Klarinet Archive - Posting 000160.txt from 2001/01

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Crouching Lion, Hidden Dragon
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:04:47 -0500

on 12/31/00 12:42 PM, Bilwright@-----.net wrote:

>Speaking of prejudices, I noticed a few months ago while discussing
>Yo-Yo [typing _very_ carefully!] Ma playing in Beethoven's triple
>concerto that I misspelled his last name every time as well. I turned
>it into "Man" instead of "Mas" that time.
> I don't know what it is about his name that messes me up. I _do_
>know the correct spelling, but it doesn't come out of me properly ----
>just like certain alto notes. Thank goodness he doesn't read this
>list.

Sorry to be a little late on this, but I have a good Yo-Yo Ma story.
About 15 years ago, he came to do the Elgar concerto with RSO. While he
was in Richmond, a local rock club had a band called "Yo Mama", and had
plastered every power pole in the metro area with their posters! When
Yo-Yo Ma (the cellist!) was here for a recital last year, he remembered
the event in his talk from the stage!

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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