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Graysen Byrnes just turned five, but she's already such a fan ofcellist Yo-Yo Ma that her excitement over seeing him performSaturday night wasn't curtailed at all by a soggy Green andintermittent downpours.
Actually, it was all heightened by the prospect of post-concertpuddle jumping, her mom, Katie Byrnes, said.
The two classical music buffs sported colorful rubber rain bootsand dad, Colin, sat poised to set up the Tommy Bahama umbrella theybought for the event.
"We knew, as long as we could, we'd be here," dad said. "It'simportant to bring her here because it's important she gets culturerather than just Disney princesses." He said he wishes his parentsexposed him to more culture.
The family was among about 8,000 people who braved the rain andchill to experience the world-renowned Ma and his Silk RoadEnsemble, which takes its name from the famed Asian trade routesover which art, ideas and innovations were exchanged for over 2,000years. Ma has called the routes the "Internet of antiquity."
The Green was awash in colorful umbrellas, but many just let therain hit them, oblivious as they took in the sounds.
Rick and Kathleen Allison, who will celebrate their 41st weddinganniversary Monday, sipped Chilean cabernet as they relaxed on lawnchairs.
The North Haven couple decided to attend at the last minute, andwhile Kathleen Allison admits the weather could have been better,she pointed to the stage and said, "That couldn't be better."
Rick Allison, who has a radio show on WPLR called The LocalBands, said that, for him, it is not only the first of the summerconcert series, but "the biggest."
Boyuan Zhong, a Yale University summer session student, pumpedhis fist in the air and let out a hearty, "Yo-Yo," as if at a rockconcert.
Zhong, from China, said he loves the meaning behind the Silk Roadtour.
"I think it's really special," he said.pmcloughlin@nhregister.com
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