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The trombone world mourns the passing of John R. Marcellus, a visionary educator, performer, and advocate for our instrument. As President of the International Trombone Association (ITA), Dr. Marcellus played a pivotal role in expanding its global reach, fostering collaboration among trombonists worldwide, and championing new music for the instrument. His visionary leadership and tireless…
The Chicago Symphony has now posted an opening for principal trombone on their website. The orchestra has a long tradition as one of the world’s best. Their recordings of the major symphonic repertoire under the baton of Fritz Reiner, Georg Solti and others have inspired generations of brass players. The winner will succeed Jay Friedman,…
Another major trombone competition just concluded, with Botond Drahos from Hungary winning the first prize. Drahos also was also victorious in the Porcia competition last year. Tim Oewjan from the Netherlands and Gonçalo Nova from Portugal joined him at the podium. As is usually in major solo competition, the repertoire was demanding, split into a…
Danish trombonist Jesper Busk Sørensen gave the premier performance of a brand new trombone concerto, “Concerto Lírico” by Bo Holten. The even took place in the spectacular “Musikkens Hus” in Aalborg, accompanied by the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Thomas Søndergaard. The concerto was commisioned by the soloist with a special request: “write…
Swedish jazz trombonist Karin Hammar has been nominated in the category “Jazz of the Year” of Manifest Gala 2024 for her latest album, Opening. The nominated albums were chosen by jury groups of over 150 people in total, all of whom have been active in the Swedish Music industry. The Manifest Gala is organized by…
The orchestra final of the 33rd International Competition City of Porcia, just concluded, with Hungarian trombonist Botond Drahos taking home the first prize. The second prize, audience award and youth jury award went to Tim Ouwejan from the Netherlands, and Roberto de la Guia Martinez from Spain was awarded the third prize. The Porcia competition…
Announcing the 2024 ITA Composition Contest! We invite talented composers to showcase their trombone writing skills in this unique contest. Composers are invited to submit an original trombone octet of 5-7 minutes in length.The winning composition will be announced in April 2024 during International Trombone Week (ITW). Its sheet music will be available to download…
Jan Sandström‘s 3rd trombone concerto, “Les accords d’Eze” was recently given its world premiere, with Christian Lindberg as the trombone soloist. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra accompanied him under the baton of Barbara Hannigan, who also had duties as soprano soloist. The Swede Jan Sandström (1954-) is one of very few composers who have written 3 major trombone concertos. His first…
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has announced a search for a full-time Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Trombone. The UIUC School of Music is seeking a dynamic, effective, and engaging artist-teacher with a record of high-level performances to teach undergraduate and graduate trombone students in all degree and diploma programs. This includes weekly lessons for each student,…
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, Berlin has announced that Louise Pollock will be their new trombone professor. She has held the position of principal trombone of the Gothenburg Opera from 2015 to 2023, and spent 3 seasons with the Stuttgart Philharmonic prior to that. Pollock has already built a stellar reputation as a college teacher,…