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Tue, 04/28/2015 - 1:37am

Catherine Willis could only smile as 20 young musicians from Urban Strings launched into 'If Carmen Was a Sista', a bouncy, hip-hop-tinged take on the famous 19th-century aria 'Habanera' by Georges Bizet. Her goal with Urban Strings: to nurture black youngsters in classical music — and, perhaps, see them one day on larger stages.

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