Southeast Trombone Symposium

Southeast Trombone Symposium The Southeast Trombone Symposium is a week-long inspirational event for trombonists. It is held annually at Columbus State University Shires trombones.

The Southeast Trombone Symposium started in 2010 and has grown into one of the finest annual trombone events in the world. Participants work closely with world-class faculty, and can compete for new S.E. Visit the STS website for more details.

07/08/2026

~STS 2026 VIRTUAL ACCESS~

Missed out on ? Head over to our website (link in our bio) to register for access to all 25+ hours of livestreams from this year’s Symposium. This offer is only available thru July 20th, so hurry to secure your chance to see what STS is all about!

~STS 2026 COMPETITION WINNERS~ is proud to announce our annual Solo, Excerpt, and Youth competition winners:(In order ...
06/29/2026

~STS 2026 COMPETITION WINNERS~

is proud to announce our annual Solo, Excerpt, and Youth competition winners:

(In order of appearance)
SE Shires Bass Trombone Solo Competition:
1st Place - a George Curran model SE Shires Bass Trombone and a Greg Black mouthpiece: Aiden Jay
2nd Place - a Long Island Brass Company mouthpiece: Gibson Purser
3rd Place - an Ultimate Brass mouthpiece: Flynn Megaw

Getzen Company, Inc Tenor Trombone Excerpt Competition:
1st Place - a Getzen Company, Inc 1047FNR Eterna Novus trombone and a Greg Black mouthpiece: Talbot Jennings
2nd Place - a Long Island Brass Company mouthpiece: Bailey Jeffrey
3rd Place - an Ultimate Brass mouthpiece: Christofer Gaspar

STS Youth Solo Competition
1st Place - a $2000 Scholarship towards tuition and a mouthpiece from Greg Black: Will Hayes
2nd Place - a Long Island Brass Company mouthpiece: Reece Mirkes
3rd Place - an Ultimate Brass mouthpiece: Daniel Munnisi

Congratulations to all of our winners and everyone who competed this year, and special thanks to our sponsors for providing prizes for our winners!

~THANK YOU STS 2026~ And just like that, has come to a close. We’d like to say one more mass-choir sized thank you to ...
06/29/2026

~THANK YOU STS 2026~

And just like that, has come to a close. We’d like to say one more mass-choir sized thank you to our outstanding faculty, staff, interns, and sponsors for everything they do to make this event possible, and thank Y’ALL for continuing to show up year after year and keep the experience alive! Until next time🪊

~SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS~ Here’s your Saturday Highlight Reel: 1.) Gracie Potter Taught her amazing inaugural masterclass2...
06/29/2026

~SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS~

Here’s your Saturday Highlight Reel:

1.) Gracie Potter Taught her amazing inaugural masterclass

2.) Our final masterclass of the week, brought to you by the incredible Christopher Bassett

3-8.) Our 2026 Professors’ Choir put on a show-stopping performance

9-10.) John Fedchock and Tony Baker blew the house down for our annual Jazz Night at The Loft = Columbus Bar and Music

~FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS~ It’s been a busy week for us here at , here’s some of what we got up to yesterday: 1.) James Baker ...
06/27/2026

~FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS~

It’s been a busy week for us here at , here’s some of what we got up to yesterday:

1.) James Baker has been hard at work keeping our horns in good working order

2-4.) Our faculty put on another spectacular Excerpt Presentation

5.) Our Exhibit Halls opened for attendees to check out our awesome sponsors

6-7.) Yu Tamaki Hoso 🇯🇵 Trombone 𝄡 gave our 6th outstanding masterclass of the week

8-15.) Our faculty continued to amaze us with yet another phenomenal Recital, premiering two beautiful pieces by Ricardo Mollá

~THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS~ Halfway through and things are rolling right along!! Here’s your Thursday Highlight reel: 1.) Hi...
06/26/2026

~THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS~

Halfway through and things are rolling right along!! Here’s your Thursday Highlight reel:

1.) Hillary Simms Music Ran our Youth Camp’s Warmup Class

2.) Bill Thomas taught another stellar masterclass

3.) We blew through our second Section Sit-In

4.) Jim Nova taught yet another force-ful masterclass

5-6.) Our participant choirs continued rehearsals for our final concert

7.) Our Cohort groups met again for some smaller masterclasses

8.) Evan Williams coached our 4th amazing masterclass

9-14.) Our faculty put on yet another phenomenal recital, ending with a suite of Anakin’s Themes from Star Wars arranged by our resident dark lord of low brass Jim Nova

~THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS~ With our Exhibit Halls now open for our attendees, would like to take a moment to thank ou...
06/26/2026

~THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS~

With our Exhibit Halls now open for our attendees, would like to take a moment to thank our amazing sponsors for helping make this year’s Symposium happen:

SE Shires
Greg Black
Getzen Company, Inc
Christan Griego
Hickey's Music Center
Art’s Music Shop
Morningstar Custom Mutes
Baltimore Brass Company
Ultimate Brass
Long Island Brass Company
Husonics Premier Music Products
XO Brass

You can support them by visiting their booths in rooms 1716 and 1717!!

~TUESDAY RECAP~ is now in full swing!!! Here’s some of our highlights from Tuesday: 1.) Opening Meeting and Faculty In...
06/24/2026

~TUESDAY RECAP~

is now in full swing!!! Here’s some of our highlights from Tuesday:

1.) Opening Meeting and Faculty Introductions
2.) Our Youth Competition Finalists: Gus Vincent, Will Hayes, Julia Antmann, Landon Layman, Daniel Munnisi, and Reece Mirkes
3.) Our Bass Trombone Solo Competition Finalists: Flynn Magaw, Gibson Purser, Aiden Jay, Jamie Butler Jr., and Grant Erie
4.) The CSU Trombone Ensembles choir kicked things off with a phenomenal concert, featuring solos from our very own Christopher Bassett and Evan Williams

Stay tuned for more highlights as the week goes on!!

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900 Broadway
Columbus, GA
31901

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(706) 649-7350

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