An illustrated lecture by Jillian Durance
Grainger Museum,
28th Jun 2015 3:00pm
Royal Parade, near Gate 13
The University of Melbourne
Free admission. Please book ahead as numbers are limited
Contact the Grainger Museum at
grainger@unimelb.edu.au or telephone 8344 5270.
Using selected items in the Grainger Museum's current exhibition,
Pack
up your troubles: Music and the Great War, as well as items in Herbert
Godber's own personal collection, Jillian Durance will explore the experiences
of the battalion bandsmen, both at home in the training camps and overseas, on
the battlefront and behind the lines. Through photographs, diary entries and
memoir, Jillian will look at the origins of the bandsmen as well as their
musical backgrounds. In particular, she will tell the story of her
grandfather's role as a bandsman of the 21st Battalion. This lecture will touch
on the lives of all those bandsmen who played to enliven the spirits of others,
to provide solace to the wounded, to lend dignity to ceremonial occasions and
to provide a vital cultural link between those fighting at the front and those
waiting at home for their return.
Jillian is the author of the book
Still Going Strong: the story of the Moyarra Honour Roll.
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