Very British: the Band of the Coldstream Guards’ music for the Queen | with Sarah Willis

The Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of Britain’s oldest and best-known army bands. Sarah Willis brings us behind the scenes of this very British institution. Discover the over 300-year-old traditions and the band’s varied repertoire. Experience up close the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. And hear some musical highlights of the Band of the Coldstream Guards during their spectacular appearance at the Queen’s birthday. - Let’s go!
Sarah Willis is a British-American French horn player. In 2001, she joined the Berlin Philharmonic, becoming the first female member of its brass section.
She was born in Maryland, USA and grew up in Tokyo, Boston, Moscow and London. At age 14 she started playing French horn and then attended the Royal College of Music Junior Department in London, UK. She studied full-time at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, UK.
In 1991, she moved to Berlin, where she became Second Horn in the Berlin State Opera under Daniel Barenboim.
More videos with Sarah Willis:
• SARAH'S MUSIC - with h...
Subscribe to DW Classical Music:
/ @dwclassicalmusic
#BandoftheColdstreamGuards #QueenElizabeth #SarahWillis #BrassMusic