Sounds Of Brass with Chris 29th April
This weeks broadcast with Chris Johnston features The Canadian Staff Band Of The Salvation Army.
The Canadian Staff Band, in its earliest form, existed as a Territorial Band in the early 1900s.
On May 29th 1914, most of the band perished during the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence River.
While attempts were made to restart the band shortly after, it was not until 1969, under the territorial command of Commissioner Clarence Wiseman and leadership of then Captain Norman Bearcroft, that the band was reformed. Since this early beginning, the band has served under four other…
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