The British Royal Marine Band performed the ‘‘Marines’ Hymn,” ‘‘The Star-Spangled Banner” and British classics in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps Oct. 21.
The British Royal Marine Band played in front of a crowd of more than 100 people at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Oct. 21.
The 26 members of the band traveled to the United States and they were looking for stages to perform.
‘‘The band is primarily here to perform at the British embassy in Washington,” said Maj. David Spink, the Royal Marine staff officer at the British embassy. ‘‘We were looking for other opportunities to play. Then I thought what a wonderful idea it would be if the band could play at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for the first time. Royal Marines and U.S. Marines deploy and train together. We share a common bond and friendship. Having the band play here is a great way to show that.”
For the British Royal Marine Band it was more than a pleasure to perform at the museum.
‘‘It was an honor,” said Capt. Craig Burns, the director of music. ‘‘We are both for the same cause so it was a treat to perform for the Marines. We had a tour of the museum and we saw all their history. We talked and swapped history stories back-and-forth. We couldn’t have asked for a better backdrop to perform.”
Having seen the Marine’s band perform, the British Royal Marines were eager to point out the differences in the two.
‘‘I’ve seen ‘The President’s Own,’” Spink said with a smile. ‘‘The Marine band goes backwards and sideways. Ours only goes forward.”
The British style of marching was entertaining for all.
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