A gala concert in aid of the Royal Air Force Benevolent
Fund, recorded last October in the Royal Albert Hall , London, in the presence of HRH Princess Margaret.
Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Band of the Royal Air
Force College, Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment, Western Band of the Royal Air Force conducted by Wing Commander Eric Banks who, in his final year as Principal Director of Music, Royal Air Force, also introduces the programme. The music includes Adagio in G minor by Albinoni and Giazotto, which features
Corporal James Simpson (oboe). Producer TIM MCDONALD
8.25-8.40*
In the interval, Wing Commander Eric Banks looks back on a full and varied life.