Joannes rochut biography for kids

by Douglas Yeo (January 4, 2025)

I have been researching the life, work, and influence of the celebrated French trombonist, Joannès Rochut, for nearly 40 years. Rochut, as readers of The Last Trombone know (see my previous blog posts about Joannès Rochut HERE, HERE, and HERE), played principal trombone in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1925–1930, and he published three volumes of “Melodious Etudes for Trombone” from the vocalises of Marco Bordogni.

Rochut’s books are among the most influential study material for trombone ever published.

In May 2024, I gave a presentation about Rochut at the International Trombone Festival, held at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Yesterday, my full research on Rochut was published in the January 2025 issue of the International Trombone Association Journal (Volume 53, No. 1). The issue—with my article—is now available to all ITA members on the ITA’s website.

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