The inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009 proved to be an historical event in American History. One of the highlights of this day was a musical performance of an arrangement of "Simple Gifts", a Shaker tune made popular by Aaron Copland (1900-1990). Copland made this Shake tune famous in his 1944 ballet Appalachian Spring, which he won a Pulitzer prize for in 1945.
This piece, "Air and Simple Gifts" is arranged by John Williams and performed by Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill.
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