Don Lucas, native of Falls Church, Virginia, was educated at North Texas State University, Berklee College of Music, Texas Tech University (BM, MM), The University of Houston (Doctoral) and as a Fulbright Scholar to London's Guildhall School of Music (Advanced Solo Studies Diploma). His principal teachers include Denis Wick, Robert Deahl, Al Lube, Carsten Svanberg, Michel Becquet, Allen Barnhill, John Marcellus, Phil Wilson, Leon Brown and Dave Maser.

Don has performed with The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Empire Brass Quintet, Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, The New Mexico Symphony, Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, The San Antonio Symphony, The North Carolina Symphony, and American Wind Symphony, and has performed under noted conductors Ivan Fischer, Hugh Wolf, Christopher Hogwood, John Adams and Leonard Slatkin.

Internationally, Don has performed recitals and taught masterclasses throughout the world. Engagements in Russia include the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow), The Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory (St. Petersburg), and the Fine Arts Institute (Vladivostok), as well as an adjudicator for the (former) Soviet Union Countries International Brass Solo Competition in the name of Rimsky-Korsakov (St. Petersburg). Engagements in the United Kingdom include Wigmore Hall (London), The British Trombone Society Festival, The Repton Festival, The Royal Academy of Music (London), The Guildhall School of Music (London) The Birmingham Conservatory and Royal Scottish Academy of Music (Glasgow). Other international engagements include the Conservatoire Superiur, (Paris, France), The International Trombone Festival (Feldkirch, Austria), International Trombone Symposium (Melbourne, Australia) and Seoul Trombone Ensemble Camp (Seoul, South Korea).

Nationally, Don has been featured as a soloist with, performed recitals at and presented masterclasses at Carnegie Recital Hall, Terrace Theatre at Kennedy Center, The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Sheppard School of Music at Rice University, University of Minnesota, The U.S. Army Band "Pershings Own" (Washington, D. C.), The U.S. Naval Academy Band (Annapolis, Maryland), Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, New York Conference for Brass Scholarships, The Eastern Trombone Workshop (Washington, D.C.), Harmony Ridge Brass Festival (Vermont), WRAL Brass Band Explosion (North Carolina), College Band Directors National Association Convention (Texas), Music Educators National Association Convention and Texas Bandmasters Association Convention,Texas Bandmasters Association Convention as well as universities, festivals, schools and camps throughout the United States.

Principal commissions/world premieres include solos by Fisher Tull, Derek Bourgeouis, Franz Cibulka, Henk Badings, Eddie Bass, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, Adam Gorb, RoussanovaLucas and Gary Belshaw. His solo recordings include Hymns for Trombone, Don Lucas (1988) and Cantabile, Don Lucas (2000). He has recorded with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and American Wind Symphony.

Don's honors include the only Premeir Prix Diploma ever awarded to a brass player in the history of the Guildhall School of Music (London); listing in Marquis, Who's Who in America Music; Bronze Medal L'unamite, Finalist—Toulon International Solo Competition (France); First Prize Winner—International Trombone Association Frank Smith International Trombone Solo Competition; First Place "Fellow"—Harmony Ridge Brass Festival International Solo Competition; First Place (solo and group competitions)—National Christian Artists Seminar; and First Prize (with The American Classic Trombone Quartet)—Summit Brass International Brass Chamber Group Competition.

Don Lucas is Artist/Teacher of Trombone at Texas Tech University. Previous teaching appointments include Eastern New Mexico University, Sam Houston State University and the public schools of Virginia, Texas and North Carolina.