On the stage and in the arena of the Royal Albert Hall, London, men from some of Britain's crack regiments present a spectacular programme ranging from Lennon and McCartney through jazz to Tchaikovsky.
Including:
The Big Beat
Massed bands play the Beatles.
Midnight in Moscow: Polnotch v Moskve
Welsh Guardsmen sing Russian.
Thunder and Lightning
The famous polka and the biggest bass drum in the world.
The Agryll Broadswords
Fighting men perform a warriors' dance.
Post Horn Precision
Deftly demonstrated by seven soloists.
All That Massed Jazz
Created by two hundred swinging soldiers.
Tomorrow's Guardsmen
with a display which thrilled Europe.
The '1812' Overture
Performed with explosive exuberance.
featuring The Massed Bands of the Household Brigade, The Pipes, Drums, and Dancers of the Scots Guards, The Choir of the Welsh Guards, The Corps of Drums of the Junior Guardsmen's Company
Recorded at a concert given in aid of adventure training in the Household Brigade, and the National Association of Boys' Clubs.
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