As the world is excitedly watching the 2024 Paris Games, Blessing is remembering its own time in the Olympic spotlight. You may not know this story, but you’ve certainly heard its melody.
The 2024 Paris Olympics mark the 40th Anniversary of the 1984 Los Angeles games, which introduced John Williams’ iconic “Olympic Fanfare” theme. Williams composed the theme with the harmonic overtones of herald trumpets specifically in mind, as they would be used to perform the new music at all official Olympic events.
100 Blessing B-175 Artist Herald Trumpets were specially commissioned for the showstopping opening ceremony in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The trumpets were personalized for the historic occasion, including banners and engravings of the Olympic rings. Blessing remains infinitely proud of its contribution to Olympic history.
Celebrating over 100 years of serving the music industry, St. Louis Music is one of the largest general distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America. In addition, SLM is the owner of Alvarez and Austin Guitars, Blessing Band Instruments, Hamilton Stands, Knilling String Instruments and several other accessory brands. St. Louis Music is also the exclusive North American distributor of Dixon Drums and Hardware and P. Mauriat Musical Instruments. SLM distributes over 250 brands of accessories to nearly 2000 music stores across the United States.
