The Band of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment is a special military unit that is the official regimental band for the

154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment serves as the official honor guard regiment of the Russian Armed Forces and serves as the main honor guard unit of the armed forces, stationed in Moscow. Aside from being the honor guard ...

. It is a branch of the

Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation serves as the official service of military bands in active service within the Russian Armed Forces and formerly the Soviet Armed Forces. It is part of the Military Band Servi ...

. The band serves the entire

Moscow Region Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

, which earned it the nickname ''HQ Band of the Moscow Garrison''. A notable member was Konstantin Petrovich, who later served in the band of the guard of honour and the band of the defence ministry, as well as Semyon Milsyteyn, a Russian-Soviet trumpeter and former soloist in the band.

Brief history and activities

The Band of the 154 Preobrazhensky Regiment was established on June 1, 2011 on the basis of the 13th Military Band (of the HQ of

Moscow Military District The Order of Lenin Moscow Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010 it was merged with the Leningrad Military Di ...

), which was formed back in 1940. In its early years, it participated in the

Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 The Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 ( rus, Парад Победы, r= Parad Pobedy) also known as the Parade of Victors ( rus, Парад победителей, r= Parad pobediteley) was a victory parade held by the Soviet Armed Forces (with the C ...

and the

state visit A state visit is a formal visit by a head of state to a foreign country, at the invitation of the head of state of that foreign country, with the latter also acting as the official host for the duration of the state visit. Speaking for the host ...

s of General

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in 1944 and 1946. It also supported a meeting of the French veterans delegation from the

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in 1971. It also participated in a demonstration of the

guard of honor A guard of honour ( GB), also honor guard ( US), also ceremonial guard, is a group of people, usually military in nature, appointed to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, or to attend at state ceremonials, ...

for the high command of the

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in 1972. The band supports key events and official ceremonies of the highest level with participation of the

Mayor of Moscow The Mayor of Moscow (russian: Мэр Москвы, Mer Moskvy) is the head and the highest-ranking official of Moscow, who leads the Government of Moscow, the main executive body of the city. Moscow is both a city and separate federal subje ...

and city government. The band is a part of the Massed Bands of the

Moscow Garrison The Order of Lenin Moscow Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010 it was merged with the Leningrad Military Di ...

that participates in the military parades on

Red Square Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːətʲ) is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Owing to its historical significance and the adjacent historical build ...

. The band has notably participated in the

1941 October Revolution Parade The 1941 October Revolution Parade of November 7, 1941 was a parade in honor of the October Revolution 24 years earlier.Russia and later the Soviet Union adopted the Gregorian calendar after the October Revolution, so that the anniversary now fe ...

, the

1980 Summer Olympic Games The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, the

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, and the celebrations in honor of the 850th anniversary of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. The band has recorded many pieces of music including the State Anthem of Russia.

Commanders

In different years, the conductor conducted the military band: * P.K. Slavsky (1947-1970) * A.G. Kapustin (1970-1973) * A.I. Serostanov (1973-1987) * V.I. Babak (1987-1998) * Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kupriyanov (1998-?) * Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Gerasimov (?-2005) * Lieutenant Colonel Igor Shevernev (2005-2007) *Yuri Kubyshkin (2008-2011) *Major Serguei Kolesnikov *Major Oleg Tyshuk (''Present'')

Videos

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References

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