DAKA Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 This is beautiful. The girl is now 27 ! What a wonderful way of remembering those that lost their lives to set Holland free. Thanks for their Service. 'Il SILENZIO'... BEAUTIFUL AND HAUNTING... About six miles from Maastricht, in the Netherlands, lie buried 8,301 American soldiers who died in "Operation Market Garden" in the battles to liberate Holland in the fall/winter of 1944. Every one of the men buried in the cemetery, as well as those in the Canadian and British military cemeteries, has been adopted by a Dutch family who mind the grave, decorate it, and keep alive the memory of the soldier they have adopted. It is even the custom to keep a portrait of "their" soldier in a place of honour in their home. Annually, on "Liberation Day," memorial services are held for "the men who died to liberate Holland." The day concludes with a concert. The final piece is always "Il Silenzio," a memorial piece commissioned by the Dutch and first played in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of Holland's liberation. It has been the concluding piece of the memorial concert ever since. This year the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by André Rieu and his orchestra (the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands). This beautiful concert piece is based upon the original version of taps and was composed by Italian composer Nino Rossi. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flixxy.com%2Ftrumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm&data=05|01||65c73984606844e6681708dacc570848|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|638046971417491808|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|3000|||&sdata=szo4PPQW%2FuSeADsevgIDuJE7ceFRDfw1UTDkzNPF1So%3D&reserved=0 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ay Dios Mio Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Beautiful...thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Incredible emotional experience relating it to our war heroes.. I wish patriotism was that alive in American's citizens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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