About the Band

The Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, often referred to as the RMC Band or the Duntroon Band is based in Canberra. Its roles for the Army specifically, and the Australian Defence Force generally, in Australia's Capital and surrounding region are many and varied.
Ceremonial parades, charity concerts, remembrance ceremonies, guards of honour, state dinners, guest of government arrivals, chamber recitals, bugle calls, parliamentary luncheons, commissioning ceremonies, national sporting events, church services, fanfare teams, credential guards, official dinners, award investitures, graduation balls, senior defence officer functions and school workshops are all within the Unit's scope of operations. The Unit is the official band of Australia's Government House, Parliament House and Royal Military College.
Military music has been present in Australia since the first days of colonisation. Indeed, military bands have been the cornerstone at events of national significance since Federation including the opening of Sydney's Harbour Bridge and Opera House, to launching both Olympic Games and the opening of the National Parliament Houses in 1927 and in 1988. Much of the musical support provided for the defence force prior to World War II was by part time or unofficial bands. Similarly, the background of the Band of the Royal Military College commences around the College's inception in 1911, with it's formation as an official Army unit not until 1954.
The Unit's deployments have included support to the Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville, the initial 'Tour of Duty' concerts for Multinational Forces in East Timor and, more recently, in support of the Regional Assistance Mission in the Solomon Islands. Other international engagements have included representing Australia in Paris for the 50th Anniversary of Armistice Day in 1968, performing at the famous Royal Tournament in London in 1987, Trooping the Colour in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1988, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace in 2000 and performing duties at Gallipoli on ANZAC Day, 2003.
In support of the community, the Band is a foremost and respected participant in the arts life of Canberra. In addition to concerts at many National Institutions, the Band is very well known for its regular 'Music at Midday' series in the Canberra Theatre. In over one hundred performances in this series since 1992, in excess of $200,000 has been raised for scores of local charities.
Major Geoff Grey was appointed as the tenth Commander and Director of the Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon in January 2006.