Military bands come together for musical spectacle at Russian music festival

Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival is an annual military music held in Moscow with 40 countries participating. (Photo: AP)

Irish bands practice during a rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival. (Photo: AP)

The Honor Guard and the Band of the Armed Forces of Belarus perform during a rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower international military music. Participating in the festival are Russian and foreign military orchestras, Folk groups, and the Honor Guard Units of foreign countries. (Photo: AP)

Taoist monks band of China perform during a rehearsal. Daoshi or Taoist, refers to a priest in Taoism. Some orders are monastic (Quanzhen orders), while the majority are not (Zhengyi orders). (Photo: AP)

China's Taoist monks band perform during a rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival in Red Square in Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Egyptian Military Symphonic Band perform during a rehearsal. The festival will take place from 26 August to 03 September 2017. (Photo: AP)

Fireworks explode above the St. Basil Cathedral as participants perform during a rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival in Red Square. (Photo: AP)

A member of the Russian Honor Guard of the Presidential Regiment performs during a rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival in Red Square (Photo: AP)