Concert Programme
National Anthem
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Churchill Speech & Opening Address
Remembering the Few
Spitfire prelude & Fugue - Sir William Walton
Accompanied by BBMF Spitfire display
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Defending Britain's Skies
From 1918 to the present day defending Britain's skies has been the RAF's constant care by providing protection from above.
Those Magnificent men in their flying machines
Ron Goodwin
Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Space Odyssey)
Richard Strauss
Will You Follow Me
Rob Dougan
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Support Helicopters
Keeping the troops on the move and supplied, support helicopters are a vital part in todays military operations.
Theme from Superman
John Williams
Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner
Accompanied by Boeing Chinook demonstration from RAF Odiham
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Royal Air Force Regiment
These air minded warriors protect the RAF where ever they are deployed.
RAF Regimental March
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Air Cadets
Celebrating 70 years of the air cadet organization
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky)
Bill Conti
Aces High
Ron Goodwin
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ISTAR
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance.
Theme from Star Wars
John Williams
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Search & Rescue Force
2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the formation of the RAF search & rescue force.
Coming home from the sea
James Horner
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Close Air Support
Providing combat air support to UK and friendly forces in theatres of operation.
Theme from 633 Squadron
Ron Goodwin
Pine Trees of the Appian Way
Ottorino Respighi
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Coming Home
Reuniting personnel deployed overseas to their loved ones.
Going Home (Local Hero)
Mark Knoffler
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Royal Air Force Association
The RAF Association is dedicated to supporting serving and former RAF personnel and their families.
Stacey Solomon sings:
Wind Beneath my Wings
Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley
Wonderful World
Bob Thiele
At last
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
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RAF Music Services
What is not known by the general public is that the men and women of one of the UK's premier bands has another role which involves changing the ceremonial dress and highly polished instruments for combat dress and operational equipment when they are deployed to support their RAF colleagues in theatre of operations from the Falklands to Afghanistan.
A Bridge too Far
John Addison
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Lest We Forget
Hymn to the Fallen (Saving Private Ryan)
John Williams
Evening Hymn and Sunset
Green
Nimrod from The Enigma Variations
Sir Edward Elgar
Dido's Lament
Purcell
Soloist: Fiona Howell
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It's Good to feel Proud
Flying the flag for those who serve...
Royal Air Force March
Walford Davies
I Vow to Thee my Country (Jupiter from The Planets)
Gustav Holst
Soloist: Fiona Howell
Jerusalem
Sir Hubert Parry
Soloist: Fiona Howell
We'll Meet Again
Ross Parker and Hughie Charles
Stacey Solomon
