Taps – so sweet
In the last century, when I was a soldier, many a night I went to sleep listening to Taps on the Battalion PA system – on other nights I ignored it and order another round.
However it was never played as sweetly as this and never by one so young – do yourself a favour, stop, watch and listen for 5 minutes.
Her name is Melissa Venema
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Standing ovation!
That was lovely, thanks Kev!
“Bravo” indeed!
Beautifully done.
… tears…
Should I show this to the bloke at the local RSL who mangles it every time he plays it?
hmmmmmmm … maybe not – I’ll keep it between us Kev, oh and PQ too.
:-)
woops… and ‘blood nut’ too OF COURSE…
Just being a bit pedantic here, but “Taps” is American. The bugle call played at the end of the day in barracks and RSL’s in Australia is the “Last Post”.
A similar sound, and identical purpose, but two very distinctly different tunes.
And, while I am playing the pedant, “Il Silenzio”, as played by the young lady in Kev’s video, is not a straight rendition of the US “Taps” but uses the bugle call as a central theme and weaves additional music around it.
Regardless of my pedantry, a beautiful and soulful piece, and definitely worth five minutes of time to reflect and remember.
At the age of 13 years old Melissa Venema has the soul connection with her music that many of the musical masters have spent most of their lives to achieve. Her sound on the trumpet is unlike anything I have ever heard before. She is one of a kind in the world today. The beauty of her soul flows out through her music. You don’t just hear her music, you feel it in your soul. She is wonderful.