Aretha Franklin is set to sing at the 56th presidential inauguration on January 20. Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma will play and there will also be performances by two San Francisco children’s choirs, according to CBC News.

The full program for the inauguration was released by organizers on Wednesday. Other performers include Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet). John Williams is the composer/arranger.

Elizabeth Alexander, a poet and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will read a work for the event. Chief Justice John G. Roberts will administer the oath of office to president-elect Barack Obama.

“The President’s Own,” the United States Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus will be there to perform during the inauguration.
The event marks the first time that youth journalists from Children’s network Nickelodeon TV will be covering the event. J.J., a young TV host, and singer Phil Collin’s daughter, Lilly Collins, will represent the network during the inauguration.






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