Disabled band scores film first (BBC News)
A film about punk band Heavy Load, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities, premieres in London.

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Learning from the best (Kane County Chronicle)
ST. CHARLES – Nine-year-old Will Mueller practices violin for nearly two hours each day but still gets a little afraid before his youth orchestra performances.

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Sphinx Organization aims to showcase African-American and Latin musicians (The Toledo Blade)
DETROIT — Chelsea Tipton II, resident conductor of the Toledo Symphony, has been scarce this month on his home turf. But he's getting a lot of exposure around the country as maestro of the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra during its inaugural tour. Tipton and the SCO, plus its resident string group, the Harlem Quartet, will touch down for a performance at 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in Detroit's venerable ...

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Congo Republic to have special schools for pygmies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Children of Congo Republic's pygmies will be able to attend special schools set up by retired French teachers in a plan to help fight discrimination against the forest dwellers, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said.

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