WThe Corps of Army Music (CAMUS) is a Corps of the British Army dedicated to the provision and promotion of military music.
WThe Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the regimental band for the Royal Gibraltar Regiment of the British Army. The Band usually partakes in ceremonial duties in and outside of Gibraltar.
WThe Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas is a British military band based at Shorncliffe. It supports the British Army and the Brigade of Gurkhas in ceremonial settings, pass off parades, concerts and many other musical support tasks. It is a directly reporting unit of Regional Bands HQ (RBANDS) under London District, which sponsors the promotion of British military music. It is one of two 'Light Pace' regular wind bands in the British Army.. The band has travelled extensively since its inception, travelling more recently to The Falkland Islands, Australia, Brunei, Canada, France, Germany, Nepal, Belgium. Today, musicians from Nepal are chosen during their Gurkha military training. Their musical instruction commences first under Director of Music (DOM) and then under supervision of the Royal Military School of Music.
WThe Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army, having been officially formed on 16 May 1785 under the command of Major C F Eley.
WThe Band of the Grenadier Guards is one of the bands in the British Army.
Wb The Band of the Irish Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division whose main role is to guard the British monarch. The Band supports the Regiment by providing the musical backing to which much of the ceremonial duties depend within Central London.
WThe Band of the Royal Armoured Corps is the British Army military band representing the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) in the Corps of Army Music. The band is stationed at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. It consists of 35 full-time and professional musicians form a variety of ensembles that include a traditional marching band, a big band and a jazz band. The band supports military and civilian events within the United Kingdom and overseas. Since its formation, the band has performed areas such as Cyprus and the Falkland Islands as well as Afghanistan.
WThe Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is the official regimental military band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland based at Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh. The Band's musicians wears the Feather bonnet with a red over white hackle and scarlet Doublet in Full Dress Uniform. In addition, there are two Territorial bands, the Highland Band and the Lowland Band, which are administered by the regiment's territorial battalions. It is also one of two line infantry bands in the Corps of Army Music.
WThe Band of the Scots Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division which primarily guards the British monarch.
WThe Band of the Welsh Guards is the youngest of the five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division which primarily guards the British monarch.
WThe Bands of the Household Division refer to the amalgamated five military bands of the Foot Guards regiments that perform in a massed bands configuration during public duties events in London, the national capital of the United Kingdom. The bands are:Band of the Coldstream Guards Band of the Grenadier Guards Band of the Irish Guards Band of the Scots Guards Band of the Welsh Guards
WThe Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra (CWSO) is a 24-member string band from the British Army's Corps of Army Music. It is currently the only independent full-time string band in the British Armed Forces. It is named after Sophie, Countess of Wessex, the daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II and Colonel-in-Chief of CAMUS. It is stationed from the former quarters of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich Barracks.
WKneller Hall is a Grade II listed mansion in Whitton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It houses the Royal Military School of Music, training musicians for the British Army, which acquired the building in the mid-19th century. It is also home to the school's Museum of Army Music. The Army is scheduled to vacate the site in 2020.
WThe Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry is a British Army band which ceremonially serves the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR). The HCMR Band is the largest symphonic wind band in the British Army and the foremost Mounted band in the armed forces. It is one of the reserve bands in the Corps of Army Music (CAMUS) and is currently based at Hyde Park Barracks and Combermere Barracks.
WThe Royal Artillery Band was the first official, and permanent British military band originating in 1557, but granted official status in 1762. Consisting of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, it represented both the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and the state. The Royal Artillery Orchestra [disbanded on 9 February 2014] was Britain's first permanent professional orchestra. All other bands in the British Army received official, permanent status from 1763 onward. Now that the band's overall history of over four and a half centuries has come to an end, it is now claimed that the Band of the Grenadier Guards are the oldest band, with their overall history of over three hundred and thirty years. It is however, important to consider that until 1762, all military bands were formed as and when required, and then immediately disbanded when not, and that they consisted only of hired, civilian musicians.
WThe Royal Military School of Music (RMSM) trains musicians for the British Army's twenty-two bands, as part of the Corps of Army Music. It is based at Kneller Hall, in Twickenham, west London; however, the Ministry of Defence has recently indicated that the site will be sold, and the school moved elsewhere.
WThe Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. After the restructuring and reorganisation of the army in 2006, the Royal Welsh is one of three regiments to trace its lineage and draw its recruits primarily from Wales.