Rifles musicians make music history 19.10.12
34The Massed Bands and Bugles of the Rifles lifted the roof of the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Amongst the three thousand people that packed the venue was Prince Phillip - the Rifles Colonel in Chief.
The audience was treated to an historic event -- it was the first time the Bugles and Massed Bands had ever performed together.
All of the buglers are fully trained infantrymen -- many on stage last night had only been playing the instrument for less than a year.
The evening celebrated 200 years of Rifles history and the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Rifles.
Proceeds are going to the Rifles charity Care for Casualties.
The concert rounded off one of the busiest ever years for the musicians who have been in high demand for the Jubilee and the Olympics.