Kidsâ Orchestra developing leaders through music with your help Kids Orchestra changes the future for one Baton Rogue teen By Elizabeth Vowell | April 6, 2021 at 7:48 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 9:00 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Musician Paige Hoffman, 17, has her eyes set on a big stage. Sheâs writing a musical, has several compositions under her belt, and will have a world premiere one of those pieces in April. She hopes it will all lead her to a career in musical theater. However, music hasnât always been part of her life. When she started out, it might as well have been a foreign language.