A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE NAVAL CENTENNIAL
Sailors and Songs is a musical tribute to a century of Canadian naval service. Inspired by the Meet the Navy musical review produced during the Second World War, Sailors and Songs will travel across Canada bringing the navy to thousands of Canadians in communities from coast to coast in celebration of the Canadian Naval Centennial.
The musical repertoire covers the birth of Canada’s Navy; its early success through the First World War; its coming of age as the third largest navy in the world during the battles of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence River in the Second World War; standing on guard through the Cold War and its current operations, meeting the challenges of the future on Canada’s three ocean frontiers.
Supported by vintage photography, the program has been prepared to satisfy a variety of musical tastes. The audience will experience the story of the Canadian Navy through the stirring and exhilarating music and exciting and poignant images.
The Canadian Navy maintains two 35-member bands comprised of professional musicians. The Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific is directed by navy Lt. Robert Byrne and the Stadacona Band of Maritime Forces Atlantic is directed by Lt.-Cmdr. Ray Murray and this year both bands are celebrating their 70th anniversary. The Naden Band debuts May 11 in Thunder Bay, Ont. and the Stadacona, April 25 in Cornwallis, NS. The bands finish touring in October.
Itineraries for each band can be found at www.nadenband.ca and www.stadband.ca
Sailors and Songs is a musical tribute to a century of Canadian naval service. Inspired by the Meet the Navy musical review produced during the Second World War, Sailors and Songs will travel across Canada bringing the navy to thousands of Canadians in communities from coast to coast in celebration of the Canadian Naval Centennial.
The musical repertoire covers the birth of Canada’s Navy; its early success through the First World War; its coming of age as the third largest navy in the world during the battles of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence River in the Second World War; standing on guard through the Cold War and its current operations, meeting the challenges of the future on Canada’s three ocean frontiers.
Supported by vintage photography, the program has been prepared to satisfy a variety of musical tastes. The audience will experience the story of the Canadian Navy through the stirring and exhilarating music and exciting and poignant images.
The Canadian Navy maintains two 35-member bands comprised of professional musicians. The Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific is directed by navy Lt. Robert Byrne and the Stadacona Band of Maritime Forces Atlantic is directed by Lt.-Cmdr. Ray Murray and this year both bands are celebrating their 70th anniversary. The Naden Band debuts May 11 in Thunder Bay, Ont. and the Stadacona, April 25 in Cornwallis, NS. The bands finish touring in October.
Itineraries for each band can be found at www.nadenband.ca and www.stadband.ca
