Spend the Beautiful Summer Sunday in Moscow to the Fascinating Sounds of Wind Music and War Years Songs

This Sunday, June 15, Moscow’s Bauman Garden will once again open its doors for the Military Bands in the City Parks, a special project carried out by the Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo. At 4pm (16:00) everyone strolling in the park will have an opportunity to enjoy some of the most nostalgic and beloved music pieces performed by the Central Band of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia or FSIN.

With Major of Internal Service Alexey Volkov taking the lead, the ensemble will pay tribute to the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War Victory, a landmark event that is being widely celebrated all over Russia. Thus, musicians have decided to present to their audiences some of the renowned war years’ songs, including the famous Yan Frenkel’s Cranes, a song about soldiers who did not come back alive from battles.

The FSIN’s leading artistic team performances are always distinct and carefully assembled acts featuring a plethora of music genres as well as showcasing the ensemble’s best qualities and professional skills. The musicians have mastered all music manifestations and forms, from iconic marches to cutting-edge jazz tunes, still focusing on the heroic and patriotic genres, especially songs about the Great Patriotic War.

The FSIN Central Band is an assembly of highly professional musicians, vocalists and dancers. With the symphonic and wind bands forming the ensemble’s core, it also includes an all-male choir, a ballet group and several soloists. Musicians are extensively engaged in all major events carried out by FSIN’s command at the service level, as well as in covering state observances and sports competitions. They can also be spotted performing on site of Moscow’s best concert venues.

With the ongoing support of the Russian Ministry of Defense and Moscow Government’s Department of Culture, the Directorate of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo continues its efforts to revive one of the most charming traditions of the past, with military bands performing in parks and gardens, streets and alleys, and other iconic sites of the city.

This year, the Military Bands in City Parks will unfold both in Moscow and St Petersburg. Each season’s line-up and program are carefully put together by Major General Timofey Mayakin, Music Director of the Spasskaya Tower Military Tattoo and Head of the Military Band Service of the Russian Armed Forces.

Throughout the summer, enchanting wind melodies will engulf parks and gardens in both Russian capitals, paving the way for the Seventeenth Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo that will unfold on Red Square from August 22 to 31.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU this Sunday, June 15, at 4pm (16:00) in Moscow’s Bauman Garden. Entrance is free