Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pennsylvania, USA - Janera Solomon, the theater's executive director, wasn't content to just listen to the students rehearse. She picked up a pair of mallets and joined the students, bobbing along to the beat. As the daughter of renowned steelpan craftsman and musician Phil Solomon, she has had a life immersed in music.
...."I'm a former teaching artist. I taught in a lot of schools, a lot of communities, and I've gotten to see how great it was for kids to learn a new instrument and a new art form," Ms. Solomon said.
She knew that she wanted to create a youth steel band ensemble, a dream that evolved into a six-week after-school program taught by Mathew Docktor.
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