Articles about Taps on TapsBugler.com

22 Notes 22 Lives

By Tapsbugler on May 28, 2016

22 Notes 22 Lives The number 22 is often cited with regard to our military veterans. It is said to be the average number of…

By Tapsbugler on April 24, 2016

By Tapsbugler on February 14, 2016

THE EXPERIENCES OF A BANDMASTER By John Philip Sousa During eighteen years spent in playing music for the masses, twelve years in the service of…

By Tapsbugler on June 28, 2015

Taps History on NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/05/30/136721508/historian-explains-the-origin-of-taps

By Tapsbugler on March 2, 2015

NO LIVE BUGLER FOR CLARK TERRY I was informed that at the funeral for the great trumpeter, Clark Terry, the US Navy provided military funeral…

By Tapsbugler on September 6, 2014

This week will be an exciting one as I am involved with many events surrounding the 200th Anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner which was…

By Tapsbugler on April 19, 2014

An Opera based on the life of Oliver Willcox Norton, the first bugler to sound Taps. Commissioned by Loudoun Lyric Opera Company in honor of…

By Tapsbugler on January 3, 2014

Happy 2014! Well, we ended last yearâ€™s holiday letter by saying we hoped 2013 wouldnâ€™t be as busy as 2012, but if anything it…