Royal Australian Navy Band

Royal Australian Navy Band

Active	1913; 111 years ago (1913)
Country	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Navy
Size	101 full time members
Garrison/HQ	Sydney
Motto(s)	Serving in Harmony
Commanders
Current commander	Commander Cassandra Mohapp^[1]
Insignia
Naval Ensign (1967–present)
Abbreviation	RAN Band

Military unit

The Royal Australian Navy Band (RAN Band) is the Royal Australian Navy's official musical branch. The band comprises two full-time detachments and four part-time detachments positioned across Australia, and is one of the few platforms in which Navy can deliver its message to the people of Australia. The current director of music is Commander Cassandra Mohapp.

History

In 1893, the New South Wales Naval Brigade Band comprised 22 personnel. Another of the very early naval bands was the Band of the Victorian Naval Brigade which was present (as a band of the Commonwealth Naval Force in 1901) at the arrival of the US Navy's "Great White Fleet" into Port Phillip Bay in 1908.

On 10 July 1911, King George V gave the Commonwealth Naval Forces the name of Royal Australian Navy.^[2]

On 21 June 1913, six musicians (recruited in Melbourne) were sent to the United Kingdom to join up with a number of ex-bandsmen from the British Navy to form the Royal Australian Navy Band. The members of the band returned to Sydney on 4 October 1913.^[3]

During WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, musicians of the band performed at concerts for Australian troops.^[4]

Composition

Detachments

The different detachments of the band include:^[5]

RAN Band Melbourne (full-time)
RAN Band Queensland (part-time)
RAN Band South Australia
RAN Band Sydney (full-time)
RAN Band Tasmania (part-time)
RAN Band Western Australia (part-time)

Ceremonial Drums^[6]

The Ceremonial Drums of the RAN Band were commissioned by the Government of Australia on July 10, 1961 to mark the 50th anniversary of the band's naming. The set consists of eight side drums, two tenor drums and one bass drum.

Repertoire

The repertoire of the RAN Band includes but is not limited to:^[7]^[8]

Serving in Harmony
Duke of York
On The Quarterdeck
March of the Royal Australian Navy
Scipio
The Middy
Scrap Iron Flotilla
Warship
Waltzing Matilda
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
Crimond
Deep Harmony
Eternal Father
O God Our Help
Advance Australia Fair
God Save The King

References

^ "Commander Cassandra Mohapp | Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "The RAN - A Brief History | Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "The Royal Australian Navy Band, The First 100 Years - 1913-2013" (PDF). RAN Band Newsletter, June 2013, Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "RAN Band History | Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "RAN Band Structure | Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "RAN Band Ceremonial Drums | Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "RAN Band Marches, Hymns and Anthems | Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ "The Royal Australian Navy Band, The First 100 Years - 1913-2013" (PDF). RAN Band Newsletter, June 2013, Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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Organisation

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