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Established in 1925, while the country was under British rule, the Singapore Police Force Band (SPF Band) is the oldest band in the
Republic of Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borderi ...
. Along with SPF's transformation into a modern-day Police Force, the Band has in its more than 95 years of existence.

The SPF Band is a vehicle of the SPF that supports SPF's strategic partnership with the community through music and entertainment. It creates awareness of the SPF through public performances such as the annual National Day Parade (NDP)., Police Community Roadshows, Home Team Festivals and various collaborations with educational and charity institutions.

The Band currently consists of 78 musicians made up of regular and full-time national service officers led by the Director of Music, Superintendent of Police (1) Sulaiman Bin Abdul Wahab. On top of being dedicated musicians, the band members are also full-time police officers.

Besides encompassing a host ensembles such as the Concert Band, Military Band, Fusion Quintet, Combo Band and Showband, the WPPD (Women Police Pipes and Drums) was formed in 1972 and had performed in various local and overseas events including the National Day Parade.

The SPF Band currently sports the following ensembles: *
Marching Band A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, ofte ...
*Fanfare Trumpeters *
Big Band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s an ...
*Combo Band *Brass Quintet *Woodwind Ensemble *Women Police Pipes and Drums (WPPD) *Fusion Ensemble (established in 2019) *SPF Duo


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