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Tonight’s Program

Doors Open
Welcome Remarks

Kevin Canafax & Geoff Browning · Co-Founders, Congressional Record
Reading of the Declaration

Duke Ellington School for the Arts
Performance of “Wishing on a Lucky Star” by Rep. Darren Soto & Rep. Maxwell Frost
Special Video Message From Emilio Estefan
Bipartisan Musicians Caucus

Rep. Ron Estes (KS) & Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX)
Performance of “Angel from Montgomery” by Rep. Jared Huffman · Rep. Becca Balint · Rep. Sean Casten · with Tim Donley (The Resilient)
Special Video Message From Dave Koz & Jeff Coffin
NAMM CEO

John Mlynczak · National Association of Music Merchants
Special Video Message From Victor Wooten
Performance of “In the Mood” by Rep. Mark Messmer (IN)
Special Video Message From Keith Urban & Darius Rucker
The Smithsonian

Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary · Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar & Ambassador at Large
Special Video Message From Jordan Davis
Performance of “I Can’t Go to Arizona” by Rep. Rick Crawford
Special Video Message From Yo-Yo Ma & ARKAI
Keynote

Alexis Joel
Performance of “Go to the Mardi Gras” by Second Line — band & dancers, with Reps. Frost, Kamlager-Dove, Scalise, and Messmer
Special Video Message From Dave Weckl
Performance of “Cucala” by Alfredo Mojica, vocals · Rep. Maxwell Frost, timbales · Queen Cora, percussion
House Chaplain

Rev. Dr. Margaret Grun Kibben, 61st Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives
Performance of “America the Beautiful” by The Spouses Choir
Piano Interlude

Rep. Sean Casten
Performance of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” by Rep. Walberg · Rep. McCaul · Rep. Casten · The Spouses Choir · Miss America (Cassie) · Wayna
Closing Remarks

Kevin Canafax & Geoff Browning
“Country Roads”

Rep. Balint · Rep. Crawford · Rep. Huffman · Rep. Casten · Sen. Murkowski · Rep. Carter · Miss America · Geoff Browning
Walkout

Doors Open

Welcome Remarks

Reading of the Declaration

Performance of “Wishing on a Lucky Star” by Rep. Darren Soto & Rep. Maxwell Frost

Special Video Message From Emilio Estefan

Bipartisan Musicians Caucus

Performance of “Angel from Montgomery” by Rep. Jared Huffman · Rep. Becca Balint · Rep. Sean Casten · with Tim Donley (The Resilient)

Special Video Message From Dave Koz & Jeff Coffin

NAMM CEO

Special Video Message From Victor Wooten

Performance of “In the Mood” by Rep. Mark Messmer (IN)

Special Video Message From Keith Urban & Darius Rucker

The Smithsonian

Special Video Message From Jordan Davis

Performance of “I Can’t Go to Arizona” by Rep. Rick Crawford

Special Video Message From Yo-Yo Ma & ARKAI

Keynote

Performance of “Go to the Mardi Gras” by Second Line — band & dancers, with Reps. Frost, Kamlager-Dove, Scalise, and Messmer

Special Video Message From Dave Weckl

Performance of “Cucala” by Alfredo Mojica, vocals · Rep. Maxwell Frost, timbales · Queen Cora, percussion

House Chaplain

Performance of “America the Beautiful” by The Spouses Choir

Piano Interlude

Performance of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” by Rep. Walberg · Rep. McCaul · Rep. Casten · The Spouses Choir · Miss America (Cassie) · Wayna

Closing Remarks

“Country Roads”

Walkout