Saumur International Festival of Military Bands
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The Saumur International Festival of Military Bands (French: Festival international de musiques militaires de Saumur) is a bi-annual event organized in the French city of Saumur by the Standing Committee of City Celebrations. The festival acts as a military tattoo, bringing military bands from the French Armed Forces and foreign countries. In 1985, it was conceived to switch the annual flower parade in the city with a festival of military music. Placed under the patronage of the French and foreign authorities (both in the civil and military sphere) the festival has since invited many countries since its creation. It usually takes place over the course of one weekend in the summer.[1][2][3][4]
Notable participants
[edit]- French Foreign Legion Music Band (MLE) (2015)[5]
- Musique de l'Arme Blindée Cavalerie[6]
- United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
- Gardemusik Wien
- Prince’s Band of Carabiniers
- Band of The 1st Brigade Cork[7]
- Symphonic Band and Chorus of the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico
In 2019, Lieutenant Léa Nzoufa Nze from the Armed Forces of Gabon became the first woman to conduct a military band at the festival.[8]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Saumur jadis
- ^ Mairie de Saumur
- ^ Comité des Fêtes du Chemin Vert Saumur
- ^ "Festival International de Musiques Militaires Saumur 2017". Archived from the original on 30 June 2017.
- ^ "MLE: Foreign Legion Music Band in Saumur | French Foreign Legion Information".
- ^ "Festival International de Musiques Militaires Saumur". Archived from the original on 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Kilkenny Castle | the jewel in the crown of an enchanting medieval city".
- ^ "Festival international de Musiques militaires Saumur 2019". Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
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