Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Composed in 1929 by Kenneth J. Alford (the pen name of British Army bandmaster Frederick Joseph Ricketts). He was inspired to write the piece after traveling through the Panama Canal on a return voyage to England following a 1925 band tour in New Zealand.
Performed by the Band of H.M Royal Marines.
The painting is 'Opening of Panama Canal' by Ed Vebell, depicting the first official transit by the ship SS Ancon in 1914.
Composed in 1929 by Kenneth J. Alford (the pen name of British Army bandmaster Frederick Joseph Ricketts). He was inspired to write the piece after traveling through the Panama Canal on a return voyage to England following a 1925 band tour in New Zealand.
Performed by the Band of H.M Royal Marines.
The painting is 'Opening of Panama Canal' by Ed Vebell, depicting the first official transit by the ship SS Ancon in 1914.
