ITA’s Advisory Council on Diversity, professor Natalie Mannix and professor Brett Shuster have been working diligently to update the repertoire section of the ITA website. The Diversity Composer Database showcases underrepresented composers and their compositions, focusing specifically on the work of women, transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, and/or Asian, Black, indigenous, or Latinx. Many thanks to Natalie, Brett and the Council! Read more
We are delighted to offer an exclusive and free 6-month trial ITA membership for all pBone users. You’ll be able to browse all current and past issues of the world’s leading trombone magazine, the ITA Journal, filled with interesting articles of famous trombonists from across the globe, as well as the art of trombone playing…
We are very proud to present Houlding it Together, a brand new and previously unpublished duet album by Chris Houlding, as the latest addition to ITA’s growing music streaming archive! The impressive list of contributing artists includes, among others, Joseph Alessi, Ben van Dijk, Don Lucas, Niels-Ole Bo Johansen, Brett Baker, Ansgar Striepens, Carol Jarvis &…
The online July 2025 issue of the ITA Journal is now available to ITA members on our website. Packed with fresh insights and thought-provoking perspectives from top voices in the industry, this edition is for anyone passionate about innovation and progress in the ITA community. Print copies mailed on July 8. Please allow two weeks…
After offering print reviews of new material for more than forty years in the International Trombone Association Journal, we are excited to expand to the world wide web via the ITA website www.trombone.net. Expanding to the internet offers advantages and solves growing problems as media capability and expectations of readers grow and change. The volume…
The composers submitted their entries… and the judges deliberated. It’s official: The winner of ITA’s Composition Contest 2024 is… Sunrise Over Frost and Fog! Congratulations to composer David Faleris! David’s exciting new work awaits you. Trombone ensembles are invited to download the parts and share their own recordings with the world. Let’s celebrate International Trombone…
Calling All Composers: The International Trombone Association Composition Competition (ITACC) is offering composers free access to an important event! The ITACC Virtual Forum will take place on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 3:00–4:00 PM EST. Step behind the curtain and hear directly from our world-renowned panel of judges as they share what they’re looking for…