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Music National Prayer
Breakfast '10 NEWS RELEASE
Robert
Fraumann plays piano at The National Prayer Breakfast
"Bob" was invited by Georgia Senator,
Johnny Isakson, to play the piano at the 58th annual National Prayer
Breakfast, in Washington,
DC, at the Washington Hilton Hotel
on February 4, 2010.
Leaders from every state in the Union:
business, military, political, education, science and labor were in
attendance, continuing a tradition started in
Seattle
during the depression when many
people were out of work and in poverty.
The leaders decided to do something about it: they prayed. They gathered one
morning to share a meal and talk with God.
These breakfasts spread across America, eventually making their way to Washington. President Eisenhower asked a group of Senators if he could join their
prayer breakfast, and it became a national event. Today, presidents and dignitaries come together from every corner of
the globe to pray.
Over 3000 people attended the breakfast including 170
heads of state from foreign counties.
Among those in attendance were:
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The President
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Vice-President
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Secretary of State
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Speaker of the House
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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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President of
Asbury
University
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Heisman Trophy Winner, Tim Tebow
Senator Isakon is a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church, Marietta, GA,
where Bob has been Minister of Music for 26 years.
Bob has also served churches in the Atlanta area, namely: The
Sandy Springs United Methodist Church and The East Point First United
Methodist Church,
Bob played several selections including:
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Symphony V - Beethoven, with How Great Thou Art
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Warsaw Concerto - Addinsell, with To God Be
The Glory
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Sonata in C - Mozart, with Let There Be Peace On
Earth
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Claire de Lune - Debussy, with Sweet Hour Of Prayer
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Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
& Just A Closer
Walk With Thee
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Nocturne - Chopin, with His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Bob says it was an honor and privilege to share his
Christian faith with his piano arrangements.
These recordings are available on his website,
www.bobfraumann.com as recorded
on his CD, To God Be The Glory
History
National Prayer Breakfast
The annual National Prayer Breakfast occurs the first Thursday in
February every year after Congress convenes. Leaders in business, labor,
education, and science from every state in the Union, as well as military
leaders from each branch of service join the members from the legislative,
judicial, and executive branches. Although the political, economic,
philosophical, and religious viewpoints represented are varied, the result
is a fellowship of concerned citizens, dedicated to affirming the moral,
ethical, and spiritual values upon which our nation was founded.
It's a tradition that actually began many years ago in the city of
Seattle. It was the height of the Great Depression, and most people found
themselves out of work. Many fell into poverty. Some lost everything.
The leaders of the community did all that they could for those who were
suffering in their midst. And then they decided to do something more: they
prayed. It didn't matter what party or religious affiliation to which they
belonged. They simply gathered one morning as brothers and sisters to share
a meal and talk with God.
These breakfasts soon sprouted up throughout Seattle, and quickly spread
to cities and towns across America, eventually making their way to
Washington. A short time after President Eisenhower asked a group of
Senators if he could join their prayer breakfast, it became a national
event. And today, as I see presidents and dignitaries here from every corner
of the globe, it strikes me that this is one of the rare occasions that
still brings much of the world together in a moment of peace and goodwill.
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Thanks!
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