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As part of their U.S. tour, the Band of the Grenadier Guards and the Pipes, Drums, and Highland Dancers of the Scots Highlanders will stage a full military tattoo at two New Jersey venues on Saturday, January 25, 2003. The 80-strong company of musicians and dancers will bring their thrilling concert of Scottish, Irish and other Celtic music to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJ-PAC) in Newark at for an evening concert at 8:00 PM. In addition, a matinee performance will be presented at the State Theatre in New Brunswick at 2:00 PM. Members of the Clan Currie Society will be attending the NJ-PAC concert. Clan Currie president, Robert Currie has been given the honor of “taking the salute” from Scots Highlanders Drum Major James Clark.
The Scots Highlanders The Highlanders Regiment dates to 1778, when troops were raised in the Scottish Highlands to help fight revolutionaries in America and France. The modern regiment was created in 1994 with the merger of the Queen’s Own Highlanders and the Gordon Highlanders. The regiment continues to recruit from the Highlands and islands of Scotland, and jealously guards its Highland history and connections. Members sport three tartans: Mackenzie, Gordon and Cameron, each of which is worn by all ranks. The Pipes and Drums have performed worldwide as the showpiece of the Regiment. They toured in Italy, Canada, the United States, Africa, India, Pakistan, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition, they compete as individuals at world class piping and drumming competitions and as a band at the Scottish, British, European, and World Pipe Band Championships. Each year they participate in numerous public events, including the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Pipes and Drums of The Highlanders epitomize the history and spirit
of this fine fighting Regiment, where they have so often in the past roused
the soldiers as they went into battle.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards The Band of the Grenadier Guards represents a historic regiment whose roots can be traced to 1656, when the band consisted of 12 musicians playing hautbois, or oboes. Over the years, it was expanded to include French horns, clarinets, flutes, bassoons, drums, tambourines and, by the mid-19th century, saxophones. In addition to military music, members can provide various ensembles, including a marching band, orchestra, string quartet, dance band or big band. They have performed for the Queen’s Birthday and the Mounting of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. In addition to their music, players also are trained as medics in wartime, including nuclear or chemical warfare. They served in that role as recently as the Gulf War. The Band is stationed at Wellington Barracks, near Buckingham Palace in central London. For further information concerning these two exciting concerts, contact NJ-PAC at 1-888-GO-NJPAC or the State Theatre at (732) 246-7469.
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