Our latest addition to the ITA Video section is an exclusive interview (from last year’s ITF in Muncie, IN) with Italian Peter Steiner!

At the age of 23, Peter was appointed Trombonist of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic for the 2016-2017 season. Prior to that engagement he served as Principal Trombonist with the Colorado Symphony for the 2014-2015 season. He has performed as guest trombonist with many top European and US orchestras. In 2019 he was honoured as a Prize Winner at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia.

ITA members can watch the full 30 minute interview here

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ITA Annual General Meeting will be held online for the first time in history. The meeting will be open to ITA members in good standing and will be held on Zoom on July 3, 2020 at 9 AM US Eastern Time/15:00 Central European Time/10 PM Japanese Standard Time.

Beside the regular agenda, ITA President Ben van Dijk will pass the presidential baton on to oncoming President Jacques Mauger, who we welcome for the 2020-23 term!

A number of 2020 Award winners will also be introduced and honored during the meeting.

On July 1, all ITA members eligible to vote will receive a registration link by email. After registering, a link to the meeting will be sent in a second email.

We hope to see you on July 3!

The ITA Executive Board, Officers and Directors

The April 2020 issue of the ITA Journal has been published online and is now available in the members-only section. For the first time, the Journal is published in a new fresh 4-color format and the design has received a facelift. We hope you will appreciate the upgrades in this new and fresh April issue! Featured in this issue is, among others:

International Trombone Association Awards for 2020
by Dr. L. Brett Baker

Tromboholizm: Poznań Trombone Music Festival
by Karl Hinterbichler

2020 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions Results
by Donny Pinson

Ava Ordman: 2018 Neill Humfeld Award Winner
by Chris Shook and Bob Ward

Plus
General News,The President’s Column, Wellness Note, Nuggets of Wisdom, Pedagogy Corner, Audio/Video/Literature Reviews and much more.

Read it here

Trombone players marked 2020’s International Trombone Week in style from April 19–30. The focus was on:

• Staying safe and healthy by creating and sharing online–no gatherings during a pandemic.
• Playing and listening to music. Lots of it. Generous and talented people who love ITW provided wonderful music for us.
• Encouraging others. That’s what trombone players do!

Read more about the International Trombone Week here >>

The 2020 elections for ITA Officers and Board of Advisors closed on March 26 and here are the results. The new terms will begin per July 2020 June and ends at the ITF in 2023. Congratulations to all new Officers and Board of Advisors!

1st Vice President/President Elect
Carol Jarvis

2nd Vice President
Megumi Kanda

Board of Advisors
Brandt Attema, Jessica Buzbee, Randy Hawes, Mark Hetzler, Alex Iles, Christine Purdue Jones, Isabelle Lavoie, Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Eijiro Nakagawa, Donna Parkes, Denson Paul Pollard, Kenneth Thompkins

Full info >>>

Over the past few weeks the concern regarding the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus has been growing. The World Health Organization has declared the situation a pandemic, encouraging an aggressive response to the global outbreak. As a result of current worldwide coronavirus situation, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 International Trombone Festival, scheduled for July 2-5, 2020. More information will follow to all event ticket holders and competition finalists as soon as it becomes available. By taking these measures we hope to contribute to preventing the further spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Elections for ITA Officers and Board of Advisors will be held in 2020 and voting will be open to ITA members (*trial memberships excluded) starting March 1.

Members can vote for the 1st Vice President (President Elect) or a write-in, 2nd Vice President or a write-in and 12 candidates for the Board of Advisors. Every ITA member can vote only once, and all votes will be completely anonymous.

ITA members will receive an email from ElectionsBuddy.com on March 1 with a request to cast a vote. The voting closes on March 25, 2020. Results are expected to be published by the ITA Governance Committee on the ITA website early April.

If you don’t have an email registered with ITA and you want to vote, please contact us right away at elections@trombone.net.

The 2020 ballot can be viewed and downloaded here.

Please take the time to cast your vote and have your say in who lead and represent our organization!

Many thanks to all trombone players worldwide who participated in our latest survey! The response was overwhelming and we are proud to be able to present a summary of the results online.  For full information please visit https://www.trombone.net/survey