{"id":7105,"date":"2026-05-23T17:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/?page_id=7105"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:32:10","slug":"mac-sinise-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/concert\/featured-stories\/mac-sinise-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Music of Mac Sinise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div  class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col has-image has-background-size-large has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mac-Sinise-3.jpeg');\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-aspect-ratio has-blue-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#1c2838;\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-content has-pdt-60 has-pdb-60 has-pdl-60 has-pdr-60\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                \n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-gold-color has-text-color\">THE MUSIC OF MAC SINISE<\/h1>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#e1e7ec;\" class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image has-light-gray-background-color\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image\" >\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-content has-pdt-60 has-pdb-60 has-pdl-60 has-pdr-60\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Music in Tribute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s National Memorial Day Concert is proud to feature the music of Mac Sinise. A gifted artist with a deep and personal connection to the mission of honoring those who have served and sacrificed for this country, Mac completed recording his debut album, Resurrection &amp; Revival, prior to his passing in January 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His final wish to his father was to dedicate all proceeds to benefit the Gary Sinise Foundation\u2019s mission. Following his death, in an effort to connect further with his son, Gary uncovered more musical treasures that Mac had written but never shared. These were compiled into a second album, Resurrection &amp; Revival: Part Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are honored to feature Mac\u2019s music in two meaningful moments during this year\u2019s concert, \u201cThe Rise\u201d during the tribute to World War II Veterans of the Greatest Generation, and \u201cTriumphant\u201d as part of the 25th Anniversary Tribute to the victims and heroes of September 11th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#e1e7ec\" class=\"tadv-color\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col has-image has-background-size-small has-background-center-position\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mac-Sinise-5.jpeg');\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-background-size-large has-aspect-ratio\" >\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-media-card has-video\" >\n        \n                    <div class=\"responsive_embed\">\n                <div class=\"responsive_embed_inner\">\n                                        <iframe id=\"video_6525\"\n                    width=\"100%\"\n                    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\n                            frameborder=\"0\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/ZbnuGsvwMtMrs6925VxaGA==\/?start=0&amp;end=0&amp;topbar=false&amp;autoplay=false&amp;muted=false&amp;endscreen=true\">\n                    <\/iframe>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                \n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-aspect-ratio has-blue-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#1c2838;\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-content has-pdt-60 has-pdb-60 has-pdl-60 has-pdr-60\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-gold-color has-text-color\">FEATURED ON THE CONCERT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Mac&#8217;s music was previously featured on the 2025 program in tribute to WWII Veterans. 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