FINAL MAG

REVIEWS
PREVIEWS
EVENT NEWS
REVIEWS & PREVIEWS
This year’s President’s Awards, chosen
by the ITA President Joseph Alessi, go
to Professor Dee Stewart of Indiana
University and to the pioneering charity,
Brass for Africa.
If you want to hear them next Christmas
(and have a bit of a singalong), come to
Waterloo Station at 5.30pm on Friday
8th December 2017.
ITA AWARDS
The International Trombone Association
Awards committee is pleased to
announce the winners of the 2017 ITA
Awards. The awards are voted upon
by past presidents and the current ITA
advisory committee.
The winner of this year’s Neill Humfeld
Award was Ben van Dijk from the
Netherlands. The Neill Humfeld Award
is given for Excellence in Trombone
Teaching and, whilst recognizing the
contributions to trombone teaching of
the late Neill Humfeld, it honours living
teachers who have achieved the highest
level of excellence in their work.
This year’s ITA Award goes to jazz
trombonist Wycliffe Gordon. The ITA
Award recognizes the highest level of
creative and artistic output in areas such
as performance, composition, arranging,
teaching, conducting, research and
service.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will
be presented to John Kenny.
The Lifetime Achievement Award
recognizes people who have distinguished
themselves by their contributions to the
trombone profession over a long career.
RNCM TROMBONES
STREAM TO THE
WORLD
15th December 2016 saw the
Trombone Department of the Royal
Northern College of Music take to
the Conservatoire’s concourse for
their annual ‘Christmas Carols on the
Concourse’, bringing some considerable
festive cheer to Manchester. Conducted
by the Halle’s Principal Trombone, Katy
Jones, and joined by Visiting Professor
of Trombone and Mnozil Brass
superstar, Zoltan Kiss, the performance
was broadcast online and has been seen
currently by over 36,000 people.
LPO CHRISTMAS
CAROLS
On the 1st December 2016, the London
Philhamonic Brass section and friends
(together with the London Philharmonic
Chorus) took over the concourse at
Waterloo Station to raise money for
Save the Children
With festive favourites drowning out
the station PA system for 2 hours they
raised a whopping £3,101.26.
They would like to thank Bell
Percussion for their invaluable support;
without which, the tuba players would be
standing and there would be no jingle bells.
ZOLTAN
MASTERCLASS
December saw Zoltan Kiss give a
masterclass to the RNCM Trombone
Department. As part of his role as
Visiting Professor of Trombone,
members from the Trombone
Department performed a variety of solo
and ensemble works under his watchful
eye. Also featured were students from
Chetham’s School of Music.
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