National Anthems

[K.Shaw]

for those of you that were in the stadium on thursday you got a chance to witness him praticing! it was also great that day! When i saw him thursday i was really excited to hear him on Friday because he is just so awsome at playing!

[The First Lady]

I haven't heard our national anthem played with such feeling before. It was awsome and I was fighting back the tears.

He played amazingly... having attempted trumpet, I don't even know how that is physically possible. I hope he's back again and again

I was standing next to two trumpet players at the time, and a friend turned to one of them and asked "are you that good?!" and he looked shocked and responded with something like "I wish..."

I hope Jesse M ends up seeing the thread, because he deserves to know how everyone enjoyed his preformance.

[Zzyzx]

Although I have to say it did not bring tears to my eyes, it was definately some of the most beutiful trumpet playing I have ever heard. And our team is thinking about travling to the arizona regional next year.

[Ken Loyd]

Originally Posted by Zzyzx

And our team is thinking about travling to the arizona regional next year.

Zzyzx,

Let me know if there is anything I or Team 64 can do to help you and your team decide to travel to the Arizona Regional next year. In two short years the Arizona Regional has become one of the top regionals. Check out some of the postings about this years Arizona Regional here on CD.

[MOEmaniac]

That was the best that I have ever heard the National Anthems played on the trumpet

[RiceRobotica]

That trumpet playing was godly. I, too, am a trumpet player. The first trumpets in my school's band couldn't have done anywhere near as good. It was such a velvety sound and so high that I was honestly torn between it being a saxophonist or a trumpeter because I couldn't see him. That was absolutely amazing.

[TD78]

Congrats to Jesse on that awesome performance. I remember when I first tried playing the trumpet many years ago. It was very hard just to begin with, and I ending up playing clarinet instead (which I think is just as hard). But to hear Jesse playing all those anthems with the Dome echoing it perfectly was very emotional. And like what KenWittlief said earlier, the whole perspective really sinks in when you scan the crowd. I always think about how in my short 3 year career in FIRST the things I have seen and the people I've met. Living in the small state of RI there just aren't opportunities like this to meet engineers and mentors like those in FIRST. It is times like this when I have a small break from all the action to reflect that remind me why I participate in FIRST. So again, thanks Jesse for the wonderful memory!

[danield710]

As a trumpet player myself, I truly was amazed at the way he played.

I know how hard it is to hit high notes, but what the notes that he hit were amazing, especially after playing more than one anthem. it takes a lot of practice and talent to pull of a performance like that

[David66]

/Shameless plug

And he graduated from MY high school! He was recently inducted into our (Willow Run) high School's Hall of fame. For all you FIRSTers that's the Team 66 home school

/shameless plug

[Ken Loyd]

Originally Posted by ellenchisa

I hope Jesse M ends up seeing the thread, because he deserves to know how everyone enjoyed his preformance.

Dear E,

Either I or Don Knight (the voice of the Arizona and Denver Regionals) will be sure to see that Jesse gets copies of all these postings.