British Trombone Society
Annual Awards 2021 The winners of the British Trombone Society Annual Awards were announced at the AGM, held virtually on 7 November. Congratulations to all of the recipients on their well-deserved awards
Outstanding Contribution – Bob Hughes Born in Wales, Bob moved to London in 1976 to study bass trombone at the Royal Academy of Music with Harold Nash, where he won the Sydney Langston Brass Prize. Bob’s first job was with the BBC Scottish Symphony at the age of twenty. He then went on to play with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1981–1989), The Philharmonia (1989–1994) and the London Symphony Orchestra (1994–2006). He made multiple recordings with these orchestras including soundtracks for blockbuster films such as Star Wars, Harry Potter and Braveheart, and toured extensively throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia. Bob began teaching Bass Trombone at the Royal Academy of Music in 1989 and many of his students hold orchestral positions in the UK. He was president of the British Trombone Society from 2006–2010 and there is a biennial competition named after him – The Bob Hughes Bass Trombone Competition.
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