Posts published in “History of Taps”

THE EXPERIENCES OF A BANDMASTER

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…

The Pearl Harbor Bugler Sgt Theodore Allen

By Tapsbugler on December 5, 2015

The Pearl Harbor Bugler Army Bugler Sergeant Theodore Allen http://www.pearlharborbugle.com/ http://www.pearlharborbugle.com/#!press/c1s1p Sergeant Theodore Allen â€‹Stationed at Fort Ruger on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941…

Taps History on NPR

By Tapsbugler on June 28, 2015

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

Digital Taps for Clark Terry?

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…

Star-Spangled Banner Events

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…

Norton-A Civil War Opera

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…

2013 in Review

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…

Taps for Vince

By Tapsbugler on December 27, 2013

TAPS FOR VINCE byÂ Stan Mays Two men in stiff military uniforms impatiently waited in the hallway outside my seventh-grade band class. They alternately looked…