page_title: Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia
section_title: Current Formation of Massed Bands
hierarchical_section_title: Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia / Current Formation of Massed Bands
caption_attribution_description: English: The Central Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Garrison during a victory day parade in 2017.
context_page_description: The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation serves as the official service of military bands in active service within the Russian Armed Forces and formerly the Soviet Armed Forces. It is part of the Military Band Service Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
context_section_description: Formation in Moscow
  Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets, Field Drums, 1st Glockenspiels
  Trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorns
  1st Trombones
  1st and 2nd Marching Percussion
  Snare drums
  Bass drums and Cymbals
  Turkish crescents
  2nd Glockenspiels
  2nd Trombones
  Horns, Mellophones
  Clarinets, Oboes, Saxophones, Bassoons, Flutes and Piccolos
  Baritone horns, Tenor horns, Saxhorns
  Euphoniums, Wagner Tubas, Tubas, Sousaphones
  Formation in St Petersburg
  Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets (optional)
  Field Drums (optional)
  Trumpets
  1st Trombones, Horns and Woodwinds
  Clarinets, Saxophones
  Marching Percussion
  Snare Drums
  Bass drums
  Cymbals
  Turkish crescent (since 2011)
  Glockenspiels
  2nd Trombones and Horns
  2nd Woodwinds
  Clarinets, Oboes, Bassoons, Flutes, Piccolos
  Saxophones
  Saxhorns, Baritone and tenor horns, Euphoniums, Wagner tubas
  Tubas, Sousaphones (optional)
  Formation in Yekaterinburg
  Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets
  Field Drums (optional)
  Trumpets, Cornets
  Trombones and Horns
  Saxophones
  Clarinets, Oboes, Bassoons, Flutes, Piccolos
  Marching Percussion
  Snare Drums
  Bass drums
  Cymbals
  Turkish crescent
  Glockenspiels
  Saxhorns, Baritone and tenor horns, Euphoniums, Wagner tubas
  Tubas, Sousaphones (optional)
caption: The band of the St. Petersburg Garrison.
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