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Regent Hall, London

  • Central Band of the RAF
  • Friday 3rd May, 1pm
  • Featuring Thomas Hewitt-Jones' Wings of Freedom
  • Free entry

More information here

 

Regent Hall, London

  • The RAF Salon Orchestra
  • Wednesday 8th May, 1pm
  • Featuring Hartley's Moonlight Melody, Yorke's Flapjack & Glinka's Grand Sextet
  • Free entry

More information here

 

Public Duties: The Changing of the Guard

  • Buckingham Palace
  • Central Band of the RAF & Band of the RAF Regiment
  • 15th May: Dismount
  • 17th May: RAF perform the Mount and Dismount as part of the same ceremony
  • 19th May: RAF perform the Mount and Dismount as part of the same ceremony
  • 20th May: Dismount
  • 22 May: Dismount
  • 24 May: Dismount

More information here

 

Lincoln Cathedral

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Saturday 11th May 7:30pm
  • 20th anniversary of the RAF Music Charitable Trust

More information and tickets here

 

Royal Hall, Harrogate

  • Band of the RAF College and the Band of the RAuxAF
  • Friday 28th June 7:30pm
  • 20th anniversary of the RAF Music Charitable Trust

More information and tickets here

 

Higham Brothers Memorial Concert, Mesnes Park, Wigan

  • Central Band of the RAF
  • Saturday 17th August
  • An Armed Forces themed performance
  • Children's entertainment
  • Collection to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund

More information to follow

 

Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge

  • RAF Squadronnaires
  • Saturday 24th August
  • Outdoor concert

Further details to follow

 

Sir Frank Whittle Summer Concert

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Saturday 31st August

Further details to follow

 

Cast Theatre, Doncaster

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Thursday 19th September 7:30pm
  • 20th anniversary of the RAF Music Charitable Trust

More information and tickets here

 

Palace Theatre, Newark

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Friday 20th September 7:30pm
  • 20th anniversary of the RAF Music Charitable Trust

More information and tickets here

 

Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

  • Band of the RAF Regiment
  • Saturday 21st September, 6.30pm
  • Raising funds for Dementia UK and the RAF Benevolent Fund

More information to follow

 

The Playhouse, Weston super Mare

  • Central Band of the RAF
  • Friday 27th September 7:30pm
  • 20th anniversary of the RAF Music Charitable Trust

More information and tickets here

 

Battle of Britain Concert, Buckinghamshire New University

  • Central Band of the RAF
  • Saturday 28th September
  • Raising money for the RAF Benevolent Fund

 

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge

  • Band of the RAF Regiment
  • Friday 4th October 7:30pm
  • 20th anniversary of the RAF Music Charitable Trust

More information and tickets here

 

RAF Music Services Solo Competition, Regent Hall, London

  • Band of the RAF Regiment
  • Wednesday 9th October
  • Featuring soloists from RAF Music Services
  • Free entry

 

Festival of Music, St Paul's Church, Barnsley

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Saturday 19th October

Further details to follow

 

Performing Arts Centre, Huntingdon

  • Band of the RAF Regiment
  • Saturday 26th October

Further details to follow

 

An Evening With Cranwell, Newark Palace Theatre

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Thursday 21st November

Further details to follow

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Leap Day

Composed by Adrian Quince

Performed by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force

 

Leap Day is a fantasia for band dedicated to February 29. Coming only once every four years, the leap day on our calendar offers an interesting occasion to pause and consider how much our lives and the world have changed in the last four years. Featuring dynamic rhythms, the piece centres on an energetic fanfare which returns periodically. Between these are episodes which illustrate the frequent ups and downs of modern life.

Leap Day

Composed by Adrian Quince

Performed by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force

 

Leap Day is a fantasia for band dedicated to February 29. Coming only once every four years, the leap day on our calendar offers an interesting occasion to pause and consider how much our lives and the world have changed in the last four years. Featuring dynamic rhythms, the piece centres on an energetic fanfare which returns periodically. Between these are episodes which illustrate the frequent ups and downs of modern life.

Soldier On!

Composed by Flight Lieutenant Michael Parsons

Performed by the Band of the RAF College

 

In 2015, the charity Soldier On! launched the competition for a quick march composition entitled ‘Soldier On!’. Competition winner Flight Lieutenant Michael Parsons, Director of Music of the Band of the RAF Regiment entry is performed on the steps of College Hall Officers’ Mess, RAF College Cranwell.

Saeculum

Composed by Senior Aircraftman Matthew Leach

Performed by RAF Music Services

 

The RAF Music Services perform Senior Aircraftman Matthew Leach piece 'Saeculum', meaning 'Century' in Latin. Matthew won the RAF Slow March competition, to celebrate a century of music in the RAF, and the piece will be performed in public for the first time at the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at Buckingham Palace, in January 2022.

Tornado To The Last

Composed by Andrew Stevens

Conducted by Squadron Leader Richard Murray

Performed by the Band of the RAF College

Moonlight Serenade

Composed by Glenn Miller

Performed by the RAF Squadronaires

Flying Home

Composed by Lionel Hampton

Performed by the RAF Shades of Blue

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