Dr. Karen Marston is currently the Director of the International Trombone Festival, and Professor of Low Brass at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, CA.
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Nashville 2021: 50th Anniversary
The ITF Board is excited to announce that the 2021 Festival will take place in Nashville, Tennessee! We are looking forward to working with our 2021 Host, Jeremy Wilson, Associate Professor of Trombone at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt …
Notice on COVID-19
The ITF Board and planning committee continues to monitor the status of the COVID-19 virus, both in Japan, and around the world. At this time, the Festival is scheduled to continue as planned. New developments will be assessed as news …
Register
ITF Japan has been postponed, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Registration is closed at this time. When the rescheduled date becomes available, information will be posted here. If you have already purchased registration, we will be processing refunds as soon …
Japan 2020, Register: 3-day pass
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ITF covers Daft Punk
Daft Punk with Sackbuts and Contrabass Trombone In another brainchild of the endlessly creative Chris Bill, ITF artists, presenters, and staff cycled one-by-one through at studio at Ball State University (our 2019 host, thanks Dr. Chis Van Hof), to record …
Japan 2020, Register: 4-day pass
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Student Ensembles
The International Trombone Festival is proud to support outstanding student ensembles, representing university programs from around the world. The following groups were chosen through a competitive application process to appear at the 2020 Festival in Osaka, Japan, where they will …
University Faculty Showcase
University and collegiate faculty make incredible contributions to the trombone community around the world, and the ITF is proud to feature their artistry in our University Faculty Showcase Recital Series, now in its third year. Faculty below were chosen through …
Presenters
The International Trombone Festival is excited to announce that the following artists, teachers, and ensembles have been selected to present at the 2020 Festival in Osaka, Japan. These outstanding trombonists, who represent countries around the world, were selected from a …
Artists
The International Trombone Festival is excited to announce our Artist roster for Japan 2020! Ian Bousfield (Solo, Classical, UK) Michael Buchanan (Solo, Classical, UK) Shinichi Go (Solo, Classical, Japan) Megumi Kanda (Solo, Classical, Japan) Motoji Konishi (Solo, Classical, Japan) James …