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" On the 18 June 1944 at 11.10 am a flying bomb hit the Guards Chapel. It
struck the Northwest comer of the roof causing the whole building to fall with
the exception of the Chancel.
" The band was in the Chapel for the service and six musicians were killed,
including the DoM.
" It was James Windrum.,
s last day of military service before retirement.
" With national service bands began to grow and there were no shortage of
volunteers to join the band. Douglas Pope of Night Fall in Camp fame became
the DoM and remained in post for nineteen years.
" During Pope's reign the band had continued to play the repertoire of Holst and
Vaughan Williams alongside the more traditional military band fayre such as
popular selections and marches.
Another important composer for military band was Gordon Jacob who since
his original suite in 1928 had continued to develop the military band
repertoire. In retirement in 1969 he wrote his Fantasia for Euphonium and
dedicated it to Michael Mamminga. 10
The Coldstream have had a number of famous euphonium players in its ranks
one such player was Alfred Phasey who, besides being an ophicleide soloist
was a key figure in the development of the euphonium and became a professor
at Kneller.
Today we have, what is, the amazing talent of John Storey.
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