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Cory Mixdorf Releases Songs & Elegies
Cory Mixdorf, along with pianist Miroslava Panayotova, proudly offers his first solo album, aptly titled Songs & Elegies. With the aim of creating an album that mostly focuses on the…
Martha Eikemo Andersen Wins Spot With Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Norwegian Martha Eikemo Andersen won the bass trombone audition for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Congratulations!
Philip and Shelley Martinson Release Duprass: Music for Flute and Trombone
Philip and Shelley Martinson recently released Duprass: Music for Flute and Trombone. Committed to creating and performing new works for flute and trombone, the Martinsons have commissioned and premiered numerous pieces…
Peter Moore Performs George Walker’s Trombone Concerto at BBC Proms
Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou On August 16, 2022, Peter Moore became the first trombonist in over 20 years to be featured as a concerto soloist at the BBC Proms. Moore…
Northshore Concert Band Trombone Section Performs the National Anthem for the Chicago White Sox
On August 27, 2022, the trombone section of the Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Illinois) performed the National Anthem at a Chicago White Sox/Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball game at Guaranteed…
Ben McIlwain Releases Debut Album
Trombonist Ben McIlwain’s solo debut album, “indefatigable,” has dropped! The album includes recordings of the following works for trombone that he commissioned: Alan Theisen’s Symphony No. 2 for Clarinet, Trombone,…
2023 North Carolina Trombone Festival
The 26th Annual North Carolina Trombone Festival will be held January 21st, 2023 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Designed for trombonists of all ages, the festival cultivates…
ITA Executive Board updates
At the end of June 2022, the ITA Board of Advisors voted to affirm the nominations from the Standing Committee on Governance of the following ITA Executive Board members: Dr…
Douglas Yeo appointed to University of Illinois for 2022–2023
The University of Illinois School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas Yeo as Clinical Associate Professor of Trombone for the 2022–2023 academic year. From 1985-2012, Professor…
Segunda Bienal Universitaria de Trombón (SBUT) Recap
Dr. Oscar Diaz working with participants. Photo submitted by Iris Llanos Last June, the University Trombone Biennial took place at the Faculty of Music of the UNAM, located in Mexico…
Antonio Garcia Celebrates 35 Years of Teaching
Antonio García completed his 35th year of full-time university teaching in May 2022, including posts at Northern Illinois, Northwestern, and Virginia Commonwealth universities, directing jazz programs for 27 of those years…
Elliot Chasanov Retiring After a 41 Year Career
After a 41 year tenure, Elliot Chasanov is retiring as Professor of Trombone at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Highlights include hosting the 1997 ITA festival, solo tours to…
Carsten Svanberg Trombone Seminar
The Carsten Svanberg Trombone Seminar was held at Boston University from May 30-June 2, 2022. During the week, students attended clinics, lessons, and masterclasses. As part of the seminar, Svanberg…
Trombonists Gather for 2022 All-American Alumni Band
Over Memorial Day weekend 2022, 51 alumni of the McDonald’s All-American High School Band from 32 states gathered for a reunion and performances as the All-American Alumni Band (established in…
Trombone, She Wrote: Music by Canadian Women Composers
On May 31, 2022, Dale Sorensen (trombone) and Jennifer King (piano) performed a recital featuring music by Canadian women composers. In addition to music by F. Jane Naylor and Elizabeth…