Moscow, 15th of June 2010
Presentation of the International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower 2010 took place on the Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin on the 15th of June 2010.

Moscow, Kremlin, 17th of April 2010
The International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Bashnya 2010” was officially announced at the press conference devoted to the opening of the 6th season of ceremonial foot and cavalry guards mount of the President’s regiment.

The Festival overcame all expectations of a most tempted audience. Impeccable performances of military bands and units of the honored guard of the heads of state, dance shows, video installations and magnificent fireworks were greeted with a burst of applause of 7,000 spectators.

AGeneral rehearsal of the International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower has taken place on the Red Square with 1,000 military musicians, artists and representatives of special guard units of the heads of state on September 4, 2009. The stands were full, including spectators and mass media.Mireille Mathieu, the unforgettable French diva, arrived in Moscow today. Her wonderful voice will crown the Festival’s final performance on the City Day, September 5, in Moscow.

Mireille Mathieu, the unforgettable French diva, arrived in Moscow today. Her wonderful voice will crown the Festival’s final performance on the City Day, September 5, in Moscow.

Rehearsals of Spasskaya Tower, the International Military Music Festival, started on September 2, 2009, on the Red Square with the participants from 9 countries and their bands.

The program of open air performances in the framework of Spasskaya Tower Festival has been approved for September 6, 2009. The colorful performances will be available for anyone.

Spasskaya Tower exhibition has opened today on the first line of GUM (closest to the Red Square line of the mall).
The Moscow & District Pipe Band and the Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia accompanied the opening ceremony that gathered a large audience.

Mireille Mathieu is coming to Moscow in early September to support her compatriots – the Band and Squadron of the Honored Guard of the Republican Guard of France at the International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower. She will sing some songs from her world famous repertory, and one of the songs is going to be on Russian.

The General Battle, an exhibition dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Poltava battle, opens on November 10, 2009 and lasts till March 10, 2010 in the museums of the Moscow Kremlin .
The glory of the Russian army, rooted deeply in the history, and the grandeur of the Russian state are what the organizer teams of the exhibition and of the Spasskaya Tower festival aim to promote.

The definitive list of the participants consists of the divisions of the Honored Guard of the Heads of State and military bands from 9 countries: Russia, Great Britain, Israel, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Finland and France.
In total, more than 1,000 military musicians are going to perform in Moscow.

Internet users will have a chance to see the ceremony of opening Spasskaya Tower Festival online on Culture Online portal (http://cultureonline.ru) on September 5. The final movie after the Festival will also be available shortly on the website in the daily broadcasting section.

Charity concert of the stars of world opera is taking place on Sobornaya square of the Moscow Kremlin on September 6.
The most prestigious stage will see the world stars: Anna Netrebko, Paata Burchuladze, Olga Borodina and Sergey Skovorodov. The wonderful show will also feature the Russian National Orchestra of Mikhail Pletnev. Certain performances will be accompanied by the Joint Chorus of the Chorus Academy (200 people)

It’s been just a week after the end of one of the largest world military festivals, Basel Tattoo, that the oldest European festival, fairly recognized as the origin of military music forums – the Military Tattoo - is now in full swing. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is celebrating its 60th anniversary in the framework of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns.
The continuation of the British Military Tattoo will be the International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower that will take place on September 5-10 on the Red Square in Moscow.

Tickets are available  in the city theatre kiosks, ticket agencies or online

”Poltava battle is a significant event of the Russian military history, and this year is its anniversary. That is why we chose this event as the historic background of Spasskaya Tower 2009 – notes Sergey Smirnov, Member of the Public Council of Spasskaya Tower Festival, - however the 300th anniversary of the battle is the core of many other events of this year. I would say that one of the most important of them – both for history and for the people – is the exhibition in the Historic Museum”
Exhibition will last till September 28, 2009.

Alexander Zhukov, deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, heads the Public Council.

It was announced during the press conference of the Public Council of the Festival
Participants of the press conference:
- Ludmila Shvetsova, First Deputy of the Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government, Head of the Social Complex
- General Major Valery Khalilov, Head of the Military Band Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, honored artist of the Russian Federation
- Alexander Shkurko, Director of the State Historic Museum
- Sergey Smirnov, member of the Public Council

Spasskaya Tower, the name of the International Military Music Festival, has been approved on May 6, 2009.
This name symbolizes the history of Moscow and the Russian national identity. Spasskaya tower, the chief tower of the Kremlin, was named in 1658 after the icons of Spas Smolensky (The Savior of Smolensk – Transl. Note) and Spas Nerukotvorny (The Savior Not-Wrought-by-Hand – Transl. Note) that were placed above the tower gates.

The new guard mounting season was opened on Sobornaya square of the Moscow Kremlin on April 18. The ceremony started on midday with the Russian national hymn and lasted 22 minutes. The Squadron of the Special Guard and the Honored Cavalry Escort of the President’s Regiment took part in the ceremony, with music accompaniment by the President’s band.