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Yo-Yo Ma Performs at Chicago Youth Music Festival
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will accompany the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to celebrate young musicians.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will join the festivities at the Chicago Youth in Music Festival on Sunday. He'll issue a gubernatorial decree declaring Sunday ``Citizen Musician Day.''

The concert at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center features Mexico's Children's Choir of Morelia, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and a collaboration between Ma and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

The Youth in Music Festival provides an opportunity for cross-cultural exchange through music, allowing different backgrounds to interact with one another.

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