Daniel Butterfield's guest appearances

Daniel Butterfield

Music and Concerts

John Adams

John Cohen

Sam Phillips

Rosanne Cash

Lionel Loueke

Chris Lee

Randy Newman

Graham Nash

Leonard Bernstein

Nico Muhly

Zosha Di Castri

Burt Bacharach

Jeff Davis

Alan Lomax

Natasha Trethewey

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Dec. 16, 2013. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of "Taps," Nicholas Brown (a descendant of General Daniel Butterfield, who arranged the military call) explores the origin and history of America's bugle call and the man behind it. Special appearances by Master Sergeant Allyn Van Patten, principal special bugler for U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," and Jari Villanueva, director, Taps for Veterans. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "The Civil War in America." Speaker Biography: Nicholas A. Brown is a music specialist and concert producer at the Library of Congress. An active conductor, horn player and baritone vocalist, he is the founder and music director of the Irving Fine Society and conductor of the Library of Congress Chorale and Washington Sängerbund.He received a M.Mus. in Musicology from King's College London as well as a B.A. in Music (Conducting Performance) and History from Brandeis University. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6327

Dec. 16, 2013. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of "Taps," Nicholas Brown (a descendant of General Daniel Butterfield, who arranged the military call) explores the origin and history of America's bugle call and the man behind it. Special appearances by Master Sergeant Allyn Van Patten, principal special bugler for U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," and Jari Villanueva, director, Taps for Veterans. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "The Civil War in America." <br><br>Speaker Biography: Nicholas A. Brown is a music specialist and concert producer at the Library of Congress. An active conductor, horn player and baritone vocalist, he is the founder and music director of the Irving Fine Society and conductor of the Library of Congress Chorale and Washington Sängerbund.He received a M.Mus. in Musicology from King's College London as well as a B.A. in Music (Conducting Performance) and History from Brandeis University. <br><br>For transcript, captions, and more information, visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6327" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6327</a>

"Taps" and Gen. Daniel Butterfield