A MUSICAL VOYAGE REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS ON CESSATION OF DUTIES OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY’S 8TH DIRECTOR OF MUSIC COMMANDER PHILLIP CHARLES ANDERSON OAM RAN Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage A FLAGSHIP RECITAL FOR THE NAVY’S CENTENARY CONCERT 10 JULY 2011 ON STAGE AT THE NANCHANG RADIO AND TELEVISION CENTRE 24 OCTOBER 2011 Design and compilation by: Commander Phillip Anderson OAM RAN Published on 16 January 2012 Copyright © Royal Australian Navy 2012 Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 1 - CONTENTS page BIOGRAPHY COMMANDER PHILLIP ANDERSON OAM RAN 7 CHAPTER 1 REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS 8 Report of Proceedings on Cessation of Duties 9 of the Royal Australian Navy’s 8th Director of Music, Commander Phillip Anderson OAM RAN CHAPTER 2 ASHORE AND AFLOAT 13 CHAPTER 3 MAJOR BUSINESS PROPOSALS 18 RAN Band Business Plan (2003)—Chapter 1 Analysis 19 Business Case for the Establishment of a Permanent 30 Detachment of the Royal Australian Navy Band in Western Australia Chief of Navy Senior Advisory Committee Submission: 41 Royal Australian Navy Band Deployment to Washington and Pearl Harbor Brief for Deputy Chief of Navy: Proposal to Hold 53 a Series of Naval Tattoos and Concerts Hurt Statement—RAN Band Funded Reserve Commitment (FRC) 70 CHAPTER 4 ESSAYS AND SPEECHES 82 Leadership Essay by the Director of Music 83 Music Leadership Essay by the Director of Music 93 Anzac Day Essay by the Director of Music 94 Remembrance Day Speech by the Director of Music 97 Speech by the Director of Music to the Australian Music 99 Examination Music Board Annual Presentation Ceremony at Sir John Clancy Auditorium on Sunday 8 March 2009 Speech by the Director of Music on the Anniversary of the 102 Battle of the Coral Sea given at Kingsgrove RSL (2010 & 2011) CHAPTER 5 SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS 104 SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 1 Welcome from the Director’s Desk 105 Bandies at Sea: 106 Article by Able Seaman Gordon Orr and Petty Officer Nick Pearce Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 2 - SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 2 Welcome from the Director’s Desk 110 Musicians Deployed in a Combat Role: 111 Article by Leading Seaman Chris, Able Seaman Meredith & Able Seaman Sonya Musicians Onboard HMAS Adelaide: 113 Article by Petty Officer Gabe Kicsak SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 3 Welcome from the Director’s Desk 115 Tour de Force in the Middle East: 116 Article by Able Seaman Shannon Rankine One of the Most Frightening Experiences of My Life: 119 Article by Able Seaman Grant Metcalfe Good Morning Vietnam: 120 Article by Able Seaman Sharon Jarvis Missiles and Musicians: 122 Article by Petty Officer Matt Jessop SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 4 From the Director’s Desk 125 Anzac Day 2004 in Baghdad 127 Article by: Petty Officer Andrew Stapleton Anzac Day at Gallipoli: 127 Article by Lieutenant Steve Cottier, RAN Article by Petty Officer Kara Williams Article by Able Seaman Beth Winterhalter SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 5 From the Director’s Desk 133 From Seahawks to Singapore Slings: 134 Article by Petty Officer Camille Smith HMAS TOBRUK Deployment: 135 Article by Petty Officer Kara Williams A Life on the Ocean Wave: 138 Article by Lieutenant Michelle Coleman, RAN RIMPAC 2004: 139 Article by Able Seaman Tracy Burke SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 6 From the Director’s Desk 140 A Salute to Australia: 141 Article by Leading Seaman Cassandra Mohapp HMAS ANZAC Detachment: 142 Article by Petty Officer Kara Williams Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 3 - SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 7 From the Director’s Desk 145 Tour De Force (A Musical Spectacular from Down Under): 147 Article by Lieutenant Michelle Coleman, RAN Lest We Forget: Bugles engraved to commemorate OP RIMAU 150 Article by Leading Seaman Cassandra Mohapp Sea Ride in HMAS Kanimbla: 151 Article by Petty Officer Matt Klohs SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 8 From the Director’s Desk 154 Musicians Fear Nought!: 155 Article by Petty Officer Brian O’Kane SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 9 From the Director’s Desk 157 All Hands on Deck: 158 Article by Lieutenant Andrew Stokes, RAN HMAS Manoora Deployment: 159 Article by Petty Officer Daniel Hobson SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 10 From the Director’s Desk 161 Gallipoli 2007: 162 Article by Leading Seaman Esa Thomas On the Bugle in Anzac Cove: 163 Article by Able Seaman Andrew Hansch Navy Band Takes Beijing by Storm: 155 Article by Lieutenant Steve Stanke, RAN SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 11 From the Director’s Desk 167 HMAS Parramatta Deployment: 168 Article by Petty Officer Natalea Erskine HMAS Sydney Deployment: 171 Article by Petty Kara Williams, Leading Seaman Dana Moran, Leading Seaman Grant Metcalfe, Leading Seaman Aaron Geeves, Able Seaman Jennifer Monk, Able Seaman Ashley Markey and Able Seaman Iain Fisher HMAS Adelaide Deployment: 174 Article by Petty Officer Daniel Hobson Stories from the Solomon Islands: 175 Article by Able Seaman Sonya Henderson Jingili Man’s Solomon’s Tour: 176 Article from the Navy Website Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 4 - SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 12 From the Director’s Desk 178 Tour De Force 9: 179 Article by Lieutenant Commander Paul Cottier, RAN Tour to Afghanistan: 181 Article by Petty Officer Mark Ham Anzac Day in Mumbai: 183 Article by Leading Seaman Esa Douglas SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 13 From the Director’s Desk 185 Hands Across the Sea: 186 Article by Leading Seaman Esa Douglas RIMPAC 2008: 188 Article by Petty Officer Sharon Jarvis King’s Coronation, Tonga: 190 Article by Leading Seaman Esa Douglas LONGLOOK 2008: 192 Article by Leading Seaman Cassandra Mohapp HMAS Sydney II (The Pride of the Australian Fleet): 194 Article by Leading Seaman Esa Douglas SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 14 From the Director’s Desk 195 Freedom of Entry Celebrations: 198 Article by Leading Seaman Tracy Kennedy Northern Trident: 199 Article by Petty Officer Brett Douglas LONGLOOK 2009: 200 Article by Lieutenant Matt Klohs, RAN SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 15 From the Director’s Desk 203 Northern Trident (Second Leg): 204 Article by Able Seaman Paul Parnell Sea Deployment Group HMAS Darwin: 205 Article by Petty Mark Ham SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 16 From the Director’s Desk 207 From the PR Desk: 208 Article by Leading Seaman Tracy Kennedy RIMPAC 2010: 209 Article from the Navy Internet Site ANZAC Gallipoli Pilgrimage: 210 Article by Lieutenant Commander Paul Cottier, RAN Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 5 - SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 17 From the Director’s Desk 213 From the PR Desk: 214 Article by Leading Seaman Cathy Wainwright RIMPAC 2010 Sea Deployment Group: 216 Article by Chief Petty Officer Doug Antonoff, Able Seaman Adam Arnold, Able Seaman Fletcher Mitchell and Able Seaman Ellen Zyla Operation Slipper Deployment: 217 Article by Lieutenant Andrew Stokes, RAN Strengthening Ties Beyond Navy: 218 Article by Able Seaman Simon Bartlett From B Shed to Bryon Bay with Navy’s Variety Bash: 219 Article by Leading Seaman Esa Douglas SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 18 From the Director’s Desk 221 From the PR Desk: 222 Article by Leading Seaman Cathy Wainwright Abu Dhabi International Defence Exhibition and Conference 2011: 223 Article by Leading Seaman Martyn Hancock Brunei International Tattoo 2011: 224 Article by Able Seaman Svetlana Yaroslavskaya A Naval Salute – RAN Centenary Concert: 225 Article by Allan Moffatt OAM The Salute – Indigenous Artwork 227 SELECTED ARTICLES: RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 19 Final Signal from the Director 228 Email from the Director of Music – Army 229 Email Response from the Director of Music – Navy 229 From the PR Desk: 230 Article by Leading Seaman Cathy Wainwright 4th Nanchang International Tattoo 232 Article by Leading Seaman Daniel McMahon Op Resolute – Transit Security Element Rotation 62 233 Article by Able Seaman David Coit and Able Seaman Dayne Grindley Prince of Wales Award 234 Article by Chief Petty Officer Greg Hince CDF Leadership Forum 235 Article by Leading Seaman Paul Parnell CHAPTER 6 MUSIC PROGRAMMES: BENCHMARK CONCERTS 237 CHAPTER 7 RECORDINGS 247 Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 6 - BIOGRAPHY COMMANDER PHILLIP CHARLES ANDERSON OAM RAN Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage - 7 - COMMANDER PHILLIP CHARLES ANDERSON OAM RAN MBA (QUT), GDipAppMus, FTCL (Clarinet), LTCL (Conducting), LTCL (Clarinet), DipMusMgt, psc ‘one of Australia’s foremost leaders in wind band music’ Commander Anderson is a Fellow at Trinity College London (FTCL), a Graduate of the Royal Australian Navy Staff College (psc), and a Graduate of the Queensland University of Technology with a Master in Business Administration (MBA). He is an accomplished conductor, composer, and one of Australia’s foremost leaders in wind band music. His outstanding record of service was recognised in the 2004 Queen’s Birthday Honours by being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Commander Anderson proudly wears the Australian Active Service Medal and Iraq Campaign Medal after completing four deployments to the Middle East Area of Operations. He has composed numerous musical works including: The Grey Gladiator (HMAS Sydney); With Courage and Honour (Battle of the Coral Sea); When Courage Abounds (HMAS Armidale); Proud Echo (HMAS Perth and USS Houston); Stubborn to Endure (HMAS Bataan); and Beneath the Southern Cross (Battle of the Coral Sea). Commander Anderson enjoyed the privilege of leading ‘one of Australia’s premier military ensembles’ as the Director of Music of the Royal Australian Navy Band from July 2002 until January 2012.