Daniel H. came to performing arts center in Richmond when he was in seventh grade. "I started playing the congos until I learned that our center had hired a new saxophone teacher. I also started playing the steel pans. That is where I would say my education as a musician began.
"I don't know another environment in Richmond
where you can be surrounded by other musicians, by dancers, by instructors, by graphic artists, painters, and actors, where everyone is friendly, humble, and ready to learn...