Gary Cordell and Larry Ransom play trumpet at a funeral

Salute to the Armed Forces Concert, April 8

The Community Concert Band, UNLV's premier community-based performance ensemble, will present the concert along with the UNLV New Horizons Band and the nonprofit group TAPPS.

Gary Cordell, left, and Larry Ransom are two of the three founders of TAPPS, a nonprofit organization that plays at veterans funerals. (R. Marsh Starks / UNLV Photo Services)

The UNLV Community Concert Band, UNLV New Horizons Band, and Trumpeters Alliance to Perform Patriotic Services (TAPPS) present a salute to the armed forces at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 8 in Artemus Ham Concert Hall.

TAPPS is a nonprofit organization, launched by UNLV alumni, with the mission to provide live performances of "Taps" at veterans' funerals free of charge. The group will premier an arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner, as well as a four-trumpet solo arrangement of The Armed Forces Salute.

Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for seniors and military, and can be purchased through the Performing Arts Center Box Office or 702-895-ARTS (2787).

Campus Units:

College of Fine Arts,  School of Music,  Performing Arts Center

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