The Band are always looking for talented musicians. Our Band is located in Chatham, Kent but it is also close to London.  If this Band has no vacancies then there may be a place for your talents in another of the 22 Regular Bands within the Corps.

 

 

The employment opportunities for a full time performance career in the music industry are very hard to find and secure:

Obstacles for civilian musicians/ students:

• Funding for courses
• Funding for professional tuition
• Time to practice
• Regular or salaried work

What a career in Army music can offer:

• Bursary scheme for students enrolled on performance based courses in both further and higher education
• A structured career with employment potential to 55 years of age
• The opportunity to gain diplomas and degrees, subsidised by the Army
• To play alongside some of the world's best musicians, in 1 of 22 Regular Army bands, based throughout the United Kingdom
• Extensive travel opportunities with the chance to play in some of the worlds greatest concert venues and arenas
• The chance to perform in a variety of musical ensembles playing varied musical genres
• The opportunity to participate in a wide range of sporting and adventurous training activities
• Free medical and dental care
• A full time salaried and pensionable career, as a professional musician

The Corps of Army Music is able to offer careers to instrumentalists, including:

• Brass
• Woodwind
• Percussion
• Piano/keyboards
• Strings
• lead/ bass guitars
• Vocals

A career in Army music will offer you the opportunity to play in:.

• Marching band
• Symphonic wind band
• Brass & woodwind quintets
• Saxophone quartets
• Big Band
• Rock and pop bands
• Jazz/ Dixie bands
• Ceilidh bands (selected bands)
• Choirs
• Fanfare trumpet teams
• Mounted bands (Household Cavalry Bands only)
• String groups (selected bands)
• Full orchestras (selected bands)

Providing musical support to:

• State and Ceremonial occasions
• Military Tattoos around the world
• Famous concert venues both home and abroad
• Concerts, carnivals, parties, recruiting events and all manner of musical activities in local areas, around the United Kingdom, overseas and to our troops on operations

The Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall regularly runs 'Insight Courses' to give potential recruits an idea what life as an Army Musician within the Corps of Army Music life is all about.  The course is generally 5 days long and involves rehearsals, performances, band engagements, military skill, sport and social events.

Unfortunately the Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers cannot offer Insight Courses but if you would like to spend just a day with the Band to see what life is like within the Band and the kind of jobs we do on a daily basis then please contact the Bandmaster or the Band Recruiting Team.

For details about Insight Courses, day visits or to discuss career options in the Corps of Army Music please contact the Bandmaster or Band Recruiting Team:

Telephone:  01634 822911

Email:  Bandmaster - bm@reband.org.uk
           Band Recruiting Team - careers@reband.org.uk

Bandmaster 
RE Band,
Brompton Barracks, 
Chatham,
Kent. 
ME4 4UG