United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of America, which was filmed in front of a small, socially distanced audience at George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, premiered December 31 on PBS. Catch the full special below.
The 90-minute event featured Tony winners Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tony nominees Renée Fleming, Anna Deavere Smith, and Josh Groban, Broadway and recording artist Morgan James, Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, opera star Soloman Howard, Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Juanes, Grammy winner Patti LaBelle, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
The evening also included The American Pops Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Luke Frazier, and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestra JoAnn Falletta, as well as interviews with the artists by David M. Rubenstein.
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