Making Music
Music has always been integral to the ministry of The Salvation Army in Nambour.
In the early days, The Salvation Army band used to march down local streets on a near-daily basis, calling people to open-air meetings or back to the citadel to worship. In 1959, the Nambour Salvation Army band was honoured to play during the ceremonies to welcome visiting Princess Alexandra (pictured above.)
The brass band is synonymous with The Salvation Army but Nambour Salvation Army also led the way with contemporary music. In the 1960s, a Nambour Salvation Army musical group, the Mercy Beats, were quite popular (pictured left), performing at Salvation Army events and community concerts and featuring on local radio station 4NA.
Today, The Salvation Army continues its musical tradition, with a brass band (pictured below) as well as a contemporary worship band.
