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Line 1: {{Short description\|Military band unit of the French Republican Guard}} {{Infobox military unit \| unit_name = Republican Guard Band ~~\|unit_name=French Republican Guard Band<br>Orchestre de la Garde républicaine~~ \|~~image~~ native_name =~~File:Ecusson~~ {{lang\|fr\|Orchestre de la Garde ~~Republicaine.png~~républicaine}} \| image = Emblème de l'Orchestre de la Garde républicaine.svg ~~\|image_size=175px~~ \| image_size = 125px ~~\|caption=~~ \| caption = ~~\|dates=1848-present~~ \| dates = 1848–present ~~\|allegiance=~~ \| allegiance = \| country = {{Flag\|France}} ~~\|command_structure={{bulletedlist\|[[Ministry of the Armed Forces (France)\|Ministry of the Armed Forces]]\|[[Minister of the Interior (France)\|Minister of the Interior]]}}~~ \|~~branch=[[File:Blason~~ ~~paris~~command_structure ~~75.svg\|23px]]~~ = [[Republican Guard (France)\|~~French~~ Republican Guard]] \| branch = ~~\|march=~~ \| march = \|commander1=Colonel [[François Boulanger]]▼ \| website = {{official\|https://orchestrechoeur.garderepublicaine.fr/en/home/}} \|notable_commanders=▼ ▲\| commander1 = Colonel [[François Boulanger]] \|garrison=[[Paris]] ▼ ▲\| notable_commanders = ~~\|nickname=~~ ▲\| garrison = [[Paris]] \|identification_symbol= ▼ \| nickname = \|identification_symbol_label=▼ ▲\| identification_symbol = ▲\| identification_symbol_label = }} The '''~~French~~ Republican Guard Band''' ({{lang-fr\|Orchestre de la Garde républicaine}}) is a [[military band]] unit of the French [[Republican Guard (France)\|~~French~~ Republican Guard]], which is part of the [[National Gendarmerie]]. The band is composed of 120 professional musicians from ~~senior~~ national conservatories.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/garde-republicaine/Unites/L-orchestre-de-la-Garde-republicaine\|title=L'orchestre de la Garde républicaine\|last=nationale\|first=Gendarmerie\|work=Gendarmerie\|access-date=2018-03-05\|language=fr-FR}}</ref> ~~It is a part of the [[National Gendarmerie]].~~ As the senior band and field music unit of the [[French Armed Forces]], it is aimed towards active participation as the musical accompaniment in all national events. == History == [[File:Orchestre GR.jpg\|thumb\|The Concert Band]] The band was founded in {{start date and age\|1848\|p=y}} by [[Jean-Georges Paulus]]. Its official debut dates back to 1852, when a concert was organized in honor of Jean Paulus, its founder and the first leader of the band.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.idref.fr/086263749 \|title=Orchestre d'harmonie de la Garde Républicaine \|publisher=Idref.fr \|date= \|accessdate=2022-08-31}}</ref> The band made its first international performance in 1871, when it traveled to the [[United States]]. Since then, the musicians of the band have made numerous tours all over the world.~~<ref>~~{{~~Cite~~Citation ~~web~~needed\|~~url=https://fr.sputniknews.com/culture/2006042446845920/\|title=L'Orchestre de la Garde républicaine française à Moscou\|last=Sputnik\|website=fr.sputniknews.com\|language=fr\|access-~~date=~~2018-03-05~~November 2020}}~~</ref>~~ In 1993, the band was given its current name, and was transferred to the Republican Guard.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.france-orchestres.com/orchestre-de-la-garde-republicaine/\|title=Orchestre de la Garde républicaine {{!}} Association Française des Orchestres\|work=Association Française des Orchestres\|access-date=2018-03-05\|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/evenements/fete-musique-2003-2.asp\|title = Assemblée nationale - Fête de la musique - 21 juin 2003}}</ref> Since March 1, 1997, the band has been under the command of Colonel [[François Boulanger]], with Lieutenant-Colonel Sébastien Billiard as his deputy.<ref>{{~~Cite~~cite web\|url=http://www.euroclaviers.fr/actualites/un-piano-c.-bechstein-concert-8-pourlorchestre-de-la-garde-republicaine-de-paris\|title=ORCHESTRE DE LA GARDE REPUBLICAINE {{!}} EuroClaviers\|website=www.euroclaviers.fr\|language=fr\|access-date=2018-03-05\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423082615/http://www.euroclaviers.fr/actualites/un-piano-c.-bechstein-concert-8-pourlorchestre-de-la-garde-republicaine-de-paris\|archive-date=2016-04-23\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band performed at the [[2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]]. == Composition == [[File:French Republican Guard Bastille Day 2007 n3.jpg\|thumb\|The mounted band.]] * Infantry Band of the Republican Guard * [[Fanfare band]] Section Line 39 ⟶ 46: == Activities == The concert band and string orchestra perform either separately or as a combined ensemble during state dinners, festivals, or government organized concerts with the [[Choir of the French Army\|French Army Choir]], sometimes the role is played upon the symphony orchestra and the Fanfare Bands.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/memoire-et-culture/concerts-de-l-orchestre-de-la-garde-republicaine-et-du-choeur-de-l-armee-francaise18 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2018-03-05 \|archive-date=2018-03-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308002915/https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/memoire-et-culture/concerts-de-l-orchestre-de-la-garde-republicaine-et-du-choeur-de-l-armee-francaise18 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The Infantry Band and Fanfare Bands also perform during the annual [[Bastille Day military parade]] in Paris. As a general rule the bandsmen wear the blue uniform of the Republican Guard in all functions. In full dress the Infantry Band wears a shako, the mounted band wears a dragoon helmet. === Notable members and collaborators ===▼ ▲=== Notable members and collaborators === [[Raymond Guiot]] [[Roger Boutry]] Line 50 ⟶ 59: [[Pierre Thibaud]] ==~~Songs~~ Unit music == [[File:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg\|thumb\|The band performing the [[Chant du Départ]].]]▼ === Marches === [[La Marseillaise]]▼ * Defile de la Garde Républicaine [[Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse]] Marche Lorraine▼ Michel Strogoff Colonel Dupuy March▼ Musique de la Garde républicaine de Paris ▲[[File:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg\|thumb\|The band performing the [[Chant du Départ]].]] === Songs === ▲[[La Marseillaise]] [[Chant du départ]] ▲Marche Lorraine La nuit américaine [[La Madelon]] ▲Colonel Dupuy March Marche de la Garde Consulaire and La Victoire est à Nous === Bugle Calls === * Aux Champs == See also == Line 71 ⟶ 89: == References == {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category}} * {{official\|https://orchestrechoeur.garderepublicaine.fr/en/home/}} * {{YouTube\|_WzqVM3dM2k\|Band and the Honor Guard of the Republican Guard of France at the Spasskaya Tower festival in 2009}} * {{YouTube\|enVb8JoEie4\|Music of the Republican Guard Band}} Line 82 ⟶ 101: * {{YouTube\|hZrWbwOS2XY\|La Fanfare de Cavalerie de la Garde Républicaine à New York}} * {{YouTube\|PLDiU1dpr7aH2Jy1HfMo414i_Ygwf4UZSA\|Pas Redoublé (Michel Strogoff)}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Marching bands]] Line 88 ⟶ 109: [[Category:1848 establishments in France]] [[Category:Mounted bands]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1848]] [[Category:French Gendarmerie]]