The spokeswoman, Master Sergeant Kristin duBois, said the weather was good and the Marine Band had no trouble with intonation during most of the prelude and ceremony, nearly two and half hours of music. Still, at the last minute, she said,
Beyoncé and the band received orders to use a recorded version of the national anthem.
“We don’t know why,” Sergeant duBois said. “But that is what we were instructed to do so that is what we did.
It’s not because Beyoncé can’t sing. We all know Beyoncé can sing. We all know the Marine Band can play.”
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