Orchestra Program Seeks To Enrich Lives of At-Risk Kids

Dantes Rameau had some convincing to do when he approached 10-year-old Donnell Fulton about trying out a new instrument. “Would you like to try the trombone?”

Blank stare. “Have you ever seen a trombone before?”

“No.”

“Would you like to try one?”

Blank stare. Donnell still wasn’t persuaded, so Rameau’s questioning continued. “Do you like jazz?”

Blank stare.