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    Contents
    
    Introduction
    
    Part I: The Alto-Tenor-Bass Trombone Trio
    
    Chapter 1: From Beethoven to Schumann
    
    Chapter 2: The Ascent of the Tenor Trombone
    
    Part II: The alto trombone is rarer than it was
    
    Chapter 3: Bruckner
    
    Chapter 4: Brahms
    
    Chapter 5: Dvorak
    
    Coda: The Orchestral Alto Trombone in the 20th Century
    
    Bibliography
    
    Author Biography
    
    Appendices 1 and 2
    
    Appendix 1
    
    Appendix 2
    
    Appendix 3
    
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2012 BTS National Trombone Festival

The 2012 British Trombone Society National Trombone Festival is on the weekend of 26-27 May at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Entry is reduced for members of the society and is open to any trombone players across the country.

15 May 2012 Geoff Wolmark

Brass Arts Festival

Black Dyke Brass Band The BTS will be at the Brass Arts Festival on Sunday 20 May at Leeds Town Hall (The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD) and will feature the Black Dyke Trombone Quartet and Black Dyke Youth Quartet.

This year's Black Dyke Brass Festival held at Leeds Town Hall will create one of the greatest of sounds in recent times. The festival will feature a gala concert on Sunday 20 May at 3:00 pm with performances from Black Dyke and special guests, the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band.

The programme of music includes the evocative Deep Harmony hymn tune, Pomp and Circumstance in this Diamond Jubilee Year, and the grand finale of Respighi's Pines of Rome featuring over two hundred musicians.

The Black Dyke Band is the current English Champion and through the direction of Nicholas Childs and a unique partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University, the band continues to be at the forefront of the development of the brass band movement.

The concert features special guests and stars of tomorrow, the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band. The band was formed in 2006 under the guidance of Dr Nicholas Childs with the support of Leeds Metropolitan University to inspire young people aged 11-18 who have already achieved Grade 4.

Tickets for the concert are priced £10-£15 and are available from the Box Office on 0113 224 3801 or from the Leeds Concert Season website.

BTS workshop day at Bacup, Lancashire

On Saturday 19 May, the Second Rossendale Scouts Band and British Trombone Society are hosting an all-day workshop and evening concert.

Venue
Second Rossendale Scout Group Band
Scout Headquarters
Burnley Road
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13 8AE

Contact: Brett Baker ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Admission: cover charge of £5 per BTS member; £15 to non-members for the all-day workshop; £5 for the concert to non-performers. (It makes economic sense to visit the BTS website and join before attending the Open Day!)

Fanfare broadcast on WWUH

The new BTS recording, Fanfare, will be aired in the USA on 14 May 2012 at 7:00 PM ET on WWUH, the radio station of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. Listeners outside of Hartford area can tune in to the live stream of the broadcast at http://www.wwuh.org, presented by Keith Barrett, the host of Drake's Village Brass Band every Monday evening from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET.

British Summer Time is 5 hours ahead of US Eastern Time (ET). This broadcast will therefore start at 12:00 AM on 15 May.

Fanfare is available to purchase online in CD and MP3 format.

25 April 2012 Edward Solomon

On The Slide

Saturday 26 May 2012

Play the trombone in just 3 hours
Perform live at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Work alongside professional musicians

Open to students in years 5 or 6 (Key Stage 2).

Led by Steve Legge and Jo Hirst.

Organised in association with:

The Junior Music Department, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
British Trombone Society
Gloucestershire Music

To book your FREE place, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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