The Arkansas State University Trombone Choir has been invited to perform at the International Trombone Festival in Nashville May 21. This annual convention of the International Trombone Association, an organization formed in 1971 to promote the performance and teaching of the trombone to musicians world wide, has been held in Germany, Great Britain, Australia and Japan. We especially want to express our gratitude to the ASU Department of Music, instrumental music program, and the Student Government Association for allotting action funds for additional monies.
Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.
The Trombone Choir has previously performed at the festival when it was held in Champaign, Ill., in 1997. Arkansas State is one of several schools representing the United States in the series of concerts on the campus of Belmont University. Other schools performing include the University of Nebraska, the University of Tennessee, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Oklahoma. ASU students will be able to participate in daily workshop sessions on all aspects of the trombonist s profession. Students will hear performances and talk to some of the outstanding musicians in the world about topics such as teaching, literature, equipment and building a career.