{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} The '''[[Officers Training Academy]] [[Military Band]]''' is a musical unit in the [[Indian Armed Forces]] based in [[Chennai]]. The band was established in 1973 from an amalgamation of musicians from various regiments in the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uniindia.com/ota-conducts-music-symphony/other/news/378050.html |title=OTA conducts music symphony |date=11 February 2016 |website=United News of India |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915100613/http://www.uniindia.com/ota-conducts-music-symphony/other/news/378050.html |url-status=dead }}<br>- {{Cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20160215/281565174815115 |title=Wayback Machine has not archived that URL. |work=The Hindu |via=PressReader |archive-date=15 September 2023 |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915100611/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20160215/281565174815115 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band has since been involved in boosting the morale and supporting officer cadets during their training at OTA. It has participated in [[passing out (military)|passing out parades]], symphonic concerts and national [[military parades]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/cities/chennai/2016/feb/13/chennai-digest-891625.html |title=Fusion Symphony at OTA |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> It also performs locally in neighborhoods such as [[St. Thomas Mount]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=178311289&highlights=OTA |title=OTA_BAND TEAM |website=The Hindu Images}}</ref>
The band is composed of three sections: woodwind, brass and percussion. There is also a piper group, a resident vocalist and a [[jazz band]]. It consists of 34 musicians, many of whom are cadets at the OTA. Its training schedule is six hours of training per day for two months before a major concert or parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wpiu5lLKo8 |title=The military band of Officers Training Academy in Chennai |via=YouTube}}</ref> It is currently{{when|date=July 2023}} led by Subedar Major Afzal Khan.
==See also== *[[Indian Army Chief's Band]] *[[United States Military Academy Band]]
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1973]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1973]] [[Category:1973 establishments in Tamil Nadu]] [[Category:Indian military bands]] [[Category:Military academy bands]]