NSW POLICE BAND
…on the beat since 1895!
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March
2010
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Welcome one and all to our March 2010 newsletter.
I am pleased to convey to our “Friends” that the members
of the NSW Police Band acquitted themselves
magnificently at the recent Edinburgh Military Tattoo in
Australia. Our performances over the four nights were of a
very high standard and we have received much positive
feedback, both from members of the NSW Police Force
and from the general public that attended the shows.
I would like to personally thank the band for their efforts
and I look forward to the year ahead. Happy reading.
John Saunders, Director of Music, NSW Police Band
NSW Seniors Week
21st – 28th March, 2010
NSW Seniors Week celebrates the valuable
contribution seniors make to our community. Here in
NSW it is our way of saying thank you to seniors and a
great opportunity for all generations to join with older
people to celebrate. The theme is “Live Life” and aims
to encourage seniors to actively participate in one of
the 700 events taking place across NSW each year in
Seniors Week. The NSW Police Band has five
performances during Seniors Week and we welcome
your presence at any and all of them (see “What’s On”
for further details).
The
Police
Band
on
stage
performing
for
seniors
at
William
Beach
Day
Club
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March
2009
CD Order Form
Our ‘Ceremonial & Parade Music’ CD was released last
month and is now for sale.
It can be purchased via mail order. To purchase, please
send a cheque or money order (payable to ‘NSW Police
Force’) to our contact address listed on the rear of our
newsletter and include the following details:
Qty:____ Name:_______________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Only $20
(+ $4 postage & handling)
Telephone:_____________ Email:________________________
Meet Ken Dean
March 20th
Bowral Big Band Festival
1 – 2pm performance
Corbett Gardens, Bowral
March 22nd – 23rd
Seniors Week Premier’s Concerts
22nd: 9.45am, 12.15pm & 1.45pm
23rd: 10am & 12.45pm
Outdoor entertainment at the
Sydney Entertainment Centre
On March 2,
1959 Miles
Davis
records the
first of two
sessions for
his iconic
album Kind
of Blue.
On March 21,
1685 Johann
Sebastian Bach
is born in
Eisenach,
Germany.
March 24th
Newcastle Seniors Week Concert
10am – 1pm performance
Civic Park, Newcastle
March 25th
Toukley Seniors Week Concert
12.30pm performance
Centenary Hall, Toukley
March 26th
Newcastle Show Musical Ride
4pm performance
Newcastle Showgrounds
On March 22, 1980
The first compact
disc system is
marketed by
Radio
Corporation of
America (RCA).
On March 26, 1827 Ludwig
van Beethoven dies in Vienna
of liver
March 31st
failure
Free Concert at
aged 56.
St Andrews Cathedral
20,000
George St, Sydney
people
12.30 – 1.30pm performance
watch the
funeral
In addition the band will be
procession
performing at six schools in March
take one
as well as a graduation ceremony
and a half
taking our total performances this
hours to go a little over one
month to 14.
block to the church.
Contact us…
NSW Police Band
Unit 4, 31-41 Bridge Road
Stanmore NSW 2048
Events Coordinator 02 9557 9456
General Enquiries 02 9557 2090
Facsimile 02 9557 2507
E-mail [email protected]
www.policeband.nsw.gov.au
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Articles
by
Special
Constable
Peta
Goh
Ken Dean
joined the
Police
Band
in
1991
on
flute
&
saxophone
after
a
varied
career including being an original
member of the Daly-Wilson Big
Band in the 70s. Ken tells us
more…
“I took up saxophone at the age of
12 because I liked the sound. I
would hear it played on the radio
and, not knowing what instrument it
was, would pester my parents to get
me “one of those” which they did
eventually thinking it would be
something I would soon lose
interest in. Well obviously not as I
have managed to make a career out
of playing saxophone for most of my
life.
“A most rewarding experience for
me in the Police Band was to travel
to perform in Tokyo in the midnineties. Our band had been invited
to represent Australia there for a
world convention of police bands
and we had a great time. The
Japanese people were wonderful
hosts
and
our
performances
consisted of a variety of musical
styles and we were very well
received.
“I have been in the Police Band for
19 years now and although I’m not
the longest serving member I have
the dubious distinction of being the
oldest member. Don’t quite need a
cane to assist on the march yet!”
Musical Moments
in March