jill biden ambassador caroline kennedy, david rubinstein chairman of our board fred ryan and vice chair john rogers and al roker served as the master of ceremonies for the evening. we had performances from the gray coat fife and drug corps metropolitan opera. soprano brandy sutton and the nyu steinhardt school, which we have a new partnership with provided their chamber orchestra for music throughout the evening highlighting american songs and traditions. this special episode will provide an inside behind the scenes. look it's some of the moments from that very special evening. in this first clip, we'll hear a segment from my remarks that describes the white house connection to the temple of dendoor and why we decided to host the gala in that historic space. i wanted to take a moment and set the stage of where we are here in the temple of dandora in the cycler wing of the metropolitan museum of art. this historic structure in front of you is here because of a bit of presidential history. in fact, i would say that almost everything we do believe touch and it happens in our lives has some

in contrast to the rubinstein hall, which will turn into one of the largest halls of variable acousticsn europe, in another concert space in the small glazunov hall, it was decided to preserve the historical acoustics. 100 years ago , a unique soft sound was achieved using a special architectural technique. the so-called wooden frame fur coat. you and i are, as it were, inside a box, which closes uh, stone vaults. that is, if we pay attention to the walls themselves and the wall cladding. you see what, uh, big width. uh, they are separated. yes, between uh, uh, this wooden formwork and a real brick wall is located. eh, air cushion vladimir nicolas invited special masters from spain, acousticians, who influenced everything here, tested symphonic music. it's not very good to play here because the acoustics are so soft. e that we are starting to break, of course, that's why the hall chamber music hall for apartment meetings. i think that he will remain so after glazunov's restructuring, the best, preserved and richest, in terms of restoration decor. its interior decoration is very carefull