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ITF 2019 Student Ensemble Performer Application
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…
Shafer Accepts Position at The University of Akron
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,”…
Bill Watrous in Memoriam
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…
Open Position at The University of Akron
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…
Marks Appointed to UNCC
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…
The Carolinas’ Trombone Choir
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…
Trombones at Trinity
The Trombones at Trinity performed a Trombone Week recital at Trinity Lutheran Church, in the Klein area of Houston, Texas on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The Trombones@Trinity331
Diehl Performs US Premiere
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…
Open Position at Eastern Illinois University
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…
Abbie Conant Visits IUP
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…
Applications Open for Spectrum Brass Seminar
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…
Jazz Trombone Audition US Navy Band
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…
Big 12 Trombone Conference Recap
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…
University Advertising in Trombone Festival Program Booklet
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…
Virtuoso Composition Re-Discovered and Performed
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…