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Mountbatten Festival of Music 2024

23/08/2024

BFBS is proud to bring you some musical highlights as we celebrate the very best of military music!

BFBS’s Danni G was at the rehearsals of the Mountbatten Festival of Music, just before opening night, and presents an hour long special with unique insights, interviews, a musical flavour of this spectacular concert PLUS special guest Nicko McBrain, from Iron Maiden.

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The SSAFA Christmas Carol Concert 2023

24/12/2023
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Tim and Jess from The Royal Military Chapel, The Guards Chapel, London, join around 500 people from the forces community for a mix of traditional carols, show stopping songs and stories on the work of SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity from this very special carol concert. 

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Mountbatten Festival of Music 2023

22/06/2023
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For 50 years the Royal Albert Hall has played host to the annual Mountbatten Festival of Music featuring His Majesty’s Massed Bands of the Royal Marines.

A captivating performance of enchanting melodies, extraordinary musicianship, pageantry and a spectacle of military excellence.

During this BFBS music special, presented by Jess Bracey, we’ll hear highlights from the 2023 concert featuring classical and contemporary music as well as interviews with band members as we take you behind the scenes of the rehearsal ahead of the iconic showcase.

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The SSAFA Christmas Carol Concert 2022

24/12/2022
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Jess Bracey & Tim Humphries bring you highlights of the Christmas Carol Concert in aid of SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity from The Royal Military Chapel The Guards' Chapel, London. As the focus is the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, you can hear how the soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave the ultimate sacrifice are remembered and honoured.

Also, as many face the cost-of-living crisis, we hear from SSAFA’s Chief Executive about how the charity’s meeting the needs of forces families, beneficiaries and share powerful, personal stories, and in a season of mixed emotions, hear how the Christmas message brings hope.

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Mountbatten Festival of Music 2022

05/06/2022
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BFBS brings you highlights from the Mountbatten Festival of Music. Featuring the Massed Bands of HM Royal Marines, the Fanfare Team and world-famous Corps of Drum from the Royal Albert Hall.

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SSAFA Christmas Carol Service 2021

24/12/2021
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Tim Humphries & Jess Bracey bring you highlights of the SSAFA Christmas Carol Concert from Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London.

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The Mountbatten Festival of Music 2021

30/08/2021
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BFBS brings you the highlights from this year's Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall as one of the best military bands in the world comes to life.
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Kneller Hall - A Final Farewell

29/08/2021
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Kneller Hall, the home of British Army music since it was established in 1857, will soon close its gates in Twickenham for the final time and the Royal Military School of Music will move to Portsmouth to co-locate with the Royal Marines Band Service. To mark this end of an era and the start of a new chapter, Kneller Hall recorded a special one-off concert to take the place of the traditional weekly summer events they have hosted for many generations with audiences of about 2,000 a night.
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The Mountbatten Festival of Music

07/05/2020
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Jess Bracey presents interviews and musical highlights from this year’s Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall. The festival showcases the incredible musicianship and pageantry of the Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines and features a wide range of musical styles. There’s music from the big screen, some superb solo performances, as well as the traditional marches and overtures that have proved such a hit with audiences over the years at this annual event.