5th (BC) Field Regiment, RCA Band

Picture taken October 16, 1916. The 5th (BC) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery Band is an authorized band of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. It is the Land Force's resident military band in the provincial capital of Victoria, the only Reserve Military Band on Vancouver Island, and has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operational military band organization in western Canada. It appears primarily as both a concert band and parade band, but also contains smaller ensembles such as a brass and woodwind quintet, a mess dinner band and a dance band, all of which provide musical support for military functions, state functions and public performances. 5th (BC) Field Regiment, RCA Band Bay Street Armoury 715 Bay Street Victoria, BC V8T 1R1 The band currently consists of both Canadian Forces Primary Reservists and Associate members. Reservists commit themselves to join, train and serve on a part-time basis with the Canadian Forces. Associates are civilian and, in some cases, military volunteers from the community who donate their time and skills in exchange for the opportunity to perform with a high-quality band in a variety of settings not usually op... more...