Musical Unit of the Spanish Royal Guard - Madrid National Day - Unidad de Música de la Guardia Real

The Musical Unit of the Spanish Royal Guard, Unidad de Música de la Guardia Real, performing in Madrid during both the gathering of military bands at Madrid's Royal Palace on Sunday 11th October; and marching past during the main Spanish National Day Parade on Monday 12th October. Also included at the end of this video are clips of the Band taking part in an overnight rehearsal ahead of the main National Day parade. 00:00 Camino de Rosas - J.Ribate 01:53 Relevo en Palacio - F.Grau 03:06 National Emblem - E.Bagley 04:25 Guardia de Alabarderos - M.San Miguel 07:31 España Cañí - P.Marquina 09:56 Hesperia - R.Dorado 10:48 Spanish Royal Guard Contingent - National Day Parade 12:03 Overnight rehearsal of the National Day Guard of Honour ceremony The Band are under the direction of their Assistant Conductor Captain (Capitán) D. Francisco Juan Rodríguez. During the overnight rehearsal, the Band is conducted by the Spanish Royal Guard Band's Director of Music Colonel (Colonél) Fernando Lizana Lozano. The gathering of military musicians is an annual event that takes place on the 11th October (eve of National Day) at the Royal Palace of Madrid. The overnight rehearsal videos are taken on the evening of Saturday 10th October at Fuente de Neptuno (Neptune Fountain), where the main stands and Royal saluting dias is located during the processional route. The videos show various parts of the Royal Guard's ceremony, complete with music, that takes place in front of His Majesty the King of Spain, before the main parade steps off. To watch the ceremony be performed on the day, please see this TV coverage of the event:    • Spain Celebrates National Day 2026: King F...   It is worth noting, that during these rehearsals and ceremony, all commands are given by a pocket valved bugle called 'Cornetine'. This tradition of commands being covered by bugle call is known in Spain as 'Toques de Ordenanza', and something rather unique, especially on such a high pitched bugle. These commands are given by the unit's bugler. Unidad de Música de la Guardia Real was first formed in February 1874, but has existed in its current structure of a symphonic wind band, marching band and fifes and drums since 1998. Unusually, when sat down, the concert band includes both Double Basses and Cellos within their instrumentation. All musicians are fully serving members of the Spanish military and specialise in music with employment directly to the Band after completion of basic military training. Personal note: This was the first Spanish military band I have experienced and I was particularly impressed by the extremely professional balance across the band displayed by the musicians when static and moving. This is a real symphonic wind band that can march and play, a very unique classical sound, blended with traditional Spanish music! Military Bands Everywhere: Contact - militarybandseverywhere@gmail.com Website: https://www.militarybandseverywhere.c... Facebook:   / militarybandseverywhere   Instagram:   / militarybands_everywhere   YouTube:    / @militarybandseverywhere