Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas is a British military band based at
Director of Music (DOM) and then under supervision of the Royal Military School of Music
.
History
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The band was raised in November 1859 as part the
military bands. At the time, ad hoc instruction and education was given by British bandmasters and acclaimed musicians of working for the army, which would end in May 1951. The two bands routine continued for over a decade until the two bands were amalgamated because of financial considerations. Although they served as a combined band, the two bands remained separately in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong to support their respective battalions in the 70s and 80s, until the 2nd Battalion initiated their withdraw from the region in 1994.[1]
Pipe band
The 1st and 2nd Battalions,
pipe bands
as part of the band.
The
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment also maintains a pipes and drums.[2]
Sounding Retreat
Sounding Retreat is a variant of the traditional
Beating Retreat done by Massed Bands of the Household Division. Today, the ceremony is almost exclusively performed by Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, alongside their counterparts in the former Massed Bands of the Light Division. Aside from the band, the Band and Bugles of The Rifles
and the Light Division Buglers Association have performed the Sounding Retreat on Horse Guards Parade on 31 May since 1993.
Other events
- At the dedication ceremony to a Beating Retreatceremony on the school's playing field.
- The band performs at the 2009 Royal Bath and West Show.[3]
- The band performs at the pre-game of the
- Took part in the changing of the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace in May 2015.[5]
- The band provide ceremonial entertainment during the Royal Norfolk Show in 2014.[6]
- The band, alongside members of the entire brigade, took part in a visits to Nepal as part of brigade's 200th anniversary celebrations in 2015. During the visit, the band performed for schoolchildren at The British School, Kathmandu.[7]
- A 200th anniversary pageant in June 2015 was held at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, which featured the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas.[8]
See also
- India related
- Beating retreat in India
- Deshon Ka Sartaj Bharat
- Indian military bands
- Indian Army Chief's Band
- Military Music Wing
- Music of India
- President's Bodyguard
- Tri-Services Guard of Honour (India)
- Samman Guard
- Other related
References
- ^ "The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas". Brigade of Gurkhas. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Annual Briefing Day and Dinner Night 2017". The Gurkha Brigade Association. December 4, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "The Royal Bath & West Show 2009". Royal Bath & West Show. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Songs of Praise FA Cup Fans choir competition announced". BBC. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Historic Changing of the Guards for Gurkha 200". Brigade of Gurkhas. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "The Royal Norfolk Show 2014". BBC. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas | School news | TBS News and Calendar | The British School Kathmandu". Tbskathmandu.org. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Gurkhas: London pageant marks 200th anniversary - BBC News". BBC News. June 9, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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