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07/03/2026

Clinton narrated “Lincoln Portrait,” a work by the American composer Aaron Copland, in her debut with a symphony orchestra.

07/03/2026

🇺🇸America Celebrates 250
Arcadia Symphony and Chorus New York
Michael Fennelly, Conductor
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Narrator
Carnegie Hall June 30, 2026

We welcomed our distinguished guest Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton as Narrator for Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (1942).

📸 Jillian Nelson (thank you!)

Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent over five decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, US Senator, US Secretary of State, and Presidential candidate. As 67th US Secretary of State, her “smart power” approach to foreign policy repositioned American diplomacy and development for the 21st century. Clinton played a central role in restoring America’s standing in the world, reasserting the US as a Pacific power, imposing crippling sanctions on Iran and North Korea, responding to the Arab Awakening, and negotiating a ceasefire in the Middle East. Earlier, as First Lady and Senator for New York, she
traveled to more than 80 countries as a champion of human rights, democracy, and opportunities
for women and girls; she also worked to provide health care to millions of children, create jobs, and
support first responders who risked their lives at Ground Zero. In her historic 2016 campaign for
President of the US, Clinton won 66 million votes.

She is the author of 10 best-selling books, host of the podcast You and Me Both, founder of the global production studio HiddenLight Productions, a producer of the Broadway musical Suffs, Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, and a Professor of Practice at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University where she co-founded the Institute of Global Politics. She and former US President Bill Clinton have one daughter, Chelsea, three grandchildren: Charlotte, Aidan, and Jasper, and reside in New York.

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Hillary Clinton's participation in the America 250 gala was not advertised due to security concerns.

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At the Arcadia Symphony's America 250 celebration on June 30, Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance at Carnegie Hall.

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