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15 May 2017

The Second Season of Military Orchestras in Parks Concerts to Open on May 20

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On May 20, the Alexander Garden of the Moscow Kremlin will host the opening of the summer season of the concert program Military Orchestras in Parks. Three groups will perform at once: regular participants of the Spasskaya Tower Festival — Military Orchestra of the Honor Guard, Military Band of the 154th Separate Commandant’s Preobrazhensky Regiment and Orchestra of the Military Institute (of military conductors) of the Military University. The best orchestras of the country are an integral part of most official events with the participation of the country’s leadership.

The performance of the orchestras begins at 15.30 at several sites near the Alexander Garden. Then the main action will take place on the site near the historical grotto. A welcoming speech will be delivered by the Member of the Public Council of the Spasskaya Tower Festival, Commandant of the Moscow Kremlin, Lieutenant General Sergei Khlebnikov, Head of the Spasskaya Tower Festival Directorate Sergei Smirnov and Head of the Moscow City Culture Department Alexander Kibovsky.
It is the first concert in 2017 timed to the opening of the program Military Orchestras in Parks. In total, during the summer, the program provides for 15 concerts on Saturdays in the best and most significant places of Moscow — Poklonnaya Hill, Gorky Park, Museon, Sokolniki and other parks.

During the summer, military bands will give free concerts in parks and other central venues:
May 27 — Red Square, Artillery Yard of the State Historical Museum — Military Orchestra of the Guard of Honor
June 3 — Red Square, Square near the Intercession Cathedral — Military Band of the Military University
June 10 — Victory Park on the Poklonnaya Hill — Military Institute (of military conductors) of the Military University of the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation
June 17 — Gorky Park — Suvorov Orchestra of the Moscow Military Music School
June 24 — Sokolniki — Orchestra of the Moscow Higher Military Command School
July 1 — Hermitage Garden — Military Band of Military Unit 75384
July 8 — Perovsky Park — Military Band of Military Unit 61899
July 15 — Bauman Garden — Military Orchestra of the Guard of Honor
July 22 — Park Sadovniki — Central Military Orchestra of the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation
July 29 — Vorontsov Park — Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Orchestra
August 5 — Izmaylovsky Park — Orchestra of the National Guard of the Russian Federation
August 12 — Museon Arts Park — Orchestra of the National Guard of the Russian Federation
August 19 — Alexander Garden — Central Military Orchestra of the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation, Military Orchestra of the Guard of Honor, Military Band of the 154th Separate Commandant’s Preobrazhensky Regiment.

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