Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan

Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin Mərkəzi Orkestri
Active 1992 - present
Country  Azerbaijan
Branch Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Type Military Band
Headquarters Baku
Nickname(s) MBS
Commanders
Director of Music Major General Yusif Akhundzade

The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin Mərkəzi Orkestri) is the official military band service of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Brief History

During the International Army Games.

On the basis of the bands of the Baku Garrison, Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Armed Forces, the military band service was founded on July 1, 1992 by order of the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan. The band service's first official performance was on October 9, 1992 during the Day of the Armed Forces parade on Azadliq Square. The first senior director of the band service was Lieutenant Colonel S.Resetov, and since July 1996, the central band's director has been Lieutenant Colonel A. Karimov.[1]

Composition

The band performing the Fanfare of the President of Azerbaijan.
The Band of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan with it's leader, A. Rzaev at it's head.

The MBS of the Armed Forces is composed of the following bands:

Performances and Characteristics

The Central Band of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan during the state visit of Petro Poroshenko in Azerbaijan, July 2016.

The combined band of the service have taken part in the parades in honor of the 90th, 93rd, 95th, and 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces as well as organized performances in various parts of Baku on the Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.[4] In June 2017, the Band of the Defense Ministry performed with the Salamanca Band of the Rifles at the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall.[5] In September 2018, it performed for presidents Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of Baku.

The massed bands with the historical interpretation of an Ottoman military band during the parade in honor of the 100th anniversary of liberation of Baku.

The band retains features from Russian and Turkish military bands in their repertoire and their marching style.

Uniform

See also

References

  1. ↑ ":: Musiqi Dunyasi :: Aciq soz". musigi-dunya.az. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Оркестр азербайджанских пограничников исполняет Gangnam Style. ВИДЕО". AZE.az. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Структурные подразделения Каспийского ВВМКУ им. С.М.Кирова :: КВВМКУ :: Дневник Gelena :: Дневники участников". forum.vgd.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Military bands will organize performances on the occasion of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day". mod.gov.az. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Britaniyanın hərbi orkestri Bakıda konsert proqramı ilə çıxış edib". mod.gov.az. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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