Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony will include poetry by Elizabeth Alexander and music by singer Aretha Franklin, violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Sixteen-year-old violinist Nicholas Black joined after he read a story about the group in a local newspaper.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Other musicians include the rock band Parikrama the violinist L.Subramaniam, and the opera singer Anando Mukerjee.

VOA: special.2011.03.16

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill will play a work written by composer John Williams for the event.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

Romel Joseph is a blind, fifty year old violinist with Haitian and American citizenship.

VOA: special.2010.02.01