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Italian Air Force Band

The Italian Air Force Band conducts concerts, both in Italy and abroad, participating in the most significant ceremonies of the Armed Force, inter-force, and NATO. 

Among its institutional duties, the Band performs the ceremonial service at the Quirinal Palace, alternating with other military musical ensembles.

The current staff, established by state law, consists of 102 orchestral musicians, an archivist, the Maestro Director and the Maestro Deputy Director.

The Band is under the administrative command of the Air Force Command – Rome, while its deployment is arranged by the Air Force Staff – 5th Department “Communication”.”

Italian Air Force Band Programme of Activities

     Data     CittàLuogoEventTipo Evento
13-01-2026RomePALAMVISITA DEL CAPO DELLE FORZE ARMATE DELLA TURCHIAOnori
23-01-2026RomeTivoliCONCERTO BANDA AM A TIVOLI A FAVORE ASSOARMA
01-02-2026RomePiazza del QuirinaleCERIMONIA CAMBIO SOLENNE GUARDIA D’ONOREOnori
01-02-2026RomePalazzo MontecitorioMONTECITORIO A PORTE APERTE
05-02-2026FrosinoneLiceo MusicaleINCONTRO DIDATTICO CON STUDENTI LICEO MUSICALE
12-02-2026RomeAeroporto Urbe Hangar 44INCONTRO DIDATTICO CON STUDENTI LICEO MUSICALE A.GALIZIA DI NOCERA INFERIORE
23-02-2026RomePALAMVISITA DEL CAPO DELLE FF.AA. DELLA COLOMBIAOnori
25-02-2026ROMAPALAZZO DELLE ESPOSIZIONIFESTA NAZIONALE DELLA SERBIA
26-02-2026ROMAPALAZZO CHIGIVISITA DEL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA DI CIPROOnori
05-03-2026ROMABASILICA SAN GIOVANNI IN LATERANOCENTENARIO DELL’ORDINARIATO MILITARE PER L’ITALIA 1926-2026Messa
08-03-2026ROMABASILICA SANTA MARIA COELICENTENARIO DELL’ORDINARIATO MILITARE PER L’ITALIA 1926-2026Messa
08-03-2026ROMAAEROPORTO URBE – HANGAR 44CONCERTO IN OCCASIONE DELLA FESTA DELLE DONNE
09-03-2026FURBARA17° STORMO INCURSORI AMCERIMONIA DI IMBASCAMENTO 17°STORMO INCURSORI AM
11-03-2026ROMAAUDITORIUM GUARDIA DI FINANZACENTENARIO DELLA FONDAZIONEDELLA BANDA MUSICALE DEL CORPO DELLA GUARDIA DI FINANZA (1926-2026)
17-03-2026ROMAPIAZZA COLONNAGIORNATA DELL’UNITA’ NAZIONALE DELLA COSTITUZIONE DELL’INNO E DELLA BANDIERA
22-03-2026ROMACIRCONVALAZIONE OSTIENSEMaratona di Roma
28-03-2026NAPOLIPIAZZA DEL PLEBISCITOCERIMONIA 103°ANNIVERSARIO COSTITUZIONE AERONAUTICA MILITARE
31-03-2026NAPOLITEATRINO PALAZZO REALECERIMONIA 103°ANNIVERSARIO COSTITUZIONE AERONAUTICA MILITAREConcerto
01-04-2026NAPOLIVIA CARACCIOLOCERIMONIA 103° ANNIVERSARIO COSTITUZIONE AM E GIURAMENTO E BATTESIMO CORSO GRIFO VI
21-04-2026ROMA 2779° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA FONDAZIONE DELL’URBE
23-04-2026ROMACONSERVATORIO SANTA CECILIASAXFEST 2026 – FESTIVAL DEL SASSOFONOConcerto
25-04-2026MACERATASAN SEVERINO MARCHE81° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA LIBERAZIONOnori
12-05-2026ROMACIAMPINO100° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA CONQUISTA DEL POLO DEL DIRIGIBILE NORGEConcerto
19-05-2026ROMAC.U.F.A.BANDA INTERFORZE PRESSO IL CIRCOLO UFFICIALI FF.AA.Concerto
20-05-2026ROMAVILLA DORIA PAMPHILIREGISTRAZIONE INNO NAZIONALE
20-05-2026ROMAVILLA MADAMARESA Onori AUTORITA’ EMIRATI ARABI UNITIOnori
22-05-2026ROMAPALAZZO CHIGI)RESA Onori AUTORITA’ REPUBBLICA DI IRLANDAOnori
01-06-2026RomeGiardini del QuirinaleApertura giardini del QuirinaleConcerto
02-06-2026ROMAFORI IMPERIALI80°ANNIVERSARIO PROCLAMAZIONE DELLA REPUBBLICAParata militare
02-06-2026ROMAPIAZZA COLONNA80° ANNIVERSARIO PROCLAMAZIONE DELLA REPUBBLICAConcerto
23-06-2026SIRACUSAORTIGIA80° ANNIVERSARIO DELLO STATUTO AUTONOMISTICO SICILIANO - PREMIAZIONE TAPPA NASTRO ROSA TOU
25-06-2026SIRACUSANOTO(CATTEDRALE)80° ANNIVERSARIO DELLO STATUTO AUTONOMISTICO SICILIANO
26-06-2026RAGUSALIDO DI MODICA80° ANNIVERSARIO DELLO STATUTO AUTONOMISTICO SICILIANO
26-06-2026RAGUSAMODICA(CATTEDRALE DI SAN PIETRO)80° ANNIVERSARIO DELLO STATUTO AUTONOMISTICO SICILIANO
Concerto Banda Tivolo 23 Gennaio 2026
Concerto Roma del 23/04/2026
Concerto Ciampino 12 Maggio 2026
Concerto Noto 25 Giugno 2026
Concerto Modica 26 Giugno 2026
Concerto Bressanone del 28/07/2026
Concerto Venaria Reale Primo Ottobre 2026
Concerto Fermo del 10/10/2026
Concerto Banda Foligno

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Historical notes

The Italian Air Force Band, established on 1st July 1937, was governed by the “Regulations for the Operation of the Royal Air Force Musical Corps”, derived from Royal Decree of 19th November 1936.

Rome's Cavour Barracks, the first in Italy to house an aviation unit at the beginning of the century, was its first home. There, in the presence of Maestro Pietro Mascagni, the Band gave its first solemn concert reserved for the authorities and high-ranking officers of the newly formed Air Force.

On 20 September of the same year, with a concert at the EIAR (Italian Broadcasting Authority), the Band officially presented itself to the general public and began its concert and ceremonial activities. For the occasion, a programme was performed featuring music by Mascagni, Bach, Puccini, Verdi, Mendelssohn and Wagner.

The first conductor who led it was Alberto Di Miniello, a composition student of Ottorino Respighi, who in 1935 won the competition for director of the The Royal Air Force Musical Corps. Yours is the March of the Air Force.

  

In those years, the climate of excitement and interest surrounding the "Arma Azzurra" (the Italian Air Force), the youngest, most modern, and innovative Italian Armed Force, greatly favoured the Band's deployment both in Italy and abroad. Between 1938 and 1940, there were numerous foreign tours: Bulgaria, Spain, Belgium, and Germany, among many others.

Disbanded as a result of wartime events, the Band was subsequently reconstituted in 1944 and, from December of the same year, resumed its intensive concert activities: Juliard School in New York, Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, Musikhalle in Hamburg, Conservatoire de la Ville in Luxembourg, Ankara, Moscow.

How to request the intervention of the Air Force Band

The Italian Air Force Band can also be requested by bodies and/or institutions external to the Armed Force.

The relevant body/institution must submit a request for intervention well in advance of the scheduled performance date, to the following contact: AERONAUTICA MILITARE – Air Staff 5th Department “Communication” – Viale dell’Università, 4 – 00185 ROME (the application may be sent in advance by email to: stataereo.com@aeronautica.difesa.it).

Check technical feasibility

Upon receipt of the request, the Air Force Command Rome – Garrison and Ceremonial Office, to which the Band reports, will assess the feasibility of the request, taking into account technical, logistical, and accommodation requirements, if necessary, and catering if applicable.

The administrative costs borne by the requesting Body or Institution will also be estimated.

**The technical-organisational assessments will be forwarded to the Air Force Staff, 5th Department “Communication,” which will arrange for the deployment of the musical ensemble.**.

Notification of Grant

Should the request for the Military Air Force Band's participation be approved, the requesting bodies/institutions will be responsible for carrying out all promotional activities and managing the event in its entirety. It should be noted that, for institutional reasons, the Armed Force reserves the right to withdraw the Band's participation from any event, at any time, without this entitling the requesting body/institution to make any claims and/or requests for compensation of any kind.

For institutional needs, the Italian Air Force reserves the faculty to revoke the granting of the Musical Band for any event, at any time, without such an event allowing the requesting Body/Institution to make claims and/or demands for compensation of any kind.