| Main Performers | Wynne Evans,
Charlotte Collier - vocals,
Alastair Caplin - fiddle |
| Orchestra or Band | Salamanca Band and Bugles of 6 Rifles,
The Waterloo Band and Bugles of 7 Rifles,
Band and Bugles of Durham ACF,
Somerset ACF Silver Bugles,
The Pipes of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles |
| Conductors | Major Lawrence,
Major Peter Clark |
| Set List | Introduction
'National Anthem', arr. Gordon Jacob,
The Peninsular War
'Silver Bugles', P. J. Neille,
'Sir John Moore', Ian McElligott,
'The Lines of Torres Vedra', Ian McElligott,
Age of Empire
'English Folk Song Suite', Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Gordon Jacob,
'Yo Nepali', (The Pipes of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles),
'Highland Cathedral', Roever and Korb,
Warfare In The 20th Century
'Cockney Cocktail', medley,
'The Longest Day', Paul Anka,
'Variations on a Korean Folk Song', J. Barnes Chance,
'More Times', Rifleman Philip Allen,
INTERVAL
Contemporary Operations
'Fanfare for the Common Man', A Copland,
'The Gael', Dougie McLean, (Band, Alistair Caplin, The Pipes of the Royal Gurkha Rifles),
'Fiddle Feature', medley including 'Pull The Knife and Stick it in Again', 'Leaving Terrar's Croft', 'The Roaring Barmaid', and 'To The West', (Alistair Caplin, Band's rhythm section),
'Ciri Koto', Ratu Sir Kamasese Mara, (Rifles' Fijian Choir),
FINALE
Rifles Assembly and Advance
'Sambre et Meuse', Planquette, arr. Rauski,
'Nessun Dorma', Puccini, (Wynne Evans),
'Love Farewell', trad., arr. Purvey,
'High on a Hill', Moorehouse,
'Peninsula!', Ian McElligott:
'1st Movement',
'2nd Movement',
'3rd Movement',
'Britannic Salute', arr. Shilleto, (Charlotte Collier),
'Mechanised Infantry', D. McBain |
| Royal Presence | HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh,
HRH The Duke of Kent,
HRH The Duke of Gloucester,
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester,
HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex |
| Performance Notes | Pennisula 200 - A Musical Extravaganza By The Band and Bugles of The Rifles
The Band and Bugles of The Rifles were formed on 1st February 2007 from the Band and Bugles of the Light Division. This reflected the amalgamation of the Light Infantry, the Royal Green Jackets, the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry and the Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, into a new Regiment named The Rifles.
The Band is established for 35 musicians, all of whom join the Corps of Army Music on enlistment. On completion of their initial military training, musicians receive tuition at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, before being assigned to the Band. In addition, the Bugle Platoon comprises 20 infantry soldiers from the five regular Battalions that form The Rifles.
As far back as the Napoleonic Wars, the earliest Riflemen used bugles rather than drums to communicate orders on the battlefield. They were also able to react rapidly to orders by marching at a quickened pace or even marching at the double. These strong traditions and the regimental motto 'Swift and Bold' are upheld by the Band and Bugles of The Rifles to this day, marching at 140 paces per minute.
The Band and Bugles of The Rifles appear by kind permission of General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE ADC Gen, Colonel Commandant The Rifles and Commander-in-Chief Land Forces.
Premiere of 'Peninsula!', by Ian McElligott, commissioned by The Rifles to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Peninsula War.
On 18 September 2012 L/Cpl Gareth Merchant posed for photographers outside the Royal Albert Hall to publicise the concert in advance.
HRH Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh attended as Colonel-in-Chief.
HRH The Duke of Kent attended as Royal Colonel, 1st Battalion The Rifles.
HRH The Duke of Gloucester attended as Royal Colonel, 6th Battalion The Rifles.
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester as Royal Colonel, 7th Battalion The Rifles,
HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attended as Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles.
The event was filmed by Rifles Medua for their own archives. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2012/154),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2012/63),
Digital Handbill |