1971		George Peabody College for Teachers - Henry Romersa, director Emory Remington's guest appearance capped an event where EVERYTHING was new and exciting.
1972		George Peabody College for Teachers - Henry Romersa, director George Roberts returned with his West Coast entourage, Tommy Pederson shakes everything up with his new game, "Trom-Bingo," and Tom Everett announced a plan to start the International Trombone Association!
1973		George Peabody College for Teachers - Henry Romersa, director Bill Watrous and Larry Wiehe arrived to show everyone that barriers of range and technique are never permanent.
1974		George Peabody College for Teachers - Henry Romersa, director Jay Friedman and Lewis Van Haney brought orchestral excerpt playing into the spotlight at the ITW.
1975		George Peabody College for Teachers - Henry Romersa, director Charlie Vernon's bass trombone recital, Carsten Svanberg's "sweet" solo style and John Marcellus' alto trombone recital were new and spectacular sounds to us.
1976		George Peabody College for Teachers - Henry Romersa, director Billy Robinson and Wilbur Sudmeier bring the Bay Bones trombone choir to town, loaded with several "ringers" from the West Coast, and show that trombone choirs are capable of an incredible range of sound colors.
1977		George Peabody College for Teachers - Tom Everett, director Kai Winding is featured and shows us all some "real class!"
1978		George Peabody College for Teachers - Tom Everett, director Frank Rosolino is featured at his one and only Workshop, and Tom Ervin stuns everyone with his fantastic alto trombone jazz playing.
1979		George Peabody College for Teachers - Tom Everett, director Patch work orchestral excerpt sessions of the early years grew to the invitation of the Philadelphia Low Brass, and Philly alum Henry Charles Smith performed the world premiere of the Gordon Jacob Concertino with a band.
1980		Belmont College - Tom Everett, director The move to Belmont brought Michel Becquet and the Paris Trombone Quartet who showed us a new approach to trombone quartet playing, and B.B. McCulloh showed that determination can count for more than size.
1981		Belmont College - Tom Everett, director Tom Everett's leadership continued to move away from the traditional "repeat" artists, and brought more new faces to the spotlight - like Jim Erdman, Jiggs Whigham, Branimir Slokar, Jimmy Knepper, Allen Ostrander and the New York Cornet and Sackbut Ensemble.
1982		Belmont College - Tom Everett, director An orchestra was first incorporated into "Concerto Night," allowing for a more professional presentation of artists, and a young upstart student named Steve Wolfinbarger knocked everyone's socks off with his Arthur Pryor's Air Varie (especially Carsten Svanberg who was supposed to be coaching him!)
1983		Belmont College - Tom Everett, director This time it was a band, featuring newly composed Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik with composer Gunther Schuller present to conduct his friend and colleague John Swallow.
1984		1984 - Second International Brass Congress, Bloomington, IN Time out! Everyone moved up the road to hear how our other brass friends did it, but anxious to get back to Nashville, knowing we had the best way already figured out.
1985		Belmont College - Tom Everett, director This was the year to hear the legendary Urbie Green for the first time at an ITW and the soon-to-be legend Christian Lindberg.
1986		Belmont College - Neill Humfeld, director The presence of Denis Wick was very special, especially hearing him sing a pedal B-flat after a dose of his "Black Magic."
1987		Belmont College - Neill Humfeld, director Mark Lawrence and Raymond Premru appeared for the first time in Nashville, and the Emory Remington Trombone Choir Competition is inaugurated with the Eastman Trombone Choir as the first winner.
1988		Belmont College - Neill Humfeld, director We finally got J.J. Johnson to the ITW! His solo tribute for his recently departed friend and colleague, Kai Winding, will never be forgotten, but the most memorable part was Henry Romersa's speech, admonishing us for taking the ITW away from Nashville and leaving "the father" at home.
1989		Eton College - Peter Gane and Nigel Barr, directors The "international" part of ITA was just beginning. This festival planted the seeds for the emergence of the British Trombone Society, and an unknown participant, Heinz Fadle, saw what could be done with internationality. Six years later he became ITA's 12th president.
1990		Western Michigan University - Steve Wolfinbarger, director A Symphony Player's Trombone Choir, led by Jay Friedman and Michael Mulcahy, demonstrated a level of artistic and musical excellence on some incredibly difficult music, and a young Canadian virtuoso, Alain Trudel, made his debut.
1991		Eastman School of Music - John Marcellus, director A visit to the hallowed halls where Emory Remington walked and taught for nearly 50 years made every minute a unique experience.
1992		Hochschule für Musik - Detmold, Germany - Heinz Fadle, director A World Trombone Symposium and an International Trombone Quartet Competition were new wrinkles that attested to Fadle's commitment to "internationality."
1993		Cleveland State University - Paul Ferguson and Steve Wolfinbarger, directors Ben van Dijk's contrabass trombone and PRISMA's new approach to trombone quartet performance provided a new beginning in two "forgotten" areas.
1994		University of Minnesota - Tom Ashworth, director Collaboration with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra to produce a commission for composer Toru Takemitsu and soloist Christian Lindberg gave this ITW a taste of the "big-time."
1995		University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Ken Hanlon, director A special opportunity to showcase women trombonists and the re-creation of the famous Trombone Connection CD, featuring Bill Watrous, Jiggs Whigham, Ian McDougall and Carl Fontana will go down in history!
1996		Landeskonservatorium, Feldkirch, Austria - Rudolf Tschabrun, director Joseph Alessi's first ITF appearance and the performance of a Bartok String Quartet by trombonists Ed Neumeister, Jim Pugh, Joe Alessi and David Taylor left the audience with their heads spinning.
1997		University of Illinois - Elliot Chasanov, director Too many highlights to mention at this one -- but Ian Bousfield, the Chicago Symphony low brass and the Vienna Trombone Quartet is a start.
1998		University of Colorado - William Stanley, director Larry Zalkind's dazzling musicianship with virtuosity, along with a special opportunity to hear some wonderful new (and old) jazz artists like Hal Crook, Juan Pablo Torres, Robin Eubanks, Jim Pugh, Steve Turré, and Carl Fontana were breathtaking -- as if the altitude wasn't enough!
1999		State University-Potsdam, NY - Mark Hartman, director Urbie Green's return to the ITF and Nitzan Haroz' first appearance at an ITF provided bookends for a lot of great artistry in between.
2000		Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten-Utrecht, The Netherlands - Albert Zuijderduin, director The Dutch showed that there is more trombone artistry and virtuosity per square canal than any place in the world. In addition to the predictables -- Bart van Lier, Ben van Dijk and Ivan Meulemans -- what about Jörgen van Rijen, Ilja Reijngold and the Residentie Orkester for Den Haag! And how can we forget Joe Alessi's performance of the Rouse Concerto or David Taylor's performance(s) of the Schnyder Concerto.
2001		Belmont University - Steve Wolfinbarger, director Read about last year's ITF here.