French Army Signals Band

The band in Nice during an October 2007 military Tattoo. A member of the band during a festival.

The French Army Signals Band (French: Musique des Transmissions de l'armée française; M-TRANS) is a French Army military band based in Rennes. Comprising 53 musicians, it is one of the seven bands of the army (excluding the bands of the regiments and military schools).[1] It is led by Captain Sandra Ansanay-Alex, who has served in this capacity since 2013.[2] She is the first female conductor in the history of the French Army.[3]

The band employs the Brittany region's Celtic heritage, with 2 bagpipes and a bombard player in its ranks.[4] It has participated in international events such as the Sevastopol Military Tattoo, the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo[5] and the Virginia International Tattoo. €67,340.96 was the sum of money that was collected during the concerts the band provided in 2019.[6]

Originally known as the Band of the 41st Infantry Regiment. It later became part of the North-West Army Region and in 2010 and was renamed to the Artillery Band. During its time as the Artillery Band, it was part of the 16th Artillery Group.[7] With the army reforms that became effective on 1 September 2016, it was renamed to the Signals Band.[8]

## See also

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* 191st Army Band
* Royal Artillery Band
* Royal Canadian Artillery Band
* French Republican Guard Band

## References

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1. ^ "Rennes. La musique des Transmissions recrute des clarinettistes" (in French). Ouest France. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
2. ^ "Samedi soir, concert gratuit de la Musique des transmissions". www.ladepeche.fr.
3. ^ Tattoo, Virginia International. "2019 Virginia International Tattoo: Courage & Commitment – A salute to women in the military". Military News.
4. ^ https://www.vafest.org/media/161975/19084-vitbrochure-spring_low-res.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjnwN-T45HoAhUEPa0KHSQCB2QQFjAaegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2AxyGkVw0XcsEvNUOIMHH1[dead link]
5. ^ Bernstein, Mikael (September 5, 2010). "Military Fest Takes Over Red Square". The Moscow Times.
6. ^ "VIDEO. 67 300 € d'aide aux soldats blessés grâce à la musique militaire de Rennes" (in French). Ouest France. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
7. ^ "La musique de l'artillerie de Rennes". artillerie.asso.fr.
8. ^ "Musique des Transmissions de Rennes". Forum Militaire.

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