In Performance at the White House

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In Performance at the White House
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network PBS
Release1978 (1978)

In Performance at the White House is a PBS television series of performances from the White House, the residence of the president of the United States. The series began in 1978.

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The first series was broadcast in 1978 during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. The inaugural series consisted of five hour long programs of performances recorded in the East Room. [1]

The ballet dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Patricia McBride, the pianist Vladimir Horowitz, the opera singer Leontyne Price, the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and the guitarist Andres Segovia all appeared in Series 1. [1]

An August 1988 episode of In Performance at the White House during the presidency of Ronald Reagan featured the composer Marvin Hamlisch, with the cast of A Chorus Line , entertainers Shirley Jones, Stubby Kaye, Lee Roy Reams, and the Marine Band. [2]

Paul McCartney received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from President Barack Obama during a 2009 episode of In Performance at the White House. McCartney performed at the event which also featured appearances by Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, Herbie Hancock, Emmylou Harris, Faith Hill, Jonas Brothers, Lang Lang, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Jack White, Stevie Wonder. [3]

Partial list of episodes

1981/82 series

1982/83 series

The violinist Itzhak Perlman was the host of the four episodes of the 1982/83 season.

1983/84 series

1983 Christmas special

1986/87 series

1998

1999

2009

2012

2015

Awards

Primetime Emmy awards and Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

YearCategoryRecipientResultsRef
2010 Outstanding Music Direction Sheila E., Music Director for In Performance at the White House: Fiesta LatinaNominated [11]
2010 Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special Ron de Moraes, Director for In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights MovementNominated [12]
2012 Outstanding Music Direction Steven A. Gibson, Music Director for Country Music (In Performance at the White House)Nominated [13]
2016 Outstanding Music Direction Rickey Minor and Christian McBride, Music Direction Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White HouseNominated [14]
1984 Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance programming Leontyne Price In Performance at the White House: An Evening of Spirituals and Gospel MusicWon [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New music styles at the White House". White House Historical Association . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Music in the Reagan White House". White House Historical Association . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ "In Performance at the White House - Approved Artists Bios (Gershwin/McCartney Show)". PBS. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VCR and Film Catalog. U.S. Information Agency, Television and Film Service. 1986. p. 435.
  5. 1 2 3 Kathleen Fearn-Banks (August 4, 2009). The A to Z of African-American Television. Scarecrow Press. pp. 204–205. ISBN   978-0-8108-6348-4.
  6. ↑ "Entertainers at the White House". National Archives: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Levy, Glen (June 3, 2010). "A Beatle Meets Barack". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ United States. President (1989-1993 : Bush); United States. Office of the Federal Register (1990). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush. Government Printing Office. p. 188. GGKEY:E5EL12QUDFE.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues". Rolling Stone. February 22, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ ""A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House" to Commemorate NEH's 50th Anniversary". National Endowment for the Humanities. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  11. ↑ "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina". Emmys. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  12. ↑ "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement". Emmys. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Country Music (In Performance at the White House)". Emmys. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House". Emmys. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  15. ↑ "In Performance at the White House: An Evening of Spirituals and Gospel Music". Emmys. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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