The Central Band Of The Czech Armed Forces (CZE)

The Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (ACR Central Band) was founded on December 1st, 1950, as a representative ensemble of military brass music. The new orchestra became an independent component of the “Prague upraising” 80th infantry battalion and numbered 120 musicians.

Since its establishment during the period of sixty years, has the orchestra gone through several reorganizations or radical changes. However, emphasis laid on concerting and development of art was always a decisive factor of a high rank the orchestra has gradually achieved.

The ACR Central Band has retained its prestige several times among international orchestras at festivals and parades held both in the territory of the Czech Republic and abroad. Particularly, the most prestigious was participation in festival in Norfolk (USA 2009), Quebec (Canada 2006), Oslo (Norway 1999), Stockholm (2006) and  Edinburgh (UK 2018)  Apart from that, the Band often performed in the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Poland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary and others.

Nowadays the ACR Central Band’s top positions are held by Commander – Conductor-in-Chief Ltc Jaroslav ŠÍip Deputy Commander Maj. Josef Kučera, Leading Conductor Maj. Roman Hanzlink and Conductor Cpt. Marek Müller.

We proudly welcome them to the Norwegian Military Tattoo 2026!