Trombone News - July 2003

Welcome to the first edition of ITA’s new monthly newsletter giving you the very latest in trombone news, events, and jobs.

News

• Ralph Bigelow Dies age 75
• Fedchock Tours New Zealand
• Compton Performs Solos
• Del Mar Trio Premieres Work
• Lebens Appointed l'Université Laval in Quebec
• Trombones de Costa Rica "On the Road Again" in US
• Jazz Legend Jimmy Knepper Dies at 75
• 2003 Zellmer-Minnesota Orchestra Trombone Competition Results Announced
• Composer David Uber Receives Commission for Trombone/Piano Work
• Jay Friedman Launches New Website
• Vancouver Low Brass Features Cimbasso
• Rotterdam's Ben van Dijk Subs with Elvis Tribute Program

Events

• June 29 - July 11
  Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops
  University of Louisville, KY
• July 9
  Jos Jansen Plays Nelhybel
  Interlaken, Switzerland
• July 10-11
  James Box at Eastern Music Festival
  Greensboro, NC
• July 10-20
  Orchestra Camp at Pepperdine
  Malibu, CA
• July 14
  John Engelkes Masterclass
  Atherton, CA
• July 14-18
  The Art of Sound: Summer Brass Institute
  Atherton, CA
• July 18-22
  Summer Music Course at Comtat
  Escuela Comarcal de Música del Comtat
  Muro de Alcoy, Spain
• July 25 - August 3
  Lieksa Brass Week
  Lieksa, Finland
• August 3
  Weatherbone Festival III
  Westport, CT
• August 5-9
  International Trombone Festival 2003
  Helsinki, Finland

Jobs & Auditions

• Section Trombone - Albany Symphony
  Application Date: July 18
• Principal Trombone - Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil
  Application Date: July 18
• Principal Trombone/Quintet - Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Symphony
  Application Date: August 11
• Principal Trombone - Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Finland
  Application Date: August 15
• Second/Asst. Principal Trombone - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
  Application Date: August 25
• Principal Trombone - Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
  Audition Date: September 3 & 4
• Bass Trombone (one-year interim) - Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Canada
  Audition Date: September 19
• Solo Trombone (Alternate) - NRK Kringkastingsorkestret, Norway
  Application Date: September 25
• Tenor and Bass Trombone, Ceremonial Brass
  United States Air Force Band (Washington D.C.)
  Audition Date: To Be Announced

Please double check dates & information with these organizations directly.

Announce details of your own performances and other news items by submitting them to our staff online.

Tom Brantley
Trombone News Coordinator
news@trombone.net