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Mosaic Steel OrchestraNorfolk, Virginia, USA - A Hampton Roads organization is working to bring music to underserved communities.
The Mosaic Steel Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization that teaches adults and kids how to play steelpan drums.
It’s a dream that Dr. Anthony Hailey, its director, founder, and president, envisioned years ago.
“About 15 years ago, I took out a second mortgage on my home to buy these instruments because I was working and doing service in the community, but I wanted to see a deeper and greater change. So, over the past 10 to 12 years, we’ve been serving in neighborhoods here and in Portsmouth,” Hailey said.
....Hailey fell in love with the instrument after seeing the US Navy Steel Band in college and many of his students also fell in love after hearing the drums for the first time.
Elisha Jackson, who learned about the program from his cousin, says he originally thought the drums were pans because of the name.
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