As part of the Navy Week celebrations, the Eastern Naval Command organised a public performance of Military Music with its team of 50 skilled musician sailors at Shivaji Park on Sunday.
The program was aimed at re-acquainting the music-loving public of the city with the professional capabilities of the personnel of the Naval Band. The one-hour package presented by the ENC Band commenced with the famous march titled ‘Old Comrades' and continued with traditional big band pieces and golden oldies of Telugu, Hindi and English. The band was conducted by eminent conductors of ENC Band, RK Tamang, T Vijayaraj and Johnson Vincent. The program evoked a good response from the large numbers that witnessed the thrilling show by the men in uniform. The musical evening concluded with the popular patriotic song Sare Jahan Se Achha.
The ENC Band was commissioned as the band of INS Circars in the early 50s. The 26 men band of those times has emerged as a 50 piece Symphonic band today with a vision to develop further. Apart from enthralling the audience at Visakhapatnam and in all the major cities of the country, the band has also enchanted audience overseas with its performances.
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Progressing from martial music, the band has widened its capabilities to include concerts, symphonies, solos and duets and other forms of contemporary music as well as Western and Indian Classical Music. The band is led by its Director Lieutenant Commander VC DCruz.
The Naval Symphonic Band is also scheduled to perform a Concert of Western Classical and other forms of music during the forthcoming Navy Week celebrations.