High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Singapore Armed Forces Bands form the musical arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. Playing a vital role in ceremonial parades and ceremonies, the SAF Bands provide musical support for parades such as the National Day Parade, SAF Day Parade, Passing Out Parades, Change of Command Parades and other duties. Other than discharging Ceremonial Duties, the SAF Bands also present concerts which aim to bring music to the populace. They also seek to build up the band's music repertoire into an extensive array of styles and variety. Through the years, the SAF Bands have worked with several distinguished conductors and soloists including Frank Renton, Steven Mead, John Sharpley, Evelyn Glennie, Jan Van der Roost, Toshio Akiyama, Yasuhide Ito, Eric Whitacre and Hardy Mertens. More recently, the Bands were conducted by Philip Sparke, Frank Ticheli, James Barnes, Roger Swift and Prof. James F Keene of the University of Illinois