Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China

The Central Military Band of People's Liberation Army of China (Chinese:中国人民解放军军乐团) is a military music unit made for state ceremonies carried out by the People's Liberation Army of China. For more than 60 years, the orchestra has acted as the musical branch of the PLA. The musicians of the orchestra are required to play ceremonial music for visiting heads of state and government, as well as perform during national events such as the National Day of the People's Republic of China and the Day of the Founding of the PLA.

History
In August 1949, the North China military band was founded in Beiyuan. On October 1, 1949, at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, the military band played in its deubt appearance to a huge crowd in Tiananmen Square, playing for the first time the National Anthem, and as the musical accompaniment for the first military parade in the PRC's history. Since 1950 it has played in all National Day Parades and in major national events, first as the Headquarters Band of the Beijing Capital Garrison (since 1952) and later on as the Central Band of the Beijing Military Region and today as the Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a vital part of the Beijing Capital Garrison and the PLA General Headquarters, but also performs in events around the PRC and in events overseas.

As of 2012, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Central Military Band has successively performed at 14 National Day military parades since the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 2015 China Victory Day Parade  and has had the honor of playing during the 1990 Asian Games, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Shanghai World Expo and visits of heads of state, and heads of government, as well as military delegations. In January 2016, the Band was transformed to its current status as a directly reporting unit of the then newly established Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission from the PLA General Political Department.

Military Repertoire

 * Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
 * "singing the motherland"
 * March of the Volunteers
 * East Is Red
 * Ode to the Motherland
 * "review march"
 * "Military Song Chinese People's Liberation Army"
 * Song of the Military and Political University of Resistance Against Japan
 * funeral music
 * "Flower song"