Above: video from Monday's flash mob with performances by Renee Fleming, Yo-Yo- Ma, and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago In a nod to the increasing openness and whimsicality of the global classical music scene, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, soprano Renee Fleming and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra created a flash mob Monday with students from three of Chicago's schools in the food court of Chicago's Thompson Center Monday, according to a report from Chicago's WBEZ. The performance was part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's community-building Citizen Musician venture. So, Columbus, when are we going to have a classical music flash mob in the Cap City? Read more: Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming Lead Classical Music Flash Mob (WBEZ)
Jennifer Hambrick unites her extensive backgrounds in the arts and media and her deep roots in Columbus to bring inspiring music to central Ohio as Classical 101’s midday host. Jennifer performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before earning a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.