French Army Signals Band

The French Army Signals Band (French: Musique des Transmissions de l'armée française; M-TRANS) is a French Army military band based out of Rennes. It consists of 53 musicians, who make up 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] It employs the Brittany region's Celtic heritage with its 2 bagpipes and a bombard player in its ranks.[4] It has participated in international events such as the Sevastapol 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]

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

It was originally the Band of the 41st Infantry Regiment. It would later become the North-West Army Region and in 2010, was renamed to the Artillery Band. When it was 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

References
  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, From 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%5B%5D
  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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