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One of 2009's most awesome gift boxes, 30 Years Outside the Box collects 90 discs from cellist Yo-Yo Ma's extraordinarily rich and varied career, in a velvet-lined box along with a 312-page book. Today's Barnes & Noble Deal of the Day knocks 40% off the list price of this landmark collection.

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Songs of Joy & Peace was the recipient of two 52nd Annual Grammy Awards® January 31st: Best Classical Crossover Album and Producer of the Year, Classical (Steven Epstein). Congratulations to Yo-Yo Ma on his sixteenth Grammy Award®!

To commemorate the Mendelssohn bicentennial in 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Emanuel Ax, and violinist Itzhak Perlman have collaborated together for the first time and recorded the Mendelssohn Piano Trios. The three players performed these works at Carnegie Hall in March 2009 and will once again dazzle audiences with their interpretation during their Live from Lincoln Center telecast on PBS on May 5, 2010.

Today Only, December 22, Save 40% off the cost of Yo-Yo Ma's 'Outside The Box' as Barnes & Noble's Deal of the Day! Yo-Yo Ma: 30 Years Outside The Box encompasses Mr. Ma’s entire recorded career and then some; including essays from his friends and colleagues, and photos from throughout his 30 year journey.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Designate Riccardo Muti and CSO Association President Deborah F. Rutter have appointed world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to the newly created position of Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, beginning in January 2010.

Yo-Yo Ma's holiday CD "Songs Of Joy And Peace" is nominated for a Grammy award in the category of "Best Classical Crossover Album"- the album's producer, Steve Epstein, has also been nominated for a Grammy award in the category of "Best Producer, Classical"

On Tuesday, December 8, Yo-Yo Ma will appear on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS. Yo-Yo will perform, as well as discuss his new 90-CD Box Set, Yo-Yo Ma: 30 Years Outside The Box. Check PBS for stations and air-times in your area.

This morning Yo-Yo Ma will be appointed by President Obama to serve on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. The President previously appointed George Stevens, Jr. and Margo Lion to serve as Co-Chairs and Mary Schmidt Campbell to serve as Vice Chair of the Committee.

Around this time last year Yo-Yo Ma hosted a contest on Indaba Music.com where musicians from around the world were challenged to collaborate with Yo-Yo on Dona Nobis Pacem, a track off of his album Songs Of Joy & Peace.

Tune into WNET on November 5th at 8pm and WLIW on November 10th at 10:30pm to watch excerpts from some of their best segments from this year. Included will be Paula Zahn's interview with Yo-Yo Ma about the Silk Road Project.
Don’t forget to tune in!

Yo-Yo Ma and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert Spano, presented the world premiere of composer Angel Lam’s new work: Awakening From a Disappearing Garden for solo cello and orchestra on October 15, 2009.

Last week the Harvard Graduate School of Education presented a Silk Road Project residency with acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble musicians. The series of workshops, panels and discussions culminated in a performance and the presentation of the inaugural Harvard Graduate School of Education Thelma E. Goldberg Arts in Education Award to Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project, a nonprofit artistic, cultural and educational organization founded in 1998 by Mr. Ma to promote innovation and learning through the arts.