Link: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/22/famed-quartet-played-recordings-tunes-inauguration/
I just thought this article was kind of interesting. It reminded me of how everything is expected to be perfect for the presidential inauguration. And I was reminded of the pressure that is on the shoulders of the musicians. To me, the presidential inauguration appears to be alot about ceremony. It's a huge deal, obviously, but it seems almost vital that everything go exactly as planned. It was interesting to me, too, how much those involved felt that he had to justify the decision the quartet made. Obviously a lot of people were watching the historic moment and they wanted it to go perfect, so they had justify themselves themselves to the audience, but also, I believe, it had something to do with the media. As we all know the media can be very attacking and I'm sure somewhere someone would have jumped on the "meaning behind the the pre-recording" or the huge "scam" of them not amplifying their music for everyone to hear if they hadn't explained it themselves. But it's still kind of sad really how, even such a simple and well-thought out decision would have likely been blown out of proportion.
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I just read the article and I agree with your perspective on it. There is such a hype around these events and everything is expected to be perfect. Fox points out the recorded music as if it is some sort of scandal, but honestly who can blame the performers? They are known as some of the best in the world, and no one denies their credentials. This isn't an Ashlee Simpson lip synching incident. Ironically, the biggest slip up of the whole event was the reading of the oath - arguably, the most important part.
When I read the article, I didn't get the impression that Fox was attacking the performers for pre-recording it, but rather the article was just reporting the facts. The first paragraph was a little biased, but beyond that it was just facts and quotes. Honestly, I don't blame the performers for pre-recording it--at least they were still playing and not just pretending to play!
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