Classical Music at the White House

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, guitarist Sharon Isbin and pianist Awadagin Pratt to perform as part of a Classical Music evening at the White House 11/4/09. The White House Music Series was created by Mrs. Obama to celebrate the arts, demonstrate the importance of arts education, and to encourage young people to create a future for themselves in the arts. During the afternoon, 120 middle- and high-school students from the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute at Wayne State University participated in workshop sessions with Sphinx Competition Alumni and Sphinx Performance Academy students.

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