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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them

Royal Air Force Trumpeters sound The Rouse before 10,000 veterans march past the Cenotaph on Whitehall to music played by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Royal Marines Band Service and combined bands of the Household Division.

RAF Music has the honour of participating in The National Act of Remembrance, led by His Majesty The King. #LestWeForget

The Band of the @RoyalAirForce Regiment alongside @AlfieBoe, and members of the #RAF Salon Orchestra with @MicaParisSoul, gave memorable performances to a packed @RoyalAlbertHall, with The King, The Queen and Members of The Royal Family in attendance. Watch on BBC iPlayer.

The #RoyalBritishLegion Festival of Remembrance is always a poignant tribute to the service and sacrifice of our #ArmedForces, veterans, their families and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. #LestWeForget

It’s always an honour for @RAFMusic to be part of the Royal British Legion - @PoppyLegion Festival of Remembrance. Look out for us tomorrow, Saturday 7th November 2026 at 9pm on BBC One.

A huge thank you must also go to the audience who turned out in such great numbers to support the event and @RegentHallSA for hosting. For the full report, please visit: raf.mod.uk/display-teams/raf…

Congratulations to our other prize winners: 🏆 AS1 Pearce-RAF Music Charitable Trust Fanfare Award 🏆 Cpl Jones-Studio Music March Award 🏆 Sgt Whelan-Dawkes Music Composition Award 🏆 Cpl Maddison-Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Musician of the Year Award

Congratulations to clarinettist AS1 Marrs, who fought off stiff competition to be crowned the winner of the RAF Charitable Trust Solo Award for 2026 👏 AS1 Marrs also won the inaugural Michael Rath Trombones soloist award, as voted for by the audience 🥇

Following last month’s Annual Solo Competition and Awards at @RegentHallSA, we would like to take a moment to again congratulate the prize winners 👏 #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁 #RoyalAirForce #FindYourForce #RAF #NoOrdinaryJob #NoOrdinaryGig

Royal Air Force Music held its annual soloist competition and awards last Friday at @RegentHallSA 🎶 As ever the standard of competition was extremely high, and we witnessed some fabulous performances. Congratulations to our 2026 winner, AS1 Marrs! #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁

The Central Band of the #RoyalAirForce supported the Ceremonial Opening of the Seventh Senedd, with Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla in attendance. It’s always a pleasure to be on parade in Wales, and an honour to perform at this event. #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁

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RAF Music are excited to welcome back @BuffetCramponEU for another year celebrating #NationalClarinetDay! 👏 Take part in ensemble work with #RAF Musicians and a masterclass with renowned clarinettist, Matt Glendening 🎶 #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁 #FindYourForce #Clarinet #RoyalAirForce

We’ve caught up with our soloists to find out how preparations are going for our Annual Soloist Competition and Awards. This year there will be opportunity for the audience to cast a vote for a brand new award. 🎟️ FREE ENTRY 📅 23 Oct 26 📍 @RegentHallSA #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁

We extend our sincere thanks to WO Phelan for his exceptional commitment in the role, and we wish FS Taylor every success as he begins this new chapter.

As we welcome FS Taylor to this important role, we also pay tribute to our outgoing Senior Drum Major, WO Phelan.

Achieving this appointment marks the fulfilment of a long-held ambition, and he looks forward with great enthusiasm to the opportunities ahead.

Having served as Drum Major for both the Central Band of the RAF and the Band of the #RAF Regiment, FS Taylor has led personnel at major State Ceremonial events and prestigious international military tattoos.

RAF Music is delighted to announce the appointment of Flight Sergeant (FS) Taylor as the new Senior Drum Major of the #RoyalAirForce. #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁 #NoOrdinaryJob #FindYourForce #NoOrdinaryGig