57th Annual Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, VT, 7/29/07 
"Marlboro was the place where I decided to become a musician…The four summers I spent there were great formative experiences. It was there that I was first exposed to the fellowship of colleagues young and old. It was there that legendary names became real human beings. And it was there that I began questioning things in music…Living through these summers, experiencing the great chamber music literature for the first time, led me to a commitment to music that I could not have received from any one school or teacher. I believe that the sense of fun, camaraderie, and common culture found at Marlboro remain with me as the essential elements of good music making, and the dedication of the fathers of the festival helped make those four years a most magical time."
– Yo-Yo Ma