Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy
The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy is a military band based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It serves as official military band of Maritime Forces Atlantic. It is one of six Regular Force military bands in the Canadian Forces. It provides musical accompaniment for ceremonial requirements of the East Coast Navy. The Stadacona Band usually performs at the Halifax dockyard to take part in the welcoming naval vessels. For over 75 years, the band's performances have been seen members of the royal family, the governor general of Canada, the prime minister of Canada, foreign heads of state, and Royal Canadian Navy officials. The band has provided music for all graduation activities in the area.
History
In the summer of 1942 the originalStadacona band was divided into three parts, with one section going to, another to and the remainder to. In October of that year another military band was formed for the ship. In 1943, part of the Stadacona band went to serve aboard at Sydney, Nova Scotia. In 1967, the band was one of three naval bands represented in the 1967 Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo. The Stadacona band absorbed the Royal Canadian Artillery Band and members of the HMCS Cornwallis Band following the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces.
In September 2017, a member of the band composed what is now the service march of the Canadian Coast Guard.
Directors of Music
Ensembles
- Parade Band
- Concert Band
- Big Band
- "Boarding Party" Rock Band
- Jazz Combo
- Brass Quintet
- Woodwind Quintet
Links
- performed by the Stadacona Band