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Army Band travels to participate in Basel Tattoo

11 July 2014

Australian Army Band musicians rehearse at the Royal Military College – Duntroon prior to departing for the 2014 Basel International Tattoo, Switzerland, from July 14-26.

Australian Army Band musicians rehearse at the Royal Military College – Duntroon prior to departing for the 2014 Basel International Tattoo, Switzerland, from July 14-26.

Australian Army Band musicians Lance Corporal David Andrews (right) and Musician Fiona Wilkins rehearse at the Royal Military College – Duntroon prior to departing for the 2014 Basel International Tattoo, Switzerland, from July 14-26.

Australian Army Band Musical Director, Major Dan Hiscock, and the Australian Army Band raise their slouch hats while they rehearse the song 'Brown Slouch Hat' on the Royal Military College – Duntroon parade ground prior to departing for the 2014 Basel International Tattoo, Switzerland, from July 14-26.

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Selected musicians from all 11 sub-units of the Australian Army Band (AAB) embarked on a concert tour of a lifetime, participating in the 2014 Swiss Basel International Tattoo from July 14-26.

The band of 70 regular and reserve musicians left Australia on July 12.

They will perform more than 20 times, playing public concerts and feature as one of the major acts of the tattoo’s 15 performances.

They will be one of 11 bands and performing groups that will entertain more than 120,000 spectators during concerts in Basel and Fribourg.

The band comprises experienced and new musicians to the AAB, who were selected based on their talent and availability to travel to Switzerland.

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