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'Best Music Learning Initiative' winners Bratton Brass Roots, and 'Visiting Teacher' winner Helen Minshall

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Young boy conducts in the Carlo Felice Theatre

Conductor dad sits his son on the podium, who reveals his incredible baton skills

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