When is Beyonce singing the National Anthem? Schedule for the second inauguration of President Obama

Signs designate seating areas for VIP's during a rehearsal for the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol
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Posted: 01/21/2013

The schedule for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden:

Today, Monday, Jan. 21

Ceremonial swearing-in, Capitol Hill, 11:30 a.m. EST

The order of the program:

Musical selections: The U.S. Marine Band
Musical selections: P.S. 22, Staten Island in N.Y., and Lee University Festival Choir, Cleveland, Tenn.
Call to order and welcoming remarks: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Invocation: Myrlie Evers-Williams
Musical selection: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Oath of office administered to Vice President Biden: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Musical selection: James Taylor
Oath of office administered to President Obama: Chief Justice John Roberts
Inaugural address: President Obama
Musical selection: Kelly Clarkson
Poem: Richard Blanco
Benediction: the Rev. Luis Leon of St. John's Church, Washington
The National Anthem: Beyoncé
Inaugural Parade