Glenn’s Trumpet Notes

Most Veterans Day ceremonies in the USA were held this year on the observed holiday, Monday, 12 November, but VFW Post 1040 elected to conduct theirs on the real date, Sunday, 11 November—celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the signing of the World War I armistice at 11 a.m. on 11/11/1911.

Using my beautiful Getzen bugle, I sounded “Assembly” to call the ceremony to order, followed by the entrance procession, led by the Northwest Junior Pipe Band playing “The Marine Corps Hymn” honoring the 243rd birthday of the Corps. NWJPB was followed by the Legion of Honor of the Nile Shrine Center and the Honor Guard of VFW Post 1040 of Lynnwood. As the ceremony closed, I was honored to sound “Echo Taps” with my trumpet student, Aidan Grambihler, trumpeter in Garfield High School’s Concert Orchestra in Seattle. Bryan Kolk is conductor of GHS’s three orchestras.

Aidan started lessons with me almost three years ago (please see my blog post of 13 April 2016). As Aidan has learned, playing bugle calls helps a trumpeter keep sharp articulation and slotting.

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NW Junior Pipe Band

Legion of Honor, Nile Shrine Center

Honor Guard, VFW Post 1040, Lynnwood

Courtesy of Lynnwood Today

By Myra Rintamaki

Boy Scouts of America, Lynnwood Troop 49 and Cub Scout Pack 331

By Holly Grambihler

In position, poised, alert and ready

Glenn Ledbetter and Aidan Grambihler

Sounding “Echo Taps”

Awaiting the signal to sound “Echo Taps”