The Egyptian Military Symphonic Band
Major General Wael Ali Ahmed Hassan El Desouky, Head of the Military Band Service of Egypt.
Lieutenant Ahdy Abdelrahman Abdelkhakim, Conductor.
The history of the Egyptian military musicians goes back to 1838, when the country’s first military wind and drum school was founded. At that time, most professors were from France. In 1902, to supervise the training of musical groups and parade units of the royal palace, the Military Musical Service was set up.
It wasn’t until 1957 that the Egyptian Military Symphonic Band saw light. The ensemble has always been made up of the finest musicians, and promptly commenced taking part in different
In 2017, the Egyptian military musicians won over the sympathies of the Spasskaya Tower Festival immediately after their debut on the cobblestones of Red Square. They returned to take stage in Moscow in 2019 and 2022.
