US NAVY BUGLERS DURING WWI The U.S. Navy established a bugler rating in 1871. However, designated sailors have performed bugler duties aboard Navy ships since…
Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva
A History of the YMCA in the Great War By Jay Callaham These days, we think of the YMCA as a nice gym, maybe with…
OLIVER WILLCOX NORTON AND SHERMAN NEW YORKBy Jari Villanueva Oliver Willcox Norton (1839-1920) is best remembered as the first bugler to sound Taps. After the…
I Vow To Thee My Country, For Brass Ensemble By Gustav Holst This Memorial Day Weekend, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for…
A REMEMBRANCE It is with an extremely heavy heart that I report the death of James Swanson, the noted author, Lincoln scholar, and our good…
January can bring very cold weather to the Washington, D.C. area. Therefore, every four years, predicting the temperatures becomes a challenge. The forecasted snow and…
The bugle call of Taps originated during the American Civil War (1861-65) and was written as a replacement signal for Lights Out. It was used…
What is the piece of music played each time the President is announced? Where did that tune originate? “Hail To The Chief” Arranged by Jari…
