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 or gylis, and the flute or atenteben.

The Orchestra meets every Tuesday evening, year round, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street, Schenectady, 12307.

The Orchestra is open to all school-age youth from nine to nineteen. Instruction is free. Instruments are provided.

For further information, contact New York Folklore or email info@nyfolklore.org.

• Venue phone: (518) 935-4858