About
Military Band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is affiliated to PLA General Political Department.
After its inception in 1947, the band firstly performed the Chinese national anthem on the country’s founding ceremony in 1949. For more than 60 years, the Band has given more than 7,000 performances at major events including National Days’ Founding Ceremonies, Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, and Guangzhou Asian Games. As the only Chinese national-class wind instruments ensemble, the band has formed its unique music style of marching wind, popular wind, jazz as well as a combination of instrumental music (solo/ensemble) and vocal music. Each year, the band gives public performances to soldiers, as well as tours around the country. Since the late 1980s, the band has visited Thailand, Japan, France, Finland, Germany, Belgium, UK, South Korea, Australia, North Korea, Surinam, and the United States, having received great acclaim. So far, the band has produced and performed more than 2,000 wind music pieces and released hundreds of tapes, records, and monographs.