From the very beginning, volunteer violin teacher Sara Matayoshi, seemed destined to be a musician. “Music played a role for me from when I was first born, I guess. My parents told me that music was being played for me while I was still in the womb. I don’t remember that, but even imaging music…
“As a youngster, there was a very enthusiastic band director at my school. It was easy to respond to him. So I walked into his office one day and said that I was interested in the band and, of course, he was all open arms…. He was a terrific person who started a great venture…
Growing up in Roane County, Tenn., Martin Hodge always made music a part of his life, whether it was singing in church choirs or playing violin in the school orchestra. But it was drumming that he loved best of all. He remembers pounding on an old drum that belonged to his family, picking up the…