Karl Miller wrote:

>It is so encouraging to me to see kids, many of them from the streets,
>playing like the best of the professional orchestras, and I might add,
>with more enthusiasm than any professional orchestra I have seen in many
>years.

Having witnessed this concert by the SBYO at the proms, I am in complete
agreement with many, critics and public alike, that this was the highlight
of the proms season 2007.

If this is the way to preserve and promote classical music for future
generations, there is no better avenue.

Philip Jongeneel

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