Experience a blend of history and harmony combining the Caribbean steelpan with the sounds made famous in America like Jazz music. Explore the songs that made America like you’ve never heard them before on the steelpan. For children and their families.
Fauna Solomon is a former teacher and musician currently residing in Washington, DC. Born in Guyana, South America into a musical family, Solomon started playing the steelpan at the age of 5 and has performed for audiences of all ages on stages around the country. Her father Phil Solomon—who makes the instruments—is the inventor of the modern steelpan and started the first steelpan manufacturing company in the US.
LOCATION:Ocean View - Ocean View Meeting Room CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Workshop: The American Songbook on Steelpan with Fauna Solomon END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR