MARIN TEEN MUSICIAN GAINS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
As concertmaster and first chair of the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, 17-year-old Nicolas Lau has not forgotten that most of his growing list of musical accomplishments sprang from one low-key program in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood.
It all started with Enriching Lives through Music, or ELM, “a program for the Latino community for kids in families who don’t have much money and their parents want them to learn music,” said Lau, a senior at San Rafael High School.
Now Lau, a violinist, is one of 16 musicians worldwide to be named an “ambassador” by the Ensemble, a global music-for-social change organization.