Yo-Yo Ma Joins Philadelphia Orchestra for a PlayIN at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Cellists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in a rare musical event that will allow them to play alongside cellist Yo-Yo Ma as well as cellists from The Philadelphia Orchestra for a one-hour PlayIN event, taking place on August 9th at 1:30 p.m. at Saratoga Performing Arts Center's amphitheatre stage.

PlayINs are signature events for The Philadelphia Orchestra and this will be the first to be held at SPAC. They are part of the HEAR initiative, a portfolio of programs promoting the role of music in Health, Education, Access and Research. PlayINs have taken place regularly in Philadelphia since 2012 and are part of a full array of programs designed to promote access for people of all ages to experience orchestral music either as listeners or performers.

"SPAC's stage has hosted countless history-making performances over its five decades. On August 9, we will make a remarkable addition to that list as local musicians of all ages and abilities come together for an extraordinary musical collaboration with musical icon Yo-Yo Ma and professional cellists from The Philadelphia Orchestra," said Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of SPAC. "A once-in-a-lifetime experience for participants, this shared music making event will excite and inspire while conveying the powerful message that music is for everyone."

Participants at the SPAC PlayIn will perform works by Bréval, J.S. Bach, Schubert, Paganini, Vivaldi, Suzuki and more - a PDF of all music being performed is emailed to participants within 24 hours after registering - and the event is open to the public. Openings are limited; musicians sign up online via SPAC's website or at the following link: http://bit.ly/2tCtkQ4.

Yo-Yo Ma's guest appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra follows that evening at 8 p.m. with conductor Marin Alsop, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The cellist will perform Dvoák's Cello Concerto in a program that also includes John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Barber's Symphony No. 1.

For more information on the PlayIN as well as a schedule of The Philadelphia Orchestra's SPAC programming, August 2 - 19, visit spac.org.

For more information on The Philadelphia Orchestra, visit philorch.org.

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