For our final day in Switzerland, the band traveled back to Zürich from Basel. We arrived first in the Hottingen area of the city, where we played a special concert at the Alterszentrum Hottingen (Old People’s Center of Hottingen). The center is not a Salvation Army property, but the manager, Matthias Fuhrer, is a member…
Monday, 21 May saw the National Capital Band leaving Bern and making the relatively short journey to the city of Basel. Near both the German and French borders in the extreme northern part of Switzerland, Basel is situated on the banks of the upper Rhine as it comes down out of the Swiss mountains to…
The National Capital Band of the Salvation Army (Bandmaster James Anderson) is touring Switzerland and France, 17 – 27 May 2007. Following a fine breakfast at the hotel in Zürich, the National Capital Band boarded their coach and traveled to the Swiss capital city of Bern, where we participated in the Congress celebrating 125 years…
The National Capital Band of the Salvation Army (Bandmaster James Anderson) is touring Switzerland and France, 17 – 27 May 2007. The band arrived in Zürich at around 0830 local time, after an uneventful flight from Washington Dulles Airport. Upon arrival, we were greeted by two bandsmen from the Zürich Central Corps, Willi Erzberger and…