Lunchbox: the band of the Royal Military College

A wonderful way to spend your lunchtime break, don’t miss our FREE Lunchbox performances in Semester Two!

Thursday, 13 August features a spectacular performance by the RMC Band. Don't forget Biginelli's cafe are offering a $5 cake and coffee deal to all who attend these free concerts!

The Band of the Royal Military College, often referred to as RMC Band or the Duntroon Band is based in Canberra. Its role for the Army and the Australian Defence Force is predominantly ceremonial in support of Vice-Regal and government agencies, Defence Headquarters and the Royal Military College, but off the parade ground it performs as a concert band and has a variety of smaller ensembles as well.

These ensembles include a concert band, marching band, stage band, woodwind quintet, brass quintet, jazz ensemble, rock band, dixie band (known as the Steamboat Stompers), saxophone quartet, clarinet quartet, and woodwind trio. This versatility enables the band to cover all ceremonial tasking in the ACT and to perform a regional role through community engagement.

The band’s deployments have included support to OP BELISI II - Peace Monitoring Group - Bougainville, OP WARDEN - International Force East Timor (INTERFET) and OP ANODE - Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. International engagements have included representing Australia in Paris for the 50th Anniversary of Armistice Day in 1968, ceremonial activities in London commemorating the Centenary of Federation in 2000 and ceremonial duties at Gallipoli on Anzac Day 2003.