On December 13 at 4 PM (Eastern US Time) / 22:00 (Central European Time) the first in a series of seven Artist Zoom Sessions will be organized by the International Trombone Association. For the kickoff we are extremely honored and excited to host the one and only Christian Lindberg as our first guest. Christian has graciously offered to join us to speak about his a.o. career, practice routines, what has kept him busy during the past 9 months of the pandemic, and further all things trombone.

The Artist Zoom Sessions are open for anyone interested to attend; young, old, professionals, students – it does not matter! The only thing we ask you to do is register your name, country and email beforehand, so we know you will be joining. After registering, you will receive a link to the meeting by email. Please register at:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpdeCqpjIsG9UBQ4YbNohwegU9jTUnYGZh

If there are any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to let us know at info@trombone.net.

We hope you look as much forward to December 13 as we do!

Each year, the International Trombone Association presents awards to individuals and organizations—including those involved in performance, teaching, composition, arranging, conducting, and research—that have made profound, outstanding, and lasting impacts in furthering the Association’s mission. Two awards are presented annually—the ITA Awardand the Neill Humfeld Excellence in Teaching Award. Three other awards—the Legacy Circle Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Orchestra Recognition Award—are presented from time to time. Nominations for 2021 awards are requested from the ITA’s membership. A one-page letter of nomination that details why a member believes a nominee should be honored with one of the Association’s awards, and a bio of the nominee, may be sent to the Chair of the ITA’s Standing Committee on Awards at awards@trombone.net. Criteria for selection may be found on the ITA website at: www.trombone.net/about-ita/awards

All nominations are due by December 1 at which time the Standing Committee on Awards will prepare ballots to be voted on by the ITA Officers, Council of Past Presidents, and Board of Advisors.

The October 2020 4-color issue of the ITA Journal has been published online and is now available in the members-only section. Featured in this issue is, among others:

International Trombone Week 2020
by Colleen Wheeler

Advice from the 2020 ITA Competition Winners
by Donny Pinson

Edwin Anderson: Legendary Bass Trombonist, and— for One Night—a Mahler Symphony No. 3 Soloist
by Denson Paul Pollard

Per Brevig: A Musical Legacy
by Robert P. Rainier

ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions Repertoire for 2021
by Donny Pinson

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

Read it here

 

What is Christine Purdue Jones – Master Sergeant, United States Air Force Band – watching? Find out which YouTube videos inspire Christine by visiting our What I’m Watching page!

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

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.

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