Royal Canadian Artillery Band
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The Royal Canadian Artillery Band provides music for military parades and ceremonial occasions, formal concerts, government functions, tattoos, and special events. The RCA Band performs as a 35 piece Brass / Reed Parade Band, a 35-piece Concert Band, as well as in various smaller configurations:
- Jazz Big Band: The Rhythm Gunners
- 10 Piece Ensemble: The Windage Salon Orchestra
- The Pop/Rock Band: Soul Orchestra
- The Small Jazz Ensembles: Jazz Task Force
Chamber groups:
- The Woodwind Quintet
- The Brass Quintet
Commanding Officer : Captain Curtis Bain, CD
Band Sergeant Major: Master Warrant Officer Daniel Keels, CD
The historical roots of the Royal Canadian Artillery Band (RCA) you see today are traced primarily from the RCA Band formed in Montreal in 1968. The complete history, however, dates much further back, as there were many artillery bands existing simultaneously from as early as 1879.
Continue reading: History of the RCA Band
The RCA Band
PO Box 10500 Stn Forces
Edmonton, AB T5J 4J5
Phone: 780-973-4011, Ext. 2924
Email: rcabandops@forces.gc.ca
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