Police Band of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska

Police Band of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska
Полицијски оркестар Министарства унутрашњих послова Републике Српске
Active	December 2017 – present
Country	Republika Srpska
Branch	Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska
Type	Police band
Commanders
Director of Music	Jelena Atlagić[1]
Conductor	Dušan Pokrajčić[2]

The Police Band of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska (Serbian: Полицијски оркестар Министарства унутрашњих послова Републике Српске) is ceremonial orchestral unit of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska.

It is considered a national symbol of Police and Republika Srpska and it a is new formed Police unit. Also, the role of the band is to celebrate days that are significant to Republika Srpska or the Ministry of Interior.^[3] The band's first appearance was on January 9, 2018 on celebration of Republic Day together with the Honour Unit of Ministry of Interior in new ceremonial uniforms.

The band is made up of 20 professional musicians that play on many different music instruments: trumpet, trombone, tuba, french horn, flute, clarinet and alt saxophone.^[4][5]

Concerts, repertoire and premieres

The young band, within just days of its foundation, began its presence to the public when it staged just few concerts and appearances in Republika Srpska and first concert was in Banja Luka on November 21, 2018 on celebration of the slava of Ministry of Interior.^[1] Its first-ever appearance outside Republika Srpska was in Vienna on January 25, 2019.^[6] After their first successful concert in Banja Luka, they had mini-tour in cities seats of police administrations in Republika Srpska: Prijedor (March 4), East Sarajevo (March 31), Bijeljina (May 11, together with Art ensemble of the Ministry of Defence of Serbia), Doboj (June 25) and Trebinje (August 18th).^[4][7][8][9]

They usually play Serbian marching music, patriotic songs ("Tamo daleko", "Kreće se lađa francuska, and "Pukni zoro"^[10]) and arrangements of modern and movie music.^[11]

Beside their standard repertoire they had for first time played Anthem of Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska composed by conductor Dušan Pokrajčić.^[10] Also, Police Band participates in celebration of the Fête de la Musique in Banja Luka.^[12] In 2019 Police Band participated to celebration of International Jazz Day when the band played Banja Luka written by Phill Woods, played first time by Quincy Jones in 1961 and arranged for the Police Band by band's conductor.^[13][14]

First concert in Banja Luka

First concert of the Police Band was in Cultural Center Banski Dvor on November 21, 2018. Reason for the concert was slava of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska Saint Archangel Michael.^[15] On concert were also short video clips from the history of the Police and the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska and short movie about first year of work of the Police Band produced by Radio Television of Republika Srpska.^[15][16][17] On first concert in Banja Luka, Police Band played this compositions: Moja Republika (National anthem of Republika Srpska), Bože pravde (National anthem of Serbia), marches National Heroes, Radetzky March, Miloš the Great, Alexander I, March on the Drina, patriotic songs, Kreće se lađa francuska, Tamo daleko, music from the movie Povratak otpisanih, The Final Countown, Devojko mala, Dancing Queen, Uptown Funk and Pukni zoro sung by alt saxophonist Srđan Vasić.^[17]

See also

• Honour Unit (Republika Srpska)
• Police of Republika Srpska
• Ministry of Interior (Republika Srpska)

References

1. "U Banskom dvoru održan koncert policijskog orkestra". Alternativna Televizija.
2. "PREMIJERNO IZVEDENA HIMNA MUP-a REPUBLIKE SRPSKE". SeeSrpska.
3. "Policijski orkestar MUP-a: Taktovi "Moje Republike" bude najjače emocije". Glas Srpske.
4. "Prijedor: Održan koncert Policijskog orkestra MUP-a Srpske". Radio Televizija Republike Srpske.
5. "Poznati marševi i pjesme u izvođenju Policijskog orkestra razgalili Trebinjce". Trebinje Live (in Serbian). 2019-08-18.
6. "Policijski orkestar MUP-a RS prvi put na Svetosavskom balu". Alternativna Televizija.
7. "'Binički' Ensemble and Choir of MoD and SAF at concert in Bijeljina". Official site of the Art Ensemble of the Ministry of Defence "Stanislav Binički". 2019-05-11.
8. "U Doboju održan koncert policijskog orkestra MUP-a Srpske". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). 2019-06-25.
9. "Orkestar policije nastupio u Trebinju". YouTube, channel Herceg Televizija (in Serbian). 2019-08-19.
10. "PREMIJERA: MUP RS dobio himnu, poslušajte kako zvuči". Opcija (in Serbian).
11. "Umetnici - Policijski orkestar Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srpske". svetosavskibal.wien.
12. "Banja Luka slavi muziku". Mondo (in Serbian). 2019-06-21.
13. "Svjetski dan džeza u Banjaluci". Mondo (in Serbian). 2019-04-30.
14. "Legendarni Kvinsi Džons poslao mnogo ljubavi Banjaluci". Blic Srpska Info (in Serbian). 2019-04-30.
15. "Sinoć održan prvi koncert Policijskog orkestra". Official site of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska (in Serbian). 2018-11-22.
16. "Prvi na dočeku domaćih, regionalnih i svjetskih zvanica". YouTube, channel Slaven Dimitric (in Serbian). 2018-11-21.
17. "Koncert Policijskog orkestra u Kulturnom centru Banski dvor". YouTube, channel Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srpske (in Serbian). 2018-11-29.

External links

• First concert video on YouTube
• Prijedor concert
• Doboj concert
• Trebinje concert
• Premiere of the Anthem of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska by Police Band
• Short movie about first year of work of the Police Band