The Band of the Life Guards (Military Band)

Born: 1795 - England

The Life Guards (LG) are the senior regiment of the British Army and part of the Household Cavalry, along with the Blues and Royals. Its band was formed in about 1795.

On ceremonial occasions the Life Guards wear a scarlet tunic, a metal cuirass and a matching helmet with a white plume worn bound on the top into an 'onion' shape; the exceptions to this are the regiment's trumpeters, who wear a red plume, and farriers, who wear blue tunics and have a black plume. In addition, the Life Guards wear their chin strap below their lower lip, as opposed to the Blues and Royals who wear it under their chin.

Directors of Music (post created 1905)

1905-1922: Lieutenant C.W.H Hall
1922-1926: Lieutenant H.E Eldridge
1926-1931: Lieutenant W.G Gibson
1931-1938: Lieutenant S.S Smith
1938-1959: Lt. Col Albert Lemoine
1959-1970: Major W.G Jackson
1970-1984 Major A.J Richards
1984-1989: Major J.C McColl
1989-1997: Major C.J. Reeves
1997-2002: Major Malcolm J. Torrent
2002-2005: Major D.W. Cresswell
2005-Present: Captain R Pennington

Sources:
Discogs Website
Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2024)

Malcolm Torrent: Short Biography | Ensembles: The Band of the Life Guards
Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works

Links to other Sites

The Band of the Life Guards (Discogs)