Debrecen to Host Military Band Festival

English

The Hungarian bands on the festival programme are the Debrecen Garrison Military Band of the Hungarian Armed Forces, the hosts of the International Military Band Festival; the Central Orchestra of the Hungarian Armed Forces, which performs at the highest-level state events; the Military Band of the Central Training Base - Hungarian Armed Forces, which was formed in 2005; and the Székesfehérvár Garrison Military Band of the Hungarian Armed Forces, established in 1964.
 

The foreign guests include the Athens Garrison Military Band, the oldest military band of Greece; the Carinthia State Military Band from Austria; and the oldest military band in the world: the Mehter Historical Military Band of Turkey

 
The festival will also host a camp of 50 hussars who will stage a battle re-enactment.
 
For more information visit the festival's English language website