Classical Concert
Save5%
1 - 2 Jan, 2027 (4 events)
Composer:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky , Dmitri Shostakovich , Edward Elgar , Georges Bizet , Johann Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Johannes Brahms , Kenneth J. Alford
Cast:
Yang Chunlin
, Beijing Qinsheng Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
About
Kenneth J. Alford was the pen name of the English bandmaster Frederick Joseph Ricketts, composer of the march Colonel Bogey.
Born in London in 1881, he enlisted in the Royal Irish Regiment in 1895 and later led the band of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was commissioned into the Royal Marines Band Service in 1927, and conductor Vivian Dunn called him the British March King.
You are here