Mountbatten Festival of Music 2012

The Mountbatten Festival of Music 2012

The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines under the direction of Lt Col Nick Grace OBE RM

Holst in Chichester

(as featured on BBC Radio 3)The Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth under the direction of the Principal Director of Music Lt Col Nick Grace RM and the Chichester Cathedral Choir directed by Sarah Baldock perform some of Holst’s greatest compositions. Recorded in Chichester Cathedral during October 2009. This recording is a representation of the concert performed in Chichester Cathedral on the occassion of the 75th anniversary of Holst’s death, during which a new memorial to him, called Music of the Spheres, was unveiled.

Falkland Sound

A recording by the Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth (Royal Band) under the direction of Major Nick Grace. A commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War featuring some of the music from the period plus new tracks and old favourites. The recording includes the much requested Slow March ‘Sailing’, as featured in the 1970s BBC TV series ‘Sailor’, and the ever popular bugle feature ‘High on a Hill’. Also featured are the favourites of the Task Force ‘The William Tell Overture’, much loved by the members of 3 Commando Brigade and the one they insisted was always played by the band as an Encore ‘Hootenanny’!

Mountbatten Festival of Music 2013

The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines

under the direction of Lt Col N Grace OBE RM

Heroes & Warriors

Following a concert, entitled Heroes and Warriors, at HMS Collingwood it was decided to record the music and create Collingwood Band’s debut CD ”Heroes & Warriors”. The recording was made in Ferneham Hall, Fareham, by Chevron Recordings, with the process lasting just under a week. The recording includes On Her Majesty’s Service, Mons Grapius and music from the film Where Eagles Dare. Also recorded was, Call To Arms written by Kit Turnbull, a former RM Musician, which featuring a beautifully played muted Trumpet solo towards the end.

Mountbatten Festival of Music 2010

The Mountbatten Festival of Music 2010 – Double CD

The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines under the direction of Lt Col Nick Grace RM