Amur Waves International Military Bands Festival
amur wave international military band festival annual military music event military tattoo held khabarovsk komsomolskaya square glory square erofey arena etc participating festival russian foreign military band folk group honor guard festival considered one significant event cultural life capital russian far east oleg fedoseev current director festival idea military tattoo khabarovsk came lieutenant general valery khalilov position director military band service armed force russia visit city one judge nikolai mikhailov massed band contest seeing potential contest khalilov saw opportunity create festival similar spasskaya tower military music festival tattoo moscow idea endorsed khabarovsk krai government khabarovsk city administration ministry culture khabarovsk krai officially founded khabarovsk city administration since festival become hugely popular spectator participant sixteen military band taken part festival since foundation – inaugural festival devoted bicentennial russia’s victory patriotic war commonly known french invasion russia – eleven foreign military band participated festival devoted th anniversary founding khabarovsk th anniversary khabarovsk krai among group national folk group kandonggu district seoul south korea first time festive opening festival took place front transfiguration cathedral – festival took place komsomolskonamur instead khabarovsk year event honored th anniversary end second world war invitation festival sent country including china mongolia north korea – festival celebrated th anniversary – main performance honor th anniversary city th anniversary region closing ceremony attended governor vyacheslav shport transneft far east became general sponsor festival military band eastern military district military band central military district national guard exemplary symphony orchestra band cultural centre altai krai police headquarters band northeast group troop force fiesta drum corp moscow military music college band far eastern higher combined arm command school brass band military music college national defence university mongolia international celtic pipe drum central military band korean people army band national guard republic kazakhstan singapore armed force band japan ground selfdefense force northern army band womens wind ensemble daxinganling official website opening ceremony third day stadium performance