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Backstage With Yo-Yo Ma

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Yo-Yo Ma Gives Frances Hill a Lesson

Yo Yo Ma Gives Frances Cello Lesson

Frances Gets Her First Cello Lesson

Photos Courtesy of Ron Roberts
After picking Yo-Yo Ma up at the airport, Ron Roberts explains what happened: "Yo-Yo wanted to go his hotel room for a minute at the Hilton, and while we four were standing in the lobby waiting for him, with his 1733 cello in it's case at our feet, Ms. Hill approached us asking if she had really just seen Yo-Yo Ma in the lobby of the Hilton. Dorcas (Harris) invited her to come back and introduce herself to Yo-Yo when he reappeared, which she did. I think she charmed him equally as much as he charmed her. He commented later on her wonderful accent (one of those old-South aristocratic drawls).

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