Richard Waterer's discography with cataloged releases, editions, and credits
British trombonist and conductor (1949 - 2006)
Lt. Col. Richard A. Waterer (1949-2006) joined the Royal Marines Band Service in 1964 as a trombonist, and was commissioned and appointed Director of Music to the Band of H.M. Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre, in 1982. He served as commandant of the Royal Marines School of Music for eight years, beginning in 1994, and in 1996, was responsible for moving the school from Deal to Portsmouth. He was appointed OBE in 1999 and MVO in 2002. Waterer retired from the Marines in 2002, and in October 2005 was appointed Cadet Commandant at the Valley
Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania.
His "Royal Salute" was composed to commemorate the Duke of Edinburgh's twenty-five years as Captain General of the Royal Marines, and it has entered the repertoire of all three armed services