The Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival is an annual

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event and

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held in

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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 ...

. Participating in the festival are Russian and foreign

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s, and

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units of foreign countries. More than 40 countries have taken part in the festival since 2006. It is named after the world-famous

Spasskaya Tower The Spasskaya Tower ( rus, Спасская башня, Spasskaya Bashnya), translated as 'Saviour Tower', is the main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square. History The Spasskaya Tower was built in 1491 by th ...

of the

Moscow Kremlin The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of the kremlins (R ...

. Its TV partner is TV Centre. The festival's motto is "To Revive Traditions and Preserve History". In 2020, the directorate of the festival became a full-fledged member of the Asian Marching Band Confederation (AMBC).

Timeline

The following is a timeline of the festival's history: * 2007: It took place on

Poklonnaya Hill Poklonnaya Gora (russian: Покло́нная гора́, literally "bow-down hill"; metaphorically "Worshipful Submission Hill"') is, at 171.5 meters, one of the highest natural spots in Moscow. Its two summits used to be separated by the Setun ...

and celebrated the

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. The event was seen by more than 50,000 people. * 2008: The event was referred to as the International Military Music Festival "''The Kremlin Zorya''". The

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banned

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bagpipers from travelling to event in protest of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The move was criticized by Brigadier Melville Jameson of the

Edinburgh Military Tattoo The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and international military bands, and artistic performance teams on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in the capital of S ...

and Vitaly Mironov of the Kremlin Zorya Foundation, with both accusing Foreign Secretary

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of "playing politics" in a cultural event. * 2014: 1,500 military musicians and honor guards from 10 countries took part in the festival. The theme of the festival marked the

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. * 2015: The festival celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of the

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. * 2016: Attended by over a 1,000 musicians. Participating teams included those from

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, the

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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, and

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. The tattoo began with a minute of silence for the 291 victims of the

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. * 2017: The tattoo celebrated the 10th anniversary of the founding of the festival. It also honoured Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov, the musical director of the festival who died along with the entire

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in the

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. Over a thousand musicians from 40 young bands of the

Central Federal District The Central Federal District ( rus, Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, r=Tsentralny federalny okrug, p=tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Geographically, ...

took part in the festival as part of a larger Children's Combined Band. Distinguished guests of honor included Belarusian Defence Minister Andrey Ravkov and his spouse, Chief Conductor in the

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

n Defence Ministry David Terzyan and Director of Bands for the

Egyptian Armed Forces The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egypti ...

Major General Helmi Ahmed Suliman Khatab. * 2018: The tattoo was attended by HRH

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. The 2018 festival marked the 10th time that French singer

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(who is also the festival's mascot) has appeared in the festival. It also marked the first time that military bands from the

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(CIS) did not participate in the festival *2019: Individuals such as

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n born

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and singer

Tamara Gverdtsiteli Tamara Mikhailovna Gverdtsiteli ( ka, თამარ გვერდწითელი}, russian: Тамара Михайловна Гвердцители; born 18 January 1962) is a Georgian-Russian singer and actress. Early life and educati ...

., as well as others such as

Hibla Gerzmava Hibla Gerzmava (russian: Хи́бла Лева́рсовна Герзма́ва; ab, Хьыбла Леуарса-иҧҳа Герзмаа; born 6 January 1970) is an Abkhazian-Russian operatic soprano who currently resides in Moscow. Education an ...

and Anita Tsoi were among the vocal performers in the festival. *2020: The theme for the 2020 festival was "75 years - the end of the war", in honor of the

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of the

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. It was expected that the festival for this year be one that tells about the history of the military music in Russia. The bands of the

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were also invited to the festival. Due to the

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, foreign bands were not able to participate in the festival, and later, it was announced that the festival was cancelled altogether, marking the first time since its establishment that the public event on Red Square had been cancelled. Instead of the normal program, it was announced that an online festival would take place on 6 September on the Cathedral Square of the

Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces (Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ; russian: Главный храм Вооружённых сил России (Храм Воскресения Христова)) is a lavish Russian Patriarcha ...

, with over 12 musical units from the armed forces and other organizations performing, including a few first time participants. Virtual greetings were given by the

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Band, the

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Southwest Band, the

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City Police Band, and the PLA Band. *2021: The 2021 edition saw

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of the German band

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serve as headliner.

''Bands in the Parks''

The ''Bands in the Parks'' is a program sponsored by Directorate of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival and is carried out from May to August in support of the

Ministry of Defense of Russia The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...

and the

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. The first of these performances took place at

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in 2016 and was greeted with a standing ovation by Muscovites and guests of the capital. In the anniversary year a year later, the program of performances was expanded. The number of concerts and city venues involved in the project has increased.

Performers

Presidential Band of the Russian Federation

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Foreign

Normally, each festival included a maximum of 12 countries, apart from Russia. Other low-level participants have included the Republican Specialized Academic Lyceum of Music of the

Uzbekistan National Guard The National Guard of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasining milliy gvardiyasi) is a uniformed independent formation within the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The headquarters of the National Guard is base ...

and the National Presidential Band of Ukraine.

Russian performers

* Honour Guard and Cavalry Escort of the

Kremlin Regiment The Kremlin Regiment (russian: Кремлёвский полк, Kremlyovskiy polk), also called the Presidential Regiment (russian: Президентский полк, Prezidentskiy polk), is a unique military regiment and part of the Russian F ...

(2007–Present) *

Presidential Band of the Russian Federation The Presidential Band of the Commandant's Office of the Moscow Kremlin of the Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation (Russian language, Russian:Президентский оркестр Службы коменданта Москов� ...

(2007–Present) *

Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, also known as the Red Army Band is a military band unit of the Russian Armed Forces. It is a branch of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia. The current head of the ba ...

(2007–Present) *

Central Navy Band of Russia The Central Exemplary Concert Band of the Russian Navy "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov" ( Russian:Центральный концертный образцовый оркестр ВМФ им. Н.А. Римского-Корсакова), also known as the C ...

(2007–Present) * Band of the

Moscow Military Music College The Valery Khalilov Moscow Suvorov Military Music College is one of the leading military music institutions in Russia. It is a separate branch of the Suvorov Military Schools in Russia, and the oldest of them all (opened 1937). History On Augu ...

(2007–Present) *

Band of the Dzerzhinsky Division The Band of the Separate Operational Purpose Division () also known by its original name, the Band of the Dzerzhinsky Division, is a military band of the National Guard Forces Command of the Rosgvardia. It is part of the Military Band Service of t ...

(2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) *

Special Exemplary Military Band of the Guard of Honor Battalion of Russia The Special Military Exemplary Band of the Honor Guard () is a special military unit that performs military music for the guard of honor of the Russian Armed Forces that greets foreign government delegations, as well as provide musical accompanime ...

(2011–Present) *

Band of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment 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. It is a branch of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russi ...

(2012–Present) * Girls Corps of Drums, Boarding School for Girls, Ministry of Defense of Russia (2012-2018) * Central Band of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia (2018) *

Military Band of the Southern Military District Military Band of the Southern Military District is a military band unit of the Russian Armed Forces's military band service. Currently the band serves under the headquarters of the Southern Military District based in Rostov-on-Don. Overview T ...

(2019) * Combined Band and Song and Dance Company of the

Russian Airborne Forces The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units o ...

(2020) * Military Band of the

Krasnodar Region Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

Main Department of the National Guard (2020) * Band of the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy * Central Exemplary Band of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (2020) * Band of GBOU School No. 1770, Moscow (2020)

Notable guests

Svetlana Medvedeva Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva (russian: Светлана Владимировна Медведева, ; née Linnik, ; born 15 March 1965) is a Russian economist who was the First Lady of Russia from 2008 to 2012. She is married to the forme ...

, 3rd

First Lady of Russia The First Lady of the Russian Federation is the unofficial title given to the wife of the president of Russia. The post is highly ceremonial. The first lady position is currently vacant, since the divorce of the current president Vladimir Putin ...

*Army General

Valery Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov ( rus, Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Sta ...

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 (Af ...

*General

Vladimir Kolokoltsev General of the police Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev (russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Колоко́льцев; born 11 May 1961 in Nizhniy Lomov in Penza Oblast) is a Russian politician and police officer who was ...

Minister of Internal Affairs Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

* Belarusian Defence Minister

Andrei Ravkov Lieutenant General Andrei Alekseyevich Ravkov ( be, Андрэй Аляксеевіч Раўкоў, born on 25 June 1967 in Revyaki, Vitebsk Region) is a Belarusian General and military leader who last served as the State Secretary of the Secur ...

and his wife Natalia *

Princess Stéphanie of Monaco Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco (born 1 February 1965) is the youngest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. She is the younger sister of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Caroline, Princess of Han ...

*Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Wahab Khan, Pakistan Army School of Music *

Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...

King of Bahrain The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar, ملك مملكة البحرين) is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of ha ...

*Lieutenant General Christos Vaitsis, Chief of the

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General Staff

Protocol

The

President of Russia The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...

in his/her position as

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...

usually delivers a message of congratulations to the organizers and participants of the festival. Greetings are also given by the

Russian Defence Minister The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...

and 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 ...

. The day before the festival's opening ceremony, the directors of the participating bands lay wreaths at the

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier A Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a monument dedicated to the services of an unknown soldier and to the common memories of all soldiers killed in war. Such tombs can be found in many nations and are usually high-prof ...

Alexander Garden Alexander Gardens (russian: Александровский сад) was one of the first urban public parks in Moscow, Russia. The park comprises three separate gardens, which stretch along all the length of the western Kremlin wall for between ...

. The festival usually coincides with Moscow's City Day, which means that some of the participating bands take part in the procession along

Tverskaya Street Tverskaya Street ( rus, Тверская улица, p=tvʲɪrˈskajə ˈulʲɪt͡sə), known between 1935 and 1990 as Gorky Street (russian: улица Горького), is the main radial street in Moscow. The street runs Northwest from th ...

Directors

The musical director of the festival is the senior director of music 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 Servic ...

. * Lieutenant General

Valery Khalilov Valery Mikhaylovich Khalilov (; 30 January 1952 – 25 December 2016) was an Uzbek-born Russian military band conductor and composer. A lieutenant general in the Russian military, he was the Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Servic ...

(2006–2016) * Major General Timofey Mayakin (2016–Present) Roman Markholia served as producer-director of the festival in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Award winners

Public Council

The public council is the organizing committee of the festival.

Gallery

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United States Army Europe Band and Chorus The United States Army Europe Band and Chorus a musical component of the United States Army, composed of army musicians who serve under the USAREUR. It is currently based in the German city of Sembach, being subordinated to the Headquarters Batt ...

File:Band of the Kazakh Republican Guard.jpg,

Band of the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan The Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасы Мемлекеттік қауіпсіздік қызметінің Президенттік оркестрі, ), f ...

File:Yerevan Drums.jpg, Yerevan Drums File:Honor Guard of Kazakhstan.jpg, The Aibyn Presidential Regiment File:The Presidential Regiment at Spasskaya Tower Festival (02).jpg, A sabre drill team from the

File:French Foreign Legion Music Band.jpg, The French Foreign Legion Music Band

External links

Official Website

Official Website
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Official Youtube Channel

Videos

9th Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival

10th Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival

12th Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival

13th Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival

14th Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival

Russia: Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival rehearsals take place on Red Square

Военные оркестры в парках 2019 (Парк Фили)

Russia: Final rehearsals for 11th Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival get underway

Band of the Azerbaijan Higher Military School

References

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