This year’s exciting kickoff to International Trombone Week is now available in the ITA video collection. Alex Iles guides us through his daily routines and shares tips and encourages for trombone players at all levels. The video is available to the whole universe to watch!
Watch video here >>
The July 2023 issue of the ITA Journal is now available online in the members-only section. Print copies mailed end of June and please allow two weeks for delivery – possibly more for Europe/Asia/South America. Featured in the July issue are, among others:
Carpe Slidem! International Trombone Week 2023
by Colleen Wheeler
Lassus Trombone: Now That You Know, What Do You Do?
by Douglas Yeo
Presenting Our 2023 ITA Award Recipients
Welcome, New ITA Officers and Board of Advisors!
by Ben McIlwain
Farewell to the Beard – an interview with Gerry Pagano
By Jemmie Robertson
Trombone Pedagogy in China, Yesterday and Today
by Li Kuang
Plus
General News,The President’s Column, Orchestral Sectional, Wellness Note, Perspectives on Longevity, Philosophies, Practices, and Pedagogies of Performing Professionals, Pedagogy Corner, Audio/Video/Literature Reviews and much more.
The ITA Awards Committee is pleased to present Jörgen van Rijen with the 2023 ITA Award. The ITA Award is presented to one individual every year who has greatly influenced the field of trombone in performance, composition, arranging, teaching, conducting, research, and/or service.
The Awards Committee is also pleased to present the 2023 Neil Humfeld Award to Dudley Bright. The Neil Humfeld award recognises one teacher each year who has demonstrated an exceptional level of excellence in their work.
Please read more about these outstanding artists, their achievements and the other award categories. Read more>>
ITW’s 20th Anniversary was April 16-23, 2023. Thank you for celebrating the trombone with us during last month’s International Trombone Week. Our community of artists, organizers, and resource builders created amazing opportunities and welcoming spaces for all. We enjoyed livestreams, multi-day workshops, student recitals, world premieres, jazz radio features, video compilations, warm-ups for the universe, and more. There’s still time to let us know how you celebrated… and you might appear on the infamous ITW map.
Visit the ITW page now >>
On April 16 we will kick off the International Trombone Week with an online gathering led by the incomparable Alex Iles!
Alex will share his warmup routine and discuss trombone fundamentals. We plan to shake the universe with a resonant B-flat we create together from all over the world! Participants will receive a copy of Alex’s warmup during the session.
The session is free, and open for anyone interested; young, old, professionals, students – it does not matter! The only thing you need to do is to register.
The composers submitted their entries… and the judges deliberated. It’s official:
The winner of the ITA’s 50-Second Fanfare Composition Contest is… Fanfare for the World!
Congratulations to composer David Miller! 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 50 years of the ITA… and 20 years of International Trombone Week… together!
Read more and get your parts here>>
Voting on the ballot for the 2023-2026 ITA Officers and Board of Advisors is now closed and results have been tabulated. The ITA Standing Committee on Governance is honored to report to you the elected 2023-2026 ITA Officers and Board of Advisors. The three-year term for the below slate of officers and advisors will start at the next ITA Annual General Meeting in summer July 2023.
Thank you to our current Officers and Board of Advisors for their leadership and contributions to the Association for the past 3 years. Also, thank you to each of the candidates that appeared on the ballot and were willing to serve if elected.
On Sunday December 11, 4 PM US Eastern Time (22:00 CET) we will celebrate ITA’s 50th anniversary with a Zoom session looking back on the early years of ITA. When and how did ITA start? And how has the organization developed into what it is today? The first ITA President Tom Everett will tell us about the early years, Stuart Dempster will discuss the various commissions he inspired. Other guests will be Joe Alessi, Irvin L Wagner, Ruben Carughi, Phil Wilson and many more. Come, join us!
Full information >>
Applications for the 2023 ITA Solo and Ensemble Competitions are now accepted through December 8, 2022. Applications should be submitted at: https://app.getacceptd.com/ita.
For full submission instructions, rules and information, please visit the competitions pages.
The 2023 competition finals will be held during the International Trombone Festival, July 12-15, 2023 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, USA. We hope to see you there!
Head to the ITA 50th anniversary store to grab some gear and join us in the celebrations!
