Before our visit to Charlton Cemetery, Sue and I went for a walk in Charlton Park before attending a concert in Charlton House.
Every Tuesday from 1.00pm until 2.00pm there is a concert of classical music in the Old Library, and this week's one featured musicians from the Royal Military School of Music, led by Senior Instructor, Captain Michael McGowan.
Captain McGowan and the musicians of the Royal Military School of Music.
The programme featured the following music:
- Petit Symphonie by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
- Sscherzo
- Andante Cantabile
- Finale
- La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin by Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
- Soloist: Musician Laithwaite
- Pan by Albert Roussel (1869 - 1937)
- Soloist: Musician Horton
- Sonate - Movement II by Camille Sait-Saaens
- Soloist: Musician Cowling
- Suite from Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
- Aragonaise
- Les Dragoons D'Alcala
- Habanera
- La Garda Montante
- Danse Boheme
The soloists. From left to right, Musicians Laithwaite, Cowling, and Horton.
The standard of musicianship was outstanding, and the hour seemed to slip by as the audience enjoyed the music.
After the concert we had the opportunity to talk to several of the musicians, some of whom had only just completed basic training and had started at the School very recently and others who were awaiting their first posting to a band.
The Royal Military School of Music (RMSM) has been training musicians for the British Army since 1857. It was originally located at Kneller Hall, Tiwckenham, but in 2021 it was transferred to HMS Nelson in Portsmouth, a location that it shares with the Royal marine School of Music. It trains the musicians for the British Army's fourteen regular bands
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