This week, BTS members have been receiving their new issue of The Trombonist. The Autumn 2009 issue is bursting with articles and news from around the UK. Highlights from this issue include:

• Bones Apart interview, ahead of next week's birthday tour
• Les Lake's record-breaking career as bass trombone at English National Opera
• Denis Wick meditates on the changes in orchestral trombones used since the 1950s
• Top tips for giving school demos of the trombone
• Adventures reconstructing a trombone from a 400 year old painting
• Peter Gane recommends his favourite CDs
• Chris Houlding, Jiggs Wigham, John Kenny and Mark Nightingale reflect on the 2009 ITF in Denmark
• International "Sackbut and Trombone" exhibition in Edinburgh reviewed
• Mike Hext's new CD reviewed

If you want to get the magazine too, you can subscribe online. Only £10 for under-16s!

 

Bones Apart tour reminder

 

Sunday 25 October - Peel Hall, Salford, Manchester, 7pm - informal concert
(Note: changed from Uppermill)

Monday 26 October - Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. 1pm Recital. Not open to the public

Tuesday 27 October - Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. 7.30pm

Friday 30 October - Over-Seas House, London. 7.30pm