Music has been a part of Samm Taylor’s life for almost as long as he can remember.
The 20-year-old, who is a 2019 graduate of Hilliard Darby High School, recalls singing along to a car radio when he was 5 years old. One of his favorites was Lou Bega’s Mambo No. 5.
At 11, he began playing the viola at Hilliard s Tharp Sixth Grade School.
“I remember the Tharp staff came to my elementary school and showed us the band and orchestra instruments, Taylor said. I picked the viola because one of the teachers said, ‘Nobody picks this instrument, and it’s usually forgotten.