Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan
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The Band of the Central Army House of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстандын Куралдуу күчтөрүнүн Башкы штабынын борбордук үй армиясынын оркестр; Russian: Оркестр Центрального дома Армии Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Кыргызстана) commonly known as the Band of the General Staff, also formerly known as the Band of the Ministry of Defense is a military musical group of the Kyrgyz Army. It was officially founded on October 7, 1992, by the Order of the Chairman of the State Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic for Defense Affairs, as the successor to the band of the 8th Guards Panfilov Division. In connection with the reorganization of the Armed Forces in December 1995, the band was put under the direct command of the Central Army House of the Armed Forces General Staff.[2][3][4]
Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan | |
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Kyrgyz: Кыргызстандын Куралдуу Күчтөрүнүн башкы штабынын оркестр Russian: Оркестр Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Кыргызстана | |
Active | 7 October 1992; 31 years ago (1992-10-07) |
Allegiance | Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Branch | Kyrgyz Army |
Size | 40 |
Garrison/HQ | Central Army House of the General Staff, Bishkek |
Nickname(s) | Kyrgyz: БШ Oркестр Russian: Opкестра ГШ |
Website | Official Website of the General Staff |
Commanders | |
Senior Military Director | Captain Jumatay uulu Dastan (Джуматай уулу Дастаном)[1] |
Captain Jumatay uulu Dastan has been the band director since 2011. The band has the following ensembles:
- Exemplary Band
- Brass Band
- Symphonic Band
- Big Band
Popular Kyrgyz artists such as Mirbek Atabekov, Tata Ulan, and Gulzhigit Kalykov have performed with the band's symphonic band. All 40 members of the band range between 20 and 50 years old.[5]