ISSN 2050-4926 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC SOCIETY UNITED KINGDOM (FOUNDER) BRANCH

No.Journal 113 AUTUMN 2017 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC SOCIETY UNITED KINGDOM (FOUNDER) BRANCH Founder President: Lt-Col Sir Vivian Dunn KCVO OBE (1908-1995) Branch President: Lt-Col (Rtd) Geoff Kingston Honorary Vice-Presidents: Mrs J E Alford, P T Higgins, P Mather, Miss E Pearson

CHAIRMAN’S CALL Many of you will know Ron Shooter INTERNATIONAL VICE- who has looked after our sales tables I’m writing this just before I go to PRESIDENT: for many years at our quarterly Edinburgh for my annual visit to Major (Rtd) Roger Swift meetings, Kneller Hall Summer experience the wonderful atmosphere CHAIRMAN: Concerts, the Shrewsbury Flower created by the visitors to the Alan Purdie, 5 Hemming Close, Show and other events. What you Edinbu rgh Festival and to attend the Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2JD. may not realise is that Ron is now in Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Tel: 020 8941 1416. his eighties and he now feels that the E-mail: [email protected] While in Edinburgh I am having time has, therefo re, come for him to lunch with Lieutenant Colonel Nick HON. SECRETARY: pass the sales baton to a younger Jim Davies, Amberstone, Pyrford Grace and Alasdair Hutton which is member. I know that you will join Road, Pyrford, Surrey GU22 8UP. something I am greatly looking with me in thanking Ron most Tel: 01932 355135. forward to. This will also give me an sincerely for all his support over the E-mail: [email protected] opportunity to say a big ‘thank you’ to years and I’m sure that we will still Nick for all his support to our Society, have the pleasure of his company at HON. TREASURER and to me personally, over the many many more meetings. & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: years we have known each other. Guy Morris, 32 Claremont Avenue, I am, therefore, now making a plea for Hersham, Surrey KT12 4NS. In my last Chairman’s Call, I urged someone to take on the role of looking Tel: 0870 904 6453. you all to support the Household after our merchandise sales from the E-mail: [email protected] Division Music History and Arts end of this year. If you think that you Festival in June, and I hope that some can ass ist us, then please come and JOURNAL EDITOR: of you managed to attend some of the have a chat with me, or Ron or Jim Mike Boxall, 38 Hortensia House, concerts during the week. Sadly, I Davies either at our meeting or feel Hortensia Road, London SW10 0QP. was only able to attend a couple of the free to contact me to discuss this E-mail: events and the poignancy of the further. [email protected] archive footage from the Somme We can now all look forward to some COMMITTEE MEMBERS: accompanied by live accompaniment more wonderful music making in the John Crisford CBE, Charles Gray, Brian from the Countess of Wessex String months ahead and I look forward to Hill, Rodney Illsley and Ron Shooter. Orchestra was in marked contrast to seeing some of you at these concerts ADVISORY PANEL: the Concert on the last evening by and at our next meetings. John Curtis, Colin Dean, Perry’s All Stars. I personally With all best wishes. Dr Graham Jones MBE, Philip thought that both events were a Mather, Major (Rtd) Richard Powell, wonderful tribute to the versatility of Alan Purdie and Major (Rtd) Gordon Turner MBE. the musicians. FRONT COVER: The Royal REGIONAL ORGANISER: Congratulations must go to WO1 Marines School of Music playing North East: Ivor Shirley, 9 Hurst Grove, Adrian Beckett MBE, ably supported at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Darlington, Co Durham DL1 4NX. by his team including our own Colin on 4th August. Dean. Adrian’s report on the week’s WEBMASTER: (Photo: Jim Davies) events is elsewhere in this Journal. Ron Rose, Flat 4, Kingsholm House, 7 Twickenham Close, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3FF. The IMMS UK Branch Journal is published four times a year. The respective closing dates E-mail: [email protected] for copy are 6th February, 29th May, 28th August and 13th November. Contributions for the Journal from members are always welcome. The annual membership subscription, due on Website: www.imms-uk.org.uk 1st January, is £25 of which the UK Branch retains £8 to help finance local activities. Members receive in addition to the UK Branch Journal three editions each year of Band ISSN 2050-4926 International, which is sent to all members worldwide. Further details about the Society and its activities are available from the UK Branch Secretary. Enquiries and correspondence about the Society’s meetings should be addressed to the Branch Secretary and not to Kneller Hall. The contents of the UK Branch Journal are copyright and no part of it may be reproduced without permission. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Follow us on Facebook the President, the UK Branch Committee or the Society’s membership as a whole.

2 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 BRANCH SECRETARY’S NOTES

Branch Meetings WO1 Ben Mason on his Troop 1/14 leaving the school and With the kind permission of the commissioning. joi ning their bands. Commandant, Colonel Barry Jenkins, During her spare time Esther Speakers and with the support of his team there, continues as a conductor of The Royal We will be welcoming Musician our meetings take place at The Royal British Legion Band & Corps of David Wong (clarinet) from the Band Military School of Music, Kneller Drums at Romford. Hall, Twickenham TW2 7DU; the of the Grenadier Guards to our remaining meetings this year will be We are grateful to Esther for an meeting on Saturday 23 September. on 23 September and 9 December, enjoyable and very informative David was born and educated in both are Saturdays, starting at 14 00. presentation, delightfully conveyed. Hong Kong and joined the Grenadier band in 2014, the first soldier from When attending meetings, you’ll need Meeting in Portsmouth there to join the regimental band. to allow time to complete the security After having taught in Hong Kong for procedures at the School. If you travel At the IMMS regional meeting in the Guildhall, Portsmouth, on 12 August, two years he won a scholarship to by public transport or on foot, notify London's Royal College of Music me in advance. If travelling by car for members heard from Drum Major Chris Mace who told us about the where he achieve d a Master's degree. the first time, notify me of your David will be telling us about his day's activities and about the RM vehicle’s registration number. career and will also be playing for us, band service. John Ambler then told Members’ details are held at the accompanied by Major Roger Swift. us about the new book he has been Guardroom for subsequent visits. researching and writing about the role Major Bruce Miller has very kindly (Remember to carry your IMMS of RM music ians at sea during World agreed to speak at our quarterly membership card as proof of identity. meeting on 9 December. He hopes to Lost membership cards can be War I. be able to add some ‘behind the replaced on request.) Following the meeting members scenes’ elements from the Guards June Meeting attended the now-annual Summer Bands’ summer activities. Concert and Beating Retreat Members at our meeting at Kneller ceremony by the young musicians of September Branch Visit Hall on 24 June enjoyed a delightful presentation by WO1 Esther Hayes, the Royal Marines School of Music. We are delighted that, on Friday 15 September, we are invited t o visit the who had recently taken up her The informative souvenir programme Waterloo Band and of The appointment as the School heralded a varied and demanding Bandmaster at The Royal Military Rifles at their base in Edward Brooks concert with some splendid soloists Barracks, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. School of Music. and, of course, a five-strong Corps of Esther’s musical career started on Drums feature. The conductors for the The musicians will be showcasing flute and piano. Initially she joined first half of the concert were WO1 their versatility and there will be a the Volunteer Band of 5th Ivan Hu tchinson and WO2 Trevor visual presentation plus a lunch. We (Warwickshire) Battalion of the Naughton; Major Pete Curtis MBE, are immensely grateful to Major Royal of Fusiliers before RM conducted most of the remainder Peter Clark, Director of Music, and enlisting in the Corps of Army Music of the concert. our own L/Cpl Terry Hissey, for on 24 September 1998. facilitating what we believe to be the An exciting performance of Glinka's first visit by the branch to an Army Following her initial posting to the Rusian & Ludmilla was particularly Reserve band. Band of the Royal Corps of Signals, well received, as were the vocals from Ti mings are still being finalised, but from 2003 she was a member of the Musician George Gissing. Roger Swift Class of Student prior registration will be necessary. Bandmasters (it was great to have During the concert we learnt that the Members wishing to attend should let Major Roger Swift with us for Prince's badge had been awarded to me know as soon as possible at Esther’s talk). Musician Andrew Steele. James [email protected] Her first appointment as a WO1 Pinney, Marketing Manager at the Major Denis Burton MBE Bandmaster was to the Band of the Royal Marines School of Music, rece ived the Lady Dunn Award for We offer the Branch's congratulations Parachute Regiment with Captains to Major Denis Burton, one of our Outstanding Contribution to the Glen Jones and David Hammond. longstanding members, who was school; James is a good friend of this In 2011, following the four-month awarded an MBE in The Queen's Society and was instrumental in riding course, she beca me the first Birthday Honours. Denis retired from female Bandmaster of the Band of arranging our recent visits to the the Army as Director of Music, The Life Guards, serving with Major school; congratulations to him, Grenadier Guards; currently he is Paul Wilman. indeed. Director of Music of the Regimental Subsequent postings to the Afghan The Beating Retreat included the Band of the Royal Welsh. Denis was National Army Officer Academy quick marches Zeebrugge (Sumner) said to have been ‘delighted’ on (2014), to the Band of the Queen’s and Fight to Win (Curtis), and drew to hearing the news as well as being Division (2015) led to her current a close with Auld Lang Syne as a ‘slightly stunned’. appointment this year succeeding farewell to those 18 musicians of Jim Davies

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 3 OBITUARY

Lieutenant Colonel Stanley William Patch LRAM, ARCM, psm Lieutenant Colonel Stan Patch was born on 7th April 1930 at Being married to a German lady, Heidi, he took the Edmonton and joined the (Portsmouth) Band opportunity to spend the last two years of his career in on 4th April 1946 under Bandmaster, Dr. Charles Nalden. On Germany, serving as Senior Director of Music, graduation from Kneller Hall he was awarded the Worshipful of the Rhine (BAOR), from 1st February 1985 until his Company of Musicians’ Medal for 1959, the Director’s Prize retirement from the Army in April 1987. He settled in and he took second place in the Professors’ Prize. Eastbourne where, amongst other things, he acted as an He was appointed umpire in the international tennis championships at Bandmaster of The Devonshire Park. He sadly passed away on 27th July 2017. Queen’s Royal Irish There are two memories which particularly demonstrate his Hussars on 4th April humour, firstly when the Royal Artillery provided the 1960, transferring to the Resident Band at the 1983 Royal Tournament. At the end of Light Infantry Depot on the Field Gun Competition, the Field Gun Crews were 21st November 1968 as traditionally marched out to All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor. Brigade Bandmaster. It had long been the custom to introduce a certain amount of He was commissioned frivolity on the last night and so on that occasion, the Royal on 28th September 1970 Navy’s finest and toughest were marched out to – There’s as Director of Music of Something About a Soldier! the Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers The other memory is of a massed bands concert when Colonel (Aldershot) and returned Stan explained to the audience (incorrectly, but never mind) to his original regiment tha t the Guards wear red tunics so that their blood doesn't as Director of Music of show if they are wounded. He then summoned up all the the Royal Artillery Lt Col Patch during his time pomposity he could muster, and continued: “Of course, we in (Woolwich) Band on as Brigade Bandmaster the Royal Artillery wear blue – for the same reason”! 15th December 1976. at the Light Infantry Depot RIP Colin Dean He took part in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in three guises: in 1965 as Bandmaster QRIH and Tattoo Director of Music, We are also sorry to have to report the death of Major Terry in 1976 as a Sapper and 1979 as a Gunner. He was the Senior Kenny on 17th June 2017 – a full obituary will appear in Director of Music for the Aldershot Army Display of 1984. Band International.

READERS WRITE

Steve Mason has written regarding a book he’s recently been Night to Light (Martina notes: “not heard nowadays as often reading: ‘With Bayonets Fixed: 12th and 13th Battalions as one would like.”), Steadfast and True, Solid Men to the Durham Light Infantry’ by John Sheen. The book is based on Front (by J P Sousa, last heard at Trooping the Colour in 1982 official war diaries and soldiers' accounts including the diary when it was played on The Mall) and Berliner Luft (Martina and letters of one young officer, George Butterworth. notes: “being a half-Berliner I had to include this one!”). Steve notes that members may have heard George’s music Colin Dean advised of the sad played by bands around the country as he was a gifted young news of the death of Tim Hollier composer whose works included The Banks of Green Willow on 5th July. The financial brain and a setting of A E Houseman’s A Shropshire Lad. Like so behind the British Military Music many promising young men of his generation, he was to die Archive which preserves the during the Battle of the Somme. He had already earned a music from 78rpm records, Tim Military Cross for an action in the early part of the battle, had a long experience in the though he died before learning of the award. He is music industry. commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing. Beginning as a recording artist Mike Hefford has added his contribution to the favourites list, and songwriter in the late 1960s, or as he put it: “my favourites of my favourites”: Blaze Away, in the 1980s he moved into Pride of Princes Street, Pentland Hills, Trafalgar, On The music publishing. He was so Tim Hollier Quarter Deck, Guards Division, The Queens Guard and successful that his company, Filmtrax, helped finance the Kings Guard. I think we can detect a leaning towards the films ‘Withnail and I’, ‘Room with a View’ and ‘Mona Lisa’. Royal Navy and the Guards Division! Later a major figure in the field of music copyrights, Tim was Martina Millard sent us this interesting and varied list of a appointed as Music Consultant to the Royal Edinburgh few of her favourite marches: Children of the Regiment, Military Tattoo. All avenues are being investigated for King's Guard, Sarafand, Bond of Friendship (by John possible funding options to keep the BMMA in existence to Mackenzie Rogan), Fehrbelliner Reitermarsch, Through perpetuate Tim’s varied contributions to the world of music.

4 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PARADE

A Great Day for the Irish The music played at the Queen’s Birthday Parade this year when he was the Bandmaster. It was played on the day by strongly reflected the fact that it was the Queen’s Colour of the Bands and Drums combined. 1st Battalion Irish Guards being trooped. Much of the music The Pipes and D rums then took over with Fare Thee Well was specially composed or arranged by the Director of Music, Enniskillen, Kelly the Boy from Killane and The Minstrel Boy Irish Guards, Major Bruce Miller, starting with but, to ensure the bands were not given a break, his arrangement of Believe Me if All Those Major Miller was asked to write band Endearing Young Charms for the Inspection, accompaniments. Next came Major Jimmy follow ed by Folk Songs of Erin which combined Howe’s Pentland Hills, again with the flutes of two songs from the south, The Kerry Dance and the playing with the bands, and Sweet Dublin Bay. with some rescoring by Major Miller to bring in For the Quick Troop, Major Miller composed the pipes for the final refrain of The Rowa n Tree Messines Ridge, with the pipes very effectively in the trio. The next march, Guards Parade, was joining at the end. The title refers to the Battle composed for Drums by Drum Major William of Messines, fought between 7th and 14th June Baldwin, 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, and 1917, almost exactly one hundred years before later scored for band by Bob Ely. Incidentally, the parade. one of the Drummers who served under Drum Major Baldwin in the late 1930s was Harry The march past in slow time started with Proud Harding, one-time IMMS Chairman. Heritage, yet another march emanating from Major Miller. It was originally intended as the There was a change this year as, now that there Major Bruce Miller second of the slow marches so some adjustments is no longer a march past at Buckingham Palace, (Photo: Colin Dean) needed to be made to double its length while there is no need for the Massed Bands to avoiding a lot of repetition. This was cleverly achieved by counter march in front of Canada Gate so, instead, we had incorporating the song Come Back to Erin, the original the glorious spectacle of seeing them marching across the Regimental Slow March of the Irish Guards until front of Buckingham Palace playing the march which sums changed in 1902. it all up, When the Guards are on Parade. Royal Standard by Earl Brigham (pen name of Major Alf The parade was probably the hottest in anyone’s memory so Young) was the second slow march, then into quick time with spare a thought for the musicians who still had another 40-50 Star of Erin, written for the Queen’s Birthday Parade of 1974 minutes on parade after returning to the Palace, playing in the by Major Gerry Horabin (Director of Music, Irish Guards Forecourt. The music for this was not published in the 1968-1977). The second of the quick marches, Mick’s March, official programme but was: is also known by the tongue-in-cheek title of Singalongamix Melodies of Scotland arr. Major James Howe and was arranged by Major Mick Henderson (Director of Forward as One Alan Fernie arr. Major Michael Smith Music 1990 to 1998), based on Irish drinking songs. It has proved particularly popular as this was the fourth consecutive Amparito Roca Jamie Texador Irish Troop at which it was played. There was added Seventeen Come Sunday Ralph Vaughan Williams significance as Major Henderson was Bruce Miller’s first March from the Jazz Suite No. 2 Dmitri Shostakovich Director of Music when he joined the Royal Army Colin Dean Ordnance Corps in 1989. The Household Cavalry had arrived on the parade playing the march Attila by Julius Fucik and their march past began with Preobrajensky, with Percy French’s Phil the Fluter’s Ball for the trot tune. The particularly observant will have noticed the return after decades of an old tradition when the Kettledrummers played Life Guards’ drum rolls to lead into the Life Guards Slow March rather than the Royal Horse Guards’ rolls which are normally used by the mounted bands. Back to the Irish theme and the Massed Bands marched off playing If You’re Irish and Begorrah, arranged by Lieutenant Colonel C H ‘Jiggs’ Jaeger (Director of Music, Irish Guards 1949-1968). Interestingly, two of the marches played by the Massed Bands on The Mall were originally written for Corps of Drums, starting The Major General’s Review on 26th May. Lieutenant Colonel Kevin with The Irish Guards, composed by Drum Major Roberts, Senior Director of Music Household Division, in the second Albert Shrimpton and scored for band by Ian Mitchell rank doubtless inspiring the musicians around him. (Photo: Ian Nash)

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 5 THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION MUSIC FESTIVAL

Celebrating 100 Years of the Massed Bands Struggling home through the leafy Kent countryside During the planning, our newly appointed ‘Foot Guards following another hugely successful lunchtime recital at the Bands Historian’ (he knows more than any of us) Colin Guards Chapel in June, 2016, a notice in my local church, St Dean, pointed out to us that in fact 2017 was 100 years George's Church, Beckenham, advertising a week long music since the five Foot Guards Bands had first performed festival for some reason caught my eye. together. On May 22nd, 1917, four Bands travelled to Paris What struck me was the diverse, almost eye watering to meet the Band of The Grenadier Guards, returning from the front line, to perform together at the request of the offerings. 'Something for everyone' is a phras e that is French Government. We celebrated this historic moment sometimes over-used when you hear military bands telling with a newly commissioned photograph on the very day you about their forthcoming concert, but in this case it was 100 years later which was to take pride of place in the right. London Welsh Male Voice Choir, David Bowie Tribute Chapel during the festival. (following his death every town claimed he first lived and wrote music there, Beckenham is no different), Mozart, Artie The complications of the summer season and an extremely Shaw, Glen Miller, the list rambled on. The idea for a Foot warm Queen's Birthday Parade, coupled with the change of Guards Music festival was born. Of course , it is not as easy the State Opening of Parliament due to the snap election, and in this present day for events such as this to become reality, three State Visit alterations all made for several diary changes rules and instructions for bands have changed and must be resulting in some loss of humour when we were trying to adhered to. juggle rehearsal schedules. Any 'massed' ba nds events, even as small as a quartet, can be problematic when juggling the First stop of course was the maternal owner of the Chapel diary of an individual and of a band. We soldiered on and recital series, the formidable but incredibly talented Rachel won the battle in the end, just! Smith. Rachel, a Sergeant in the Band of The Coldstream Guards, a Doctor of Music and accomplished flautist has The complexities of some events provided the organisation masterminded the monthly recitals for many years and to with some very early mornings. The large screen for the change or tinker with such a successful formula would take Battle of the Somme event appeared overnight (5am in the some convincing. Convinced she was, not only convinced but morning to be precise) and disappeared again before the set about persuading/press ganging/ordering her colleagues weekly chapel service on Sunday morning. The rain altered to provide two recitals a day for a week! some well-rehearsed outside events turning them into inside events, but we persevered. Next step was the relatively easy task of persuading the Senior Director of Music of the Household Division, There are far too many people to mention who stepped Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Roberts, that this was not only a forward during an incredibly busy period to ensure the week great idea but his great idea. It worked, we were out of the was a success. The commitment of those like Sergeant Jon starting blocks. The newly installed and promoted Senior Rowles, Grenadier Guards Band, the logistical impresario, Chaplain to the Household Division, Father Stephen Mr Andrew Wallis, Curator of The Guards Museum and his Dunwoody, was next to be convinced. Turning his beloved staff continually serving cream teas, Colour Sergeant Darren (and our beloved) Guards Chapel into a concert venue in Hardy, Coldstream Guards Band, responsible for the between Sunday Services was a challenge and we had to have installation of all the museum pieces in the chapel for the the support of all the chapel committee and staff. week and the Chapel Keeper and Vergers, all of whom basically moved on to site to make it all possible, should not The Senior Chaplain ironically had taken over his residency go unmentioned. The musicians, some of whom appeared at on the very day of the Big Band Lunchtime recital in June every event, were outstanding. The performances were world 2016. I had been introduced to him briefly during that class, as you would of course expect from the Foot Guards. afternoon whilst holding a paper cup bearing the words The daily sight of Father Dunwoody and others, who were COFFEE on the outside. It was not coffee and he knew it. encamped for the week in the old married soldiers’ The coffee lid did nothing to hide my glowing cheeks and accommodation next door in the Barracks, emerging each garish singing along to the Big Band. He looked straight at morning with coffee in hand to reset the chapel for the early the Big Band and in the voice only a military Padre can rehearsals prior to the first performances should not go produce proclaimed "Saxophones, SAXOPHONES! I will unmentioned. Mrs Dunwoody is a very understanding lady! not have those instruments near my chapel. They’re the instrument of the devil." Over 2,700 people enjoyed the music that week, with some attending every event, even missing a concert at Kneller Hall During the persuasive conversations that followed, the Senior to be in the Guards Chapel (I won't tell, my lips are sealed), Director and I very quickly realised that Father Dunwoody for which we are truly grateful. Will this become an annual was an incredible man of faith and music and he was the most event "Not on my watch" said Father Dunwoody, I agreed. supportive help to the embryonic ideas we could ask for. "No way will I ever do this again, unless someone orders me." "What about a Saxophone quartet?" I asked (I thought perhaps he was only joking when we first met). "Anything The 2018 Festival of Music will take place on 26-30th June but Saxophones. Why do they exist?" he replied. I was wrong, 2018. I was ordered. he really didn’t like them. I promised (but alongside Rachel WO1 Adrian Beckett, Senior Band Sergeant Major, started planning and scheming for a Sax group to perform). Household Division

6 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 These pictures record just some of the high points of this hugely enjoyable festival.

The first concert of the festival featured the Guards Big The Duke of ’s Band brought the music of the 18th Band with world-renowned trumpeter Adam Rapa. Playing Century to the festival. Notable for a superb rendition of to a packed Guards’ Chapel, this was a great opening to the Handel’s Where E’er You Walk played on the oboe by LCpl festival. Engelien Coetzer, Coldstream Guards Band.

The Band of the Scots Guards played songs from the shows The Guards Saxophone Choir, risking the wrath of Father on Chapel Square on the third day of the festival. Vocals by Dunwoody, performed on the fourth day. With a repertoire Sarah Ryan, who has sung in west end productions of from Ralph Vaughan Williams (b 1872) to Ola Gjeilo (b Phantom of The Opera and Les Miserables. 1978) there was something here for everyone.

Ben Beavis and Friends played their James Morrison tribute The final concert of the festival featured former members To the Years on the last Jazz in the Afternoon spot of the Household Division Bands. Conductor here is IMMS on Chapel Square. International Vice-President, Major (Rtd) Roger Swift.

Our grateful thanks to WO1 Adrian Beckett for not only giving us a very entertaining account of the origin and development of the festival from ‘behind the scenes’, but also for allowing us to use all of these pictures taken by him during the events.

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 7 REMEMBERING PASSCHENDAELE

On Monday 10th July musicians from across all three music Following a very full day of rehearsals the musicians returned services gathered at Royal Air Force Northolt under the to their day jobs before they all gathered again in Belgium for direction of Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Roberts to rehearse the a full week of rehearsals ‘on site’ when they were joined by musical requirements for events to mark the 100th choristers and the various other elements of the production. Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. There were three This was a very intensive period for all concerned with some main events which were attended by members of both the rehearsals continuing till midnight. Belgian and British Royal family and which would be The actual Son et Lumiere started at 21:40 local time televised live by BBC Television. following a very moving and poignant Last Post Ceremony As Lieutenant Colonel Roberts said to me “This is a truly at the Menin Gate and Dame Helen Mirren guided those triservice orchestra – with many of the finest players taken attending, and watching on television, through the production. from across all three services.” The music which was being On the following morning the musicians and choristers rehearsed had been arranged by David Cole and was scored moved to Tyne Cot Cemetery where, in their more traditional especially to accompany readings by various well-known role, they supported the anniversary event which was not only actors or to support the visual effects being projected onto the attended by members of both royal families but also by the facade of the Cloth Hall. There were also excerpts from ‘The relatives of veterans who had fought at Passchendaele. Wipers Times’ and ‘War Horse’. Understandably the actors and singers did not attend this rehearsal and, in some All in all a very hectic few days but, as David Cole summed instances, David Cole acted as a very able substitute much to up, it was a very moving and humbling occasion for all the amusement of some of us present. those involved. Bydand

CONCERT REVIEWS

Music for Heroes A very good band with some fine solo playing which included ‘Music for Heroes’ was the title of an excellent concert the xylophone solo Sparks (Alford), always a crowd pleaser. performed by The Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment The final concert of the day came from The Band of The (Flight Lieutenant Chris I'Anson) at the Winston Churchill Royal Corps of Signals, conducted by their Director of Music Hall, Ruislip, on Wednesday 28 June. Captain S. O'Neill. This band also had a couple of borrowed players from the Lancashire Gunners. What would we have Serious traffic congestion on the way to Ruislip almost led done without them! Richard Evans, at Shrewsbury many me to abandon the journey; as it was I arrived midway times with the Coldstream Guards, now a Staff Sergeant with through the first half of the programme, luckily in time to the Signals band, played an awesome soprano . enjoy remarkable solos by SACs Alex Joyce () and Kevin Carberry (flute). After the interval we enjoyed Saturday followed the same format with a slight change in the solos by SACs Jeremy Bristow (vocal) and James Giddings running order with the Band of The Royal Corps of Signals (clarinet) before the Director of Music led us into a traditional up first, followed by The Band and Corps of Drums of The 'Last Night of the Proms' finale. The concert closed, of Yorkshire Volunteers and finishing with The Bands of the course, with the ever-stirring Royal Air Force March Past. Mercian Regiment and Lancashire Gunners. Given the excellent charity for which the concert was raising Each evening in the arena all the bands mass together to present a Beat Retreat and marching display. The bands are funds it was a shame that there were so many empty seats. joined by the choirs, Friday being the Shrewsbury Male However, it was very good to see in the audience the new Voice Choir and on Saturday Of One Accord, a mixed voice Principal Director of Music RAF, Wing Commander Piers choir, also from Shrewsbury. The bands marched on to Great Morrell, and also his distinguished predecessor Wing Little Army (Alford), slow marched to Royal Standard Commander Barrie Hingley OBE. Jim Davies (Young) another quick march Army of the Nile (Alford) to get the bands facing the crowd for their static item 1812 Overture The Shrewsbury Flower Show complete with fireworks of course. The choir entered the The 130th Shrewsbury Flower Show concerts took place in arena to The Watch Tower (Herzer) and sang Abide with Me. The Quarry on 11th and 12th August. There were three one Last Night of the Proms featured next with all the old and a half hour concerts on the Bandstand each day. First up favourites: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 (Elgar) on Friday was The Band and Corps of Drums of The Jerusalem (Parry) and finishing with Rule Britannia. Yorkshire Volunteers conducted by their Bandmaster, WO1 The finale began with with Sunset (Green) Mae Hen Wlad D.R. Howard. They gave us a varied program of music with Fy Nhau (Land of my Fathers) and The National Anthem. a display by their Corps of Drums half way through. The choir went off and the bands marched off to Carry On The second concert of the day was performed by The Band of (Winson), Arnhem (Kelly) and Graf Zeppelin (Teike). On The Mercian Regiment, augmented by musicians from The Saturday night, The Royal British Legion paraded their Band of Lancashire Artillery Volunteers, conducted by standards and the show ended with a spectacular fireworks Captain A. Hodgetts, Director of Music of the Mercian Band. display. Rodney Illsley

8 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 ON PARADE

Royal Naval Volunteer Band Association Festival No fewer than nine Royal Naval Volunteer Bands converged After lunch, the action moved to the Guildhall stage where on Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 1 July for their annual we enjoyed some amazing concert performances from each festival. It was a splendid day, made all the more enjoyable of the nine bands, carefully prepared and introduced by their by the commentary of the MC, Major Jason Burcham RM. respective Musical Directors, most of whom are senior NCOs Each Volunteer Band was from the Royal Marines Band required to perform a Service. marching display, which After the concert included a traditional drum performances, the results of feature. These nine the judging were announced. performances ran with The principal awards were: military precision from 09 00 • Best Concert performance to 11 55 with a pipes and (winning the Lee-Wilkinson drums display during the Dirk): the Northwood mid-session interval. Headquarters Volunteer Band With no duplication of (Band Colour Sergeant Dan musical choice, we enjoyed Button) some very varied • Best Marching Display programmes and enjoyed (winning the Willis Trophy): impressive displays by these HMS Sultan Volunteer Band amateur bandsmen., and (band officer Mr Dave drummers – not forgetting the Matthews) Drum Majors. IMMS member Mike Cheeseman (centre) drumming under • Best Soloist (winning the the watchful eye of Band Colour Sergeant Rich Sharp RM., Manadon Trophy): Jordan Of course, this was a contest HMS Collingwood Volunteer Band (Photo: Jim Davies) so the proceedings took place Low of Northwood Head- under the eagle-eyed adjudication of Lieutenant Wolfenden quarters Volunteer Band. RM (Projects Officer, HQ RM Band Service), WO1 D. Congratulations to everyone involved in a very successful Prentice RM (Bandmaster, RM Band Portsmouth), WO1 A.J. Festival. All in all, it was a most enjoyable day and one to put Piner RM (Corps Major) and WO2 C. Brown RM in a 2018 diary when next year’s date is announced. (Corps Drum Major). No pressure there then! Jim Davies

The Royal Welsh Show In the early evening, in the main ring, the Band and Corps of On 24th July, fellow IMMS member Robin Ridewood and I Drums gave a very shortened Beating Retreat playing The attended the Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells. It was a long Welshman, Slowly Waltzing to Wales and the Regimental trip for us but well worth it, especially when we met a friend Quick March. All in all over the day, a very enjoyable and of ours of many years’ standing – Major Denis Burton, balanced programme of music. recently awarded a well-deserved MBE. Billy Mear The Regimental Band and Corps of Drums of The Royal Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth Welsh had performed in the morning on the Bandstand, The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines School of Music however, by the time we got to the Show we were only in time paraded at Portsmouth’s Gunwharf Quays on Friday 4 and to hear their afternoon performance. Saturday 5 August, to Music played by this excellent Army Reserve brass band was publicise their concert as follows: Parade of the Charioteers (a new march not and Beating Retreat previously known to me, but excellent nevertheless), Happy, that was to be held the Il Silencio, Unchained Melody, Pirates of the Caribbean, following Saturday. Make You Feel My Love and Swing March. The band’s 40-minute The Royal Welsh’s Bandmaster was Sgt. Colin Hales, not appearance, under the long retired from the Regular Army where he was direction of WO1 Bandmaster of the Household Cavalry Band. Ivan Hutchinson and Drum Major Chris Mace relaxes led by Drum Major The Corps of Drums gave a drum display during which the after the parade (Photo: Jim Davies) Chris Mace, gave two flute players played Days of Glory and The Great great pleasure to the shoppers, diners and visitors to the Escape. The band concluded with the ever-popular Post Horn Gunwharf. Galop and the Regimental Quick March, Men of Harlech. Jim Davies

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 9 THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2017 It was a Royal Navy lead year at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and featured appearances by the Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (RM Band Portsmouth, RM Band Scotland and RM Band CTCRM Lympstone). Celebrating and the India-UK Year of Culture and the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence, the Indian Navy Band performed with a 65 musician-sailor band. Member Tom K innison, who saw them parade in Perth, was favourably impressed by their music and drill. ‘Uncle Sam’ was represented by the United States Naval Forces Europe Band, while the Fanfare Band of the 9th French Marine Infantry Brigade brought their unique Breton style music. More than 250 pipers and drummers in the Massed Pipes and Drums thrilled audiences in this ‘splash of tartan’ themed year. The Band of Th e Royal Regiment of Scotland told the story of the Jacobites through Ambush in the Glen by Scottish composer Finlay MacDonald. The Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment provided the music while the Queen’s Colour Squadron executed their precision drills and the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force Central Band brought traditional as well as contemporary music from Japan. For one night only, on Friday 4th Aug ust, the Principality of Monaco was represented with an appearance by the Orchestre des Carabiniers du Prince au Monaco. The 2017 souvenir programme cover, shown by kind Mike Boxall permission of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1950 The first Edinburgh Military Tattoo, as it then was, took His Majesty the King had given special permission for the place in the summer of 1950. Bandmaster C. Ashford Holt, to wear State Clothing (incidentally, it is The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), wrote this account believed that this was the first time in history that it has at the time: been worn in Scotland); the Director of Music (Major A. “That the public of all nations still love to see a military Lemoine) and four Trumpeters of The Life Guards were Tattoo, with all the pomp and pageantry of brilliantly- dressed in mounted review order – the dress so familiar to uniformed soldiers and martial music was undoubtedly Londoners; and the splendour of these uniforms, together proved at Edinburgh this year when for three weeks during with the bear- skinned and helmeted Massed Bands in their August and September, Headquarters Scottish Command picturesque full-dress clothing completed a picture which staged a Tattoo on the Castle Esplanade, which nightly none who saw it will easily forget. played to capacity audiences. The Massed Bands marched and counter-marched to well- The International Festival of Music and Drama – in loved military marches, and concluded their spectacular conjunction with which the Tattoo was run – was in itself a item by playing Handel’s Largo. This was followed by the great success, but in the judgement of the critics it was the grand and colourful finale in which the Castle Esplanade soldier’s show which ‘stole the thunder’ of some of the more became literally full with all the troops who had taken part world-famed perform ances. in the Tattoo. Undoubtedly the highlight of this show were the acts Many famous people witnessed this spectacle, among provided by the Mounted Band of The Life Guards and the whom were Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Margaret; Massed Bands of the Royal Scots Greys, the 9th Queen’s the Queen Mother of the Belgians with her daughters; the Royal Lancers, the Royal Scots and the Highland Light American Ambassador, and Mr. Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. Her Infantry. Majesty the Queen was so impressed that she sent a special

10 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 congratulatory message to all performers, and the Sir Thomas’ part was described thus: complimentary remarks of our American friends were even “Sir Thomas had promised Edinburgh a musical experience more lavish than the show. As one enthralled spectator said: they would long remember and he was as good as his word. A ‘No other army in the world can do it’.” salvo of 25-pounder-guns signalled the start Another contemporary account records of the finale and Sir Thomas was a wizard in that: “When 11 shots had sounded the what followed. He waved his arms and there hour, Sir Thomas Beecham rose to conduct was perfectly-timed percussion with the Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks. glorious flow of instrumental melody. Guns When the end was reached Sir Thomas or tympani? The audience wondered. began again and this time the second number was enhanced in its course with a A photographer’s flash-bulb almost made deafening salute of heavy cannon from the him miss a beat, unrehearsed bangs from battlements of the castle.” off-stage squibs entered into competition with the players, but the maestro who had The timing of the canon fire was, of chided clap-happy theatre audiences was course, the result of much preparation, as quite unperturbed. He had his own big the account records: surprises for the carnival occasion. “As the senior Bandmaster, Mr. C. Ashford Sir Thomas worked up the excitement. Six Holt ARCM of the Band of the Royal Scots quick flourishes of his arms and there were Greys, was the understudy to Sir Thomas six (or was it seven?) answering reports Beecham for the memorable presentation of The 1950 programme cover, shown from a Castle Battery – all perfectly in time Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks by kind permission of the Royal with the maestro’s beat. which closed this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Edinburgh Military Tattoo Most of his work having been completed Drum rolls worked up the crescendo for before the actual performance took place, Bandmaster Holt the final movement and then the spectators almost jumped was free to hear – and see – its full effect. out of their seats as guns from the Half-Moon Battery He pays tribute to the bandsmen, gunners and the behind-the- flashed and crashed out with their multi-forte climax. scenes personnel who contributed to its outstanding success, Sir Thomas was still smiling at the results as he stepped and names Bandmasters O’Reilly, Wilson and Clarke who down from the rostrum to be assisted into his greatcoat and were responsible for giving the guns their cues. Their split- receive the applause of an amused and delighted gathering.” second timing, allowing for all the gunnery factors involved, worked out perfectly.” Colin Dean

Bandmasters – left to right: Mr. Herbert Boyson Clarke, 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers, Mr. Cecil Ashford Holt, The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), Major A. Lemoine, The Life Guards, Mr. Joseph Reilly, 1st Bn. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), Mr. Archie Wilson, 1st Bn. The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) (Photo shown by kind permission of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo)

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 11 A NEW ATTRIBUTION

The Origins of I’m 95 Riflemen have had I’m 95 as a Regimental March since wishing that our theatres were completely closed.” Perhaps around 1852 with Bandmaster William Miller, 1st Bn., The fortunately, Paul couldn’t find the music to this version. Rifle Brigade, credited with adapting it from a comic song, He had more luck with the Theatre Royal production as it’s The Old Maid of Ninety-Five, in 1842. Before that, sung by listed in the indexes of the British Library. With hopes high, Rifleman Goodall dressed as an old lady, it had been a he set off for London and was able to see the score of “John popular ‘turn’ at Battalion entertainments. of Paris. A comic opera in two acts... composed and adapted Recent research by Paul Edwards, a member of the 2/95th for the English stage by Henry R Bishop.” Leafing through Rifles Battle Re-enactment and Living History Society, has the pages he finally came across a piece in Act Two entitled revealed that the tune well pre-dates the 1840s. Pastoral Dance. Finally, he had what he’d been searching for During an Internet search Paul found that the tune also exists – the familiar triplets that begin I’m 95. But had the tune come as a country and Morris dance under the titles Ninety-Five and from the original French opera? John of Paris. Under these titles the tune had been in fiddle Henry Bishop, famous for his song Home, Sweet Home, was players’ manuscripts as early as 1820. The Fiddlers a prolific composer and arranger and ‘The Works of Sir Companion website on which Paul found this information Henry Bishop’ by F Corder, published in1918, lists all of his also noted that: “Jean de Paris, a French comic opera first work. The entry for ‘John of Paris’ states: “…a dozen performed in Paris in 1812, may have some connection with uninteresting numbers by Bishop are inserted. But one, the tune.” Pastoral Dance by him is a tune which has become Intrigued, Paul set out in search of ‘Jean de Paris’ and found immortal.” a handwritten 100-page manuscript of the original music Bandmaster Miller’s adaptation to make the march I’m 95 in score on-line. However, trawling through it revealed no trace the 1840s certainly ensured the tune’s immortality, but of anything like I’m 95. Nothing daunted, Paul searched on perhaps in future the attribution will be: Sir H R Bishop arr. and found that the opera had also been performed in London Bandmaster W Miller. in 1814. Confusingly, there had been two different versions – A search on the Internet for: the strange tale of I'm ninety five one at the Drury Lane Theatre, the other at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. should give you a link to the thread on the 2/95th Rifles Forum where you can read a fuller, illustrated account of The Drury Lane production wasn’t a hit with the critics. A Paul’s research which has revealed the origins of this reviewer wrote: “If the success of this piece is adduced as an amous RIFLES march. instance of public taste, we shall be under the necessity of Mike Boxall

The Band and Bugles of The Rifles, Director of Music Major Jason Griffiths, during the State Visit on 12th July when they provided music for the Royal Salute in Green Park. (Photo: Colin Dean)

12 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 PATIENCE REWARDED

The Hunt for Bands on London’s Poppy Days I will start this article with an apology – it is definitely brief ten-minute break. Their sets included a Beatles medley, London based (in fact central London). The Poppy Day event an 007 medley, World in Union and Lord of the Dance. is organised by the local Royal British Legion and features Again, the audience on the station concourse were highly military bands at various London rail stations. Despite appreciative and the collecting buckets were well used. The spending many years working in the City of London and band were followed by two pipers from the Brigade of obviously being aware of the collectors I only ‘discovered’ Gurkhas. the bands in 2013 when I found the Band of the Blues and Royals performing at lunchtime on Liverpool Street Station concourse. I took the opportunity to speak with their Band Corporal Major who told me that they would be performing that evening at Paddington Station, so guess where I rushed to after work that night! In subsequent years I tried to find details of what was planned for musical support, but this has proved very difficult in the current climate with security concerns – even though the RBL website advertising the event does specifically mention band participation. Nevertheless, in the last couple of years I again passed by Liverpool Street where the Parachute Regiment band played supporting the many maroon beret-wearing collectors on the concourse. In 2015, having taken early retirement, I was freer to move The Band of the Parachute Regiment on Liverpool Street Station between stations during the day so was able to catch the for London Poppy Day, 2014 (Photo: Mike Boxall) Gurkha Band in the morning at Waterloo Station and the One of the musicians told me that the band would again be Parachute Regiment band again at lunchtime in Liverpool performing from 4:30-6pm, so I used that as a rough guide for Street. In addition, I was able to catch a brass quintet from the my final destination which was going to be Waterloo Station. Prince of Wales‘s Division band at Leadenhall Market (close I passed briefly by Covent Garden where music was being to Liverpool Street) and, finally, the RAF Regiment band at provided by an RAF Jazz Group. Covent Garden during the late afternoon. Arriving at Waterloo just after 4pm I was told that there On Thursday 3rd November last year, again in the absence of would be a band at 5:30. On the dot the Grenadier Guards any definite information to accompany the ‘bands at stations’ band formed up with Bandmaster, WO1 Sarah Marinescu, in website comment but with warnings that owing to station the centre and started to play. Their repertoire included the congestion these would be limited to small combos or pipers, theme to the film ‘A Bridge Too Far’ a piece which was I headed out early in the morning to Victoria Station. The highly significant for the Grenadiers (and for IMMS as our station was well manned by poppy collectors and one former branch chairman, the late Harry Harding MBE, served confirmed that the Band of the Royal Logistics Corps were to with the regiment during their advance through Holland and start playing at 7:30am. They were led by their DoM Captain crossing of the Nijmegen bridge). Other pieces included the Lauren Petritz-Watts and started in traditional fashion with themes for the western ‘The Big Country’, ‘Thunderbirds’ the march Royal Salute. and a First World War song medley. They played for around 40 minutes bravely battling against One pleasing element of their performance was the the station announcements and the cold. Their repertoire was interaction which the Bandmaster had with the children in the the normal bandstand style including a James Bond medley crowd, passing her baton to two faintly bemused young girls and a Cockney Songs medley entitled Marching Around to conduct. Luckily the band did not follow their direction London. This went down well with the large crowd that had during the marches involved as they would have morphed from quick marches to VERY slow marches. formed around them. At 6:10 the band finally finished after what had been a long The RLC Corps of Drums, who accompanied the band, day for them and I took the chance to compliment the performed a drum display allowing the band to take a break. Bandmaster on her building of rapport with the crowd. After a well-deserved coffee, the band formed up again without the Drums and played for another 40 minutes. So, in summary, the day can be VERY productive in terms of hearing military music BUT it does heavily rely on At noon, I made my way to Liverpool Street Station in the luck/presumption for which bands will appear and when. hope of catching the ‘traditional’ performance by the Nevertheless, it’s well worth putting this year’s date, Parachute Regiment band. When the band arrived they Thursday 2nd November, in your diary if you’re likely to be formed up around their Bandmaster, Colour Sergeant Jon in London. Rockey, who lead them through two 40-minute sets with a Steve Mason

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 13 CIVILIAN MILITARY MUSIC

Band and Drums of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Lancashire) The Band and Drums of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers band toured Belgium where it was honoured to perform at a (Lancashire) was founded by its president, Lieutenant Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres and to local Colonel (Rtd.) Eric Davidson, in 1997 to help keep alive the people and visitors at Talbot House (TOC H) in Poperinge, traditions of the former Lancashire Fusiliers and the present famously used as a British soldiers’ club during the First Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in the county. It was also World War. The tour finished with an emotional laying of two becoming increasingly clear to Colonel Davidson that there wreaths at Prowse Point Cemetery where the remains of men, was also a pressing need for a locally based ba nd to lead the in cluding those of the Lancashire Fusiliers, whose bodies Lancashire Fusiliers Gallipoli commemoration parade in have been discovered in recent times have been reburied. In Bury (held annually since 1916). Due to reductions in the 2013 the band visited Caen in Normandy, France where it number of Regular and TA bands, it was growing performed at venues including the museum at Arromanches, increasingly uncertain whether an army band would continue Rouen and Honfleur. to be available to lead this parade. 2014 proved to be busy Originally titled “The with commemorations of Fusiliers’ Association the start of the First World (Lancashire) Band” it War and the first holds voluntary status appearance of the band at within The Royal the annual Armed Forces Regiment of Fusiliers and weekend in Blackpool. The the musicians serve the band and drums performed regiment, as civilians, in a concerts in the town on the musical capacity only. Saturday and lead the Sunday morning parade From somewhat humble from the Cenotaph along beginnings with six the sea front. drummers from the former Lancashire Fusiliers The band has also Association brass band performed at the Tower of and a handful of musicians London, the National Armed Forces weekend parade, Blackpool, June 2017 who had responded to a Arboretum in Staffordshire, (Photo: RRF (Lancashire) Band) newspaper request, it has in Scotland and annually at grown into a full-scale and corps of drums the Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza. which after much borrowing and scrounging of uniforms and The Musical Director is Cathie Brooks GMus, LLCM, a flute, kit, are now fully dressed in Royal Regiment of Fusiliers clarinet and saxophone player, now “Centre and Ensembles musicians’ scarlet tunics and accoutrements. Co-ordinator” at Rochdale Music Service, who joined the The name of the band was changed in 2009 to its current one, band in 2001, took over as Bandmaster in 2002 and Musical to bring it into line with the other voluntary and Reserve Director in 2013. Army bands in The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. 2017 marks the band’s 20th Anniversary and a celebration Based in Bury, the band has currently around thirty members dinner was held in The Fusilier Museum in Bury on June 9th with the drums numbering around twenty. The band fully with a special concert performance in the town’s Castle supports The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on Gallipoli and Armoury the next day. Guests of honour included Major Minden batt le honour days in Bury and on other regimental General Paul Nanson, Colonel of The Royal Regifment o occasions as required. Performing in concert throughout the Fusiliers and Colonel Commandant Corps of Army Music. north west of England and occasionally further afield, the Guest conductor at the concert was Lieutenant Colonel Kevin band also performs regularly at military functions, civic Roberts, Senior Director of Music Household Division, a events and dinners and has produced two CDs. The band also good friend of the band. supports a seven-piece team, using the There are currently vacancies in the band for brass original fanfare presented to the Lancashire instrumentalists, bassoon and percussion. If you are an Fusiliers in 19 53, which perform for all types of ceremonial established player on any military band instrument (ex-forces occasions and sporting events. musicians especially welcome), able to commit to weekly The Corps of Drums has a joint role, leading the band on Wednesday rehearsals at the Castle Armoury Drill Hall in parade and combining with its musicians at concert Bury and at least two engagements per month throughout the performances. As an individual unit, the drums have travelled year, contact Bandmaster Phil Mather (0161 763 9460 the length and breadth of the country performing their now /[email protected]), or Band President Colonel Eric famous ultra violet ‘black light’ show. Davidson (0161 705 1577/davidson551 @btinternet.com), The Lancashire band has performed twice at the Hamilton for further details. Milita ry Tattoo in Canada in 2004 and 2008. In 2011, the Phil Mather, Bandmaster

14 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 GUARDS’ CHAPEL

The memorial to Major James Causley Windram

As part of the Household Division Music Festival, the music stand which forms a memorial to Major James Causley Windram, Director of Music, and the Musicians of the Coldstream Guards who were killed in the bombing on 18th June 1944, was brought down from the musicians’ gallery for display. Also on display were a painting of the chapel that was destroyed, the band pay book opened at the page for the engagement the day before the bombing showing the names of many who were to perish the following day, a stand banner and photo of Major Windram. (Photo: Colin Dean)

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IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 15 DISCOGRAPHY

Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) SCHOTTEN GRUSSEN BERLIN: PLATZKONZERT IM FROM THE HIGHLANDS/WO1 T W Whittingham OLYMPIASTADION/WO1 B V Langton Daviton LP number unknown, tape WKC 1204 (1990) Fontana Stereo Special LP 701 598 WPY (1967) Washington Grays/Gershwin/Where the Wind Blaws General Salute/Marsch der Freude/Lustiges Wein/Berlin Cauld/The “45”/Skyliner/Beyond the Sea/Reel Set/Lazy Bleibt Doch Berlin/Notengrusse Von Will Meisel 1/Proud Trumpeter/March of the Cameron Men/Skye Boat Song/ Heritage/ Weekend/Wir Wollen Freunde Sein/Notengrusse Switched on Swing/New York, New York/From the Von Will Meisel 2/ Kameraden Auf See/Chianti-Lied/Schon Highlands/Scotland the Brave-March of the Cameron Men. Bist Du, Berlin/Leaving Lismore/Scotland the Brave. With Pipes & Drums Queen’s Own Highlanders. With Pipes & Drums Queen’s Own Highlanders. THE SANDS OF KUWAIT/WO 1 T W Whittingham Daviton (?) CD ACLOEBO OO4 (date between 1987-1994) FESTIVAL FIESTA/WO1 B V Langton The Sands of Kuwait/Pipe Set: An’ Tarsgair (The Peatcutter)- Great Band Records LP GB 1002 (1969) Invergordon Castle-Donald Ruadh-The Twisted Bridge- Tijuana Taxi/Trumpet Fiesta/A Taste of Honey/Tamboo/Blue Kennach Mhor-John Keith Lang/Cearchall A’Chuan-Merrily Bells of Scotland/Espana Cani/Night & Day/National Danced the Quaker’s Wife-Queen of the Rushes/The Emblem/Fiesta Time/Born Free/Portuguese Party/Begin the Haunting/Folk Set: An Ataireachd Ard-William MacKenzie, Beguine/Lady of Spain. Tong-Sleep Soond in da Morning-Drowsy Maggie. REGIMENTAL MUSIC QUEEN’S OWN HIGHLANDERS With Pipes & Dru ms Queen’s Own Highlanders. /WO1 P Mallas THE SANDS OF KUWAIT/WO1 T W Whittingham Craighall Studios LP QOH - 01 (1975) Label not known CD single, number not known (2001) Reveille: Bugle Call/Reveille-Johnnie Cope/Parade Music: The Sands of Kuwait/Pipe Set/The Haunting/Folk Set. Blue Bonnets-Mackenzie Highlanders-Thistle of Scotland- With Pipes & Drums Queen’s Own Highlanders. Moray Firth-Logie of Buchan-Garb of Old Gaul-Mist Re-issue of material from Daviton CD above. Covered Mountains-Pibroch O’ Donuil Dhub-25th Phil Mather November l960/Retreat: Cameron Men-Retreat Bugle Call- Thanks to Billy Mear, Rod Illsley, Colin Dean and Richard Dark Lowers the Night-The Hawk That Swoops on High- Powell for their help with the compilation of this discography. Skye Boat Song-79th Farewell to Gibraltar-Balmoral Castle- Additions and corrections welcome. Standard on the Braes O’ Mar-High Road to Linton-The Piper O’ Drummond-Farewell to the Creeks-Old Rustic The Jerome Gatehouse Collection Bridge-Dark Island-Evening Hymn & Last Post-Queen’s Own Highlanders-Caber Feidh/Lights Out: Lights The items from the Jerome Gatehouse Collection relating to Out-Sleep Dearie Sleep. the British Army have now passed to The Museum of Army With Pipes & Drums Queen’s Own Highlanders. Music at Kneller Hall. The substantial collection of recordings, pictures, books and files of information had been THE PRIDE OF PRINCES STREET/WO1 P Mallas amassed by Jerome Gatehouse who’d collected information Line LP 2014 (undated), also REL Studios Edinburgh LP on the history, traditions and music of military bands CPLP 020 (1978) worldwide. Thi s lead to his writing histories of our British The Pride of Princes Street/Nordic Trilogy/Jocks on military bands, many of which, due to regimental Parade/Trumpet Tune & Air/Scottish Division/La amalgamations, have ceased to exist. Czigana/Sandford Hall/Cha Cha for Children/On the When he tragically passed away in 1994, the task of Flipside/Trumpet Major. managing the Collection was taken up by his widow, Anne. HIGHLAND BLEND/WO1 G W Jarvis A former Scout Leader and Civil Defence Association member, Anne formed the Jerome Gatehouse Collection Music Masters LP MM0600, tape MMC0600 (1983), re- Trust and proved an inspiration in continuing Jerome’s work. released on tape 1992 Pipes & Drums: Bengullion-Ishabel T MacDonald-Flora Anne sadly died in 2016. At her funeral, Last Post was Graham/ Mason’s Apron-Paddy’s Leather Breeches-The Last sounded by a member of The Regimental Band of the Royal Minute/Pipe Major Willie Ross-Highland Lassie Going to the Welsh and her coffin was draped with the flag of the CDA. Fair-Lady Ramsay’s Strathspey-Lady Carmichael’s The artefacts of the Collection, including many photographs Strathspey-Leezy Lindsay-The Brolam-Pulteney Reel-lsle of donated by the late Stan Templeman, a former Duke of Barley-Newmarket House-Doune of lnvernochty. Combined Cornwall’s Light Infantry Bandsman and an IMMS founder Bands: Around the Scottish Isles-Dark lsland-Road to the member, were subsequently administered by a dedicated Isles-Dream Valley of Glendareul-Old Rustic Bridge-Dark Trustee of the Collection, John Seaman. Island. Military Band: British Legion/Colchester Castle/Old It’s good to know that this collection’s valuable store of Panama/The Champion/Sons of the Brave/Liberty Bell/ material is now being integrated into The Museum of Army Garb of Old Gaul/Queen’s Own Highlanders. Music’s archives. With Pipes & Drums Queen’s Own Highlanders. Colin Dean & Terry Hissey

16 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Date Band / Organisation Event Location / (time) SEPTEMBER 2017 Friday 1 Royal Air Force College Belfast Tattoo SSE Arena, Belfast (19 30) Friday 1 Royal Logistic Corps Chatsworth County Fayre Chatsworth House, Derbyshire (all day) Saturday 2 Royal Air Force College Belfast Tattoo SSE Arena, Belfast (19 30) Saturday 2 Royal Logistic Corps Chatsworth County Fayre Chatsworth House, Derbyshire (all day) Sunday 3 Royal Logistic Corps Chatsworth County Fayre Chatsworth House, Derbyshire (all day) Tuesday 5 Parachute Regiment Beating Retreat & Concert Thursford Collection, Fakenham (19 00) Wednesday 6 Queen’s Div/Parachute R Beating Retreat Market Square, Oakham (18 30) Thursday 7 Irish Guards Household Division Concert Series Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (19 00) Thursday 7 Royal Marines Bandmasters Concert 1 St Mary’s Church, Fratton (19 30) Friday 8 Royal Regt of Scotland Highland Military Tattoo Fort George, Inverness (pm) Saturday 9 Royal Regt of Scotland Highland Military Tattoo Fort George, Inverness (pm) Saturday 9 Waterloo Band + Bugles Concert Town Hall, Oxford (13 00) Saturday 9 R Regt Fusiliers (Lanc) Concert St Thomas’s Church, Pendleton (19 30) Sunday 10 Royal Regt of Scotland Highland Military Tattoo Fort George, Inverness (pm) Sunday 10 HMS Colling’d Vol. Band Royal Naval Association Parade Whitehall Place, London (10 40) Sunday 10 Royal Air Force Central RAF Music Charitable Trust Concert Playhouse Theatre, Weston-S-M (19 30) Sunday 10 Brigade of Gurkhas Deal Memorial Bandstand Concert Deal Memorial Bandstand (14 30) Friday 15 IMMS Branch visit to Waterloo Band, The Rifles Edward Brooks Barracks, Abingdon Saturday 16 Kings/Lanc Art/Lanc Reg Preston Military Show Fulwood Barracks, Preston (12 00) Saturday 16 RMA Concert Band Concert Guildford Cathedral (19 30) Sunday 17 Household Cavalry Bandstand Concert Alexandra Park, Windsor (pm) Wednesday 20 Royal Air Force College Autumn Concert Whittle Hall, RAF Cranwell (19 30) Thursday 21 Royal Air Force College Autumn Concert Whittle Hall, RAF Cranwell (19 30) Thursday 21 RM Collingwood Millennium Hall Concert Series HMS Collingwood, Fareham (19 30) Friday 22 Royal Air Force College Autumn Concert Whittle Hall, RAF Cranwell (19 30) Friday 22 Royal Air Force Central Symphonic Brass Ensemble Regent Hall, London (13 00) Friday 22 RM Collingwood Millennium Hall Concert Series HMS Collingwood, Fareham (19 30) Saturday 23 IMMS Quarterly Meeting Kneller Hall, Twickenham (14 00) Saturday 23 RMA Concert Band Concert Romsey Abbey, Romsey (19 30) Tuesday 26 Guards Divn ensemble Lunchtime Recital Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (13 10) Thursday 28 Royal Marines, Ports/Coll Seafarers UK 100 Anniversary Concert Cadogan Hall, London (19 30) Friday 29 Household Cavalry Thanksgiving Service & Freedom Parade St Martin’s Church, Dorking (12 30) Saturday 30 Honourable Artillery Coy. Music Legends Concert & recruitment event St Mary Magdalene Ch., Richmond (14 30) Saturday 30 R Marines, Portsmouth Concert Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (19 30) Sunday 30 R Regt Fusiliers (Lanc) Concert Victoria Hall, Bolton (19 30) OCTOBER 2017 Sunday 1 RMSM Kneller Hall Freedom of Borough of Richmond parade Richmond (to be confirmed) Wednesday 4 Royal Marines CTCRM RMA Charity Concert Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth (19 30) Thursday 5 Royal Marines/CWSO Bandmasters’ Concert 2 St Mary’s Church, Fratton (19 30) Thursday 5 Grenadier Guards Household Division Concert Season Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (19 00) Saturday 7 Royal Air Force, Central RAF In Concert Tour Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe (19 30) Monday 9 Royal Air Force, Central RAF In Concert Tour Royal Festival Hall, London (19 00) Thursday 12 Coldstream Guards Concert De Montford Hall, Leicester (19 30) Thursday 12 Royal Air Force College Concert The Cast, Doncaster (19 30) Thursday 12 Royal Irish Regiment Concert Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena (20 00) Friday 13 Coldstream Guards Concert City Hall, Hull (18 30) Friday 13 Royal Air Force College Concert Forge Valley School, Sheffield (19 30) Saturday 14 RBL Central Band Legion Concert Southwark Cathedral, London (19 00) Monday 16 Royal Air Force, Central RAF In Concert Tour Colston Hall, Bristol (19 30) Wednesday 18 Royal Air Force RAF In Concert Tour The Anvil, Basingstoke (19 30) Wednesday 18 R Marines, Portsmouth Seafarers UK Concert G-Live, Guildford (19 30) Wednesday 18 RMSM + RM Association Concert, 10th anniversary of RM Assoc Band Ferneham Hall, Fareham (19 30) Friday 20 Royal Air Force College Concert Royal Hall, Harrogate (19 30) Friday 20 Coldstream Guards Concert Lincoln Cathedral (19 30) Wednesday 25 R Marines, Portsmouth Seafarers UK Concert Medina Theatre, Newport IoW (19 30) Wednesday 25 RAF Squadronaires Esprit de Corps Concert Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip (19 30) Sunday 29 R Marines, Portsmouth Concert Bridgwater Hall, Manchester (17 00) Sunday 29 Royal Air Force RAF In Concert Tour The Lighthouse, Poole (19 00) Tuesday 31 Guards Divn ensemble Lunchtime Recital Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (13 10) NOVEMBER 2017 Thursday 2 CWSO Household Division Concert Series Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (19 00) Friday 3 R Regt Fusiliers (Lancs) RBL Festival of Remembrance Town Hall, Rochdale (19 30) Sunday 4 Royal Regt of Scotland RBL Festival of Remembrance Caird Hall, Dundee (tbc), Sunday 4 Royal Irish Regiment RBL Festival of Remembrance Waterfront Hall, Belfast (19 00)

IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Autumn 2017 17 Date Band / Organisation Event Location / (time) Wednesday 8 King’s Division RBL Festival of Remembrance Marine Hall, Fleetwood (19 00) Friday 10 Festival of Remembrance concert Town Hall, (19 00) Friday 10 150 Rgt. RLC/RAC Hull Festival of Remembrance City Hall, Hull (19 00) Saturday 11 RM/HCAV/CG/RAF/RY Lord Mayor’s Show Guildhall, City of London (10 00) Saturday 11 RM/Guards/RAF/CWSO RBL Festival of Remembrance Royal Albert Hall, London (14 00) Saturday 11 RM/Guards/RAF/CWSO RBL Festival of Remembrance Royal Albert Hall, London (19 00) Saturday 11 Royal Regt of Fusiliers RBL Festival of Remembrance Durham Cathedral (19 00) Sunday 12 RM/Guards Divn/RAF National Act of Remembrance The Cenotaph, Whitehall (11 00) Sunday 12 Royal Artillery Royal Artillery Association Parade Hyde Park Corner, London (10 30) Sunday 12 R British Legion, Central Armistice Day Concert Playhouse Theatre, Epsom (15 00) Tuesday 14 King’s Division Gun Salute Museum Gardens, York (11 00) Tuesday 14 Royal Artillery Gun Salute Green Park, London (11 30) Tuesday 14 Royal Regt of Scotland Gun Salute Edinburgh Castle (11 30) Tuesday 14 Royal Irish Regiment Gun Salute Hillsborough Castle (11 30) Thursday 16 Royal Marines Bandmasters’ Concert 3 St Mary’s Church, Fratton (19 30) Saturday 18 Royal Air Force RAF In Concert Tour Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham (19 30) Saturday 18 RBL Central Band Concert St. Johns, Crystal Palace (19 30) Sunday 19 Royal Marines, Scotland Seafarers UK Concert Sands Centre, Carlisle (19 30) Tuesday 21 Grenadier Guards Concert Chequer Mead Theatre E Grinstead (19 30) Wednesday 22 Royal Air Force College RAF In Concert Tour Symphony Hall, Birmingham (19 30) Wednesday 22 Royal Marines, Scotland Seafarers UK Concert Concert Hall, Perth (19 30) Wednesday 22 RAF Squadronaires Esprit de Corps Concert Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip (19 30) Thursady 23 Royal Marines Concert Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (19 30) Saturday 25 HCAV/PoW Royal Regt Birmingham International Tattoo Barclaycard Area, Birmingham (pm) Sunday 26 HCAV/PoW Royal Regt Birmingham International Tattoo Barclaycard Area, Birmingham (pm) Sunday 26 Royal Air Force RAF In Concert Tour Sage Gateshead, Gateshead (15 00) Sunday 26 Royal Marines Seafarers UK Concert Truro Hall for Cornwall (19 30) Tuesday 28 Guards Brass Quintet Lunchtime Concert Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (13 10) Tuesday 28 Royal Marines Concert Town Hall, Cheltenham (19 30) Wednesday 29 Royal Air Force RAF In Concert Tour Bridgwater Hall, Manchester (19 30) Wednesday 29 Royal Marines, Scotland Seafarers UK Concert Usher Hall, Edinburgh (19 30) Thursday 30 Guards Divn ensemble Lunchtime Recital Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (13 10) DECEMBER 2017 Friday 1 Royal Air Force, Central RAF In Concert Tour Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (19 30) Friday 1 Royal Marines, CTCRM Seafarers UK Concert Colston Hall, Bristol (14 30) Saturday 2 Duke of Lancaster’s Regt Concert St Chad’s Church, Kirby (19 00) Saturday 2 Hampshire Constabulary Concert Community Centre, Hayling Isl (19 30) Saturday 2 Royal Marines, Plymouth Concert Plymouth Pavilions (19 30) Sunday 3 Royal Air Force College RAF In Concert Tour Theatre Royal, Norwich (19 00) Sunday 3 Royal Marines CTCRM Seafarers UK Concert Colston Hall, Bristol (14 30) Sunday 3 Royal Marines Concert Princess Theatre, Torquay (19 30) Sunday 3 Hampshire Constabulary Concert Garrison Church, Aldershot (19 00) Tuesday 5 R Marines Collingwood Seafarers UK Concert Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Wednesday 6 Household Division Scarlet and Gold Concert Cadogan Hall, London (19 30) Thursday 7 Household Division Scarlet and Gold Concert Cadogan Hall, London (19 30) Friday 8 Royal Marines Seafarers UK Concert Assembly Hall, Worthing (19 30) Friday 8 Household Cavalry Household Cavalry Foundation Concert Ely Cathedral (19 30) Saturday 9 IMMS Quarterly Meeting Kneller Hall, Twickenham (14 00) Saturday 9 RBL Central Christmas Concert St George’s Church, Deal (19 00) Sunday 10 Household Division Christmas Concert Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (11 00) Sunday 10 RMA Concert Band Milton Glee Club Concert Guildhall, Portsmouth (15 00) Sunday 10 Household Division Christmas Concert Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (18 00) Sunday 10 King’s Division Royal British legion Concert Gorton Monastery, Manchester (19 00) Tuesday 12 Royal Marines Seafarers UK Concert O2 Guildhall, Southampton (19 30) Wednesday 13 Scots Guards Commandant’s Parade RMA Sandhurst, Camberley (10 45) Thursday 14 Household Cavalry Concert Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (14 00) Thursday 14 R Marines, Collingwood Millennium Hall Concert Series HMS Collingwood, Fareham (19 30) Friday 15 R Marines, Collingwood Millennium Hall Concert Series HMS Collingwood, Fareham (19 30) Friday 15 Scots Guards Sovereign’s Parade RMA Sandhurst, Camberley (10 45) Friday 15 RBL Central Band Christmas Concert St. Johns, Crystal Palace (19 30) Saturday 16 R Marines, Collingwood Millennium Hall Concert Series HMS Collingwood, Fareham (19 30) Tuesday 19 Brass/wind Quintet Christmas Recital Guards Chapel, Wellington Bks (13 10) Thursday 21 RMSM Bandmasters’ Concert 4 St Mary’s Church, Fratton (19 30) Thursday 21 Royal Marines CTCRM RMA Charity Concert Exmouth Pavilion (19 30)

PLEASE NOTE: Events are shown in good faith, but dates and times are subject to change. Please check www.imms-uk.org.uk and www.military-music-events.co.uk for further details and updates.

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The Band of The Mercian Regiment, Bandmaster Anthony Hodgetts (formerly Director of Music, Royal Army of Oman) leaving Friary Court, St James’s, on Public Duties, 14th June. This Army Reserve band also played at the Shrewsbury Flower Show in August. (Photo: Mike Boxall)

The Band of The Royal Canadian Artillery, Commanding Officer Captain Christopher Embree, CD, on The Mall on 27th June. This 35-piece band was in the UK supporting Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who were on Public Duties in June and July. (Photo: Mike Boxall)

The Band of The Parachute Regiment, Director of Music Captain Matt Simons, at the Royal Bath and West Show. From 31st May - 3rd June the Parachute Regiment band and The Band of HM Royal Marines, Plymouth, gave concerts and marching displays at the Showground. (Photo: Phil Havell)

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