Yo Yo Ma joins the Pinkies
OrchestrasThe cellist, a 1980s star of Sesame Street, today joins the cast of Pinkville on WGBH to rehearse its kids in a concerto for five kazoos.
No kidding.
He also plays the Swan.
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And your point about one of the world’s greatest cellists collaborating with WGBH Boston is?
I used to admire and enjoy Ma’s playing until he became a poster child for Public Broadcasting and their agendas. And until he diluted himself by recording and playing what essentially amounts to Muzak. It has been decades. So I stopped listening or caring.
Your loss
I’m sure he’ll get over it.
But you care enough to click on the post and even and comment about Yo Yo Ma.
Wow, it takes someone with a hugely inflated ego to condemn Bach as muzak.
A.L., a poster child for public broadcasting and their agendas?? Ya know, life’s a lot clearer when your head is out of your ass.
Hey, he’s sick and tired of playing Dvorak concerto! Give the guy a break!