Michael Walters

Warrant Officer Class One Bandmaster Michael Walters joined the Army in 1989 as Junior Musician at The Army Junior School of Music (Pirbright). In 1991 he attended the Pupils course at The Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall winning the Cassel’s Bronze Medal for Musical Theory. Following successful completion of the Household Cavalry Equitation Course he finally arrived at The Band of The Life Guards stationed in Knightsbridge, London in 1992.

During his time with The Life Guards he served as Principal Euphonium and travelled extensively throughout The United States, Canada, Bosnia, Egypt, Switzerland and Belgium. He was also extensively employed as a State Trumpeter, performing regularly at State Banquets, Diplomatic Receptions and many other significant royal and national occasions at home and abroad.

In 2002, he was selected to attend the three-year Student Bandmaster course at Kneller Hall. He graduated in August of 2005 winning prizes for Conducting, Orchestration and Composition, culminating in the presentation of the Silver medal of The Worshipful Company of Musicians for the Best All Round Student Bandmaster.

In August 2005, WO1 Walters was very proud to take up his appointment as Bandmaster to The King’s Division Waterloo Band based in Catterick, North Yorkshire.

Because of the MOD study; Future Army Structures, WO1 Walters was appointed Bandmaster to one of the newly formed Royal Armoured Corps Bands, The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band in May 2006, again based in Catterick.

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