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A gala concert 

Military marches and jazz to be part of 20th anniversary celebrations of Bulgaria's NATO membership

The Representative Brass Band of the National Guard Unit

The Representative Brass Band of the National Guard Unit, the Armed Forces Representative Ensemble and the NATO Jazz Band, made up of musicians from various NATO member states, will perform a gala concert in Sofia tonight at 18:00 to mark the 20th anniversary of Bulgaria's NATO membership. 
NATO Jazz Orchestra Photo: shape.nato.int
The Jazz Band musicians are coming to Bulgaria for the first time. They will perform classic American jazz arrangements by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Mount Basie, as well as vocal arrangements by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Johnny Holiday.

Admission to the event is free. It will take place on Prince Alexander I Square.



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