Singapore Armed Forces Bands
The Singapore Armed Forces Band (commonly known as the SAF Band) form the musical arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. Playing a vital role in ceremonial parades and ceremonies, the SAF Band provides musical support for parades such as the National Day Parade, SAF Day Parade, Passing Out Parades, Change of Command Parades and other military duties. Other than discharging Ceremonial Duties, the SAF Band also presents public concerts that aim to bring a wide range of music to the populace. They also seek to build up the band's music repertoire into an extensive array of styles and variety.
Through the years, the SAF Band have worked with several distinguished conductors and soloists including Frank Renton, Steven Mead, John Sharpley, Evelyn Glennie, Jan Van der Roost, Toshio Akiyama, Yasuhide Ito, Eric Whitacre and Hardy Mertens. More recently, the Band was conducted by Philip Sparke, Frank Ticheli, James Barnes, Roger Swift and Prof. James F Keene of the University of Illinois.
The SAF Band has recently represented Singapore at international music festivals. These include the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers street parade in Australia; the Festival International de Musiques Militaires in Saumur, France; the Kuala Lumpur Military Tattoo in Malaysia; the Brunei International Tattoo 2006 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam; and the Wonju Tattoo in Wonju, South Korea.
Read more about Singapore Armed Forces Bands: History, Logo, Structure of SAF Band, Key Personnel, Ceremonies and Parades, SAF Ceremonial Music, Discography
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