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Band
recitals great prelude to Navy Week
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RAN
Band Music Director LEUT Paul Cottier puts the band through
it’s paces at the Elder Hall recital in South Australia.
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The
RAN Band recently captivated its audience with a performance at
Adelaide University’s Elder Hall.
The performance was part of the band’s national tour aimed
at promoting the Navy and its career opportunities.
Accompanying renditions of Advance Australia Fair, Waltzing Matilda
and Star Spangled Banner, were images of the RAN throughout history
on a large screen in the hall.
RAN Band-Sydney Detachment Officer-in-Charge and Music Director
LEUT Paul Cottier, said he had been very happy with the band’s
performance and hoped it would encourage young South Australian
musicians to consider joining up.
“We had eight South Australians in the band tonight and this
was special for them because it was the first time in 20 years that
we have performed as a massed band at Elder Hall,” said LEUT
Cottier.
Senior Naval Officer - South Australia, CMDR John Parkin said it
was terrific to host the band in the lead-up to Navy Week.
“We don’t often get the band here in South Australia and
it served as a great prelude to Navy Week in the second half of
October,” said CMDR Parkin.
“We hope to get them back again shortly. It’s also a wonderful
opportunity for members of the SA Reserve Band, who do some great
work around Adelaide, to integrate with the permanent Navy Band.”
The following evening, the band performed to an even larger audience
at the Noarlunga Entertainment Centre, south of Adelaide.
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