One of the UK’s leading military brass bands, the Band of HM Royal Marines will make its debut at the internationally renowned Cheltenham Festival of Music on July 15th.

Highlight

The highlight of their programme is the world premiere of 'The Redwood Tree' by young British composer Joe Duddell.

The commission is part of the Band of HM Royal Marines’ commitment to promoting a new repertoire for the brass band. Playing over 270 engagements a year, the band regularly perform works by living composers as well as rearranging established popular works.

The commission is part of the Band of HM Royal Marines’ commitment to promoting a new repertoire for the brass bandRoyal Marines

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For their Cheltenham Festival debut they’ll also be performing Vaughan Williams, Holst and Grainger, which ties in with the Festival’s main theme of exploring the links between classical composers and folk music.

Cheltenham Festival

This year’s Cheltenham Festival (July 4th – 19th) hosts performers ranging as widely as Romanian gypsy legends Taraf de Haidouks, Northumbrian pipist Kathryn Tickell and the HM Royal Marines Band.

The major anniversary commemorated during this year’s Festival is the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ death which prompts a broad-ranging investigation of classical music’s connection with folk-song in the 20th century.

Various compositions

The various compositions of the folk-inclined RVW, Holst, Grainger, Britten, Bartok, Kodaly and Lutoslawski are all performed at the Festival by distinguished folk influenced artists as Kathryne Tickell who also, in collaboration with SPNM explores the possibilities of combining Indian and British folk traditions with percussionist Kuljit Bharma.

Programme:

ROYAL MARINES BAND (Commando Training Centre Lympstone)
Director: Major J A Kelly

Holst — Second Suite
Joe Duddell — The Redwood Tree (world premiere)
Grainger — Lincolnshire Posy
Vaughan-Williams — English Folksong Suite