Massed Bands of HM Royal Marines
Conductor: Lt Col Nick Grace




This is a studio recording which was produced preceding the actual event on 9th, 10th and 11th June 2009 when the  Massed bands of the Royal Marines performed the Beating Retreat ceremony on London's Horse Guards Parade in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Marines’ Captain General Prince Philip in celebration of his  88th birthday.

The March to Horse Guards Parade
1. Purple Pageant - King
2. Drum Solo: Cosgrove - Law
3. Action Front - Blankenburg
Parade Preliminaries
4. Drum Salute: The Drummers' Call - Trad
5. Bugle Call: The Band Call - Trad
6. Band Call: The Fall In - Trad
7. March on Parade: Sarie Marais - Toonsetting arr Dunn
8. The Royal Salute: National Anthem
9. Opening Fanfare: Fleet Air Arm 100 - McDermott
Display by the Massed Bands
10. The Captain General - Dunn
11. HM Jollies - Alford
12. Militair Marsch - Beethoven arr Dowrick
13. Regimental Slow March: Preobrajensky - Donajowsky arr Dunn
14. Shrewsbury Fair - Neville
Beating Retreat
15. Divisional Bugle Call: Chatham - Trad
16. Divisional Bugle Call: Portsmouth - Trad
17. Divisional Bugle Call: Plymouth - Trad
18. Band & Bugle Fanfare: Salute to the Corps - Watson/Piner
19. Corps of Drums Display: Saints of Inkerman - R Piner
20. Valdresmarsj - Hanssen
Display by the Massed Bands
21. Commando General - Cole
22. By Land and Sea - Alford
23. Gibraltar - Waterer
24. Parade of the Charioteers - Rozsa arr Grace
FINALE
25. Prelude and Sunset - arr McDermott
26. Britannic Salute - arr McDermott
27. The National Anthem
28. Heart of Oak - Boyce arr Dunn
29. A Life on the Ocean Wave - Russell arr Alford
The March Back from Horse Guards Parade
30. Army and Marine - Zehle
31. Drum Solos: Wee Mac - A Piner
32. Eagle Squadron - Alford
33. Drum Solos: Claymore - A Piner
34. Blue Devils - WIlliams
35. Drum Solos - Cosgrove - Law
36. The Champion - Graham

Total Running Time 77.55