Military music enthralls audience at CWG closure
By IANSThursday, October 14, 2010
NEW DELHI - Thousands of people cheered and whistled as massed military bands enthralled the audience at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with their repertoire of rousing marches at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games here Thursday evening.
The 650 musicians, comprising 14 brass bands and 17 pipes and drums, were drawn from various regiments and formations of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force.
Marching in perfect unison, they wove intricate patterns on the field of play, ranging from stars to triangles to circles playing such well-loved marches like “Vijay Bharat”, “India Gate”, “Deshon ka Sartaj Bharat”, “Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja” and “Jai Jai Bharti”, rounding off their routine with the eternal favourite “Sare Jahan Se Achcha”.
