Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

  • Combined Bands of the RAF and RAF Salon Orchestra
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • 4-26 August

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Royal Air Force in St. Albans

  • Central Band of the RAF
  • The Alban Arena, St. Albans
  • Sunday 10 September, 2.00pm

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Esprit de Corps Concert series

  • RAF Squadronaires
  • Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
  • Friday 6 October, 19:30

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Central Band of the RAF

  • A concert of contemporary music
  • Featuring a new commission by award-winning composer Thomas Hewitt Jones
  • Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square
  • Friday 29 September, 7:00pm

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Central Band of the RAF

  • A concert of contemporary music
  • Featuring a new commission by award-winning composer Thomas Hewitt Jones
  • West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
  • Sunday 1 October, 5:30pm

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Royal Air Force in Concert 2023

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Cast, Doncaster
  • Friday 6 October 7.30pm

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Royal Air Force in Concert 2023

  • Band of the RAF College
  • Palace Theatre, Newark
  • Saturday 7 October 7:30pm

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Royal Air Force in Concert 2023

  • Band of the RAF Regiment
  • Assembly Hall, Worthing
  • Friday 20 October 7:30pm

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Royal Air Force Swing Wing

  • RAF Swing Wing
  • The Gliderdrome, Boston
  • Thursday 23 November 7:30pm

Tickets available in July

 

Esprit de Corps Concert Series

  • Band of the RAF Regiment
  • Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
  • Friday 24 November 7:30pm

More information and tickets here

 

Esprit de Corps Concert Series

  • Central Band of the RAF
  • Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
  • Friday 15 December 7:30pm

More information and tickets here

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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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