Sir Malcolm Arnold
Recorded by the Cornwall Youth Brass Band conducted by Cornishman John Berryman at the 2015 Christmas Concert
The Padstow Lifeboat was composed for the launching of a new lifeboat station in Cornwall
Malcolm Arnold wrote. “The Padstow Lifeboat has a long, heroic and distinguished record. The new lifeboat station is near Trevose lighthouse, whose foghorn varies in pitch between Middle C and D. For the sake of musical unity it remains D throughout this march.”
1967: Arranged for Wind Band by Ray Woodfield
2000: Arranged for Orchestra by Philip Lane – Opus 94a
Duration: 5 minutes
Publisher: Studio Music
1967: The first public performance was by the Black Dyke Mills Band at the Royal Festival Hall, London, conducted by Sir Malcolm Arnold