Blind violinist injured in Haiti quake fighting the odds, once again
University of Cincinnati alum Romel Joseph has had a life of music that has not come easily. As a boy growing up in Haiti he lost his eyesight, but went on to master the violin and get accepted into UC’s world famous College Conservatory of Music. Romel was in Port-au-Prince when the devastating earthquake struck Haiti earlier this year. He eventually emerged from the rubble of the New Victorian School with injuries he thought might leave him unable to play music ever again, or even live. Read full article here.
University of Cincinnati alum Romel Joseph has had a life of music that has not come easily. As a boy growing up in Haiti he lost his eyesight, but went on to master the violin and get accepted into UC’s world famous College Conservatory of Music.
Romel was in Port-au-Prince when the devastating earthquake struck Haiti earlier this year. He eventually emerged from the rubble of the New Victorian School with injuries he thought might leave him unable to play music ever again, or even live.
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