Pianist Andre Previn performs "America" from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower at "An American Pageant of the Arts," on November 29, 1962. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the National Cultural Center, begun under Eisenhower's administration and encouraged under Kennedy's.
Two months after President Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, Congress passed and President Johnson signed into law legislation renaming the National Cultural Center as a "living memorial" to John F. Kennedy.
Watch the full pageant with Bob Newhart, Harry Belafonte, Yo-Yo Ma, Danny Kaye, Marian Anderson, Robert Frost, Maria Tallchief, and many more:
https://youtu.be/pCIg6fTPA5U
Learn more about the Kennedy Center's history:
/our-story/history/
Andre Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He was also the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In jazz, Previn was a pianist-interpreter and arranger of songs from the Great American Songbook, was piano-accompanist to singers of jazz standards, and was a trio pianist.
Help Inspire Others: ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp building may be temporarily closed, but its arts and education programming is still alive! Your gift today will provide vital support for the arts during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Please consider donating today at:
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Subscribe to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Two months after President Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, Congress passed and President Johnson signed into law legislation renaming the National Cultural Center as a "living memorial" to John F. Kennedy.
Watch the full pageant with Bob Newhart, Harry Belafonte, Yo-Yo Ma, Danny Kaye, Marian Anderson, Robert Frost, Maria Tallchief, and many more:
https://youtu.be/pCIg6fTPA5U
Learn more about the Kennedy Center's history:
/our-story/history/
Andre Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He was also the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In jazz, Previn was a pianist-interpreter and arranger of songs from the Great American Songbook, was piano-accompanist to singers of jazz standards, and was a trio pianist.
Help Inspire Others: ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp building may be temporarily closed, but its arts and education programming is still alive! Your gift today will provide vital support for the arts during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Please consider donating today at:
/Support/Help/
Subscribe to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
#andreprevin #JFK #westsidestory
