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The band during a Bastille Day rehearsal ceremony. The Musique de l’Artillerie (English: Artillery Band) sometimes referred to informally as the Music of 9-9 or M-ART is a military band of French Army falls under the Sud-Est territorial region. It consists of 50 musicians, who perform at official protocol ceremonies as well as public ...
The Army Music Command. The Army Music Command (French: Commandement des Musiques de l’Armée de Terre, COMMAT)) is an organization under the direct authority of the Chief of Staff of the French Army. It is composed of a staff stationed in Versailles and 6 army bands throughout France in the following cities: Lille, Lyon, Metz, Toulouse ...
In 1978, Minister of Defence Yvon Bourges ordered that the band be enlarged so it could be the largest of the five musical formations in the army. In 1997, it was officially designated as the army's senior band. In 2016, as part of special reforms within the Army Music Command, the band was put back under the Marine chain of command. [3] [4] [5 ...
Struck by the impact that the Last Post, of the UK and the Commonwealth of Nations, and Taps, of the United States, had on ceremonies and their participants, General Gouraud took the initiative to call by the head of the music of the Republican Guard, Major Pierre Dupont, and requested a composition of an appropriate bugle call.
The Music of the Foreign Legion (MLE) is requested and demanded in France as well as overseas in international military music festivals. [2] The music is produced frequently in various civilian lieu and environments as well. [2] Within this title, the music can be considered as the Ambassador of the Foreign Legion and the entire French Armed ...
The French Army Signals Band (French: Musique des Transmissions de l'armée française; M-TRANS) is a French Army military band based in Rennes. Comprising 53 musicians, it is one of the seven bands of the army (excluding the bands of the regiments and military schools). [ 1 ]
Tom Cruise gave the Paris Olympics closing ceremony a Hollywood flair when he dove off the top of the Stade de France to mark the handover from the Paris Olympics to the L.A. Games in 2028. After ...
The Choir of the French Army (French: Chœur de l'Armée française), commonly known as the Armed Forces Choir, is an official academic ensemble of the Republican Guard of France. Its current director is Major Aurore Tillac. [1] [2] [3] This male-voice choir is composed of 46 professional singers.