Military Band of the Western Military District

Military Band of the Western Military District
Военный oркестр штаба Западного военного округа
Active 1882 – present
Country  Soviet Union  Russia
Branch Western Military District
Type Military Band
Size 60
Garrison/HQ 54 Gorokhovaya Street, Saint Petersburg[1]
Commanders
Director of Music Colonel Sergey Vovk[2]
Conductor R. Plotnikov

Military Band of the Western Military District is a ceremonial band unit of the Russian Armed Forces's which currently serves in the headquarters of the Western Military District. The band is one of one of the oldest military bands in Russia.

History

External video
Military Band of the Leningrad Military District, 1968 Documentary
Tchaikovsky "Festival Coronation March"
Concert of Russian Western Military District Headquarters Band, 2014
The band with musicians of the PLA Band in 2018.

Its history dates back to 1882, when Emperor Alexander III signed a decree on the establishment of the Court Brass Band. On October 1, 1917, an order was issued to disband the band due to the Russian Revolution. It was recreated in February 1918 only to be disbanded again three years later in 1921. The Petrograd city government attempted to recreate another band for the city in 1926, which only be active for 4 years until November 1, 1930, when a garrison band was created with Abram Genshaft becoming its first leader. During the Siege of Leningrad, the band took part in the performance of the Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in 1942. After the war, the band was renamed to the Band of the Leningrad Military District in 1946. The band in its current form was been active since September 2010, when the Leningrad and Moscow military districts, and the Northern and Baltic fleets were merged.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Военный оркестр штаба Западного военного округа - Санкт-Петербург, Гороховая, 54". restate.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Сергей Вовк". mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Оркестр Штаба западного военного округа". filarmonia.online. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Военная музыка :: Просмотр темы - Оркестр штаба Ленинградского Военного округа". marsches.zbord.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Оркестр штаба Западного военного округа - Коллективы - Санкт-Петербургская академическая филармония имени Д.Д. Шостаковича". philharmonia.spb.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-13.


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