Royal Air Force Music Services

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The cap, belt and saxophone of a member of the RAF Central Band.

Royal Air Force Music Services is the organization which provides

The Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment, Central Band of the Royal Air Force, the Royal Air Force Salon Orchestra and Headquarters Music Services
. These main military bands contain within their ranks the Royal Air Force Squadronaires, Royal Air Force Swing Wing and Royal Air Force Shades of Blue.

History

Lord Mayor's Show, London 2007. (Use of the full-dress busby was discontinued in 2012.)

Royal Air Force Music Services has its origins in the RAF School of Music which was established by Walford Davies in 1918.[1]

Current organization

RAF Music Services consists of the

Wing Commander Richard Murray.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Davies, Sir (Henry) Walford". Who Was Who, online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014 (subscription required). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "RAF forms new Royal Auxiliary Air Force Band". Brass Band World. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Lord Mayor's Show". RAF. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Today Wing Commander Richard Murray took over as the 16th Principal Director of Music (RAF)". Royal Air Force Music Services.

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