The Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces serves as the official service of

military band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the tit ...

s and choirs in active service within the

Armed Forces of Ukraine , imports = , exports = , history = , ranks = Military ranks of Ukraine , country=Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly known ...

List of Directors General – Senior Directors of Music of the Armed Forces

* Colonel Gennady Grigoriev (May 1992 – 1995) * Major General

Volodymyr Derkach Major General Volodymyr Fedorovych Derkach ( Ukrainian: Володимир Федорович Деркач) is a retired Ukrainian musician who worked for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. His last post he served in was as the Senior Military Director o ...

(1995–2014) * Colonel Volodymyr Dashkovsky (2014–present)

History

In May 1992, in accordance with the proposal of the Chief of the General Staff, the Military Music Department of the General Staff was founded. It was formed in the basis of the Headquarters Military Band of the

Kyiv Military District The Kiev Military District (; , abbreviated ) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces. It was first formed in 1862, and was headquartered in Kiev (Kyiv) for most of its exi ...

, which at that time was the top military band in the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, part of the larger massed bands of the Kyiv Garrison, and one of the best in the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

. The MMD was also raised on the basis of existing

Soviet Armed Forces The Soviet Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and as the Red Army (, Вооружённые Силы Советского Союза), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922), the Soviet Union (1922–1991), and th ...

military bands within Ukrainian territory, such as the HQ Band of the

Carpathian Military District The Red Banner Carpathian Military District (, ) was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces during the Cold War and subsequently of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the early Post-Soviet period. It was established on 3 May 1946 on the ...

. Since January 2015, a total of 41 bands are currently active within the MMD.

Activities

The MMD-GSAFU accompanies activities carried out by the

President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

Minister of Defense of Ukraine The Minister of Defence ( uk, Міністр оборони, translit=Ministr oborony) is the defence minister of Ukraine and head of the Ministry of Defence, which is in charge of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the second-largest military power in ...

, and the

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afg ...

. It is also responsible for the accompaniment of activities carryed out by the regional garrisons of the

. The military bands of the department are regular participants in the

Kyiv Independence Day Parade The Kyiv Independence Day Parade () has been the main event of various celebrations of the Independence Day of Ukraine, which is celebrated annually in Kyiv on August 24.

, as well as participants in many military tattoo festivals and concerts in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

and abroad. The military band department organizes the leadership of its bands, as well as oversees the training of musicians by the Military Music Centers of the different branches of the armed forces. In 2016, 20 musicians from the Band of the 44th Artillery Brigade broke a record by performing the

Shche ne vmerla Ukraina "" ( uk, Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля, , lit=The glory and freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished), also known by its official title of "State Anthem of Ukraine" (, ') or by its shortened form "" (, ), is the ...

nearly 300 metres underground in a salt mine.

Composition

The band service is made up of the following bands: * National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine *

National Presidential Band of Ukraine The National Presidential Band of Ukraine ( uk, Національний президентський оркестр) is a Ukrainian military brass band of state that serves as the official musical ensemble of the President of Ukraine. Descript ...

Band of the Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion Band of the Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion is a military unit that performs military music with the Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion. The band is part of the Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed F ...

* Military Music Center of the Ukrainian Ground Forces ** HQ Band of the Military Music Center Ukrainian Ground Forces ** Band of the Western Operational Command ** Band of the Northern Operational Command ** Band of the Southern Operational Command ** Band of the Eastern Operational Command ** Band of the 1st Tank Brigade ** Band of the 44th Artillery Brigade ** Band of the 30th Mechanized Brigade ** Military Band of the 27th Artillery Regiment * Military Music Center of the Ukrainian Air Force ** Headquarters Band of the Military Music Center Ukrainian Air Force ** Band of the Air Force Central Command ** Band of the Air Force West Command ** Band of the Air Force East Command ** Band of the Air Force South Command ** Band of the 38th Joint Basic Training Center * Military Music Center of the Ukrainian Navy ** Band of the Odessa National Maritime Academy - Ukrainian Naval College of Odessa ** Mykolaiv Navy Band ** Marine Division Band * Military Band of the

National Defense University The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As ...

* Military Band of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy * Military Band of the

Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University The Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University is a state university administered by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and is located in the city of Kharkiv. The university is named in honor of the Soviet military pilot Ivan Kozhedub. History ...

* Military Band of the

Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies Military Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technologies named after the Heroes of Kruty ( uk, Військовий інститут телекомунікацій та інформатизації імені Героїв Крут, ...

* Military Band of the

Odessa Military Academy The Odesa Military Academy is a modern higher military institution of the inter-services Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest military academies in the former Russian Empire, having been active for more than a century. has deep histori ...

* Military Band of the Ivan Bohun Military High School * Military Band of the

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University The Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University ( uk, Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого» (НЮУ), ''Natsional'nyi yurydychnyi universytet imeni Yaroslava Mudroho'') is a ...

* Military Band Service of the

National Guard of Ukraine The National Guard of Ukraine (NGU; uk, Націона́льна гва́рдія Украї́ни, Natsionalna hvardiia Ukrainy, , ) is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie and Internal Troops, internal military force. It is part of the Minist ...

** Band of the General Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine ** Band of the

National Guard Military Academy of Ukraine The National Guard Military Academy of Ukraine () is an institution of the National Guard of Ukraine, located in Kharkiv. It is the successor to the former Academy of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Officers and NCO ...

** Band of the NGU National Honor Guard Battalion Kyiv ** Band of the National Guard Training School ** Band of the 25th Public Security Protection Brigade ** Band of the 27th (Transport) Brigade ** Band of the 50th National Guard Regiment,

Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...

** Band of the 21st Public Order Protection Brigade ** Band of the Kharkiv National Academy of the National Guard * Military Band of the 8th Special Purpose Regiment of the

Special Operations Forces Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...

* Military Band of the 8th Chernihiv Training Center * Band of the State Special Transport Service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine * Band of the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the

Ukrainian Air Assault Forces The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces (, or ), known until 2017 as the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces (, ), are the airborne forces of Ukraine. They formed in 1992 and were part of the Ukrainian Ground Forces until 2016, when they separated to become one o ...

* Regimental Band of the Novomoskovsk 194 Pontoon Bridge Regiment of the State Special Transport Service The National Exemplary Band, as the foremost military band, is the largest in the armed forces, employing over 100 musicians. There are some limits to the number of musicians in each band, with the music centers of each armed service branch employing 52 members, and academic bands employing 21 members.

Current Formation of Massed Bands

Formation of massed military bands in Kyiv until 1998 * Timpani (optional) * Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets, Field Drums (optional) * 1st and 2nd Marching Percussion ** Snare drums ** Bass drums and Cymbals ** Turkish crescents (optional) ** Multiple tenor drums (optional) ** Glockenspiels * Trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorns * 1st Trombones * 2nd Trombones * Horns, Mellophones * Clarinets, Oboes, Saxophones, Bassoons, Flutes and Piccolos * Baritone horns, Alto and Tenor horns, Saxhorns, Euphoniums, Wagner Tubas, Tubas, Sousaphones Formation of massed military bands in Kyiv from 2002-2003 *

Front ensemble In a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or indoor percussion ensemble, the front ensemble or pit is the stationary percussion ensemble. This ensemble is typically placed in front of the football field, though some designers may use atypical layo ...

Tubular bell Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. Their sound resembles that of church bells, carillon, or a bell tower; the original tubular bells were made to duplicate the sound of church bells within a ...

s ** Orthodox bell set/s ** Timpani (optional) ** Concert bass drum/s * Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets, Bugles, Field Drums (optional) * 1st and 2nd Marching Percussion ** Snare drums ** Bass drums and Cymbals ** Turkish crescents (optional) ** Multiple tenor drums (optional) ** Glockenspiels * 1st Trombones * 2nd Trombones * French Horns, Mellophones * Trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorns * Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Oboes, English Horns, Bassons * Saxophones * Flutes and Piccolos * Baritone horns, Alto and Tenor horns, Saxhorns * Euphoniums, Wagner Tubas * Tubas, Sousaphones, Contrabass Bugles, Helicons

Gallery

File:Opening Ceremony (7582534646).jpg, The Military Band of the

Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy The Hetman Petro Sahaidachny National Army Academy is one of the leading educational institutions in the military education system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, founded originally in 1899 as a school of infantry cadets. It is engaged ...

File:Soldiers from the Ukranian Army Band.jpg, Musicians of the Military Music Center of the Ukrainian Ground Forces File:Знак Оркестру Почесної варти Президентського полку.jpg, Emblem of the

File:2013. День Победы в Донецке 118.jpg, The Band of the

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

Garrison File:У Києві на Хрещатику пройшов військовий парад з нагоди 27-ї річниці Незалежності України (30453376108).jpg, The Central Band of the

External links

Військово-музичний центр СВ Збройних Сил України
on

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Band of the Military Academy of Odessa

Оркестр ПрикВО

References

{{Reflist Ukrainian military bands Musical groups established in 1992