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In the autumn of 2007, the British Trombone Society set up a bi-annual competition for young people up to the age of 23 to win a prize in memory of Don Lusher. The competition would celebrate Don's lyrical, melodic and musical style of playing.
The first competition took place in 2007/8 and was won by Robbie Harvey, who went on to win the Carl Fontana Solo Competition in Salt Lake City. One of the prizes is a silver slaver, which the winner will keep for two years. Each winner's name will have his/her name engraved on it. In the years 2008/20010/2012 the winner also won a Yamaha trombone. In 2014, Rath donated a trombone. In 2016 The winner won a XO/1632LT Fedchock Model Trombone. The next competition will be in 2018.
DATE VENUE WINNERS MUSIC PLAYED
2008 LEICESTER ROBBIE HARVEY STARDUST
HARLEM NOCTURNE
2010 BIRMINGHAM STEPHEN SYKES DL BLUES
I LOVES YOU PORGY
2012 CARDIFF KIERAN McLEOD SINGING DOWN THE ALLEY
LONDONDERRY AIR
2014 OUNDLE OWEN DAWSON LUSH SLIDE
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
2016 OUNDLE OLLI MARTIN STARDUST
DL BLUES
In the autumn of 2007, the British Trombone Society set up a bi-annual competition for young people up to the age of 23 to win a prize in memory of Don Lusher. The competition would celebrate Don's lyrical, melodic and musical style of playing.
The first competition took place in 2007/8 and was won by Robbie Harvey, who went on to win the Carl Fontana Solo Competition in Salt Lake City. One of the prizes is a silver slaver, which the winner will keep for two years. Each winner's name will have his/her name engraved on it. In the years 2008/20010/2012 the winner also won a Yamaha trombone. In 2014, Rath donated a trombone. In 2016 The winner won a XO/1632LT Fedchock Model Trombone. The next competition will be in 2018.
DATE VENUE WINNERS MUSIC PLAYED
2008 LEICESTER ROBBIE HARVEY STARDUST
HARLEM NOCTURNE
2010 BIRMINGHAM STEPHEN SYKES DL BLUES
I LOVES YOU PORGY
2012 CARDIFF KIERAN McLEOD SINGING DOWN THE ALLEY
LONDONDERRY AIR
2014 OUNDLE OWEN DAWSON LUSH SLIDE
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
2016 OUNDLE OLLI MARTIN STARDUST
DL BLUES