National Guard and the National Presidential Band of Ukraine. Russian performers Honour Guard and Cavalry Escort of the Kremlin Regiment (2007–Present) Presidential Band of the Russian Federation (2007–Present) Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (2007–Present) Central Navy Band of Russia (2007–Present) Band of the Moscow Military Music College (2007–Present) Band of the Dzerzhinsky Division (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Special Exemplary Military Band of the Guard of Honor Battalion of Russia (2011–Present) Band of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment (2012–Present) Girls Corps of Drums, Boarding School for Girls, Ministry of Defense of Russia (2012-2018) Central Band of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia (2018) Military Band of the Southern Military District (2019) Combined Band and Song and Dance Company of the Russian Airborne Forces (2020) Military Band of the Krasnodar Region Main Department of the National Guard (2020) Band of the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy Central Exemplary Band of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (2020) Band of GBOU School No. 1770, Moscow (2020) Notable guests Svetlana Medvedeva, 3rd First Lady of Russia Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff General Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Internal Affairs Belarusian Defence Minister Andrei Ravkov and his wife Natalia Princess Stéphanie of Monaco Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Wahab Khan, Pakistan Army School of Music Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain Lieutenant General Christos Vaitsis, Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff Protocol The President of Russia in his/her position as Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces usually delivers a message of congratulations to the organizers and participants of the festival. Greetings are also given by the Russian Defence Minister and the Mayor of Moscow. The day before the festival's opening ceremony, the directors of the participating bands lay wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden. The festival usually coincides with Moscow's City Day, which means that some of the participating bands take part in the procession along Tverskaya Street. Directors The musical director of the festival is the senior director of music of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia. Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov (2006–2016) Major General Timofey Mayakin (2016–Present) Roman Markholia served as producer-director of the festival in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Award winners Public Council The public council is the organizing committee of the festival.