It was founded on 12 April 1950 as a
drum and bugle corps consisting of an instrumental line-up of drums and fanfare trumpets that were donated by residents of the municipality of
Apeldoorn in the
Gelderland. In 1954, it changed its name to "Tamboerkorps". This was reversed in 1982 when it reverted to its original structure. From 1992 to 2001, TkKMar operated as a
brass band. Saxophones were added to the band's instrumentation in 2005, making it have a
fanfare orchestra style image. On 1 January 2019, the name of the band was changed from Orchestra Koninklijke Marechaussee (Band of Her Majesty's Royal Netherlands Military Police) to the Trompetterkorps der Koninklijke Marechaussee (Fanfare Brass Band of His Majesty's Royal Marechaussee). It performs alongside other military bands such at events of state and royal importance such
Koningsdag and
Bevrijdingsdag. Being a dual
military band and
police band, it participates in international
military tattoos and police festivals on behalf of the Royal Marechaussee, visiting countries
Australia (2006 Adelaide Police Tattoo),
Poland,
Suriname,
Finland (2018
Hamina Tattoo),
Russia,
Canada,
Denmark, the
United Kingdom and
South Africa.
Uniforms The band performs in the uniform of the drum corps from before 1975: A blue tunic with a high collar and shoulder knot. For special occasions, the band uniform includes a
Busby and a
Basket-hilted sword, the traditional drum and bugle section also wears the same uniform but with a peaked cap instead for headdress. ==Music directors==