Concert to celebrate 90 years of the Royal Air Force

Mar 4 2008 Submitted by Barrie Izard

THE RAF are to celebrate their 90th Anniversary with Concert at Symphony Hall in Birmingham on April 6.

The Royal Air Force Voluntary Band Association is staging the concert, featuring the Massed RAF Voluntary Bands with the RAF Pipes and Drums.

Proceeds from the evening will go to the Royal Air Forces Association and Combat Stress, the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society. The guest soprano is Belinda Evans (from TV show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria) and the compere is Jim Bowen.

RAF Voluntary Bands date from the formation of the RAF on 1 April 1918, and trace their roots to volunteer musicians in the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps. This concert, the principal musical event of the Service's 90th Anniversary, celebrates 90 years of voluntary music in the RAF.

Tickets cost £10, £13, and £16 with a 10 per cent discount for groups of ten or more, and are available from Symphony Hall on 0121 780 3333.Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you require more information.

For more information about the RAF Voluntary Bands visit www.rafvoluntarybands.co.uk.

PRESS RELEASE MASSED VOLUNTARY BANDS 90TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

· The RAF Voluntary Band Association is pleased to announce the staging of a concert at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham on Sunday 6 April 2008, featuring the Massed RAF Voluntary Bands with the RAF Pipes and Drums.

· RAF Voluntary Bands date from the formation of the RAF on 1 April 1918, and trace their roots to volunteer musicians in the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps. This concert, the principal musical event of the Service's 90th Anniversary, celebrates 90 years of voluntary music in the RAF.