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February 18, 2013

Presidents Day

Today on PT, special music in honor of a few of our Commanders-in-Chief. We'll hear a performance of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" by the U.S. Marine Corps Band (also known as the President's Own). And Essential Voices USA performs a song cycle that incorporates words by George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, and our 44th and current president, Barack Obama.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Morton Gould
    American Salute
    The Boston Pops, John Williams, conductor
  • Michael Gilbertson
    Washington Round
    Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, director
    American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City
  • Andrew Lippa
    I Believe in Democracy
    Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, director
    American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City
  • Georgia Stitt
    With Hope and Virtue
    Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, director
    American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City
  • George Gershwin
    Prelude No. 2, from Three Preludes
    Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet, Nicholas Walker, bass
    Hockett Hall, Ithaca, New York
  • Mark O'Connor
    Song of the Liberty Bell
    Mark O'Connor's String Orchestra, Jeffrey Grogan, conductor
  • John Philip Sousa
    The Liberty Bell March
    The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
  • John Williams
    The American Process
    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
  • Aaron Copland
    Lincoln Portrait
    The United States Marine Band, Brian Stokes Mitchell, narrator, Col. Michael J. Colburn, conductor
    NPR Studio 4A, Washington, D.C.
  • John Knowles Paine
    Solemn March (In Memory of President Abraham Lincoln)
    The United States Marine Band, Col. Timothy W. Foley, conductor
    Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, Maryland

hour 2

  • Traditional American
    Shenandoah
    The Modern Mandolin Quartet
  • John Stafford Smith
    The Star-Spangled Banner
    The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
  • John Philip Sousa
    Presidential Polonaise
    The Dallas Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole, conductor
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
  • Aaron Copland
    Symphony No. 3
    The Nashville Symphony, Kelly Corcoran, conductor
    Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
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