Rotterdam Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy The Rotterdam Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy , also referred to as the Band of the Korps Mariniers or simply the Dutch Marine Band is the Royal Netherlands Navy's official musical unit. Like Britain's Royal Marines Band Service it is the representative band of the entire navy despite being a reporting unit of the Korps Mariners , as sub-branch in the Dutch Armed Forces . Based in the port city of Rotterdam, the band was founded on 1 August 1945 as a continuation of the pre-war Regimental Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy . The regimental band was established in 1864 by order of William III , the then King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg . When the Korps Mariner was founded in 1665, special drummer units had been attached to marine battalions, with the sole purpose of indicating the rhythm while marching. Around 1699, fifes were also added, which would give the entire unit a resemblance to a British Corps of Drums . During its 1864 establishment, the corps of drums was expanded to become a full wind band. It was dissolved in 1940 due to the involvement of the Netherlands in World War II and the Battle of the Netherlands . Today, it supports all marine and national events, including Koningsdag , Prinsjesdag , Veteranendag and Dutch Armed Forces Day as well as service days for the marines such as 10 December and 1 August. The band has also performed alongside other military bands representing the naval infantry of other countries, performing with the Royal Marines Band Service and the 2nd Marine Division Band on Horse Guards Parade during the 2014 Beating Retreat . It has also performed several times in Russia touring to St. Petersburg in 1997 and 2003 and the 2013 Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo . During its visits to Russia, it has also performed with the Central Navy Band of Russia . It has also performed with units such as the United States Marine Band , the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band and the United States Navy Band .Organization The Band, modeled more on the bands of the Royal Marines Band Service, is organized into the main Marching Band and the world-famous Corps of Drums, playing snare drums and fifes, with bugles and fanfare trumpets added on occasion. The band is led by the Director of Music , assisted by the Bandmaster and the Drum Major , who leads both formations. In concert formation, the marching band is transformed into a Concert Band . In addition, smaller ensembles can also be formed from the band, such as the following: Big Band Brass and woodwind chamber ensembles Jazz quartetRepertoire The repertoire of the band includes but is not limited to the following foreign and domestic pieces:Royal Netherlands Navy Service Marchpast Eurovisie Mars Europa Mars Fanfare Mars Hand in hand, Kameraden!, Mars Leve de Marine Mars March of the Veterans Marines' Hymn Heart of Oak Den Pobedy Directors (since 1945) The following people have served as director of the band:1945-1957: Gijsbert Nieuwland 1957-1964: Henk Van Lijnschooten 1964-1975: Johannes Petrus Laro 1975-1986: Jaap Koops 1986-1995: Gert Buitenhuis 1995-2000: Maurice Hamers 2000-2001: Dick Roelofsen 2001-2008: Pieter Jansen 2008-2009: Dick Roelofsen 2009-2013: Harmen Cnossen 2013-2017: Peter Kleine Schaars 2017–Present: Arjan Tien
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