Glenn’s Trumpet Notes

Sometime in January, an idea captured my imagination—how about doing a one-hour trumpet show comprised of nothing but happy songs? So, I developed it and began to offer “Happy Songs Only!” to several retirement communities. The first to bite was a gem—Revel Issaquah. And thus came the premier performance on 7 February.

The beauty of it is that the residents know all 26 songs and can sing (or hum) along as I play. I use four horns—trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet, and flugelhorn. The oldest song was composed by an Englishman, Harry Dacre, in 1892. “A Bicycle Built for Two” is 134 years old!

We’re old, but not that old, yet we all remember that song from our childhoods. The memories swam back and the hearts swelled as the residents sing, “Dasie, Dasie, give me your answer do…” And so it continues, song after song, for a whole hour.

Revel Issaquah is the 37th retirement community in the Greater Seattle area where I have performed my trumpet shows. It is a first class facility (https://www.revelcommunities.com/communities/issaquah). There are 146 units, offering independent living for people 55 and over.

It is part of The Wolff Company, a fully-integrated real estate investment company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona (https://www.awolff.com). The firm is invested in several senior living communities in the western states and New York. It has a branch office in Seattle, and there are also Revel communities in Lacey and Spokane, Washington.

Photos are courtesy of Revel Issaquah. Please click on any photo to enlarge it and in some cases, read captions.