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The Royal Artillery Band is a British military band (and former symphony orchestra) originating in 1557, but granted official status in 1762. Consisting of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments (and until 2014, also stringed instruments), it represents both the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and the state. The Royal Artillery Orchestra (of the Royal Artillery Band) [disbanded on 9 February 2014] was Britain's first professional orchestra.
It was announced on 30 July 2013 that the Royal Artillery Orchestra would cease to exist in favour of a forthcoming 'State String Orchestra', known as 'The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra' following the most recent cuts to Army Music.
On Sunday 9 February 2014, the Royal Artillery Band, and a specially formed 'Veterans of the Royal Artillery Band' paraded on General Gordon's Square for the last time in their home town of Woolwich, thus ending a 252-year era, before relocating to join their regiment at Tidworth Barracks, Wiltshire The Band spent Christmas 2013 in Afghanistan, where they carried out their wartime role [1], as well as continuing to entertain the troops, and accompanying such celebrities as Gary Barlow, and Katherine Jenkins. Its former accommodation in the historic Georgian Royal Artillery Barracks is now the home of the 24-piece Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra.
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Popular Songs
- The Belle of Chicago, march for band
- Semper Fidelis, march for band
- A Century of Progess, march for band
- The White Rose, march for band
- The Last Days of Pompeii, suite for band: Nydia
- The Corcoran Cadets, march for band
- Impressions at the Movies, suite for band: Balance All and Swing Partners
- Tales of a Traveler, suite for band: In the Land of the Golden Fleece
- Patrol: Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, fantasie for band
- La Flor de Sevillia, march for band
- The Bride Elect, operetta in 3 acts: Selections
- Sesquicentennial Exposition March, march for band
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, march for band
- The Last Days of Pompeii, suite for band: The Destruction of Pompeii and Nydia's Death
- March of the Mitten Men , march for band
- Impressions at the Movies, suite for band: The Crafty Villain and the Timid Maid
- Tales of a Traveler, suite for band: The Kaffir on the Karroo
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers , march for band
- The Glory of the Yankee Navy, march for band
- Solid Men To the Front!, march for band
- Bullets and Bayonets, march for band
- Willow Blossoms, a legend for band
- New York Hippodrome, march for band
- Impressions at the Movies, suite for band: The Serenaders
- El Capitan, operetta: Waltzes
- Riders for the Flag, march for band
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band
- The Co-eds of Michigan, waltz for band
- Wisconsin Forward Forever, march for band
- Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory, fantasie for band