INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC SOCIETY UNITED KINGDOM (FOUNDER) BRANCH Journal No. 123 SPRING 2020 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC SOCIETY UNITED KINGDOM (FOUNDER) BRANCH Founder President: Lt-Col Sir Vivian Dunn KCVO, OBE (1908-1995) Branch President: Major (Rtd.) Roger Swift Honorary Vice-Presidents: Miss Eileen Pearson, Mr Pat Higgins, Mr Philip Mather INTERNATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT: CHAIRMAN’S CALL As I write the news is that the newly- Major (Rtd.) Roger Swift Our Annual General Meeting on elected Johnson government is to CHAIRMAN: Saturday 21st March at The Royal undertake a defence review. One can Jim Davies, Amberstone, Pyrford Road, Military School of Music, Kneller Hall only hope that the structure of the Pyrford GU22 8UP – for the last 150+ years the home of Corps of Army Music will not be Tel: 01932 355135 military music – will, in all likelihood affected and that the Corps’ new bands E-mail:
[email protected] be a blend of sadness, memories and will have the opportunity to settle HON. SECRETARY: change, not only for the Army and its down in their new organisation. Alan Purdie, 5 Hemming Close, musicians but also for this Society. The recent passing of Major Gordon Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2JD Turner is a grievous loss to the Society Tel: 020 8941 1416 (Monday to Friday It has been an immense privilege and between 1000 and 1600) honour for us to be allowed to use both at here in the UK and E-mail:
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