Presidential Orchestra of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Presidential Orchestra of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a military music unit made for state ceremonies carried out by the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan. The Band includes a brass band, a symphony orchestra, and folk dance ensembles. The band's repertoire includes almost all the international anthems, military marches, folk music, pop music, and classical music foreign and Kazakh composers. Lieutenant Colonel Talgat Berdigulov has been the Head of the Band of the Republican Guard since 2007. The orchestra was formed in accordance with the Decree of the President of Kazakhstan in 1992 to provide the musical part of State, protocol, events and official celebrations. Until 1994, the it was called the exemplary orchestra of the Kazakh Armed Forces and from 1994 to 2014 was a part of the Republican Guard. In April 2014, when the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan was created, the band was rebranded as a Presidential Orchestra. The orchestra has performed in countries of the CIS, as well as Great Britain, Italy, USA, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Malaysia, Egypt, India, Bahrain and other countries.