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The BTS is proud to present our Sheila Tracy Award 2020 - Becky Smith! Becky is Principal Trombone of the English National Opera, and previously held the position of Sub-Principal Trombone of the BBC...
The BTS is proud to present our Outstanding Contribution Award 2020 - Dudley Bright! Dudley Bright was appointed Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2001 and retired from that position in June...
The BTS is proud to present our Student of the Year - Simon Chorley! Simon Chorley is a London-based musician, having trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he studied Classical...
The BTS is proud to present our Teacher of the Year - Katy Jones! Katy has been Principal Trombone with the Hallé Orchestra since 2012, and teaches at Chetham’s School of Music and the...
The British Trombone Society is proud to support our Player of the Year 2020 - Trevor Mires. To celebrate, Trevor is offering free online Zoom lessons to trombone players of pre-college age. This...
*WINNER OF THE BOB HUGHES BASS TROMBONE COMPETITION 2020* We are super happy to announce the winner of our Bob Hughes Bass Trombone Competition 2020. This year the standard was incredibly high, and...
This Sunday (18th October) was supposed to see the BTS host their National Day at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. The pandemic has obviously not allowed us to hold this...
Thank you to all twelve entrants this year, and for providing such fantastic quality, innovation and breadth of style in your work. Judges Martyn Brabbins, Callum Au and Dan Jenkins felt that the winner...
Applications are now closed for the Bob Hughes Bass Trombone Competition 2020. Thank you to all the entrants who have taken the time to enter this prestigious solo competition. We are pleased to...
Last chance to enter the Bob Hughes Bass Trombone Competition 2020! We have extended the closing date to 21 September 2020 Entrants must submit an MP3 audio file. Considering the issues related to events...
The legendary horn arranger JERRY HEY will be teaching an online Zoom masterclass this Sat Aug 29 at 20:00. Tickets only $9.50! Composing & Arranging for the Modern Horn Section (Pop•Rock•Funk•Latin•Jazz) Traditional 3pc Voicings to...
The trombones of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have designed a couple of online courses for trombone players, taking an in-depth look at the skills required to work in a section. *'Trombone Bootcamp' *– A...
The BTS is looking for a Social Media Manager: ROLE: to manage and oversee our social content on all of our accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and our website (CMS run). to collate and...
Last chance to apply for the BTS Instrument Loan Scheme! The closing date for applications is 31 July 2020. The BTS possesses three instruments (Conn 88H & Rath R400 F/Bb tenor and a...
Calling all Low Brass Players! The Festival organisers are building a piece to be broadcast on Saturday, 25 July to allow as many musicians as possible to take part. One of the aims...
The Edge Music Festival can be thought of as an extended podcast. From 10am on the 25th July the festival will be broadcasting on www.edge.radio. There will be great music, ideas, discussions, special events,...
The 3rd New Talent British International Youth Music Competition is organised by Amy Yuan Academy in association with British Music Society. This year’s competition will be held online due to the restrictions posted...
The British Trombone Society is pleased to announce the 2020 Competition for Composers of Music for the Trombone. The competition is to be judged by Callum Au (Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator and Trombonist), Martyn...
*Rhydian Tiddy,* aged 17, is currently in the 6th Form at Chetham's School of Music and studying with Phil Goodwin. Rhydian started the trombone when he was seven and had passed Grade 8 by...