1. About the BTS
(About/BTS)

      The British Trombone Society       1-3 Church Street     Hutton

2. Executive Board
(About/Officers & Staff)

Honorary Patron The distinguished jazz trombonist and first trombone with the BBC Big Band is the Society's Honorary Patron. Gordon Campbell honpatron@britishtrombonesociety.org

3. Regional Representatives
(About/Officers & Staff)

Regional Representatives run trombone events in their areas of the country; this is the life-blood of the British Trombone Society and members are strongly encouraged to attend local or national eve

4. Officers of the British Trombone Society
(About/Officers & Staff)

Officers run the membership services, distribute magazines and newsletters, liaise with traders and advertisers, support Regional Representatives, maintain and develop the website, support t

5. New Site Login Process
(Membership/Membership)

The BTS website is now hosted in a Content Management System and features a single, site-wide login, improved publishing and calendar functions, and new private messaging and membership features.

6. Copyright Information
(About/Policy Documents)

...h Trombone Society ("the publisher") with your request. Please be specific about which content you wish to reprint, for what purpose the reprint is requested, and which p...

7. Legal Disclaimer
(About/Policy Documents)

... available only to individuals that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. The contents of our website are suitable for and thus aimed at users of over 18 years ...

8. Board of Advisors & Education Committee
(About/Officers & Staff)

The Board of Advisors, chaired by the President, meets as and when required to advise on any matters relating to the trombone and its music. Peter Lacey chairs the Education Committee, which

9. Site Tools
(Homepage/Homepage)

Web Browsers, Media Player, Adobe Reader In order to benefit fully from the content on the British Trombone Society website, your computer should be equipped with the latest version

10. The Soprano Trombone Swindle
(Resources/Archived Articles)

... or Tuba maxima = Contrabass Trombone"3 Kunitz does not cite a source for the contents of this list, but the terminology points to Michael Praetorius' Syntagma Mus...

11. The Alto Trombone in the Orchestra: 1800-2000
(Resources/Shifrin)

...nd to what degree its traditional usage changed in order to bring about this re-birth.  Table of Contents | Part I ›› ...

12. Principal Trombone, LSO (Part II)
(Resources/Interviews)

Part II: 1957-1987 - Denis Wick When I joined the LSO, it wasn't really a proper job at all. There had been what was called 'the big split' when the Sinfonia of London was created. Most

13. Fall and Rise of the Alto Trombone: 1830-2000
(Resources/Current Articles)

During the latter half of the 19th century, the alto trombone diminished in popularity almost to the point of extinction. The last thirty years have seen a resurgence of interest. Rob Slocombe inves

14. The Future is in Low Notes
(Resources/Current Articles)

Adrian Cleverley reports on Chris Stearn's Contrabass Trombone Masterclass at Trinity College of Music. Chris Stearn, principal bass trombonist at Scottish Opera, and Professor at the Roy

15. Principal Trombone, LSO (Part I)
(Resources/Interviews)

Part I: 1936-1956 - Jock Ashby The recent retirement (1987) of Denis Wick as Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra brings to a close a half-century in which that p

16. Chapter 1: From Beethoven to Schumann
(Resources/Shifrin)

..., op. cit., p. 42. Translated in von Glehn, op. cit., p. 50. ‹‹ Part I | Table of Contents | Chapter 2 ›› ...

17. The Sackbut Rebut
(Resources/Archived Articles)

The article Das sinfonische Werk von Franz Beck by Sarah Gordon inspired Avishai Kallai to do some research of his own into the symphonies of Franz Beck. Could it be that the symphony

18. Part I: The Alto-Tenor-Bass Trombone Trio
(Resources/Shifrin)

...emeine musikalische Zeitung 32 (July 1830), pp. 425-26. ‹‹ Introduction | Table of Contents | Chapter 1 ›› ...

19. Edward Solomon
(About/Biographies)

Edward Solomon started learning the trombone in 1981 while attending the John Lyon School in Harrow. He studied with former Hallé Orchestra principal trombonist Maisie Ringham,

20. On a Pedestal
(Resources/Archived Articles)

...e marriage to Lily Mackay, the lassie he had met in Castletown on one of his Scottish postings. He worked contentedly with the orchestra for four years, until an offer came from London. The Ph...

21. Coda: The Orchestral Alto Trombone in the Twentieth Century
(Resources/Shifrin)

... equally applicable to other works by Berg. One might regard with surprise Dr Mark Hartman's contention that 'there is no indication in the score'21 of Mahler's Seventh S...

22. Appendix 3
(Resources/Shifrin)

...ormance Trends, University of Georgia DMA, 1993). ‹‹ Appendix 2 | Table of Contents | Music Examples ›› ...

23. Chapter 5: Dvořák
(Resources/Shifrin)

...boni [and] bass tromboni'. See Chapter 1, nn. 148, 149. ‹‹ Chapter 4 | Table of Contents | Coda ›› ...

24. Chapter 2: The Ascent of the Tenor Trombone
(Resources/Shifrin)

...tposaune mehr verwendet wurden'.68 However, despite the unusually high tessitura of the solo, the contention that Thomas specified an alto trombone seems to be without foundation as the auto...

25. Timber and the Spanish Ladies
(Resources/Archived Articles)

...nowing exactly who has gobbled up baby bear's porridge or why grandma has got such big teeth, then smile contentedly when their expectations are fulfilled, promenaders, and those who have won seats...

26. Chapter 4: Brahms
(Resources/Shifrin)

...a used valved tenor and bass trombones exclusively (ibid). ‹‹ Chapter 3 | Table of Contents | Chapter 5 ›› ...

27. Bibliography
(Resources/Shifrin)

..., Facsimile Edition of the Seventh Symphony, Rosbeek, 1995. ‹‹ Coda | Table of Contents | Author Biography ›› ...

28. Contents
(Resources/Shifrin)

The British Trombone Society is proud to have been given the opportunity to publish The Alto Trombone in the Orchestra: 1800-2000 by Ken Shifrin, ex-principal trombone of the City of Birmingham Sym

29. Then and Now: The London Symphony Orchestra
(Resources/Image Gallery)

Sir Edward Elgar cups an ear and learns about trombone sound at close quarters, courtesy of trombonist M P Price. London Symphony Orches

30. Voice From The Past
(Resources/Interviews)

...the trombone playing of days gone by. This remarkable link with pre-war trombone playing will be content with lively conversation on any topic, and if he happens to let slip ...