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Defence Music is the Swedish Armed Forces' function for Swedish military music. In 2026, Defence Music celebrates its 500th anniversary and has played a significant role in the Swedish Armed Forces and Swedish musical life throughout the centuries.

The Swedish Armed Forces have 28 military bands, consisting of the permanent bands of Defence Music: the Army Band, the Life Guards' Dragoon Band, the Navy Band, and the 25 bands of the Home Guard combat force. The wartime organization of the Defence Field Artists is part of Defence Music. The contract bands, the Air Force Band and the Gotland Band, are engaged continuously for musical assignments.

Each year, Defence Music carries out over 1,300 musical assignments through participation in state ceremonies, unit performances, public concerts, and tours – both nationally and internationally, particularly within the alliance.

The Life Guards' Dragoon Band is the mounted band. The Dragoon Band is a brass band for parade and ceremonial music. The band also performs on foot and has an extensive concert activity. The band is based in Stockholm and consists of 30 musicians.

Main Responsibilities

• Mounted and marching music in ceremonies, parades, and figure displays, both nationally and internationally.
• Participate in concerts with the full band and ensembles.
• Participate in record recordings and live broadcasts.
• Collaborate in special work and production groups within Defence Music.
• Undergo continuous riding training and perform stable duties.

Qualifications

• Music education from a university or equivalent competence.
• Proficiency in Bb and Eb trumpet, piccolo, Bb and Eb cornet, natural trumpet, and fanfare trumpet.
• No allergies to horses or fur-bearing animals.
• Physical condition for mounted and marching music. The Swedish Armed Forces have a general maximum weight limit of approx. 95 kg for riders, as weight is added for equipment on both horse and rider.

Merits

• Previous experience with the Swedish Armed Forces, e.g., basic military training/conscription.
• Category B driver's license.
• Completed and approved riding course at the Life Guards.

Personal Qualities

In addition to formal competence, great importance will be placed on your personal qualities. As a person, we see you as curious with a flexible and solution-oriented mindset. You need to be a team player who finds it easy to collaborate with others, but who can also work independently. An important part of the role is to be communicative and receptive. We are looking for someone who is goal- and result-oriented with a strong will to take responsibility for their tasks, as well as security-conscious.

Audition

In the recruitment process, you may be called for an audition.

Mandatory piece: Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, Movement 1 without cadenza and Movement 2.

Etude: Kopprach no 30.

Orchestral excerpts will be sent upon invitation.

Employment

This announcement concerns a permanent position with a six-month probationary period. Start date as agreed.

We apply individual salary setting. To be employed by the Swedish Armed Forces, a approved security clearance with register check is required.

The employment offers three hours of physical training per week during working hours. Training facilities are available near the workplace.

Other Information about the Position

As part of the Life Guards' Dragoon Band, you will wear a uniform and work in varied environments, both indoors and outdoors. The position also includes working with horses in a stable environment. It is important for the employment that you undergo and pass the mandatory riding course.

More information about the position is provided by:

Commander LDK, Kim Haglund, 070-887 00 84

Trade Union Representatives

SEKO: Lise-Lotte Larsson

SACO: Per Textorius

OFR/O: Sven Lundberg

OFR/S: Örjan Jansson

All can be reached via the switchboard: 08- 788 75 00

Your application is made via the Recruitment Tool Reachmee containing CV and cover letter by 260910.

Defence Music

UNITES – STRENGTHENS – GILDS

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Life Guards is one of the Swedish Armed Forces' largest units with origins dating back to 1521. We train tomorrow's soldiers, as well as military police and personnel who will carry out international missions. We guard the royal palaces, we have security and ground combat units. We are also responsible for preserving and developing Swedish military music tradition. Our headquarters is in Kungsängen outside Stockholm, but we are also located in Sollentuna, central Stockholm, Uppsala, Gothenburg, and Karlskrona.

Within the Swedish Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

An employment with us implies placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position.

A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of certificates and documents must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.