It serves under the direct administration of the Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

It was founded in December 1945 on the basis of the Band of the Kyiv Military District with Major Demyan Litnovsky acting as its first director.

In December 1965, for the merits in the development of musical art in the Kyiv Military District, the title of "Honored Orchestra of the Ukrainian SSR" ('Заслужений оркестр Української РСР') was conferred upon it.

[3][4] Notable members of the band have included Volodymyr Oerenko and Andrey Kondratyuk, both of whom are People's Artist of Ukraine.

The band was the first performer of the Shche ne vmerla Ukrayina, the current national anthem of Ukraine.