Sri Lankan military bands (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද හමුදා කණ්ඩායම) refer to the joint-service musical units of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces representing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force. The three bands mentioned, which were established in 1949, 1952 and 1970 respectively and are the seniormost in the armed forces. They are composed of many ceremonial marching bands as well as concert bands which are base for the band's success. The band participates in main social and cultural events, including formal state visits and military parades. All army regiments also contain a regimental band for ceremonial duties.[1][2]
Members of the Sri Lanka Navy Band perform at Mattur Public Grounds during a community relations event in 2018.
The Lascarins, which was the indigenous guard composed of soldiers who fought for Portuguese Ceylon, also served the British government during the colonial era. It maintained a marching tom-tom band that consists of flutes and seashell horns piping military music. Today a special ensemble, which reports to the Sri Lanka Navy, wears the uniforms worn by these guardsmen.
Tri-service bandsedit
In 2018, a combined contingent from the 3 main bands of the military (16 soldiers, 15 airman and 15 sailors) took part in the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo in Moscow, Russia at the invitation of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia. It was recognized as the fourth best foreign band in the festival that year. At the end of their performance, a lone member notably sung Katyusha, a famed Russian patriotic song. The band was also invited to perform at several major railway stations around Moscow, including the Moscow Yaroslavsky railway station. The band was under the direction of contingent Commander Colonel Samson Jayakody, and Music Director Captain Chandana Amerasinghe, as well as Commander Shantha Rupasinghe and Major Sarath Edirisinghe.[4][5]
Sri Lanka Army Bandedit
The Sri Lanka Army Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Army. It is currently based in Panagoda, which is 20 km away from Colombo. The band was formed on 22 June 1950 with British Army Lieutenant George Perry, leading the platoon-sized band. Between 1952 and 1955, local Sri Lankan musicians were incorporated into the band, including Lieutenant C.T Caldera and Lional Edirisinghe who were among Sri Lanka's foremost musicians. Sergeant Wickramasinghe D. was the first native bandmaster of the army band. The band currently serves under the command of the Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps.[6]
Sri Lanka Navy Bandedit
The Sri Lanka Navy Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Navy.[7] The band was founded in 1950 as part of the Royal Ceylon Navy. Originally, bandsmen were trained by instructors from the Royal Marine School of Music in Portsmouth. It was led at first by J. H. Reynolds, who presided over the training of the buglers, drummers and bagpipers.[8] It primarily performs at different ceremony such as the farewell of foreign and domestic ships,[9] including those from Australia, [[China|China[citation needed]]] and the United States.[10]
Sri Lanka Air Force Bandedit
The Sri Lanka Air Force Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The first Air Force military band in the country was founded in 1970 under the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF). The first Bandmaster of the band was Chief Petty Officer, M.P.H Bartholomeusz. It consists of 24 musicians and is based in Katunayake, where it is attached to the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment.[11][12]
Unit Bandsedit
The formation of bands at regimental level first occurred in 1989 when the Central Army Band could not meet the Ceremonial demands of the entire service. They first received training at the Infantry Training Centre in Minneriya and were divided among the following regiments with each band formed up of a minimum of 17 musicians, a drum major and the bandmaster. The Bands are as follows:[13]
Traditional Corps of Drums of Sri Lanka Army Headquarters
Sri Lanka Artillery Bandedit
The Sri Lanka Artillery Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Artillery. It is the only band in the armed forces to use bearskin hats.
National Cadet Corps Bandsedit
Bands in the National Cadet Corps are divided between a western and eastern band. Two training courses, one for platoon commanders and one for NCOs are available for cadet musicians. A standard cadet school band consists of 25 cadet musicians as well as a Sergeant, three Corporals and three Lance Corporals. The All Island Western Band Competition Camp at the Rantambe Cadet Training Center is organized annually by the NCC.[14]Shavendra Silva, the current Acting Chief of Defence Staff as well as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, was a notable alumni of the Bands of the NCC.[15]
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for ceremonial duties 1 2 Members of the Sri Lanka Navy Band perform at Mattur Public Grounds during a community relations event in 2018 Contents 1 Types of Sri Lankan military bands 2 Tri service bands 2 1 Sri Lanka Army Band 2 2 Sri Lanka Navy Band 2 3 Sri Lanka Air Force Band 3 Unit Bands 3 1 Sri Lanka Artillery Band 3 2 National Cadet Corps Bands 4 See also 5 ReferencesTypes of Sri Lankan military bands edit nbsp A flutist form the Lascarins Sri Lankan military bands come in various forms with the following being the most common forms they come in 3 Marching band Concert band Beat Group String ensembles Pipe Band Oriental Orchestra The Lascarins which was the indigenous guard composed of soldiers who fought for Portuguese Ceylon also served the British government during the colonial era It maintained a marching tom tom band that consists of flutes and seashell horns piping military music Today a special ensemble which reports to the Sri Lanka Navy wears the uniforms worn by these guardsmen Tri service bands editIn 2018 a combined contingent from the 3 main bands of the military 16 soldiers 15 airman and 15 sailors took part in the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo in Moscow Russia at the invitation of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia It was recognized as the fourth best foreign band in the festival that year At the end of their performance a lone member notably sung Katyusha a famed Russian patriotic song The band was also invited to perform at several major railway stations around Moscow including the Moscow Yaroslavsky railway station The band was under the direction of contingent Commander Colonel Samson Jayakody and Music Director Captain Chandana Amerasinghe as well as Commander Shantha Rupasinghe and Major Sarath Edirisinghe 4 5 Sri Lanka Army Band edit The Sri Lanka Army Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Army It is currently based in Panagoda which is 20 km away from Colombo The band was formed on 22 June 1950 with British Army Lieutenant George Perry leading the platoon sized band Between 1952 and 1955 local Sri Lankan musicians were incorporated into the band including Lieutenant C T Caldera and Lional Edirisinghe who were among Sri Lanka s foremost musicians Sergeant Wickramasinghe D was the first native bandmaster of the army band The band currently serves under the command of the Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps 6 Sri Lanka Navy Band edit The Sri Lanka Navy Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Navy 7 The band was founded in 1950 as part of the Royal Ceylon Navy Originally bandsmen were trained by instructors from the Royal Marine School of Music in Portsmouth It was led at first by J H Reynolds who presided over the training of the buglers drummers and bagpipers 8 It primarily performs at different ceremony such as the farewell of foreign and domestic ships 9 including those from Australia China China citation needed and the United States 10 Sri Lanka Air Force Band edit The Sri Lanka Air Force Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Air Force The first Air Force military band in the country was founded in 1970 under the Royal Ceylon Air Force RCyAF The first Bandmaster of the band was Chief Petty Officer M P H Bartholomeusz It consists of 24 musicians and is based in Katunayake where it is attached to the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment 11 12 Unit Bands editThe formation of bands at regimental level first occurred in 1989 when the Central Army Band could not meet the Ceremonial demands of the entire service They first received training at the Infantry Training Centre in Minneriya and were divided among the following regiments with each band formed up of a minimum of 17 musicians a drum major and the bandmaster The Bands are as follows 13 Sri Lanka Artillery Band Sri Lanka Signals Corps Band Band of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps Band and Bugles of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry Band and Bugles of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Band and Pipes and Drums of the Gemunu Watch Band of the Gajaba Regiment Band of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Band of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment Band of the Sri Lanka Army Commandos Band of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Band of the Sri Lanka Engineers Band of the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police Band of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps Band of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps Band of the Sri Lanka Army Women s Corps Band and Bugles of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps Band of the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Central Band of the Sri Lanka National Guard Western Cadet Bands National Cadet Corps Eastern Cadet Bands National Cadet Corps Traditional Corps of Drums of Sri Lanka Army Headquarters Sri Lanka Artillery Band edit The Sri Lanka Artillery Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Artillery It is the only band in the armed forces to use bearskin hats National Cadet Corps Bands edit Bands in the National Cadet Corps are divided between a western and eastern band Two training courses one for platoon commanders and one for NCOs are available for cadet musicians A standard cadet school band consists of 25 cadet musicians as well as a Sergeant three Corporals and three Lance Corporals The All Island Western Band Competition Camp at the Rantambe Cadet Training Center is organized annually by the NCC 14 Shavendra Silva the current Acting Chief of Defence Staff as well as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army was a notable alumni of the Bands of the NCC 15 See also editIndian military bands Royal Marines Band Service Royal Corps of Army Music Royal Air Force Music Services United States military bands Russian military bandsReferences edit The Sri Lankan Military Band EN Spasskaya bashnya spasstower ru Commander s Unannounced Visit to Army Band Complex Produces Results Sri Lanka Army www army lk Musicians amp Dancers Sri Lanka Air Force www airforce lk Russian Spasskaya Tower Military Band Festival Rates Sri Lankan Contingent for Fourth Place Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka to be Represented at the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival by the Sri Lankan Military Band Comprising Three Branches of Troops Bands EN Spasskaya bashnya https parliament lk uploads documents paperspresented performance report srilanka army 2016 pdf bare URL PDF Daily News Online Edition Sri lanka Print Page archives dailynews lk The Island Archived from the original on 2019 03 03 Retrieved 2020 01 03 Chattopadhyaya Haraprasad 1994 Ethnic Unrest in Modern Sri Lanka An Account of Tamil Sinhalese Race Relations M D Publications Pvt ISBN 9788185880525 Members of a Sri Lankan Navy band and US Navy band perform in Colombo Daily FT The SLAF Band Sri Lanka Air Force airforce lk Sri Lanka Air Force Museum Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment The path to courage discipline and bravery 26 October 2018 Welcome to nginx www lakbimanews lk Archived from the original on 21 February 2013 Retrieved 3 February 2022 Retrieved from 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