'A country is not a hotel, and it's not full,' Ma said
On Saturday morning, famous classical musician Yo-Yo Ma brought his cello to the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge, which connects the twin cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico to play Bach’s “Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello.”
The performance was part of Ma’s “Bach Project,” in which the world-renowned musician has endeavored to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s six suites for solo cello in 36 locations around the world in a celebration of our common humanity during what he sees as an era of deep division.Ma’s performance was a message about unity, which he explained in an address to the crowd. “I’ve lived my life at the borders between cultures, between disciplines, between musics, between generations,” he said.
“A country is not a hotel, and it’s not full,” Ma said, referencing recent comments President Trump has made on border security, in which the President declared America to be “full.” Ma’s performance was also part of a “Day of Action” in Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, meant to celebrate the connection between the U.S. and Mexican communities on either side of the border through performances in both cities, according to National Public Radio.“Although people may perceive us as being so different, we’re not,” he said, according to NPR. “Here the border is extremely unique in that it’s one organism. I’ve always said we’re interdependent, interconnected.
— mazapam 🌹 April 13, 2019 Yo-yo Ma disrupting the violent narrative that dominates media coverage of the borderlands. So proud of my hometown https://t.co/xLqxQqRA8t
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