Contact (UK) Royal Marine Band?
jmco...@ix.netcom.com
Is there a way of contacting them? (email or web page)?
or even snailmail?
I'm interested in knowing of they have archive recordings of
their work -- or can help someone find recordings of things
they've done.
I believe "The Cockleshell Heroes" March (from the movie) was
written by F Vivian Dunn, then Principal Director of Music of the
Royal Marines Band(s), but I can find no trace of a recording of
it anywhere.
I'd also like to know where/when the give public performances,
particularly in the face of all the budget cuts.
Many thanks.
JMC
Damien Burke
On Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:38:23 -0500, jmco...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>Is there a way of contacting them? (email or web page)?
www.royal-navy.mod.uk but the RMB don't have any involvement with that.
>or even snailmail?
Royal Marines Band
Royal Marines School of Music
HMS Nelson
Queen Street
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3HH
>I'd also like to know where/when the give public performances,
>particularly in the face of all the budget cuts.
They play a fair bit down here in Portsmouth, oddly enough.
--
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Opinions are mine alone and do not represent RNSETT.
Andy Ashworth
Damien Burke wrote:
> Royal Marines Band
> Royal Marines School of Music
> HMS Nelson
> Queen Street
> Portsmouth
> Hampshire
> PO1 3HH
The current School of Music is the former RNDQs (Detention Quarters)
Quite a good place to send the Booty Band, unfortunately they allow them
out at the end of the day! :)
Andy
PS Before any Booty type flames me, I actually like the music played by
the RM bands!
Malcolm Clarke
In article <MPG.d8500cb8...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>,
jmco...@ix.netcom.com writes
>Is there a way of contacting them? (email or web page)?
>
Snailmail is the only way. There are in fact several Royal Marine
Bands,
Portsmouth (including, now, the Royal Marines School of
Music and the Royal Yacht Band)
Plymouth
Scotland
Britannia Royal Naval College
Commando Training Centre
Yur best starting point is the Royal Marines School of Music.
Their address is:
The Royal Marines School of Music
HMS Nelson
PORTSMOUTH
Hants. PO1 3HH
They have a quarterly magazine (The Blue Band), tel No. 00705 726173.
It's only £6 per year, and worth it if you are interested in the bands.
>I'm interested in knowing of they have archive recordings of
>their work -- or can help someone find recordings of things
>they've done.
>
There doesn't appear to be a complete list of all their recordings. The
bands have individual disks/cassettes - Plymouth is the most prolific,
producing a range of CD's with marches, swing band (they have a great
Big Band), and a particularly good one of virtuoso solo performances
called "Ashokan Farewell".
>I believe "The Cockleshell Heroes" March (from the movie) was
>written by F Vivian Dunn, then Principal Director of Music of the
>Royal Marines Band(s), but I can find no trace of a recording of
>it anywhere.
>
Where have you looked? I have it on several discs.
Life on the Ocean Wave, Cat Ref 303772, Hallmark Label.
The Martial Music of Sri Vivian Dunn, CL CD 10394, Clovelly Records,
recorded by the Band of HM Royal Marines Plymouth.
The Best of the Royal Marines,MMCD 423, MusicMasters, the Band of CinC
Fleet (now no longer).
The Bands of the Royal Marines - Music that Stirs the Nation, MU 5008
CD, Musketeer Records,
A Life on the Ocean Wave, MCCD073, Music Club (Valentine Records),
By Land and Sea, BNA 5030, Bandleader Recordes, The Band of HM Royal
Marines Commandos
>I'd also like to know where/when the give public performances,
>particularly in the face of all the budget cuts.
>
The five bands give many public performances. You've just missed the
best - the Mounbatten Festival of Music at the Albert Hallm (200+
musicians). Budget cuts don't come into it, really - they charge for
mostof their public appearances, and actually earn quite a bit of money
from performance fees and record sales. They also give private
performances (they can be hired, military commitments permitting, for
anything from a few huundred quid upwards depending on the number of
musicians and extent of the programme). The last time I saw a figure
quoted, £3,500 would buy a 1 1/2 hour programme (but that was a couple
of years ago)
The Blue Band magazine gives the projected programme of performances for
each band (but this projection changes if service committments dictate).
Where are you? e-mail me, and I'll try to figure out which performances
will be nearest for you.
--
Regards "If you can't convince them,
Malcolm Confuse them".