Thank you to Laurie for sending:
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Music in the Life of President Lincoln
Thursday, February 14, at 7:00 p.m.
William G. McGowan Theater
Presented in partnership with the Virginia Chamber Orchestra and
the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia.
Join us for a very special program exploring President Lincoln’s musical tastes. With video clips of the Virginia Chamber Orchestra projected on screen, a distinguished panel will discuss music in the Lincoln White House, the many performances Lincoln attended, and the role music played in his life during the Civil War. Moderated by Robert Aubry Davis, host of Millennium of Music and WETA’s
Around Town; panelists include Christian McWhirter, Lincoln Historian, and author of
Battle Hymns, The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War; JohnStauffer, Professor, Harvard University, and author of
The Battle Hymn of the Republic; Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, author of
Lincoln’s Other White House; and Betty C. Monkman, former White House Chief Curator and author of
The White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families.
National Archives, Special Events Entrance, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
www.archives.gov
Reservations: archivesfoundation.org/events
or 202-357-6814
Music in the Life of President Lincoln
