Slide 2005 Event Photos
Highlights from our 2005 Events
Congratulations to participants! During The 2005 Slide's five-day schedule, over 100 trombonists in eight different states participated in seven different events.
The third annual Slide Heard Round the World!, an Internet2 celebration of all things trombone, was held during International Trombone Week (ITW), April 3-9, 2005. Thank you to our many old and new friends who participated this year.
Thank you to our generous collaborators: RINET (Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology) for the use of their videobridge and OSHEAN (Ocean State Higher Education Economic Development and Administrative Network) for Internet2 access and streaming services.
Please contact Colleen Wheeler (cwheeler@wheatonma.edu) at Wheaton College for more information.
Our 2005 schedule
Follow this schedule's links to view the specifics of each event including programs, photos, and streams.
| Date | Time* | Description | State(s) | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 3 | 5pm | Performance | The Mississippi Trombone Alliance | MS | program, stream, photo |
| Sunday, April 3 | 7:30-9pm | Chat | The Online Trombone Journal | link | |
| Monday, April 4 | 1pm | Performance | The Cleveland Institute of Music's Trombone Quartet | OH | program, stream |
| Tuesday, April 5 | 12:30pm | Performance | Russ Widener's trombone studio from Wichita State University | KS | program and stream |
| Wed., April 6 | 12:30-1:30pm | Masterclass | Matt McGarrell and David Schwartz join the AustinBones, of the University of Texas, in their third national masterclass for middle-school trombonists | MA, MS, RI, TX | stream and info |
| Thurs., April 7 | 12:30-1:45pm | Masterclass | Milt Stevens leads a masterclass with Washington, DC-based military trombonists, his studio from the Univ of MD, and Michigan's Interlochen Arts Academy | MD, MI, MA | program and stream |
| Thurs., April 7 | 9-11pm | Performance | The University of Texas at Austin Trombone Choir concert | TX | program. UT does not make its streams available. |
* Note: All times are eastern.
International Trombone Week is a global effort by ITA, the International Trombone Association, to expose millions of people to the sound of the trombone. During this week, the global trombone community--reaching across political borders and language barriers--presented hundreds of trombone-oriented concerts and recitals. The International Trombone Association is the largest association of trombonists with 4500 members from 50 countries.