National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The National Exemplary Band in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2009.
Background information
Native name Зразково-показовий оркестр Збройних Сил України
Also known as ЗПоЗСУ
Origin Kiev, Ukraine
Years active 1945 (1945)–present
Associated acts Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Website zpo.org.ua
Past members Volodymyr Oberenko
Andriy Kondratyuk

The National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a 100-member[1] military brass band of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was founded in December 1945 on the basis of the Band of the Kiev Military District with Major Demyan Litnovsky acting as its first director. The band gives performances for Ukrainian radio and television, documentaries and films, as well as for musical events.

Names

The emblem of the band

Since its reestablishment in the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 1991, the band has been renamed several times:

  • Separate Demonstration Band of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (1992–1995)
  • Model Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (1995–2008)
  • Honored Academic Band of Ukraine (2008)
  • National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since 2008)

External Sources

  • "Official Website". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  • "Військово-музичне управління ЗСУ". Retrieved 2018-07-19.

References

  1. ↑ Publications, U.S.A.I.B.; Ibp, U. (2006). Ukraine Intelligence & Security Activities and Operations Handbook. International Business Publications, USA. p. 229. ISBN 9780739716618. Retrieved 2018-09-25.


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