A MUSICAL VOYAGE - Royal Australian Navy
A MUSICAL VOYAGE - Royal Australian Navy
A MUSICAL VOYAGE - Royal Australian Navy
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RAN BAND NEWS EDITION NUMBER 3<br />
19 JANUARY 2004<br />
RAN BAND DETACHMENT AT CAMP VICTORY, BAGHDAD, CHRISTMAS 2003<br />
WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK<br />
Much as happened since our last edition. I am pleased to report that our effort to enhance<br />
the band’s support to Fleet activities has continued during the July to December period.<br />
For a short while we had two elements of the band deployed at the same time with eight<br />
musicians embarked in HMAS Warramunga (in the Pacific) and seven in HMAS Tobruk during<br />
its North East Asian deployment. The article Good Morning Vietnam by Able Seaman Sharon<br />
Jarvis and Missiles and Musicians by Petty Officer Matt Jessop are excellent commentaries<br />
on the importance of these deployments; both in terms of how they add value to our image<br />
within <strong>Navy</strong> and to the individuals who were fortunate enough to accept the opportunity for<br />
sea deployment.<br />
I am also pleased to report that during this period that the band completed 51 more tasks<br />
than for the same period last year. We have released two more recordings and funded a<br />
number of benchmark activities to achieve very impressive results. The first of these two<br />
recordings was a double compact disc which marked the 90 th anniversary of the band. The<br />
music was taken from two Flagship Recitals held in the Eugene Goossens Hall at the ABC<br />
Ultimo on 1 August and 3 October. This double compact disc is an important milestone:<br />
� As an organisation we had not previously recorded a major symphonic work; we<br />
have now released a double CD, A Flagship Recital, which contains two complete<br />
symphonies. Disc one is the Third Symphony Opus 89 by James Barnes and disc two<br />
is Lord of the Rings by Johan Meij.<br />
� Each of our seven detachments is represented on the second recording, Cruising<br />
Stations. This CD also showcases some of our very talented soloists.<br />
Another benchmark activity was the Commissioning Ceremony for HMAS Parramatta. There<br />
can be no doubt that the contribution given by the band to ship commissioning ceremonies<br />
is nothing less than first class.<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Navy</strong> Band: A Musical Voyage