On Dec. 12, 2018, Joseph T. Spaniola’s newly commissioned composition, PASSAGE: Sempre Avanti (Trombone Ensemble) will be presented by the Columbus State University Trombone Ensemble (Columbus, Georgia) at the Lӓtzsch Trombone Festival, an International Trombone Conference that takes place in Heek, Germany and Enschede, The Netherlands. The prestigious five-day festival is an international mix of top trombonists and emerging talent. CSU is a member of 21-institution consortium that commissioned this Spaniola composition.