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
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Morton Gould
American Salute
The Boston Pops, John Williams, conductor
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Michael Gilbertson
Washington Round
Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, director
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City
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Andrew Lippa
I Believe in Democracy
Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, director
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City
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Georgia Stitt
With Hope and Virtue
Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, director
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City
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George Gershwin
Prelude No. 2, from Three Preludes
Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet, Nicholas Walker, bass
Hockett Hall, Ithaca, New York
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Mark O'Connor
Song of the Liberty Bell
Mark O'Connor's String Orchestra, Jeffrey Grogan, conductor
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John Philip Sousa
The Liberty Bell March
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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John Williams
The American Process
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
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Aaron Copland
Lincoln Portrait
The United States Marine Band, Brian Stokes Mitchell, narrator, Col. Michael J. Colburn, conductor
NPR Studio 4A, Washington, D.C.
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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
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Traditional American
Shenandoah
The Modern Mandolin Quartet
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John Stafford Smith
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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John Philip Sousa
Presidential Polonaise
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Aaron Copland
Symphony No. 3
The Nashville Symphony, Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville