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A child playing II Silenzioa (Taps)~Amazing

2009 April 4

This post doesn’t need to say much.  A young girl playing taps on the trumpet like I have never heard before. You just have to watch and listen.  Trumpet is a tough instrument to play, this was beautiful.

Thanks to a reader comment I now have a name. Her name is Melissa Venema. Find out more about her here http://www.melissavenema.nl/


[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsWDgL6hx4E]

Tamara

8 Responses Post a comment
  1. grannie permalink
    April 5, 2009

    Absolutely WONDERFUL and such effort from one so young. What was the event this was played at?

    • April 5, 2009

      I am very sorry that I don’t have the name of the girl. I think the name of the conductor is Joseph Rouleau. The girl is in 5th grade according to youtube.

      If anyone knows the name of the girl I will post it. She deserves to have her name here.

      • Dennis permalink
        July 16, 2009

        The conductor is Andre Rieu, outstanding

  2. Kevin permalink
    April 10, 2009

    Her name is Melissa Venema.
    http://www.melissavenema.nl/

  3. Kevin permalink
    April 11, 2009

    My pleasure.

  4. Robyn permalink
    December 2, 2009

    I don’t care if it is “Taps” or “Il Silenzioa” or what… it’s a beautiful rendition. And, no matter what you can still hear “Taps” w/in it. Instead of people having a “pissing contest” over the name of the song on other “Gunny Approved” web sites, they should remember what it is truly about– the sentiment of 1 last beautiful song to cross our soldiers to The Other Side, this time coming from the lips of angel. Thank you for such a beautiful post.

  5. December 2, 2009

    Robyn,
    Thank you for your kind words and taking the time to comment. I agree it doesn’t matter what it’s called it’s beautiful and special.

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