A combined military band of the participating countries performs during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Actors in 1950s clothing perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
The Honor Guard of the Presidential Regiment of the Moscow Kremlin Commandant's Service of the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Members of the Mongolian Military Song and Dance Ensemble perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Band perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A Russian soldier of the the Combined Military Band of the Russian Airborne Forces performs during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
The Honor Guard of the Presidential Regiment of the Moscow Kremlin Commandant's Service of the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
The Central Band of the National Military-Patriotic Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Members of the historic Flag-wavers of the Contrade of Cori, Italy perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian soldiers carry a giant St. George ribbon, a symbol of Soviet participation in World War II and portraits of fallen soldiers, during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Members of The Presidential Orchestra of Burkina Faso perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian servicemen carry a giant St. George ribbon, a symbol of Soviet participation in World War II, during a dress rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival on the Red square in Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Soldiers of The Combined Military Band of the Russian Airborne Force perform during a dress rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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12:24 AM on Friday, August 22
By ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO and PAVEL BEDNYAKOV
MOSCOW (AP) — Military bands from across the world converged on Moscow’s Red Square to take part in the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival.
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