BANGKOK -- An orchestra consisting of boys and girls from a slum in Thailand will begin a tour in Japan on Sunday to play violin and other concertos. Finding hope in music despite their poverty-stricken lives, members voiced a willingness to offer the best possible performance during their first visit to Japan.
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Student orchestra from Thai slum aims for best in first Japan tour
Young musicians find hope in music in spite of poverty-stricken lives
Members of Immanuel Orchestra practice at a church in Khlong Toei slum in Bangkok on Oct. 6. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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