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January 20, 2009

Inauguration Day

Today, the country celebrates the inauguration of the nation's 44th president, Barack Obama. We'll have two hours of inauguration-related music, including early-American political songs from Baltimore, and a performance of Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," with the Atlanta Symphony and narrator Andrew Young. Plus, we'll feature several of the performers scheduled to play at today's inauguration ceremony.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Erich Korngold
    "King's Row"
    The National Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Charles Gerhardt
  • John Philip Sousa
    "Semper Fidelis"
    The United States Marine Band with conductor John Sousa
  • John Stafford Smith
    "The Star-Spangled Banner"
    The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
    Arsht Center, Miami
  • Anonymous
    "The Boston March"
    Boston Camerata with conductor Joel Cohen
    Baltimore
  • Traditional
    "Liberty Tree,""Jefferson and Liberty," and "Saw ye my Hero George"
    Boston Camerata with conductor Joel Cohen
    Baltimore
  • Traditional
    "The Blessings of Peace"
    Boston Camerata with conductor Joel Cohen
    Mandel Hall, Chicago
  • John Adams
    "The Chairman Dances"
    The BBC National Orchestra of Wales with conductor Mark Elder
    Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Aaron Copland
    "Lincoln Portrait"
    Andrew Young, narrator, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and conductor Chelsea Tipton
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel, Atlanta
  • Prince Leleiohoku
    "Nani Wale Lihu'e"
    The Rose Ensemble

hour 2

  • Morton Gould
    "American Salute"
    The Boston Pops Orchestra with conductor John Williams
  • Steve Laven
    "Beyond the Odyssey"
    The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra with conductor Tanya Ratner
    St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston
  • John Gay
    "The Turtle Thus the Plaintive Crying," from "The Beggar's Opera"
    Soprano Sharon Baker and harpsichordist John Gibbons
    Aston Magna Festival, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
  • Francesco Geminiani
    Andante Moderato, from "The Art of Playing the Violin"
    Violinist Daniel Stepner and harpsichordist John Gibbons
    Aston Magna Festival, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
  • Peter Tchaikovsky and Gabriela Montero
    Improvisation on a Theme from "Swan Lake"
    Pianist Gabriela Montero
    Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland
  • Robert Schumann
    "Rasch und mit Feuer" from "Phantasiestucke," Op. 73
    Clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Derek Han
    Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
  • John Williams
    "An American Journey"
    The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles with conductor John Williams
    Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California
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