Yo-Yo Ma

I just have to say that i thoroughly enjoyed Yo-Yo Hurricane :) (what some of us called it lol) We were actually talking about this in Edwards Class and i think for me it was hard to choose just one moment. Just knowing that he was among us was a true blessing and honor. I think two moments stood out the most for me. The first would have to be at discourse when he answered the last question given by Andrew (for those of us who know him), asking about music ed and why it is so important in schools, and what can, and should we do to keep it there. His answer was truly something that i expected, but it almost brought me to tears, and i know some others felt the same because, for those of who who have such a massive passion to keep the arts alive for children, it summed up why we are going thru hell and back to get these degrees... and why we care so much about the future of our children... of youth in general. It was just a re-assuring moment for those of us who have a true passion to keep arts within the school.

The second moment of the Yo-Yo Ma Hurricane that was really really special to me was the concert. And the reason being was because it was so formal without being formal at all. Everyone was dressed up and excited for the concert as we should be. And the performers were absolutely DePauwesome lol. But what made the concert was the fact that the ambience that was set by Yo-Yo was very informal and soooooo much more personal than a regular concert setting. There were moments where we laughed, smiled, and murmured under our breath a bit about something that was funny. In any other concert setting that type of behavior would just be unacceptable, but i've never been to a concert where you could tell that the performers were enjoying themselves, and the audience was allowed to do the same. Making funny gestures and involving the audience creates a more organic, and emotional connection within a performance and that was the first time i've ever felt something like that between a performer and all of us who are in an audience. I Just really enjoyed every single bit of it.