Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Yo-Yo Ma on Global Unity
Yo-Yo Ma on Global Unity
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma recently performed unaccompanied Bach at the US-Mexico border, in an all-Bach project that will take him to 36 locations worldwide. He intends for his efforts to make a statement about global unity. "I've lived my life at the borders. Between cultures. Between disciplines. Between musics. Between generations… We live in a world of boundless possibility, but we also face daunting challenges, even to our very survival... I believe that during times of stress, confusion, and insecurity, we should share sources that offer comfort, purpose, and meaning. Bach does that. When his music touches us, it reconnects us to our common humanity."
above from Zachary Carretin of the Boulder Bach Festival
(from Dorothy) When the great spire of Notre Dame fell and the world waited to see if the entire structure would collapse, people gathered to watch and mourn. And then they sang, reminding us that music still operates as an emblem of civilization itself and that the human spirit survives even in the face of catastrophe.)
To see and hear Yo-Yo Ma play and speak at the U. S. border, google his name and listen as he plays and says : "Culture builds bridges, not walls."
