According to the typed sheet in the back of the secondo score, the Blue and Gold March was an original composition written by a Third Year Arts student, Mr. Charles Koester. It was accepted and named "The Blue and Gold March of Brandon College" by President J.R.C. Evans in April 1948.
The piece was the result of many years of work. The melody first entered Koester's thoughts during the war when he was an RCAF Flight Lieutenant in North Africa. It was first played as a piano duet by Miss Zen Koester and Mr. Gordon Sefton at regular Chapel service. In his remarks at the occassion, Charles Koester acknowledge the assistance he received from Zen Koester, Gordon Sefton and Professor E. Savage in arranging the music.
Charles Henry Koester attended Brandon College ca. 1911-1916 and served in Wold War I.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the original score of the Blue and Gold March of Brandon College written by Charles H. Koester and arranged by Elizabeth Z. Koester and Charles H. Koester. Written as a piano duet, there is sheet music for the primo and secondo parts. At the back of the secondo score, there is a brief history of the March and a copy of "Hail Our College" (music and lyrics). Fonds also includes the sheet music for the B flat saxophone part of the march.
Notes
Description by Christy Henry, with help from Donna Lowe (2007).
Accruals
The Faculty of Music is planning to record the March and donate a copy of the recording to the Archives.
Repro Restriction
While technically copyright remains with Charles Koester, it is clear that he wrote this music for use by Brandon College. Individuals or organizations other than Brandon College or Brandon University are limited by the copyright provisions affecting this composition.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students
2.17 Charles H. Koester
Photograph is looking west from the east side of the driveway and shows the Continuing Education H-Hut, which was located between the Brandon College Building and the Citzens' Science Building.
Photograph is looking west southwest approximately from the driveway and shows one of the H-Huts. In this photograph the H-Hut was a science laboratory. It later became Student Services (c. 1980) and was removed from campus in the 1990s.
Notes
The H-Hut running north-south in the background beside the Citzens' Science Building was demolished c. 1987.
Photograph is looking west southwest approximately from the driveway and shows one of the H-Huts. In this photograph the H-Hut was a science laboratory. At one point it also housed the Geology Annex. It later became Student Services (c. 1980) and was removed from campus in the 1990s. McMaster Hall is in the background.
The Student Services H-Hut was located between the Brandon College Building and the Citzens' Science Building. It was placed there c. 1950 and it was removed sometime in the 1990s. Originally the H-Hut in this photograph was the Geology Depatment, housing offices, classrooms and the lab.
Scope and Content
Photograph is looking west and shows the entrance to the Student Services H-Hut.
Notes
History/Bio information from Tom Mitchell and Harvey Young.
