Edition No. 12
In this Edition
Arts and Culture
The War Memorial is proud to present good friend Dave Bennett in an exclusive virtual concert, now available for free streaming.
Community and Family
Live From Carnegie Hall, Music as Medicine provides a platform for modern-day healthcare heroes to showcase their musical talents.
Our American Values
After an unusual year, listen as Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell takes to the Senate floor to recognize the results of the November election.
Dave Bennett and Band: In The Alger House Library
A War Memorial Exclusive Virtual Concert
Exclusive to The War Memorial, our virtual concert featuring Dave Bennett is now available to you, completely free of charge! The exciting performance — filmed in the historic Alger House this past November — can be streamed directly to your computer, mobile device, or smart TV; registration is required for access.
Dave Bennett is a clarinet virtuoso who plays electric guitar, piano, drums, and vocalizes. Along with his band, Dave covers music from the swing era to early rockabilly and country, to Elvis Presley and more. He has been a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops (2013) and has played with 35 other orchestras across the United States and Canada, including Nashville, Detroit, Rochester, Omaha, Toronto, Vancouver, Orlando, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Portland (Oregon), Portland (Maine), and Houston. Fifty performing arts centers across the country have delighted audiences with his presentations.
“I viewed the Dave Bennett concert last night…What a great way to spend a Friday evening. Both the production and the music were excellent.”
Live with Carnegie Hall:
Music as Medicine
As our nation begins to heal, we use this brief moment to pause and thank those who held us together during the darkest of times: our frontline healthcare workers. These heroic individuals are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19, doing everything possible to keep the world healthy.
And while we often only see these heroes from behind a mask, they each have a unique life and story to tell. When not in a hospital or research lab, many find a creative outlet as gifted musicians, longing for the day we can gather together again for concerts and performances. On December 17, New York City’s Carnegie Hall provided these modern-day heroes with a platform to showcase their musical talents. Music as Medicine, a fifty-minute virtual performance, highlights the extraordinary skills of many healthcare heroes, far beyond the walls of a hospital. This concert features a remarkable performance by the National Virtual Medical Orchestra and a guest appearance by violinist Joshua Bell.
About Live With Carnegie Hall
Music has the undeniable power to comfort, uplift, connect, and inspire. In response to this unprecedented time, you’re invited to join for Live with Carnegie Hall. Tune in for unforgettable episodes that feature some of the world’s finest artists as they share behind-the-scenes stories, excerpts from past performances, and live musical moments. Free live streams and archived episodes can be viewed here, as well as on the Hall’s Facebook and YouTube pages, where audiences are also invited to join the conversation.
Mitch McConnell: “The Electoral College has spoken.”
Last Monday, the Electors met in the various capitals with some states, including Michigan, taking unusual and unprecedented security precautions for meetings that had until this year been mere formalities. Last Tuesday, however, the very unusual year of 2020 became a little less unusual when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to recognize the results of the November election and to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Leader McConnell’s brief remarks about the election (click or tap here) came at the end of a much longer speech highlighting the current administration’s efforts and successes. Listen as McConnell tries to create some space for the members of his caucus to move past the election and get back to legislating while, at the same time, trying to avoid provoking attacks on himself and his Senate colleagues from within their own party and especially from its leader.
Click or tap here for the coverage, including a written article and three-minute broadcast.
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