The Slide Heard Round the World!
| Happy International Trombone Week! Six years ago, The International Trombone Association declared the first week of April to be a global trombone celebration. We think it was an absolutely divine idea.Contact Colleen Wheeler (cwheeler AT wheatonma.edu) to get involved in this year's fun. |  |
Thank you to our generous collaborators: Gordon Forman and Pam Christman from RINET (Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology); and OSHEAN (Ocean State Higher Education Economic Development and Administrative Network).
Last year's special events:
Wichita State University
Thursday, April 5, 2007
11:30am-12:30pm central (12:30pm-1:30pm eastern)
Description: Join Russ Widener, Professor of Trombone at Wichita State University, as he provides live commentary for several outstanding, pre-recorded solo and ensemble performances. See below for more information including a link to the event stream, chat line and performance program.
Questions? Listeners were invited to send questions and comments to Professor Widener during the event using a chat address.
Viewing archived streams: Click on the event stream to visit RINET's Content Catalog. At the top of the page, select "archived conferences", navigate through the pages to find the "Trombone Week 2007" event. You will need to use Internet Explorer v.6 and Windows Media Player v.10 on a Windows machine to view the event. There are more choices for audio only.
Program:
- High School Trombone Quartet plays "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" as arranged by Robert Elkjer (1:45)
- Adam Jones performs bass trombone excerpts including Brahms I, Franck "D-minor", Rossini "La Gazza Ladra", Wagner "Ride", Haydn's "Creation", Kodaly's "Hary Janos", and J. S. Bach's "Sarabande" from his Cello Suite No. 5. (8:30 total)
- Ian Fitzwater plays Eric Cook's "Bolivar" (4:00)
- Adam Jones performs Daniel Schnyder's "Sonata"--3 movements (12:00)
- Adam Jones plays Halsey Steven's "Sonatina"--3 movements (12:00)
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The University of Texas - Austin Trombone Choir
Thursday, April 5, 2007
8-10pm central (9-11pm eastern)
The University of Texas at Austin's School of Music
Description: The University of Texas - Austin Trombone Choir, winners of the 2007 Remington International Trombone Choir Competition, will present a free International Trombone Week Concert featuring works by Holst, Bach, Wagner, Dukas, and Mendelssohn. The concert will culminate with a mass-choir performance of Sousa's Stars and Stripes featuring the UT Trombone Choir, the Longhorn Band Trombone Section, and all other interested trombonists. Nathaniel Brickens, Director; Robert Carnochan, Guest Conductor
Program:
- Fanfare from La Péri by Paul Dukas (arr, Joseph Frye)
- Fantasia (Hypodorian) by Thomas Stoltzer
- Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt (Psalm 100) by Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Enrique Schneebeli)
- Contrapunctus 14 from The Art of Fugue by J.S. Bach (arr. Stephen Kelleher)
- March from A Moorside Suite by Gustav Holst (arr. Jon Bohls)
- Allegro Concertante by Alexei Lebedev (arr. Vasile Babusceac): One solo... with six solists!
- Themes from Parsifal by Richard Wagner (arr. Leon Brown)
- Stardust for the Chief by Rayburn Wright
- Stars and Stripes by John Philip Sousa (arr. Denton Thomas)
Learn more about the Slide Heard Round the World! in:
- The 2007
- The 2006
- The 2005
- The 2004
- The 2003, including the first-ever trombone masterclass and performance held via videoconferencing.
"The Slide" has been listed by:
- The International Trombone Association. Visit this page to see their "ITW History" links (bottom right).
- The Online Trombone Journal and here
- OSHEAN
- RINET
- Internet2's K20 Initiative
Featured listening:
Here's a wonderful story about trombone choirs from National Public Radio.
Get involved for next year now by contacting Colleen Wheeler (cwheeler AT wheatonma.edu).