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Moscow’s Spasskaya Tower Festival – Highlights

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The Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival opened in Moscow on September 1 with special performances on Red Square. 02.09.2013, Sputnik International

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Moscow’s Spasskaya Tower Festival – Highlights

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The Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival opened in Moscow on September 1 with special performances on Red Square.

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The Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival opened in Moscow on September 1 with special performances on Red Square.

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Regular participants present new programs each year, in line with the event’s theme – this year’s theme is “reviving traditions – saving history.”

© RIA Novosti . Maxim BlinovRussia will be represented by the President’s Band of the Russian Federation, the Honor Cavalry Escort of the President’s Regiment, the Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and the Band of the Moscow Suvorov Military Music College.

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Russia will be represented by the President’s Band of the Russian Federation, the Honor Cavalry Escort of the President’s Regiment, the Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and the Band of the Moscow Suvorov Military Music College.

© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankThis year’s participants include the Massed Pipes and Drums from Great Britain, the Abu Dhabi Police Music Band, China’s Shaolin Temple monks, South Korea’s Air Force Band, Japan’s Sansa Odori and many others.

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This year’s participants include the Massed Pipes and Drums from Great Britain, the Abu Dhabi Police Music Band, China’s Shaolin Temple monks, South Korea’s Air Force Band, Japan’s Sansa Odori and many others.

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Over 1,500 military music bands and soldiers from 13 countries’ honor guard units will participate in the festival – which runs through September 8.

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Japanese National group Sansa Odori during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival’s opening ceremony.

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The Abu Dhabi Police Music Band during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival’s opening ceremony.

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Shaolin monks demonstrated martial arts techniques, accompanied by the music played in their monasteries.

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Shaolin monks from China during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival’s opening ceremony.

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South Korea’s Air Force Band during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival’s opening ceremony.

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The Corps Band of Versailles during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival’s opening ceremony.

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The Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and Guard of Honor during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival’s opening ceremony.

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The Spasskaya Tower festival has been held since 2009 and 60 military music bands have taken part in it since it started.