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- ↑ SBS Youth Orchestra to continue its legacy of musical training and excellence through the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Fellowship Program. Retrieved 14 April 2014
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2013. "Elite musicians devastated as SBS youth orchestra disbands". Retrieved 14 April 2014
