Odisha military band performs at PCTE
TNN | Mar 6, 2019, 07:58 ISTLudhiana: Performance by Army Air Defense Military Band from Gopalpur, Odisha, set the stage on fire. 28 soldiers performed different genres of music for nearly half an hour followed by march past at PCTE Group of College, Baddowal village on Tuesday.
The band played music using varied instruments flute, clarinet, two kinds of saxophone, horn, coronet, trombones, euphonium, bass, drum, and sat drums. They started with a welcome song named ‘Mangal Gaan’. Next tune was a mixture of patriotic songs which left the audience mesmerized.
Controlled by a band master, Meshram Rajesh also known as Nayak subedar, said, “These band tunes are a source of motivation to soldiers, especially during wars. With the dangers of war-like situation on our borders now, such performance inculcates ‘the josh’ among youth.”
Highlighting their Republic Day performance, he said, “We have to walk for 14 kilometres from Vijay Chowk to Red Fort. This needs a lot of energy and enthusiasm. In 1999, our band performed in Kishtwar Doda, Jammu and Kashmir after Kargil War to lift the morale of soldiers.”
Arjun Singh, a soldier from Pathankot who joined the band in 2012 said, “I wanted to join Army and now I am serving this band through task order.”
The band is participating in Republic Day from 1955 onwards and was awarded the best band in 2014. They have displayed performance in Thimpu, Bhutan.
Most of the soldiers in the band are from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Assam, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
The band played music using varied instruments flute, clarinet, two kinds of saxophone, horn, coronet, trombones, euphonium, bass, drum, and sat drums. They started with a welcome song named ‘Mangal Gaan’. Next tune was a mixture of patriotic songs which left the audience mesmerized.
Controlled by a band master, Meshram Rajesh also known as Nayak subedar, said, “These band tunes are a source of motivation to soldiers, especially during wars. With the dangers of war-like situation on our borders now, such performance inculcates ‘the josh’ among youth.”
Highlighting their Republic Day performance, he said, “We have to walk for 14 kilometres from Vijay Chowk to Red Fort. This needs a lot of energy and enthusiasm. In 1999, our band performed in Kishtwar Doda, Jammu and Kashmir after Kargil War to lift the morale of soldiers.”
Arjun Singh, a soldier from Pathankot who joined the band in 2012 said, “I wanted to join Army and now I am serving this band through task order.”
The band is participating in Republic Day from 1955 onwards and was awarded the best band in 2014. They have displayed performance in Thimpu, Bhutan.
Most of the soldiers in the band are from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Assam, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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