China's leading military brass band will perform at the Spasskaya Tower Festival

The military orchestra of the People's Liberation Army of China will take part in the XVI International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" in Moscow.

This was reported to TASS by the festival directorate. "The foreign band is preparing a multifaceted repertoire for the Moscow audience, combining national flavor, orchestral classics and Russian melodies, which, without a doubt, will win the hearts of the festival guests. <...> The repertoire selected for the festival is aimed at strengthening friendship between the armies and peoples of the two countries, as well as building a bridge of peace with the help of music for a friendly exchange of cultural traditions of Russia and China," the directorate of the Spasskaya Tower said. In 2024, Chinese musicians will perform on the cobblestones of Red Square for the third time. The orchestra became a member of the Spasskaya Tower for the first time in 2015. "The creative path of the Military Orchestra of the People's Liberation Army of China dates back more than 70 years. The collective is the only national ceremonial orchestra of the country and during its existence has provided musical accompaniment for more than eight thousand government events of various levels," the festival directorate stressed. Musicians from China performed in front of almost a thousand heads of state and government, as well as military leaders from more than 200 countries. The orchestra took part in a solemn opening ceremonies of the Olympic games in Beijing and the world Expo in Shanghai, has toured in more than 20 countries and regions, including Russia, the Democratic people's Republic, USA, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Egypt and the Caribbean. Today, the orchestra is developing under the leadership of Senior Colonel Niu Xuesong, writes TASS.