, she went to the Fox theater for the first time. She fell in love. She saw the city converge, mingle, and be delighted together.
Ninety-one years later, Joan Degerstrom sponsored an evening with the Spokane Symphony and Yo-Yo Ma. The Fox became, once again, a gravitational pull in Spokane.
Yo-Yo Ma has reached the level of stardom most classical musicians only dream of, the kind of fame Spokane Symphony music director James Lowe calls “Sesame Street cred.” If you can name only one living classical performer, it’s probably Ma. He’s arguably the best cellist to ever play, one Washington Post critic says (and Elmo certainly agrees). He can
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