Governor General's Foot Guards Band

Governor General's Foot Guards Band
La Musique des Governor General's Foot Guards
Active 1872-Present
Country  Canada
Branch Governor General's Foot Guards
Type Military band
Size 35
Part of Ceremonial Guard
Headquarters Ottawa
Motto(s) Civitas et Princeps Cura Nostra (Our Care is Queen and Country)
March Quick: Milanollo
Slow: Figaro

The Governor General's Foot Guards Band (French: La Musique des Governor General's Foot Guards) is an authorized Canadian Armed Forces 35-piece brass and reed band. It consists of serving members of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve who parade on a part-time basis. It is the most senior band of the Canadian Army Primary Reserve.

History

The band was formed soon after the establishment of the Governor General's Foot Guards in 1872. Many of its members at that time were from the Band of the Ottawa Brigade of Garrison Artillery. The band made its debut on June 15, 1872 under its first director, John C. Bonner, when it travelled to New York City in 1906.

After World War II the band's summer concerts were broadcast on local radio, and it participated in many massed band displays and tattoos on Parliament Hill. Under Milne the band has travelled to Washington, DC, Atlanta, Toronto, and other centres, and it regularly performs at state functions in Ottawa. The band has produced two recordings: On Parliament Hill (1972, Kanata KAN-8) and Changing the Guard (1982, GGFG FG-1002).[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/m/article/the-governor-generals-foot-guards-band-emc/
  2. ↑ https://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/whats-on/governor-general-foot-guards-band.php
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