What do they do for the military? Do they fight? Do they get paid? Are they outsourced musicians or are they actually part of the military? Also, why?
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I have an ex-boyfriend who is musician (playes the bassoon) in a military orchestra in the German military. They are all professional musicians.
One of their purposes is to entertain the troops. They were sent to troops abroad quite regularly. And you won’t believe how much appreciated they are there.
Also ceremonial stuff is on their schedule.
Also they are playing a lot of concerts for the public like “civil orchestras” also do. And they are really good. I listened to complete Bach concerts by them and if you wouldn’t have seen them wearing uniforms you would’ve believed to listen to a big famous philharmonic orchestra.
The positions in military orchestras are rare and highly desirable because for professional musicians it’s one of the few jobs with a good regular income.
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