Representative Brass Band of the National Guards Unit of Bulgaria

The Representative Brass Band of the National Guards Unit of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Гвардейски представителен духов оркестър към Националната гвардейска част на България) is the official representative brass band of the National Guards Unit of the Bulgarian Armed Forces.

It was commissioned by the Bulgarian Government in 1878, with originally 20 Czech musicians led by Josef Chochola in the band.

In 1892 this orchestra was transferred to Sofia from Veliko Tarnovo and was enlisted as part of the Bulgarian Life Guards Squadron.

The first ethnic Bulgarian to be appointed as the chief conductor of the band was Maestro Georgi Atanasov.

[2][3][4][5] [6] Most of the pieces of music are performed by the band at the Bulgarian Armed Forces Day parade in Sofia or during official protocol ceremonies.

The band in the early 20th century.
Radi Radev