The Whangarei Garrison Band
It's been a while since we posted but hopefully we will be a bit more regular for 2024. This post is about the Whangarei Garrison Band in 1900. A bit of history about bands like this:
Before 1910 New Zealand's military bands were attached to volunteer force units. There were a few regulations about the structure of the bands but they were allowed 5 men per volunteer company in the garrison. In 1910 the newly created territorial force absorbed the volunteers. Territorial unit bands were restricted to 25 members each all of whom had to be military age.Some New Zealand military bands were brass bands while others were an important part of the military band repertoire. Bands also performed music, including hymns and anthems for ceremonial occasions. They also played popular tunes to entertain the troops and the general public.
Information from Te Ara.
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