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Royal New Zealand Air Force Bands
Royal New Zealand Air Force Bands
The Royal New Zealand Air Force maintains no full-time bands, but instead has an efficient and cost-effective structure of Territorial part-time bands to meet all RNZAF ceremonial requirements and to present concerts on a wide variety of public and service occasions. All RNZAF band personnel attend weekly rehearsals and parade for performances and other training when required.One full-time senior non-commissioned officer is employed to manage and conduct each of the brass bands established on Bases Auckland, Ohakea, and Woodbourne. In Wellington the Director of Music, Deputy Director of Music and the Operations Co-ordinator manage the Central Band and oversee the RNZAF Music Services.The Base Bands and the Central Band of the RNZAF undertake a busy programme of parades and ceremonial events for the government, for military occasions and also civic and community organisations if requested. Community and public relation concerts and performances also figure in the bands’ calendar, as do performances at air shows, outdoor and charity events.
The Central band based in Wellington Formed in 1935, the band made its first public appearance in May 1937 leading a procession through Wellington marking the Coronation of King George VI. A period of full-time service during World War II saw the band traveling extensively in New Zealand and the Pacific. The band was disbanded in 1945 and reformed as a territorial unit in 1951.
The Central Band is recognized as one of the top military bands in the country, as well as being a first rate professional symphonic band. Its part-time membership includes people from all walks of life. Many members are professional freelance musicians, or students studying classical or jazz music at the New Zealand School of Music. Some members occasionally play with ensembles that include the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Vector Wellington Orchestra as well as with the top jazz performers and bands in the country.
