The International Trumpet Guild (ITG) is an international organization of trumpet players. Members include professional and amateur performers, teachers, students, manufacturers, publishers, and others interested in the trumpet. ITG is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization supported by the dues of individual members.

Formation

ITG was established in 1975. In 1975, the first ITG Conference was held in Bloomington, Indiana; the following year the Guild met as part of the First International Brass Congress in Montreux, Switzerland. ITG Conferences have been held every year since then, with the Second International Brass Congress being held in 1984 at Indiana University.D.K. Dunnick: “Twenty Years of the International Trumpet Guild” ITG Journal xx/3 (1996), 42–47 In 1982, the ITG Archive was established at Western Michigan University to chronicle the Guild's activities and to preserve historical trumpet-related research. The ITG Research Library serves as a lending library for trumpet-related research. In 1988, plans were begun to form a larger European component of ITG. In fall, 1990 the Euro-ITG chapter was formed at the Trumpet Days in Bad Sackingen, Germany, with initial membership of 120 members. An International Membership Coordinator was appointed to further develop growth of ITG. The Euro-ITG chapter disbanded in 2003.

Honorary Award

The ITG Honorary Award is given to those individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the art of trumpet playing. These contributions are through performance, teaching, publishing, research, and/or composition. The tradition has been to award persons only toward the end of their careers, rather than at the beginning or height of their careers. The ITG Honorary Award does not have to be given every year, and it is possible to award more than one per year. ITG Honorary Award Winners * 1987 –

Roger Voisin Roger Louis Voisin (June 26, 1918 – February 13, 2008) was an American classical trumpeter. In 1959, The New York Times called him "one of the best-known trumpeters in this country." Performing career Among the most influential trumpet p ...

* 1992 –

Maurice André Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field. He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the pic ...

* 1993 –

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

and

Armando Ghitalla Armando Ghitalla (June 1, 1925 – 14 December 2001) was an American orchestral trumpeter. He studied at the Juilliard School, and performed in the New York City Opera, the New York City Ballet, and the Houston Symphony. He was a member of the Bost ...

* 1995 – Clifford Lillya and Robert Nagel * 1997 – Philip Jones * 1998 – Adolph Herseth * 1999 – Vincent Cichowicz * 2000 –

Edward Tarr Edward Hankins Tarr (June 15, 1936 – March 24, 2020), was an American trumpet player and musicologist. He was a pioneer in the revival of Baroque and Romantic era trumpet performance practice. Biography Edward Tarr was born in Norwich, C ...

* 2002 –

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

* 2003 –

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

* 2004 – Mel Broiles,

Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

and Harry Glantz * 2006 - Philip Smith * 2007 -

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

and

Charles Schlueter Charles Schlueter, born in Du Quoin, Illinois, is the retired principal trumpeter of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Schlueter studied with William Vacchiano at the Juilliard School. Prior to his 25 years as principal of the BSO, he also held p ...

* 2008 - Maurice Murphy * 2009 -

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

* 2010 -

Uan Rasey Uan Rasey (August 22, 1921 – September 27, 2011)Obituaries
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Roger Delmotte and Susan Slaughter * 2012 - Fred Mills and Ronald Romm * 2014 - Gilbert Johnson * 2015 -

Bobby Shew Bobby Shew (born March 4, 1941) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Biography He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet and toured ...

* 2019 -

Ryan Anthony Ryan Anthony (May 17, 1969 – June 23, 2020) was an American trumpet player known for his performances as a member of Canadian Brass and his role as principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He died on June 23, 2020, after an eight-ye ...

Award of Merit

The ITG Award of Merit is given to those individuals who have made substantial contributions to the art of trumpet playing through performance, teaching, publishing, research, composition, and/or support of the goals of the International Trumpet Guild. There is no requirements that the award be given annually, and no restrictions are made as to the number of recipients. ITG Award of Merit Winners * 2000 – Gordon Mathie * 2002 – Charles Colin and Stephen L. Glover * 2003 – Leonard Candelaria, Ray Crisara and John Haynie * 2004 – William Adam, D. Kim Dunnick, Frank Kaderabek, and Anatoly Selianin * 2005 – Anne Hardin, David Hickman, Benjamin Margolin, James Olcott * 2006 - Joyce Davis, Vincent DiMartino, Charles Gorham, Stephen Jones, Leon Rapier * 2007 - Richard Burkart, Bengt Eklund, Carole Dawn Reinhart * 2008 - Stephen Chennette * 2009 - David Bullock, Gilbert H. Mitchell, Jeffrey Piper * 2010 - Bryan Goff and Gordon Webb * 2011 - William Pfund * 2012 - Keith Johnson and Dennis Schneider * 2013 - Rob Roy McGregor * 2014 - David Baldwin, Kevin Eisensmith, Gary Mortenson

Other awards

Prior to 1987, ITG had recognized several trumpet players with awards; these include: * 1977 - Timofei Dokschitzer * 1979 –

Renold Schilke Renold Otto Schilke (Green Bay, June 30, 1910 – September 5, 1982) was a professional orchestral trumpet player, instrument designer and manufacturer. He founded and ran Schilke Music Products Incorporated, a manufacturer of brass instrumen ...

(Plaque and honorary lifetime membership) * 1979 –

Rafael Méndez Rafael Méndez (March 26, 1906 – September 15, 1981) was a Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter. He is known as the " Heifetz of the Trumpet." Early life Méndez was born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico to a musical family. As a child, he perf ...

(Recognition Plaque) * 1982 –

Doc Severinsen Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) a ...

(Recognition Plaque) * 1983 – Robert King (Recognition Plaque) * 1984 –

William Vacchiano William Vacchiano (May 23, 1912 – September 19, 2005) was a trumpeter and trumpet instructor. Originally from Portland, Maine, Vacchiano studied trumpet at age 12. At 14 years old, he was playing in the Portland Symphony. For five years (19 ...

(Recognition Plaque)

Publications

Membership in ITG includes a subscription to all regular publications: * ITG Journal (4 issues per year, see below) * Special Supplements to Journals (CDs, music, books) * Complete Index of Journals (biennial) ITG has sponsored other publications and reprints: * The Memoirs of Timofei Dokshizer * The History of the Trumpet of Bach and Handel by Werner Menke * Lowrey's International Trumpet Discography by Alvin Lowrey

Journal

The ''ITG Journal'' is published quarterly and includes articles on history, performance, literature, recordings, research, pedagogy, physiology, interviews, instrument modifications, and many other trumpet-related areas. The Journal features columns dealing with aspects of trumpet performance and reviews of books, music, and CDs.

Competitions

ITG hosts annual competitions for students under 25 including scholarship competitions, solo trumpet, orchestral except and jazz solo competitions. In addition ITG sponsors two major trumpet competitions - The Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition which takes place every 4 years, and the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, which takes place every 2 years.

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