Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva

William Harten, Jr. US Navy Cornetist

Tapsbugler — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:33:19 +0000

William Harten Jr 1921-2004

William Harten, Jr. US Navy Cornetist The story of a musician and December 7, 1941

William Harten, Jr. was a WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Navy prior to WWII, trained at the Navy School of Music in Washington, D.C. from 1940-1941 and then served as a musician during the war. Both Bill and his cornet became survivors of the attack at Pearl Harbor and of their ship, the USS West Virginia. This special [...]

Keith Clark, Bugler at JFK’s Funeral

Tapsbugler — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:09:18 +0000

KEITH COLLAR CLARK (1927-2002)

Keith Clark was the Principal Bugler with The United States Army Band who was placed in the world spotlight when he was called to sound Taps at the Funeral of John F. Kennedy.

The story of the “Broken Note”can be read by CLICKING HERE

Clark was born on November 21, 1927, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and studied trumpet with Clifford Liliya and Lloyd Geisler. After graduation from Interlochen Music School, he played with [...]

Taps Played for the First Time-A Poem

Tapsbugler — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:23:21 +0000

Taps Played for the First Time Harrison’s Landing Virginia, July, 1862

A sentinel paces in the moldering dank, exercising the manual to no end but to keep himself upright and alive – shoulder arms, support arms, right shoulder shift – while midsummer insects flourish in his sweat, creeping down and through, drawing nourishment, then lodging in his vestments and his skin. – As his flannels ferment he contemplates the distinction between Noxious Effluvia and Laudable Pus. He thinks of the grand landscaping of the neighboring estate, the view to the river from [...]

Modern Bugle Calls

Tapsbugler — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:21:46 +0000

BUGLE CALLS Here is a link to Modern Bugle Calls

http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/buglecalls/Buglecallsequence.html

The 11th Wing at Bolling Air Force Base, DC and the Kennedy Funeral

Tapsbugler — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:43:45 +0000

Just about every person over the age of forty-five can tell you where they were, how they felt and what they did upon hearing the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy forty years ago this week. For Air Force members stationed with the 11th Air Base Group at Bolling Air Force Base, the afternoon of Friday, November 22, 1963 was sunny and bright. No doubt, the thoughts in many minds were of the Thanksgiving holiday [...]