Teenage Pennsylvania trumpeter and Bugles Across America volunteer reaches next big milestone

Lina PortmanMay 28, 2024

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Monday May 27, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Aidan Peterson is known for playing tap dances at hundreds of military funerals. He earned a place in the National Youth Orchestra and will attend the Juilliard School.Aidan Peterson is known for playing tap dances at hundreds of military funerals. He won a place in the National Youth Orchestra.

BRYN MAWR, Pa. (WPVI) — You'd be hard-pressed to find Aidan, 18, without his trumpet, whether he's sitting at the VA bedside, playing taps at a military funeral, or touring with the National Orchestra of young people this summer.

Peterson is one of eight musicians from eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware to earn a spot in the 2024 National Youth Orchestra. He will play trumpet in the NYO-USA ensemble.

The Shipley School graduate will begin his college studies at the Juilliard School this fall.

Watch our video above to see Aidan practicing the trumpet at Harcum School of Music.

To learn more about the National Youth Orchestra and their upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall in August, visit their website.

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