YOYO MA By Sherry Jane Ballesil Julie Dinh

美季�任 YO-YO MA By: Sherry Jane Ballesil Julie Dinh

个人� 力 • • Born in October 7, 1955. Married his girlfriend Jill Hornor; who is was a german professor in 1977. Has two children who is Emily and Nicholas. Comes from a musical upbringing; His mom Marina Lu who is a singer and his dad Hiao. Tsuin Ma as a professional violinist and a professor, also his elder sister Yeou-Cheng Ma.

��生涯 • • Began playing the cello at age 4. Began performing in front of an audience at age 5, played in front of the presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. age 8 appeared on american television with his sister. graduated from professional children's school age 15.

主要�献 • • January 20, 2009 he performed at Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony. August 29, 2009 he performed at the funeral mass for senator Edward M. Kennedy. October 16, 2011 he performed at the memorial for Steve Jobs. He has over 75 albums and has 15 Grammy award winners.

�什么�他学到了什么 We choose Yo-Yo Ma because he is someone who needs to be appreciated for coming so far in his music. Playing at such a young age and still continues to play, teaches us that if you love something, put your love and passion in it and continue to do what makes you happy.

�� • What age did he start to play the • • • cello? What year did he perform for Obama? How many albums were Grammy award winners? Who were the other two presidents he performed for?

Sites • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Yo-Yo_Ma