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The Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada and the Municipality of Meaford will present a concert on Sunday, June 26, 2 pm at Meaford Hall, commemorating the role of the Royal Regiment in the Liberation of Holland in 1945.
The concert will feature music and stories of the time, particularly commentary about Regimental Padre Captain Harold F. Appleyard who was the Rector of Christ Church Anglican in Meaford. It was he who collected broken stained glass and created the historic windows in the church.
The Band is based at Fort York in Toronto and has a continuous tradition reaching back to 1863, making it the oldest permanently formed military band in Canada. A decree by Queen Victoria authorized the Regiment to wear the distinctive scarlet uniform and bearskin cap of the ‘Guards’ on all ceremonial occasions. The Royals Band has long been fortunate to have gifted and dedicated members, and these include symphonic, brass band, and jazz players.
They appear at various functions across Canada and internationally. These engagements include ‘live to air’ radio broadcasts, park concerts, military and civilian parades, and military tattoos. In recent years the band performed at The Stone Mountain Highland Games in Atlanta, GA, and tattoos in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Whistler, BC.
The Band is under the musical direction of Lieutenant Kevin Anderson, MusBac, BEd, CD – Director of Music and Major (ret’d) Paul Weston MMus, ARCM, LRSM, MInstLM, RM – Associate Director of Music. The Band performs by kind permission of LCol T.R.P. Payne CD – Commanding Officer.
Tickets for the event are available from the following community organizations: the Meaford Legion, Clarksburg Legion, Rotary Club, Meaford Medical Center, Christ Church Anglican, the Scarecrow Invasion executive, and the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets cost $20 each, with all proceeds from the sale of tickets being donated back into community organizations in the municipality.
