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- ↑ http://www.actiondeafness.org.uk/news-articles/deaf-percussionist-evelyn-glennie-and-kaos-signing-choir-at-the-olympic-opening-ceremony.html%5B%5D
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- ↑ "British Paraorchestra heads for No. 1 this Christmas". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 December 2012.