Band of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Band of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan
Orkestr O'zbekiston Respublikasi Mudofaa Vazirligi
Oркестр Ўзбекистон Республикаси Mудофаа Baзирлиги
The official patch of the military band.
Active 1992 (1992)
Country Uzbekistan
Branch Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Type Military Brass Band
Headquarters Tashkent
Nickname(s) Orkestr Mudofaa Vazirligi
Commanders
Senior Director Colonel Pavel Makarov
Director of the Separate Exemplary Band Kasim Atamrzaev

The Band of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek:Orkestr O'zbekiston Respublikasi Mudofaa Vazirligi, Oркестр Ўзбекистон Республикаси Mудофаа Baзирлиги) is the central military band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1992 from the band of the Turkestan Military District.[1][2]

Activities

The military band accompanies the honor guard in greeting foreign heads of state, as well as, coming to the republic with official take part in important cultural, sports and social events such as the celebrations of Independence Day of Uzbekistan, the Day of Memory and Honours, Defender of the Motherland Day.[3]

The band has performed at Norfolk Naval Base, The Pentagon, the 13th Berlin and the 7th Cologne International Festivals of Military Bands, the Peace Horn International Music Festival in Beijing,[4][5] as well as the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival for the first time.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Composition

The patch of the jazz band.
  • Central Exemplary Band
    • Ceremonial Brass Band
    • Big Band
  • Band of the Tashkent Military District
  • Band of the Northwest Military District
  • Band of the Southwest Special Military District
  • Band of the Central Military District
  • Band of the Eastern Military District

List of Senior Military Directors

  • Colonel Yuri Saydjanov - (1970-1975)
  • Colonel Revo Petrov - (1975 - 1987)
  • Colonel Pavel Makarov - (1987-1991) and (1991–Present)[13]

See also

Videos

References

  1. ↑ "The band was established in 1992 on the basis of the 11th military band of the Turkestan Military District holding the Order of the Red Banner".
  2. ↑ "Участником "Спасской башни" станет военный оркестр Минобороны Узбекистана - РИА Новости, 02.08.2017". ria.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. ↑ "The military musical ensemble provides the Band accompaniment of meetings of heads of foreign states, coming to the republic with official visits, flower-laying ceremonies to memorable places, military rituals. Also, the Band takes part in important cultural, sports and socially important events: the celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic, the Day of Memory and Honours, the Day of Defender of the Motherland, etc".
  4. ↑ http://www.uzbekembassy.in/uzbekistan-military-orchestra-in-peace-horn-international-festival/
  5. ↑ https://www.xabar.uz/uz/jamiyat/ozbekiston-mudofaa-vazirligi-harbiy-orkestri
  6. ↑ "The Band of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan will perform at the anniversary International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower, which will be held from August 26 to September 3, for the first time".
  7. ↑ Sputnik. "Оркестр Минобороны РУз выступит в Кремле на фестивале "Спасская башня"". ru.sputniknews-uz.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  8. ↑ https://uzreport.news/society/kremlda-o-zbekiston-mudofaa-vazirligi-orkestri-kuylaydi
  9. ↑ https://uznet.press/m/73162l.html
  10. ↑ http://kultura.uz/view_6_r_978.html
  11. ↑ http://mv-vatanparvar.uz/ru/news?id=1276
  12. ↑ http://uzbekistonovozi.uz/ru/articles/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=1688
  13. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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