Members' newsletter
Members of the Friends of the Museum of Army Music receive a twice-yearly newsletter. Called The Kneller Hall Trumpeter, it carries the latest news of the museum and its collections and also features historical articles and photos related to British Army music.
The last two editions of ‘The Trumpeter’ covered the following topics:
The last two editions of ‘The Trumpeter’ covered the following topics:
Spring 2020 Issue No. 10
Front cover: Two pictures of Kneller Hall – an 18th Century drawing and a 20th Century photo
Page 1: Notes from the Treasurer on the closure of the museum and the continued existence of the Friends. An introduction to the CAMUS Corps Sergeant Major, WO1 M P Whybrow
Page 2: An article on Lieutenant Colonel Meredith Roberts written by Captain C H Jaeger in 1953
Pages 3 & 4: An ‘insider view’ of the Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo of 1938 written at the time
Pages 5, 6 & 7: A listing of the Regimental marches of British Infantry Regiments pre-1958
Page 8: The Band of the 4th (Queen’s Own) Hussars from an 1887 article
Pages 9 &10: A history of The Royal Tank Regiment bands up to 1997
Back cover: A picture of Kneller Hall c1930 and a reflection on the part it has played in Britain’s great events since 1857
Summer 2019 Issue No. 9
Front cover: A picture of the Kneller Hall Trumpeters c1950 and Notes from the Chairman
Page 2: Details of the Bandmasters at the Tidworth Tattoo of 1937
Pages 3, 4 & 5: A listing of the Regimental marches of British Cavalry Regiments pre-2015
Page 6: An article questioning the myth that British Army bands’ performance at a review at Scutari in 1854 led to the formation of the Military Music Class at Kneller Hall
Page 7: Two pictures of instrumental groups at Kneller Hall in 1911, bassoonists and the cornet class
Page 8: The marches of Major Alf Young (Earl Brigham)
Pages 9 &10: An article on Two Visits to Kneller Hall written in 1900
Back cover: A picture of the Kneller Hall Museum room c1960