The orchestra was founded in 1991 and has been representing Lithuania and the Lithuanian army for more than twenty years. Three dozen professional musicians play in this big band, most of whom are graduates of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater and the Vilnius Conservatory. The big band's concert music program reflects the work of different European and American composers. This big band actively performs both in Lithuanian and foreign cities and stages. In concert, the big band of the National Defense Forces speaks the international language of music, fostering cultural values and raising the prestige of the Lithuanian army.