Yo-Yo Ma, Fleming perform with high schoolers World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, left, and famed soprano Renee Fleming speak as they performed...

Yo-Yo Ma, Fleming perform with high schoolers

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, left, and famed soprano Renee Fleming speak as they performed with a choir of dozens of high school students in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building, the James R. Thompson Center, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. At right is Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. The Monday afternoon performance was to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Citizen Musician initiative. The Lyric Opera of Chicago also sponsored the event and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and famed soprano Renee Fleming, left, perform with a choir of dozens of high school students in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building, the James R. Thompson Center, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. The Monday afternoon performance was to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Citizen Musician initiative. The Lyric Opera of Chicago also sponsored the event and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and famed soprano Renee Fleming perform with a choir of dozens of high school students in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building, the James R. Thompson Center, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. The Monday afternoon performance was to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Citizen Musician initiative. The Lyric Opera of Chicago also sponsored the event and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and famed soprano Renee Fleming, left, perform with a choir of dozens of high school students in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building, the James R. Thompson Center, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. The Monday afternoon performance was to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Citizen Musician initiative. The Lyric Opera of Chicago also sponsored the event and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Famed soprano Renee Fleming performs with world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a choir of dozens of high school students in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building, the James R. Thompson Center, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. The Monday afternoon performance was to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Citizen Musician initiative. The Lyric Opera of Chicago also sponsored the event and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays with famed soprano Renee Fleming and a choir of dozens of high school students in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building, the James R. Thompson Center, Monday, March 19, 2012, in Chicago. The Monday afternoon performance was to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Citizen Musician initiative. The Lyric Opera of Chicago also sponsored the event and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and soprano Renee Fleming performed March 19 with a choir of Chicago high school students to promote arts education.