RMACB

Royal Marines Association Concert Band

The Association's Band

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The RMA Concert Band is the Royal Marines Association Concert Band it was formed in June 2006 they commenced rehearsals with 35 musicians. Today the band's home is the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney-Arguably they have the world's finest band room! The Bands membership now exceeds 60 players.

They have been formed because of the huge demand for Royal Marines Music. They have recorded numerous CDs; their first 'Once A Marine' proved to be a massive success as did their next 'Always A Marine' The Royal Marine Association motto is:

'Once A Marine Always A Marine'

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Torrevieja Music Festival Spain

They give about twelve public concerts a year in support of the Royal Marines' Charities and in 2007 they represented the UK at the Torrevieja Music Festival in Spain.

The RMACB are believed to be the first band to record a new Sousa march 'Library of Congress March' which was in the process of being written when Sousa died in 1932.

Sousa's original Manuscript has recently been reconstructed by Stephen Bulla and the result is a most effective replica of Sousa's distinctive march style.

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They have released CDs of popular marches and light music and have recently recorded 'The Pompey Chimes' for Portsmouth Football Club.

They have also played at the Falklands 25 commemoration event in London.

The band's president is Admiral Sir Jock Slater GCB LVO DL a former First Sea Lord.

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Captain Ted Whealing, a past director of music of the Royal Yacht band and of the Royal British Legion, he is the Band's current Director of Music, and is no stranger to concert goers and record collectors throughout Britain.

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Liberty of Congress March

This CD has already exceeded their highest expectations; the full track listing is: Fanfare for the First Sea Lord (Cole), Hands Across the Sea (Sousa), Porgy and Bess (Gershwin), Arm and Marine (Zehle), Bell A' Pear (Brien), Eastney (Dunn), Harry James Medley (Nestico-trumpet: Jon Yates), Gallop for Band (Woodfield), Tribute to Stephen Foster (Nestico), Blue Band (Woodfield), Alfie (Bacharach arr. Woodfield trombone: Paul Cocker), Library if Congress March (Sousa arr Bulla), Roller Coaster (Cowell-trumpets: Jon Yates, Roger Hammond, Kevin Jones), The Globe and Laurel (Dunn), Curtain Up (Woodfield), The Galloping Major (Bastow arr Jacob), Pavane Pour une Enfante Defunte (Ravel arr Brubaker), Clarinet Cascade (Brien), Enter of the gladiators (Fucik arr Langford).

If you would like to find out more contact: (tel: 02392-651519) www.rmacb.org.uk

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