NEW DELHI: The Indian Military Band is leaving for Moscow on September 1 to participate in the Kremlin Zoria festival, an international military music event to be staged at the historic Red Square next month, army officials said here.
The 40-member band — consisting of pipes and drums under the leadership of Subedar Major Vijay Singh and his deputy Naib Subedar Suresh Kumar — will be among similar contingents from Austria, Britain, Finland, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, and Ukraine. The Indian band is considered the pride of the units and regiments. Ceremonies of state, national days, celebrations of victories and military pageants are set to the beat and rhythm of military music.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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