It was founded in 1982 by then
Minister of Defense Charles Hernu. The first choirmaster of the unit was . It became a unit of the Republican Guard in 1994. Its main role is to provide musical accompaniment for state ceremonies and official commemorations. It has given performances at the
Champs-Elysées, at the
Opéra Comique, and at the imperial theater of
Compiègne. It sometimes accompanies the
Band of the Republican Guard during concerts in France and abroad. The repertoire of the choir consists of traditional music, hymns, military songs, religious songs, and partisan songs. Members of the choir performed the
French National Anthem during the
Bastille Day military parade in
Paris on July 14, 2014. == References ==