trumpet

The state banquet is the spectacular showstopper of a state visit, a glittering feast with speeches, royal toasts, trumpet fanfares and fancy food and wine.

Kirk was known for challenging left-wing orthodoxies on college campuses and trumpeting his Christian faith.

For hours, the main stage was crowded with dressed-up dancers embracing cheek to cheek, moving to the sounds of trumpets, guitars and the occasional accordion.

The Railroad Commission and the state’s oil industry trumpet their work to reduce flaring.

“I needed somebody that could play the trumpet and then someone to play clarinet for the polkas,” he says.