Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus
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The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Ваенна-аркестравая служба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь, Russian: Военно-оркестровая служба Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь) is the central military band service of the Armed Forces of Belarus. The band was formed on 1 April 1950 as the Band of the Belorussian Military District.[3] It was expanded into a service in the 1990s after the Independence of Belarus occurred. Its bands participate in military parades, military tattoos, and official ceremonies of Belarus.[3][4][5] They perform domestically, regularly performing in the Central Officers House in Minsk, as well as other garrison clubs. The massed bands of the Minsk Garrison is an annual participant in the parades of the Minsk Garrison on Victors Avenue since 2004.[6] The repertoire of the band includes more than 500 compositions of the most important classical music composers and contemporary ones.[3] Bands have performed in festivals in Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Poland, Sweden, and Russia.[3] The band has also played in the Spasskaya Tower military tattoo in 2013, 2016, and 2017.[3] The band is commanded by its Senior Director of Music/Chief Conductor, Lieutenant Colonel Igor Khlebus, since 2019.[7] The artistic director of the band is Colonel Evgueny Dovzhik.[3][7]
Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus | |
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Active | 1 April 1950; 74 years ago (1950-04-01) |
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Type | Military Band Department[1] |
Size | 70 musicians at least[2] |
Garrison/HQ | Building 1A, 21 Kuleshova Street, Minsk |
Nickname(s) | BelArmyBand |
Commanders | |
Senior Director of Music/Commander | Colonel Igor Khlebus |
Director of Music | Colonel Maxim Kochetkov |
Deputy Commander and Bandmaster | Major Andrey Petrovich |
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