New York City’s observance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 will take place at the National September 11 Memorial, at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan. The ceremony also will serve as the memorial’s official opening. The memorial bears the names of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on Flight 93, as well as the six victims of the 1993 Trade Center bombing. All their names will be read at this year’s ceremony. Here is the schedule of events:
8:28 a.m.
Bagpipers and drummers begin processional
8:35 a.m.
Program begins. Bagpipers and drummers lead the World Trade Center flag through the memorial to the stage. Brooklyn Youth Chorus performs the national anthem. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduces a citywide moment of silence
8:46 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower; houses of worship will toll their bells throughout the city)
President Obama delivers a reading
Family members will begin reading the names in pairs. There will be 167 pairs (334 readers), who will continue until all of the names are read
9:03 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower)
Former President George W. Bush delivers a reading
Family member Peter Negron delivers a reading
Yo-Yo Ma, who also performed on the first anniversary of 9/11, performs “Sarabande” from Bach’s First Suite for Cello Solo
Reading of the names continues
9:37 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers a reading
Family member and retired NYPD officer James Smith and his daughter Patricia Smith deliver a reading
James Taylor performs “Close Your Eyes”
Reading of the names continues
9:59 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time of the fall of the South Tower)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers a reading
Flautist Emi Ferguson performs “Amazing Grace”
10:03 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pa.)
Former New York Gov. George Pataki delivers a reading
Reading of names continues/music resumes
10:28 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time of the fall of the North Tower)
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani delivers a reading
Family member Debra Epps delivers a reading
Paul Simon performs “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Reading of the names continues
Former New Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco delivers a reading
Reading of the names continues to conclusion
Choral musical performance of “I Will Remember You”
Taps performed by four trumpeters (NYPD, FDNY, Port Authority Police Department, and U.S. Military)
1 p.m.
Program concludes
4 p.m.
World Trade Center site closes
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8:28 a.m.
Bagpipers and drummers begin processional
8:35 a.m.
Program begins. Bagpipers and drummers lead the World Trade Center flag through the memorial to the stage. Brooklyn Youth Chorus performs the national anthem. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduces a citywide moment of silence
8:46 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower; houses of worship will toll their bells throughout the city)
President Obama delivers a reading
Family members will begin reading the names in pairs. There will be 167 pairs (334 readers), who will continue until all of the names are read
9:03 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower)
Former President George W. Bush delivers a reading
Family member Peter Negron delivers a reading
Yo-Yo Ma, who also performed on the first anniversary of 9/11, performs “Sarabande” from Bach’s First Suite for Cello Solo
Reading of the names continues
9:37 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers a reading
Family member and retired NYPD officer James Smith and his daughter Patricia Smith deliver a reading
James Taylor performs “Close Your Eyes”
Reading of the names continues
9:59 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time of the fall of the South Tower)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers a reading
Flautist Emi Ferguson performs “Amazing Grace”
10:03 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pa.)
Former New York Gov. George Pataki delivers a reading
Reading of names continues/music resumes
10:28 a.m.
Moment of silence (observance of the time of the fall of the North Tower)
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani delivers a reading
Family member Debra Epps delivers a reading
Paul Simon performs “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Reading of the names continues
Former New Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco delivers a reading
Reading of the names continues to conclusion
Choral musical performance of “I Will Remember You”
Taps performed by four trumpeters (NYPD, FDNY, Port Authority Police Department, and U.S. Military)
1 p.m.
Program concludes
4 p.m.
World Trade Center site closes
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RISING FROM THE ASHES: At Ground Zero, new towers grow where devastation once reigned
DAY OF INFAMY: Readers remember where they were and what they went through on 9/11
VIDEO: BUILT-IN SECURITY
NEW PLAN: A guide to the layout of the rebuilt Trade Center site
‘ACCIDENTAL WITNESS’: Rookie pilot recalls her near stint as kamikaze flier on 9/11
