Presidential_Orchestra_of_the_State_Security_Service_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan
Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Military band unit
The Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Мемлекеттік қауіпсіздік қызметінің Президенттік оркестрі, Russian: Президентский оркестр Службы государственной охраны Республики Казахстан), formerly the Band of the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan, is a military music unit made for state ceremonies carried out by the State Security Service of Kazakhstan.
The band has performed in countries of the CIS, as well as United Kingdom, Italy, United States, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Malaysia, Egypt, India, Bahrain, Greece and other countries.[4][5][6] The band's repertoire includes almost all the international anthems, military marches, folk music, pop music, and classical music foreign and Kazakh composers.[7][8][9] The band is under the direction of a bandmaster and senior military director,[10] currently Colonel Talgat Berdigulov since 2006.[11][12][13][14]
Ensembles that belong to the band include the following:
- Brass Band
- Ceremonial Band
- Symphonic Band
- Folk and Dance ensembles
A member of the brass band carries a Lyre, which serves as the ceremonial symbol of the unit at official ceremonies.[15] The requirements for membership in the band include physical standards such as the ability to run at least 1 mile. During an interview with Kazinform in August 2017, Tlek Ergaliev, the director of the band's brass group, stated that female bandsmen "must be beautiful and slim".[16][17]