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Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia is pleased to announce a Graduate Assistantship for a Masters of Music applicant for Fall 2023. Tenor or Bass Trombone applicants are accepted and will have the opportunity to work with Doug Farwell and Isrea Butler. The assistantship includes a full tuition waiver plus stipends up to $8,000. Performance…
Andy Malloy has re-released his first solo album, Best of Friends, in an all-digital format. The album was originally released in 2005 as a CD.The new version has been produced by Parma Recordings on their Navona label. The album includes works by Jack Hayes, John Stevens, Jim Self, Stanley Friedman, N. Lincoln Hanks, and Robert…
Louisiana State University is pleased to announce one graduate assistantship available for Fall 2023. The graduate assistantship is a 10-hour assistantship, covering out of state tuition and having a $7,000 stipend to go toward in-state tuition, fees, and living expenses. Those interested can find more information here or by emailing Dr. Beloglavec.
The International Trombone Association is looking for a Trombone News Coordinator for the ITA Journal and an Online News Coordinator for the ITA website (trombone.net). Ideally, both positions would be combined. To apply, please send a short application letter and CV to vacancies@trombone.net before December 15, 2023. If you have questions, please contact ITA Executive Director…
David Krauss, Principal Trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, hosts Speaking Soundly, a new podcast that interviews today’s top performers. According to the website, the podcast “brings the lives and stories of high-profile, international, diverse, and vibrant performing artists to listeners.” On Tuesday, October 25, an episode featuring Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New…
The Twentieth Annual Big 12 Trombone Conference will take place from January 13 – 15, 2023. This year’s featured guest artist is Peter Steiner. Entries for the Big 12 Solo Competitions will be accepted through Tuesday, November 7th. Entries may be submitted via email or postal mail. For repertoire, rules, and prize information, please visit…
Caleb Owenby is leading a commission for solo tenor trombone and piano entitled “7 Deadly Sins.” The new work, composed by Ben Dondanville, will take one motif in C minor, and adapt it into seven different short movements representing the seven deadly sins (Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Envy, Wrath, and Pride). The work will be…
Kris Garfitt of Great Britain, Solo Trombonist of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, won first prize and the audience prize at the prestigious ARD International Music Competition. Founded in 1952, the competition invites young musicians from around the globe to compete in multiple rounds; works performed range from world premieres to standard compositions for trombone and piano,…
Betty Glover, one of the first female orchestral trombonists in the United States, passed away on September 27, 2022 at the age of 99. Glover studied trombone with Ernest Glover at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM) from 1941-1944. Shortly after graduation, she won the audition for principal trombone with the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra….
Matthew Guilford, bass trombonist with the National Symphony and senior lecturer at University of Maryland, College Park, will be a featured soloist with the UMD Wind Orchestra. On December 9, 2022, Guilford will perform James Stephenson’s Sonata Rhapsody “The Arch” on a program that also includes music by Lance Hulme, William Grant Still, and Carlos…