FESTIVAL NEWS

Dear Mr Tokarev, the Directorate and Public Council of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival would like to congratulate you on your birthday and commend you for your help and valuable contribution in carrying out the Spasskaya Tower Festival.

On November 4, 2020 ROSOBORONEXPORT, great friend and general sponsor of the Spasskaya Tower Festival, celebrated its 20^th anniversary.

Today, November 4, on Russia’s National Unity Day, the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin got its renewed sounding with the new bells having been installed on the tower’s bell tier. President of Russia Vladimir Putin was among the first to listen to the tower’s full octave sounding.

On November 4 the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will be given a bell ringing presentation from the Spasskaya Tower clock.

Today is the birthday of Colonel Vera Krylova, Head of the President’s Band of the Moscow Kremlin Commandant Service of the Federal Guard Service of Russia.

Today is the birthday of Mr Boris Petrov, Director General of the Kremlin Equestrian School that for the last years has taken care of the Spasskaya Tower horse-riding arena show program.

On October 9 at midnight (Moscow time) the Kremlin Chimes on the Spasskaya Tower will be temporarily put on hold owing the start of the works on equipping the bell-tier of the tower part with a number of additional bells.

The Main Cathedral of the Russian Federation Armed Forces became a full-fledged participant of the 2020 Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival.

The global pandemic has dictated its rules and brought to a hold different cultural events including festivals all around the world.