The Suvorov Cadet Band of the Mosocow Military Music College named after Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Colonel Aleksandr Gerasimov, Artistic Director, Head of the Moscow Military Music College, Candidate of Pedagogical Science, Honored Artist of Russia.
Mikhail Melnik, Conductor of the Band, Instructor, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor.
Kirill Cherchik, Instructor, Conductor of the Band, Honored Artist of the Moscow Region.
The history of the Moscow Military Music College dates back to 1937.
In 1940, its drumming unit was given the honor to open all military parades on Red aSquare, with the tradition still kept up today.
Along its proud history stretching 89 years back the college has brought up several generations of bright and renowned conductors, musicians and instructors as well as honored workers and peoples artists of Russia.
The band’s repertoire is huge, from national and foreign music pieces portraying different epochs, styles and genres to vibrant contemporary and jazz compositions.
The Suvorov cadet musicians have already showcased their exquisite talent and striking music skills both in Russia and abroad. They have been to various European countries, including Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic, traveled to China and Singapore, as well as toured all across Russia, from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Khabarovsk, Tyva, Blagoveshchensk and a bunch of other cities.
The band can be spotted among the participants of some of the major international military tattoos featuring the Swiss Tattoo on Stage, Sevastopol Military Tattoo, 'Ode to Peace' Festival, Army of Russia Festival, Amur Waves International Military Music Festival in Khabarovsk, Fanfares in the Center of Asia Festival in Kyzil, Fanfares of the Tula Kremlin Wind Bands Festival, as well as the Spassakaya Tower on Sakhalin International Military Music Festival and Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo in Moscow.
In 2018, the Suvorov Cadet Band became winner of the Spasskaya Tower Festival audience choice award for the Best Performance among the Russian participants, and three years later, in 2021, they managed to repeat the success in Khabarovsk, becoming the Best Band of the Amur Waves Festival (through online voting).
