The Schenectady Youth Orchestra with Zorkie Nelson

Inspired by the Pan African Youth Orchestra of Ghana, Schenectady’s Youth Orchestra is led by master drummer Zorkie Nelson, one of the original members of the first Ghanaian Pan African Orchestra. Instruments are traditional to African music, including the drum, bells, gourd xylophone (gylis), and the flute (atenteben).

• Meets: every Tuesday evening, year-round, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
• Location: Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street, Albany
• Open to: school-age youth, ages nine to nineteen
• Instruction: free; instruments provided
• Contact: New York Folklore; email info@nyfolklore.org
• Venue phone: (518) 935-4858