**Tonight 7 PM ET: Classical Music Concert live from the White House**

[alsame]

The White House Music Series continues with a celebration of classical music featuring Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein, and acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Join the President and First Lady to watch the evening Classical Music Concert live from the East Room.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live


Video of musicians rehearsing here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/03/classical-music-comes-white-house

[Clio the Leo]

1. And there's an event going on there now! (3:30pm EST)

Showcasing students of classical music.

[alsame]

4. FLOTUS was supposed to speak - did I miss it?

[Cha]

2. That will be lovely, thank

you, alsame.

[Ilsa]

3. Thanks for the heads-up! nt

[stopbush]

5. "Grammy-Award winning artist" means nothing to classical music fans,

and I say that as someone who votes on the Grammy Awards.

If Alisa Wellerstein is "renonwned" she's escaped my attention, and I'm as big a classical fan as there is.

Awadagin Pratt - is he still around? He was a marketing sensation for about 6 minutes in the late 90s. "Acclamed?" By who?

Just saying that all of the adjectives used in this promo puff don't amount to anything.

[chollybocker]

6. Nice!

And nary a Toby Keith in sight. ;)

I hope the girls are there, too. Do they play any musical instruments, I wonder?

[undergroundnomore]

7. thank you

my husband and I love classical music. When I was growing up just outside of DC we sometimes had the honor and privilege of seeing the National Symphony play. I wish everyone could see them. AMAZING

[Razoor]

8. anyone else not getting the live stream?

i am using the live stream through facebook. any other feeds to watch?

Edit: got it working through whitehouse.gov

[alsame]

9. It just started on the WH site.

[jenmito]

10. As a former violinist myself, I LOVE Joshua Bell. Thanks for the thread!

:hi:

[alsame]

11. Good, I'm glad you saw this thread - and you didn't

miss Joshua Bell, he hasn't performed yet.

:hi:

[jenmito]

12. Good!

Thanks again. :) (I played piano, too, but not professionally. This guy is good!)