Stadacona Band of Maritime Forces Atlantic explained

Unit Name:Stadacona Band of The Royal Canadian Navy
Native Name:La Musique Stadacona de la Marine royale canadienne
Dates:1940-Present
Country: Canada
Type:Military band
Size:35 members
Command Structure:Maritime Forces Atlantic
Garrison:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Website:http://stadband.ca/index.html
Commander1:Lieutenant (Naval) Brad Ritson
Commander1 Label:Commanding Officer
Notable Commanders:William Gordon

The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy is a Canadian military band in the Royal Canadian Navy based in Halifax. It serves as official military band of the Maritime Forces Atlantic Command (MARLANT). 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.[1] 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 Canadian naval officials.[2] The band has provided music for all graduation activities in the area.[3]

History

In the summer of 1942 the originalStadacona band was divided into three parts, with one section going to HMCSSt. Hyacinthe, another to HMCS Cornwallis and the remainder to HMCS Avalon. In October of that year another military band was formed for the ship. In 1943, part of the Stadacona band went to serve as aboard HMCS Protector at Sydney, Nova Scotia.[4] In 1967, the band was one of three naval bands represented in the 1967 Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo.[5] [6] The Stadacona band absorbed the Royal Canadian Artillery Band (Coastal) 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.[7]

Directors of Music

Ensembles

A four-piece combo from the Stadacona Band toured Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in 1981.[12]

Links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Stadacona Band of The Royal Canadian Navy. National Defence. Government of Canada. 3 September 2013. www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: Stadacona Band - Royal Canadian Navy. stadband.ca.
  3. https://cold-war.muninn-project.org/crowsnest/Crowsnest-1960_2.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi42_DO9-3mAhVSd6wKHZQpCPAQFjARegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3J9prb4qnahlJxjDUgZUw6
  4. https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CFB-Esquimalt-Museum-Crowsnest-Volume13-Number-09-Jul-1961.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjZwPKq0M_mAhWVZM0KHfZLDCIQFjAAegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw1KM298OjrMj8BBGDBy7fI9
  5. Book: The Making of a Tattoo: Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967. 9781525514043. Wilson. Keith Allan. 23 October 2017.
  6. Web site: The Minute Book.
  7. Web site: Sponsorship.
  8. Web site: Conductors – Sackville Community Band.
  9. Web site: Jim Forde – the World Association of Marching Show Bands.
  10. Web site: Stadacona Band - Royal Canadian Navy.
  11. Web site: New conductor for Stadacona Band. 20 August 2018.
  12. Web site: Music Bands | the Canadian Encyclopedia.

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