In Performance at the White House explained

Country:United States
Language:English
Network:PBS

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.

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

Stomp, Slide and Swing[6]

1999

2009

2012

2015

Awards

YearCategoryRecipientResultsRef
2010Outstanding Music DirectionSheila E., Music Director for In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina[11]
2010Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy SpecialRon de Moraes, Director for In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement[12]
2012Outstanding Music DirectionSteven A. Gibson, Music Director for Country Music (In Performance at the White House)[13]
2016Outstanding Music DirectionRickey Minor and Christian McBride, Music Direction Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House[14]
1984Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance programmingLeontyne Price In Performance at the White House: An Evening of Spirituals and Gospel Music[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New music styles at the White House. White House Historical Association. 27 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Music in the Reagan White House. White House Historical Association. 27 March 2021.
  3. Web site: In Performance at the White House - Approved Artists Bios (Gershwin/McCartney Show). https://web.archive.org/web/20210328104341/https://weta.org/press/performance-white-house-approved-artists-bios-gershwinmccartney-show. dead. 2021-03-28. PBS. 28 March 2021.
  4. Book: VCR and Film Catalog. 1986. U.S. Information Agency, Television and Film Service. 435.
  5. Web site: Entertainers at the White House. 2021-10-26. National Archives: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. en.
  6. Book: Kathleen Fearn-Banks. The A to Z of African-American Television. 4 August 2009. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6348-4. 204–205.
  7. Levy . Glen . 2010-06-03 . A Beatle Meets Barack . en-US . Time . 2022-05-29 . 0040-781X.
  8. Book: United States. President (1989-1993 : Bush). United States. Office of the Federal Register. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush. 1990. Government Printing Office. 188. GGKEY:E5EL12QUDFE.
  9. Web site: In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues. February 22, 2012 . Rolling Stone. 27 March 2021.
  10. Web site: "A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House" to Commemorate NEH's 50th Anniversary. https://web.archive.org/web/20210328215059/https://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2015-10-13. dead. 2021-03-28. National Endowment for the Humanities. 27 March 2021.
  11. Web site: In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304134910/https://www.emmys.com/shows/performance-white-house-fiesta-latina. dead. 2021-03-04. Emmys. 28 March 2021.
  12. Web site: In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. Emmys. 28 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Country Music (In Performance at the White House). Emmys. 28 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House. Emmys. 28 March 2021.
  15. Web site: In Performance at the White House: An Evening of Spirituals and Gospel Music. Emmys. 28 March 2021.