Across Centretown, school-aged children are tuning donated cellos, clarinets and violins in an innovative after-school program designed to empower kids and build communities through music.
Pedro Rocha Cabral de Vasconcellos, Centretown NewsChildren in the Orkidstra quintet rehearse Bach at the Bronson Centre. The group will perform a series of concerts throughout Ottawa during the summer.
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