Villanueva is a retired Air Force trumpet player who is considered the country’s foremost expert on military bugle calls, particularly “Taps,” said his friend and fellow Peabody Conservatory graduate, ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — There is no sound more synonymous with Saratoga Race Course than the 34-note “Call to the Post.” This iconic bugle call signifies to fans throughout the track grounds that the ...

It woke them up and put them to bed. In between, it called them to assembly, to morning drills and to the mess hall. Years ago, the toot-toot-toot-a-toot of the bugle was as familiar on military bases ...

Indiana National Guard Sgt. First Class Ron Duncan performs "Taps" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo provided Submitted photo There is a moment, just after being introduced and before he ...

At the invitation of the Bern International Jazz Festival in 2004, trumpeter Clark Terry assembled a 17-piece band consisting exclusively of his present and former students, ranging from 40ish ...

It’s just 24 notes; not a full composition or even a song. It’s merely a bugle call. But this bugle call does more than move mountains; it moves souls. This 24-note bugle call, known as taps, is part ...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska (September 21, 2012) Fort Wainwright and surrounding communities may have noticed recently that traditional U.S. Army bugle calls are now audible throughout the day starting at ...