Just around 11:59 [by this time Biden already VP], when Obama became Officially President, even if he wasn't sworn in yet, the dramatic and unexpected moment[to me] came when DIFI announced that the classic music will be played next.
As one commenter well put it:
bry3921 (49 minutes ago) A Jew, An Asian, A Latina, A Black Man playing an inspired reinvention of a Quaker hymn glorified in the quintessential American orchestral ballet "Appalachian Spring", all Americans. A portrait of our diverse nation, woven with musical excellence and passion. The highlight.
it seemed to me as such a nice, smooth, peaceful, easy way of tranforming this gigantic power.
UPDATED: thanks Special K.
A Jew, An Asian, A Latina, A Black Man playing an inspired reinvention of a Quaker hymn
It's Shaker, not Quaker; two very different traditions.
Although, while Quakers don't really have hymns, the singing Quakers I've met tend to be quite partial to that song. :)