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Welsh Guards Band
The Band of the Welsh Guards were formed in 1915, the same year as the Regiment. Its first instruments were presented by the City of Cardiff, enabling the band to carry out its first King’s Guard Mount on St. David’s Day in 1916.
The band had a busy start to 2020, including concerts in the Guards’ Chapel and Holy Trinity Church in Windsor. The concert in the Guards’ Chapel featured both Danny Jones, a student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and West End singer Lucie Jones. The concert was a huge success and was enjoyed by all.
In March 2020, the country went into lockdown; many of the bands working practices have changed in accordance with the Government Guidelines. In June the band's musicians, as part of the massed bands of the Household Division supported A Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen and recorded the music performed. In July, the band provided musical support for the King’s Royal Hussars, in its celebration of HRH The Princess Royal as its Regimental Colonel for 50 years.
In May and August, the country marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day. The band's musicians, as part of The Orchestra of the Household Division took part in memorial performances in Buckingham Palace and on Horseguards Parade.
This summer, the Band of the Welsh Guards welcomed its newly appointed Bandmaster, Warrant Officer Class II Claire Lawrence and bade farewell to Warrant Officer Class II David Hatton to his new posting as Training Design Warrant Officer at Kneller Hall
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The Regimental Band of the Welsh Guards - December 2020
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Director of Music:
Major S Halliday
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Bandmaster:
Warrant Officer Class II C Lawrence
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Band Sergeant Major:
Warrant Officer Class II N Grimwood
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Flutes / Piccolos:
Lance Sergeant M Mason (Principal)
Lance Corporal E Dann
Lance Corporal R Coetzer
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Oboe:
Musician J Graham
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Clarinets:
Sergeant A Lightfoot (Principal)
Sergeant G Barnett
Lance Sergeant A Shellard
Lance Corporal F Armstrong
Lance Corporal D Cook
Musician L Stowell
Musician S Miles
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Saxophones:
Lance Corporal S Shepherd (Principal)
Colour Sergeant C Blue
Lance Sergeant A Wilcox
Lance Corporal E Austwick
Lance Corporal O Oyeniran
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Bassoons:
Lance Corporal E Libby (Principal)
Musician J Cox
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Horns:
Sergeant J Milwood (Principal)
Lance Sergeant R Lovell
Musician B Coleman
Musician R Musto
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Cornets / Trumpets:
Musician G Philip (Principal)
Sergeant C Clark
Lance Sergeant M Lacey
Lance Sergeant T Ellen
Lance Corporal M Ramplin
Musician J Finney
Musician J Lawlor
Musician B Smith
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Trombones:
Sergeant A Mercer (Principal)
Lance Sergeant P Gurney
Lance Corporal A Hirst
Musician E Watson
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Bass Trombones:
Sergeant L Fomes
Lance Corporal J Lockwood
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Euphoniums:
Colour Sergeant M Holt (Principal)
Musician S Bucknell
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Tubas:
Lance Sergeant R Wing (Principal)
Lance Corporal G Elder
Lance Corporal M Howard
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String Bass:
Lance Corporal A Birkett
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Percussion:
Colour Sergeant J Smout (Principal)
Lance Sergeant R Elder
Lance Sergeant R Cole
Musician A Herman
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