The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Military Tattoo (Chinese: 上海合作组织军乐节; Russian: Парад военного оркестра Шанхайской организации сотрудничества) also known as the SCO Military Tattoo is an annual military music event and military tattoo organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The musical groups that usually participate in the festival annually are the bands of SCO member states as well as SCO observer states. During the festival, musicians will usually perform for close to 8–10 minutes.
History
2014, Zhurihe
The inaugural tattoo took place at Zhurihe Training Base, Inner Mongolia. It took place during the a large SCO exercise, in which more than 5,000 servicemen took part.
2015, St. Petersburg
It took place on Palace Square in the center of the city. Military soloists took part in the festival for the first time.
2016, Astana
It took place in front of the Baiterek monument near the Astana Opera.
2017, Shanghai
The total number of participants numbered in 426 musicians.
2018, Beijing
It was the first festival to include India and Pakistan since they became full members. A parade featuring the military bands in the festival took place at the Olympic Green.
Notable participants
Festival titles by year
Year | Title |
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2014 | Peace Mission Military Festival |
2015 | Pipes of Peace Military Festival |
2016 | Trumpets of Peace Military Festival |
2017 | Trumpets of Peace Military Festival |
2018 | Trumpets of Peace Military Festival |
Gallery
Videos
- SCO Military Tattoo Parade held in Beijing on YouTube
- Live: First military tattoo commences at China’s Great Wall 2018“和平号角”上海合作组织军乐节开幕 on YouTube
References
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- ir.kz. "Оркестр | Культура | Армейский досуг | Министерство обороны Республики Казахстан (МО РК)". www.mod.gov.kz. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- "Материал взят с сайта: Министерства обороны Республики Казахстан" [Kazakh military musicians will go to the II International Festival "Trumpet of Peace" in St. Petersburg]. www.mod.gov.kz (in Russian). September 21, 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015.
- ir.kz. "Министерство обороны Республики Казахстан (МО РК)". Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- "В Шанхае открылся 4-й Фестиваль военных оркестров стран ШОС "Труба мира-2017"_Russian.news.cn". russian.news.cn. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- Mil.Ru. "Военный оркестр из Хабаровска представит ВВО на музыкальном фестивале "Труба мира-2017" в Шанхае". tvzvezda.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ОРЛОВА, Мария (25 April 2018). ""Кыз Кумай" и попурри из военных маршей. Что сыграют в Пекине военные оркестры". 24.kg.
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