School of Music at The University of Akron invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure-track Visiting Assistant Professor of Trombone for the 2018-2019 academic year. Responsibilities: Duties will include, but are not limited to, teaching and recruiting undergraduate and graduate trombone students, weekly trombone studio classes, coaching chamber ensembles, and performing with the faculty brass…
Dr. Jeremy Marks has accepted the position as Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte starting in the fall of 2018. He previously held positions at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Blinn College, and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He holds degrees from The University of Texas at Austin (DMA),…
The Carolinas’ Trombone Choir, under the direction of William Harris, performed a recital as part of the ITA’s Trombone Week only a little later, on April 22. The concert was held in the Basicilla of Belmont Abbey in Charlotte, NC. There were several duets, quartets, and six pieces for trombone choir. The biggest piece was…
