Gala concert of the Festival “Our memory’s borders” dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War will take place on September 5, 2010 at 8 PM on the Red Square
Moscow, 21th of July 2010
On July 20th, 1000 souvenir plates were put into production at the St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain Factory for the “Spasskaya Tower” Festival, designed in cooperation with the Directorate of the Festival.
Moscow, 20th of July 2010
This was mentioned by the head of the Directorate of the International Military Music Festival, Sergey Smirnov, live on the radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda» (97,2 FM).
Moscow, 19th of July 2010
On July 9th, 2010 the music director of the festival “Spasskaya Tower”, Major General Valery Khalilov was granted the military rank of lieutenant-general on behalf of the presidential decree.
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.
