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BRANCH No. 114 WINTER 2017 ISSN2050-4926 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC SOCIETY UNITED KINGDOM (FOUNDER) BRANCH Journal No. 114 WINTER 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 ‘Scarlet and Gold’ concert at the INTERNATIONAL VICE- CHAIRMAN’S CALL PRESIDENT: Sadly, I must begin my Chairman’s Cadogan Hall on the 6th and 7th Major (Rtd) Roger Swift call with the information that George December and the annual Christmas Skinner, one of the Branch’s earliest Celebration at the Guards’ Chapel on CHAIRMAN: members, passed away recently. 18th December, while the Royal Alan Purdie, 5 Hemming Close, Marines continue their series of Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2JD. Tel: George along with his wife, Averil, 020 8941 1416. E-mail: very rarely missed any of our concerts at St Mary’s Church, [email protected] quarterly meetings or our various Fratton. Please check our ‘Dates for visits and both of them were to be Your Diary’ pages for further details HON. SECRETARY: seen together at many concerts and of these and the other concerts Jim Davies, Amberstone, Pyrford Road, coming soon. Pyrford, Surrey GU22 8UP. other events sharing their love of Tel: 01932 355135. E-mail: military and brass band music. Their Those of you who attend our quarterly [email protected] enthusiasm has been passed on to meetings will be aware that, for some their son, Mark, currently a musician HON. TREASURER time now, we have been able to offer in the Household Division. Our & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: reduced price recordings some of Guy Morris, 32 Claremont Avenue, thoughts go out to Averil, Mark and which have come from members who, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4NS. the rest of their family. for various reasons, have offered us Tel: 0870 904 6453. E-mail I am writing this having just returned their collections to benefit Branch [email protected] from the Remembrance Sunday funds. Unfortunately, we have JOURNAL EDITOR: Service at my local Royal British reached the position where we are Mike Boxall, 38 Hortensia House, Legion Branch where I had the unable to accept any more collections Hortensia Road, London SW10 0QP. honour of laying a wreath to as none of us have storage space for E-mail: remember all those members of our them. While we, as a Branch, [email protected] Armed Forces and Civilian Services appreciate these kind offers it is COMMITTEE MEMBERS: who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that simply not feasible for us to accept John Crisford CBE, Charles Gray, Brian we can live the relatively peaceful life any more. I am aware that, in the past, Hill, Rodney Illsley and Ron Shooter which we enjoy today. At this time of we have been able to share these collections with the archivist at ADVISORY PANEL: Remembrance it is also opportune to John Curtis, Colin Dean, recognise the contribution which Kneller Hall or the Royal Marines and Dr Graham Jones MBE, Philip Mather, musicians from all three services give Royal Air Force Band Services but Major (Rtd) Richard Powell, and Major to the many Remembrance Services they are experiencing a similar (Rtd) Gordon Turner MBE around the United Kingdom in this problems with storage and are unable to help any more. REGIONAL ORGANISER time of limited musical resources. North East: Ivor Shirley, 9 Hurst In the lead up to the Christmas Finally, I hope that it is not too early Grove, Darlington, Co Durham DL1 festivities there are still many for me to wish you all a Happy 4NX opportunities for us to enjoy military Christmas and a peaceful and WEBMASTER: music at its best with the Bands of the prosperous New Year. Ron Rose, Flat 4, Kingsholm House, 7 Household Division presenting their With all best wishes. Alan Purdie 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 in 2018 are 2nd February, 25th May, 31st August and 16th November. Contributions Website: www.imms-uk.org.uk for the Journal from members are always welcome. The annual membership subscription, ISSN 2050-4926 due on 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 International, which is sent to all members worldwide. Further details about the Society and FRONT COVER: The Band of the its activities are available from the UK Branch Secretary. Enquiries and correspondence Royal Air Force College at this about the Society’s meetings should be addressed to the Branch Secretary and not to Kneller year’s Belfast Tattoo. (Photo: Hall. The contents of the UK Branch Journal are copyright and no part of it may be www.raf.mod.uk/rafmusic under reproduced without permission. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Open Government Licence v3.0.) the President, the UK Branch Committee or the Society’s membership as a whole. 2 IMMS UK (Founder) Branch Journal – Winter 2017 BRANCH SECRETARY’S NOTES Branch meetings Following a splendid performance of Kneller Hall in 2018 and 'almost With the kind permission of the Sonata pour Clarinette avec certainly' in 2019. Commandant, Colonel Barry Jenkins, accompagnement du Piano by Saint- The concert took place in front of a Saens, op.167, accompanied at the and with the support of his team there, large and appreciative audience who our meetings take place at The Royal piano by Major Roger Swift, David told us in his delightful way about his welcomed the Band of the Military School of Music, Kneller Household Cavalry and the Band of Hall, Twickenham TW2 7DU; next musical journey which has taken him the Brigade of Gurkhas to 'the Rock.' year’s meetings will be on Saturdays to the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Recent appointments 3 March (with the Branch AGM held December meeting at 11 00), 16 June, 22 September and Following the appointment of Our final meeting this year will be on 8 December, starting at 14 00. Lieutenant-Colonel Jon Ridley RM as Saturday 9 December starting at 14 00 Principal Director of Music Royal When attending meetings, you’ll need when our guest speaker will be a long- Marines, the Directors of Music of the to allow time to complete the security standing friend of this Branch, Major five bands of the Royal Marines are procedures at the School. If you travel Bruce Miller, who will have just now: Captain Andy Gregory RM by public transport or on foot, notify retired from his appointment as (Portsmouth), Major Huw Williams me in advance. If travelling by car for Director of Music, Irish Guards. the first time, notify me of your RM (Plymouth), Major Ian Davis RM vehicle’s registration number. (Collingwood), Captain Matt Weites RM (Scotland) and Captain Sam Members’ details are held at the Hairsine RM (Commando Training Guardroom for subsequent visits. Centre RM) - while not forgetting Remember to carry your IMMS Major Pete Curtis MBE, RM (School membership card as proof of identity. of Music). Lost membership cards can be replaced on request. Following the appointment of Wing September meeting Commander Piers Morrell RAF as Principal Director of Music, Royal We welcomed Musician David Wong Air Force, the Directors of Music of (clarinet) from the Band of the the three RAF bands are: Flight Grenadier Guards to our meeting on Lieutenant Chris I’Anson (Central Saturday 23 September. Born and Band), Flight Lieutenant Tom Rodda educated in Hong Kong, David joined (RAF Regiment) and Squadron the Grenadier band in 2014 becoming Leader Richard Murray (RAF the first soldier from Hong Kong to College). join the regimental band. Visits to bands As we go to print discussions are in hand for the visit in the Spring to the Major Bruce Miller (Photo: Colin Dean) Band of the Household Cavalry at Branch visit Windsor, which had to be cancelled Thanks to the kind invitation of Major last year. We also hope to take up Captain Ben Mason's kind invitation Peter Clark, the Director of Music, to visit his band – that of The Queen's and the carefully detailed preparatory Division, based at RAF Henlow. work by Lance Corporal Terry Hissey (himself a longstanding member of If you wish to join either or both this IMMS branch), a dozen or so visits, please reconfirm your interest members enjoyed a most enjoyable with me. visit on Friday 15 September to the IMMS International Waterloo Band and Bugles of The Bob Davis of IMMS New Zealand Rifles at their base in Edward Brooks has been elected as International Barracks at Abingdon in Oxfordshire. President of the Society in succession See page 12 for a report on the visit. to Trevor Ford. Congratulations to Concerts in the Park Bob and best wishes to him during his time in office. Musician David Wong (Photo: Colonel Barry Jenkins, Director www.defenceimagery.mod.uk under Open Government Licence v3.0.) Corps of Army Music and Major (Retd.) Roger Swift continues After teaching in Hong Kong for two Commandant at Kneller Hall, as the UK’s International Vice- years he won a scholarship to addressed the audience before the President and Lieut.-Col. (Retd.) London's Royal College of Music in final Concert in the Park of the Geoff Kingston continues as the UK’s London. Here he achieved a Master's season.
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