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
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Esprit de Corps Concert Series
- Central Band of the RAF
- Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
- Friday 15 December 7:30pm
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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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