Army Music Corps Kassel

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Army Music Corps Kassel
- HMusKorps Kassel -

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Lineup July 1, 1956
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces armed forces
Armed forces Force Base Force Base
Branch of service Military music service
Strength ~ 60 men
Insinuation ZMilMusBw Wappen.png Military Music Center of the Bundeswehr
Location kassel
commander
boss Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Terhardt
Until the change of position, the HMK 2 wore the division badge of the 2nd Panzer Grenadier Division

The Heeresmusikkorps Kassel (HMusKorps Kassel), until September 18, 2013 Heeresmusikkorps 2 (HMusKorps 2) based in Kassel is a music corps of the German army . In the course of the realignment of the Bundeswehr, Army Music Corps 2 was subordinated to the Armed Forces Office and is therefore part of the armed forces base . It is the only music corps of the Bundeswehr in the state of Hesse.

task

The orchestra performs its duties in the field of troop ceremonies in Hesse and the neighboring federal states. In addition, numerous benefit concerts are on the program. The music corps is also deployed abroad, for example on concert tours or as part of troop support.

history

The Army Music Corps 2 was set up on July 1, 1956 under the designation IV A as the music corps of the 2nd Grenadier Division in Kassel. On March 16, 1959, the orchestra was named Heeresmusikkorps 2 . In the course of the dissolution of the 2nd Grenadier Division, u. a. the city of Baunatal for the maintenance of the orchestra and has been sponsoring it ever since. The orchestra is located in the former Liège barracks in Kassel.

ladder

So far eleven conductors have led the Army Music Corps 2:

  • Captain Hermann Wismer (July 1, 1956 - March 31, 1964)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Müller (April 1, 1964 - September 30, 1972)
  • Major Wolfgang Rödiger (October 1, 1972 - September 30, 1981)
  • Major Heinz Schiffer (October 1, 1981 - September 30, 1983)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Bernhard Höfele (October 1, 1983 - March 30, 1989)
  • Major Walter Ratzek (April 1, 1989 - September 5, 1995)
  • Major Roland Kahle (September 6, 1995 - January 31, 1997)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Wolfgang Willems (February 1, 1997 - May 19, 2008)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Reinhard Kiauka (May 19, 2008 - June 3, 2014)
  • Lt. Col. Christian Blüggel (June 4, 2014 - November 30, 2015)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Terhardt (since December 1, 2015)

Occupations

The Army Music Corps 2 is a symphonic wind orchestra . In addition, the musicians also appear in smaller ensembles, in addition to an Egerländer formation as well as numerous chamber music ensembles.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press and information service of the armed forces base: Solemn ceremony on the occasion of the change of subordination of the Army Music Corps to the Center for Military Music of the Bundeswehr. www.streitkraeftebasis.de, September 16, 2013, accessed on October 13, 2013 .

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