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Brass Quintet and Percussion Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy

Label: Aliud
Format: SACD
Barcode: 8717775551096

Catalog number: ACDBA 902
Releasedate: 07-04-17

- Fourth album on Aliud by the Marineband of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
- The Band plays all over the World and is very well known!

MarV stands for the Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter quintet (V) and percussion. This is the brass quintet of the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy. From 2007 onwards the quintet bears the name of Netherlands' illustrious Fleet Admiral De Ruyter. In addition to the activities of the Marine Band, the members of MarV take part in services and concerts, on occasion in the presence of members of the Royal Family. During the past years performances also took place abroad in Curaçao, New York and France. In 2014 MarV featured in the filme Michiel de Ruyter. On this album, listeners can hear a selection of the versatile repertoire of MarV with various arrangements that have not bee recorded earlier.