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The Chosen Ones teenage brass band from New Orleans

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The Chosen Ones are a 9-piece brass band of 15 to 17 year olds from the Landry-Walker High School in New Orleans. They're proud to continue their city's strong musical tradition and play a role in helping rebuild their town post-Katrina. Saxophonist Elise Smith and trombonist Stephane Henry talk about what it means to be a "chosen one" while band leader Wilbert Rawlins, Jr., shares his secrets of getting high-performing students through music. 

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