French Republican Guard Band

Republican Guard Band
Orchestre de la Garde républicaine
Active1848–present
Country France
Part ofRepublican Guard
Garrison/HQParis
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel François Boulanger

The Republican Guard Band (French: Orchestre de la Garde républicaine) is a military band unit of the French Republican Guard, which is part of the National Gendarmerie. The band is composed of 120 professional musicians from national conservatories.[1] 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.

  1. ^ nationale, Gendarmerie. "L'orchestre de la Garde républicaine". Gendarmerie (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-05.