Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia

Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
Центральный военный оркестр Министерства обороны России
Active October 1, 1927 – present
Country  Soviet Union  Russia
Branch Ministry of Defense
Type Military Band
Garrison/HQ Moscow
Nickname(s) Red Army Band
Commanders
Director of Music/Conductor Colonel Sergey Durygin
Drum Major Major Andrey Nisenbaum
Bandmaster Lieutenant Colonel Konstantin Petrovich

Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, also known as the Red Army Band is a military band unit of the Russian Armed Forces. It is a branch of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia. The current head of the band is Colonel Sergey Durygin.[1]

Brief history

The band marching on Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square during the Bulgarian Armed Forces Day parade in 2009.

Even as the Presidential Band of the Russian Federation is the more senior military band of Russia (as it reports to the Federal Protective Service as part of the Kremlin Regiment), the CMB-MDR is the seniormost band in the Russian Armed Forces and the oldest active band in service, having been founded on October 1, 1927. It was founded as part of the overall changes in the organization of military bands of the then Soviet Armed Forces, given the lack of a full-time band that would serve as the official band of the entire armed forces proper.

Activities and Collaborations

The band in their ceremonial uniform during the 2014 Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo.

The band participates in social, and cultural events of Russia. The band regularly performs in the Grand Kremlin Palace, the Spasskaya Tower Festival, and parades on Red Square.[2] The central band actively tours the globe, and has made appearances in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Israel, Italy, China, North Korea, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, the U.S, France, Switzerland, and Sweden.[3][4]

Directors of Music

The band under the direction of Colonel Sergey Durygin during its 90th anniversary concert in 2017.

In the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo editions of 2007, 2009 and 2010 the Central Band's Bandmaster, then Col Andrey Kolotushkin, served as the band conductor. Today, the director of music does not hold the post of Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service in a concurrent capacity, as that post leads the overall direction and organization of all the active bands in the armed services.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "From 2010 the head of the Band is the Honored Artist of the Russian federation, Colonel Sergey Durygin".
  2. ↑ "The Band participates in the main social, politic and cultural events, including the state top protocol events, annual parades on the Red Squire, as well as official events in the Russian regions and abroad. The Band regularly performs on the most prestigious stages such as the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Concert Hall named after Tchaikovsky, the Moscow International House of Music, Georgievsky and Aleksandovsky Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace and the other concert halls in Russia".
  3. ↑ "Центральный военный оркестр Министерства обороны Российской Федерации". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  4. ↑ "Russian Military Band Plays At Pyongyang Music Ceremony". rferl.org. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Военно-оркестровая служба Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". structure.mil.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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