Major S.C. Barnwell, Director of Music

With their scarlet red uniforms and bearskin caps, the Band of The Irish Guards is a symbol of centuries of tradition. They march into to Symphony Hall for a spectacle of pomp and circumstance, delighting families with their precision and showmanship. From Irish bagpipes to thundering drums, eighty-five members of the Band of The Irish Guards and the Royal Regiment of Scotland will perform an array of traditional military marches and songs, an event to be remembered for a lifetime!

Children's pre-concert activities (1:30pm) - Dancing and bagpipes are taking over the Symphony Hall lobby for this concert! See bagpipes up close, watch Irish step-dancers, and try on a kilt in the photo booth!