Rotterdam Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy

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Rotterdam Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Military Band
Size53
Part ofNetherlands Marine Corps
Garrison/HQRotterdam
Anniversaries1 August
Commanders
Current
commander		Major Arjan Tien (since March 2017)

The Rotterdam Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, also referred to as the Band of the Korps Mariniers or simply the Dutch Marine Band (

port city of Rotterdam, the band was founded on 1 August 1945 as a continuation of the pre-war Regimental Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3]

The regimental band was established in 1864 by order of

Battle of the Netherlands
.

Today, it supports all marine and national events, including

St. Petersburg in 1997 and 2003 (the former being in honor of the as part of the celebrations of 300th anniversary of Peter the Great) and the 2013 Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo. During its visits to Russia, it has also performed with the Central Navy Band of Russia.[5] It has also performed with units such as the United States Marine Band, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band and the United States Navy Band.[6]

Organization

The Band, modeled more on the bands of the Royal Marines Band Service, is organized into the main Marching Band and the world-famous Corps of Drums (Tamboers en Pijpers), playing snare drums and fifes. The band is led by the Director of Music, assisted by the Bandmaster and the Drum Major, who leads both formations. The DM also serves as the commander of the Corps of Drums. By tradition, he or she must be a percussionist drummer, either of the band or the Corps of Drums. In concert formation, the marching band is transformed into a Concert Band.

In addition, smaller ensembles can also be formed from the band, such as the following:

  • Big Band
  • Brass and woodwind chamber ensembles
  • Jazz quartet

Repertoire

The band performing during a broadcast on the Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Corporation" (VPRO) in 2010.

The repertoire of the band includes but is not limited to the following foreign and domestic pieces:

  • Royal Netherlands Navy Service Marchpast
  • Eurovisie Mars
  • Europa Mars
  • Fanfare Mars
  • Hand in hand, Kameraden!, Mars
  • Leve de Marine Mars
  • March of the Veterans
  • Marines' Hymn
  • Heart of Oak
  • Den Pobedy

Directors (since 1945)

The band in June 1949.

The following people have served as director of the band:[3]

  • 1945-1957: Gijsbert Nieuwland
  • 1957-1964: Henk Van Lijnschooten
  • 1964-1975: Johannes Petrus Laro
  • 1975-1986: Jaap Koops
  • 1986-1995: Gert Buitenhuis
  • 1995-2000: Maurice Hamers
  • 2000-2001: Dick Roelofsen
  • 2001-2008: Pieter Jansen
  • 2008-2009: Dick Roelofsen
  • 2009-2013: Harmen Cnossen
  • 2013-2017: Peter Kleine Schaars[7]
  • 2017–Present: Arjan Tien

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780806526034
    .
  2. ^ "75 jaar Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine - Militaire muziek - Defensie.nl". 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "De Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine".
  4. ^ "490 MARINES CONDUCT THE LARGEST EVER BEATING RETREAT". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07.
  5. ^ "Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine)". Archived from the original on 2020-08-14.
  6. ^ "Marine Band – Royal Netherlands Navy". 13 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Musical highlights". www.peterkleineschaars.nl. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18.

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