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Big Noise orchestra's classical music proves instrumental in social change

El Sistema and Gustavo Dudamel's Simón Bolívar Orchestra turn musicianship into citizenship in Stirling's Raploch estateIn the Community Campus of Raploch, a housing estate on the outskirts of Stirling, 120 children aged between six and 13 are rehearsing the Rondeau from Purcell's Abdelazer – familiar to most as the imposing opening theme of Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. This is the Big Noise Orchestra; but before the music can begin, this rustling, restless, excited g...

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19:38 on June 20 2012

Big Noise orchestra's classical music proves instrumental in social change

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