Trevor Le M. Sharpe





UK Military Bandsman, Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Director Of Music

[born 1921, died 2010, aged 89]
1961 Commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment
1963-1974 Director Of Music, The Coldstream Guards
1974-1978 Director Of Music, The Royal Military School Of Music Kneller Hall
1978 Retired from the Army

In the 1960s and 1970s, Trevor L. Sharpe, who again conducted several different bands, also delighted many with his compositions Ceremonial Occasion, Fanfare and Soliloquy and Prelude to a Festival, all for military band. Best known outside the Services for conducting and arranging the music during the closing credits of Dad's Army.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare Orkest, Danny Oosterman
Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare Orkest 50 Jaar (In Memoriam Piebe Bakker / Solisten Njfo)
2009, 2xCD, Album, Anteun Hoesen Recordings
The Regimental Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
At Their Very Best
2009
Shrewton Silver Band
Celebration
2007, CDr, Not On Label
Various
100 Military Band Favourites
2006, 5xCD, Comp, RP + Box, Castle Pulse, ,
Brass Band/Marches/Military
The Band Of H.M. Royal Marines*
Beating Retreat & Tattoo
2006, CD, ,
Military
The Linden Wind Orchestra Conducted By Roger Phillips
White Sands
2005, CDr, Not On Label
Various
Chandos - July 2003
2003, CD, Promo, Smplr, Chandos,
The Band Of The Blues And Royals (Royal Horse Guards And 1st Dragoons)*
Forever England, A Musical Journey Around The Country
2002
Hilgay Silver Band
Prize Winners
2000, Cass, Album, Not On Label (Hilgay Silver Band Self-released)
Various
The Greatest Military Marches
1999, CD, Comp, Emporio, ,
Marches
The Band Of The Brigade Of Gurkhas, The Pipes And Drums Of The 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles*
Gurkha Parade
1999, CD, Album, Bandleader
Band Of H.M. Royal Marines* And The Regimental Band Of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards*
Military Marches Of Sousa
1997, CD, Comp, Sovereign (4), Sovereign (4)
Various
L'âme Celte De Bretagne Et D'Irlande
1997
Various
Strike Up The Band
1996, 4xCD, Comp, Box, Hallmark (6), Hallmark (6), Hallmark (6), Hallmark (6), Hallmark (6)
Grimethorpe Colliery Band*, Major Peter Parkes*
French Bonbons
1996, ,
Brass Band/Light Music/Romantic/Marches/Modern
Various
Marching Around The World
1995, ,
Marches
H M Welsh Guards*
Land Of My Fathers
1995, ,
Marches
Coldstream Guards
Band Of The Coldstream Guards
1994, CD, Castle Communications PLC
The Central Band Of The Royal British Legion With Additional Performances By The Band Of HM Royal Marines, The Band Of The Blues & Royals, The Band Of The Life Guards
D-Day: The 50th Anniversary
1994, CD, ,
Marches
Laurie Johnson
The Music Of / Symphony (Synthesis) / The Wind In The Willows / Three Paintings By Lautrec / Royal Tour Suite
1992, CD, Album, Comp, Unicorn-Kanchana, ,
Contemporary
The Band Of The Grenadier Guards
Marching With The Grenadier Guards
1990
The Band of the 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment (28th/61st), Johnny Coppin
The Glorious Glosters
1989, LP, Album, Red Sky Records (3), ,
Brass Band/Folk
Sousa*, Coldstream Guards, Royal Marines*
Military Marches Of Sousa
1986
Andy McCullough (3) And Barrie Guard
Music Of The Orient-Express
1985
Scissett Youth Band
In Concert
1984, LP, Not On Label (Scissett Youth Band Self-released)
Brass Band Eschlikon*
Stage Centre
1984, LP, Album, CH Special
Limhamns Brass Band
Limhamns Brass Band 2
1983, LP, LBB, LBB,
Spiel F Div 5*, Adj Uof Robert Grob*, Adj Uof Alex Haefeli*
Spiel F Div 5
1983, LP, Ex Libris, ,
Marches
Besses O' Th' Barn Band, The Black Dyke Mills Band, G.U.S. (Footwear) Band*, Desford Colliery Dowty Band*
The National Brass Band Gala Festival Concert 1981
1981, LP, Album, Polyphonic
Albright & Wilson Brigg Band
Something To Celebrate (1879 Centenary Issue 1979)
1981, LP, Lebrun, ,
Brass Band
The Band Of The Coldstream Guards*, The Band Of The Irish Guards, The Band Of The Welsh Guards*
The Guards In Concert
1981, LP, DR (5), ,
Military/Marches/Classical
The Queen's Volunteers*
The Queen's Volunteers In Concert
1980, LP, Album, Music Masters Ltd (2)
The Royal Marines*
The Royal Marines
1980
King's College Choir, Cambridge*
Choral Favourites From King's College
1980
Various
The Alliance Parade (Music From The 1st British Corps Massed Bands Display 1979)
1979, LP, DR (5)
Bedfordshire Youth Concert And Brass Bands
Music For Bands
1979, LP, Not On Label
Bestwood Welfare "Black Diamonds" Band
Live To A Full House
1979, LP, Album, BunBury, BunBury
The Band Of The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince Of Wales's)
Stafford Knot
1978, LP, Album, Music Masters, ,
Military
Castleford Male Voice Choir / Queensbury Music Centre Band
Yorkshire Mixture
1978, LP, Look Records (3)
Various
Brass Band
1978, LP, Chappell
Maisie Ringham directing The Harrow Students Concert Band
Harrow Students Concert Band
1978, LP, Rosehill Records (2)
The Fairey Engineering Works Band*
Champion Brass
1978, Vinyl, ,
Brass Band
Various
Land Of Hope & Glory
1977, Box, Album + 6xLP, Comp, World Records (6), EMI, ,
Early/Contemporary
City Of Coventry Band, Kenneth Dennison
In Concert
1977, LP, Grosvenor
Massed Bands Of The Household Division, The State Trumpeters, The Trumpeters Of The Coldstream Guards
Massed Bands Of The Guards
1977, 2xLP, Album, EMI, EMI
Various
Golden Hour Of Spectacular Sound
1977, LP, Album, Quad, Golden Hour, Pye Records,
Band Of The Welsh Guards
The Band Of The Welsh Guards At Hickstead
1977, LP, DR (5)
The Regimental Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
Regimental Marches Of The British Army
1977
Various
Royal Music From St. Paul's
1977
Hammonds Sauce Works Band Conducted By Geoffrey Whitham
Spectacular Brass
1976, LP, Polyphonic, ,
Brass Band
The Bands Of The Household Division*
A Royal Occasion - Ceremonies Of Trooping The Colour & Beating Retreat
1975, LP, RCA Victor
The Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
Golden Hour Presents The Band Of The Coldstream Guards
1975
The Army Benevolent Fund
Military Musical Pageant 1975 Wembley Stadium
1975
John Philip Sousa, The Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
The Coldstream Guards Salute To Sousa
1975
The Band Of The Corps Of Royal Engineers, Coldstream Guards
Golden Hour of National Anthems and International Marches
1975
The Regimental Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
Regimental Marches Of The British Army, Vol 2
1974, LP, Album, Polydor, Polydor
Covington High School Cougar Band
1972-1973
1973, LP, Album, Century Records (4), ,
Brass Band
The Band Of The Irish Guards
At Ease With The Band Of The Irish Guards
1972, Cassette,
Tchaikovsky* - The London Philharmonic* With The Band Of The Coldstream Guards*, Vernon Handley
1812 Overture / Capriccio Italien, Opus No. 45
1972, Vinyl, ,
Romantic/Military
Various
Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1972
1972
Band Of The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Sousa Marches
1971, LP, Album, Music For Pleasure
The Band Of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth
Sounds Of Majesty
1971
The Regimental Band Of 17th / 21st Lancers, Bestwood Male Voice Choir, Kimberley And District Musical Society
Festival Concert
1970, LP, Album, Not On Label
Various
Massed Band Spectacular Volume Four Colchester Military Tattoo
1970, LP, Drum Major
The National Band Of New Zealand
National Band Of New Zealand
1970, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Brass Band
The Band of the Coldstream Guards*
Guards in Concert
1969
The Famous CWS (Manchester) Band*
Fanfare And Soliloquy
1968, LP, Fontana, Fontana
The Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
Second To None
1968
Tchaikovsky* / The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult With The Regimental Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
1812 Overture / Marche Slave / Romeo And Juliet
1968, Vinyl, ,
Romantic
Band Of The Royal Horse Guards*
The Blues
1968
The Band Of 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers*
The Scarlet Lancers In Profile
LP, Deroy
Various
Stereo Spectacular
LP, Comp, Marble Arch, ,
Baroque/Romantic
The Regimental Band Of The Coldstream Guards*
The Changing Of The Guard - The Regimental Marches Of The Household Division
10", TGM
Kon. Lib. Harmonie 'Trouw Aan Kunst' O.l.v. Maurice Pauwels M.m.v. Drumband 'Thalia' Axel O.l.v. Noël De Maet
1860-1990 Moerbeke-Waas: 130 Jaar 'Trouw Aan Kunst'
LP, Album, Eurosound
Wartburg College Band, Dr. Robert E. Lee*
Wartburg College Band
LP, Universal Audio Corporation
RAAF Operational Command Band
Both Sides Of The RAAF Operational Command Band
Cass, Album, Royal Australian Air Force
Various
Come Listen To The Music
5xLP, Comp + Box, World Records (6), World Records (6), World Records (6), World Records (6), World Records (6)
Kapel Van De Koninklijke Luchtmacht, H.F.W. van Diepenbeek
Melodies From: West Side Story, Hair, Anatevka, Porgy And Bess
LP, CNR
The Regimental Band Of The Green Howards
The Band Of The Green Howards on Parade and in Concert
LP, Album, Not On Label,
Fanfare Er Inf Mont 10/82*
Fanfare Er Inf Mont 10/82
LP, VDE
The Fairey Band*, Harry Mortimer, Leonard Lamb
Brilliant Brass
Vinyl,
Various
Gateway To The Classics
11x Vinyl, Box Set,
The Choir Of St Paul’s Cathedral* Directed By Barry Rose Organist: Christopher Dearnley
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
,
Choral
Christelijke Muziek- En Showband Juliana Amersfoort
Christelijke Muziek- En Showband Juliana Amersfoort
Cass, Album, "Do, Not On Label, ,
Marches/Pipe & Drum