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Article: 'A Boy Called Alex' young musician in daily battle with cystic fibrosis to conduct Bach's St Matthew Passion.
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- December 11, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 December 2008-Alex Stobbs: 'A Boy Called Alex' young musician in daily battle with cystic fibrosis to conduct Bach's St Matthew Passion(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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A talented musician who battles with cystic fibrosis, Alex Stobbs survives with the help of a massive daily cocktail of drugs, injections and intense physiotherapy. An inspirational Cutting Edge documentary, A Boy Called Alex (Channel 4), set at Eton College, followed his progress as, between frequent hospital stays, this remarkable teenager prepared and went on to successfully organise and conduct a performance of Bach's Magnificat to great acclaim.
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