Swedish Armed Forces Music Corps

The Swedish Armed Forces Music Corps[1] (Swedish: Försvarsmusiken, FöMus) heads all bands of the Swedish Armed Forces: the Royal Swedish Army Band, the Life Guards' Dragoon Music Corps and the Royal Swedish Navy Band in Karlskrona and the 25 bands of the Home Guard. Försvarsmusiken serves the Royal Court, Armed Forces and the Government.

A Swedish band member

It was organized in 2010 as a combined staff of three professional military bands under the armed forces.[2] The MMD-SAF reports as part of the Life Guards, headquartered in Stockholm. The official marchpast for musicians under the FöMus is Signalmarsch No. 1 by Mats Janhagen.[3]

Directors

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  • 2010–2015: Olle Hermansen[4]
  • 2015–present: Roger Lodin[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ We defend Sweden: pocket guide - Swedish Armed Forces. Stockholm: Swedish Armed Forces. 2021. p. 40. SELIBR jx2g4n7lgsk3s7wv.
  2. ^ "Försvarsmusiken en del av Livgardet". Forsvarsmakten.se.
  3. ^ "M. Janhagen | Discography | Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. ^ "Olle Hermansen avtackades - Militärmusiksamfundet". Militarmusik.se.
  5. ^ "Försvarets forum nr 6/2015, s. 9" (PDF). Forsvarsmakten.se. 2019-08-18.

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