By — Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/yo-yo-ma-and-gabby-giffords-perform-sound-of-silence-to-honor-lives-lost-to-gun-violence Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio NewsHour profiled former Rep. Gabby Giffords' journey to "retrain her brain" after she was shot in 2011. Part of her routine includes playing her childhood instrument, the French horn. That piece caught the eye of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who then reached out to Giffords to play together. Watch now as they rehearse Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" to honor the lives lost to gun violence. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Judy Woodruff: As we close tonight, we wanted to take a different look at those affected by gun violence with some familiar music brought to us by an unlikely duo.We profiled former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords' journey to retrain her brain after she was shot in 2011. Part of her routine includes playing her childhood instrument, the French horn.That report caught the eye of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who then reached out to Giffords to play together.Here they are rehearsing Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" to honor of the lives lost to gun violence each year. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Feb 18, 2022 By — Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport is the Senior Producer of CANVAS at PBS News Hour. @Annedavenport