| Secondary Performers | G Gissing - vocal,
Corporal M Upton - trumpet,
Sgt Smith,
J Stammers - percussion,
D Bennett - flute,
CSgt H Trudgeon - piano |
| Orchestra or Band | Massed Bands of Her Majestys Royal Marines |
| Set List | 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), Jacob,
Opening Fanfare 'Heroes Unite', Tyler, arr. Powell,
New March 'Vanguard', Page,
Introducing the Corps of Drums 'Main Theme' from The Matrix , Dougan, arr. Young,
Drum Display 'Walcheren', Crowe, Thomas,
Band and Drum Feature 'Norwegian Pirate', Bergusen arr. Hutchinson,
D-Day March 'Mulberry Harbours March', Denny,
Overture 'Colas Bregnon', Kabelevsky, arr. Hunsberger,
Piano Feature 'Der Klaviermeiste', Beethoven, arr. H Trudgeon (CSgt H Trudgeon),
Flute Feature 'Traumerai', Schumann, arr. Perkins (Musn D Bennett),
Percussion Feature 'Pipe Dream', Page (Sgt Smith, Musn J Stammers),
Pop selection 'Relight The Magic', arr. Naughton
INTERVAL
Film Music 'The Greatest Show', arr. Tripp,
Trumpet Feature 'Trumpet Legacy', arr. West,
Drumming feature 'Share the Tradition', arr. Charnley,
Deal in Memoriam 'The Final Countdown', arr. Cole, P Trudgeon,
'Love Changes Everything' (G Gissing),
D-Day 75 'Overlord (Inc. Sunset)', Keachie,
Patriotic Medley 'Four Nations, One Voice', arr. Griffin,
March Past of the Royal Navy 'Heart of Oak', Boyce,
March Past of RM Commandos 'Sarie Marais', arr. Dunn,
Regimental March of the Royal Marines 'A Life on the Ocean Wave', Russell
ENCORE
'The Sky And The Dawn And The Sun', arr. Parkinson |
| Royal Presence | HRH Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry),
HRH Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex |
| Performance Notes | The Mountbatten Festival of Music returns, featuring the Massed Bands of Her Majestys Royal Marines, performing over two nights at the Royal Albert Hall including a new Saturday matinee performance. These concerts display the outstanding versatility of some of the worlds finest military musicians and are given the West End treatment with spectacular lighting effects. The Festival sees the Royal Marines showcase their incredible musicianship and pageantry and features a wide range of musical styles, including music from the big screen and superb solo items, as well as the traditional marches and overtures that have proved such a hit with audiences over the years.
Thanks to the lobbying of Edwina Mountbatten, in 1949 Sir Malcolm Sargent was appointed Honorary Music Advisor to Her Majesty's Royal Marines Band Service, a post created especially for him, and which he held until his death in 1967, when it disappeared, until 2007 when Robin Dewhurst was given the title. Sargent would conduct the Bands of the Marines in various different concerts over the next two decades and in various parts of the world. After Sargent's death, from 1973 onwards, the Marines began staging annual Massed Band Spectaculars at the Hall, at which money was raised for the Sir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children (now CLIC Sargent) and for military charities. It was in 1980 that these concerts were renamed the Mountbatten Festival of Music, as a tribute to the Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten - an uncle of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and a favourite great-uncle and advisor to HRH Prince Charles - who had been killed by an IRA bomb in August 1979. The concerts have been an annual mixture at the Hall since then and always raise money for CLIC Sargent and military charities. Members of the Royal Family have attended frequently including Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Princess Alexandra, The Queen (1990), Princess Diana (1991), The Duke of Gloucester, Princess Anne, and most recently Prince Harry.
HRH Duke Sussex attended the event as Captain General of the Royal Marines wearing the Royal Marines Dress Uniform Mess Jacket and the Royal Victorian Order. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2019/6),
Poster (RAHE/2/2019/10) |