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What is this Article mainly about?	Ofentse Pitse is the conductor and founder of Anchored Sound, an orchestra and youth choir that gives disadvantaged young singers with exceptional talent and big aspirations the chance to develop their gifts while performing the works of leading African composers.
Which of these is a statement of opinion?	Ofentse Pitse never would have become a conductor of a classical orchestra and choir had her grandfather not been an accomplished trumpet player and jazz band conductor.
Why did the author include this passage?	To show how Ofentse Pitse is trying to change people’s conceptions of what constitutes classical music today
Which is the closest synonym for the word consummate?	adroit
What is one inference the reader can make from the Article?	Many of the young people in Ofentse Pitse’s choir might not have been able to pursue their passion for music without her help.
Which information is not in the Article?	How Ofentse Pitse felt when she directed her first combined orchestra and choir performance.
In this passage, the word retinue means __.	a group of followers, patrons, or helpers
Which passage from the Article best supports the idea that Ofentse Pitse’s concerts feature classical music that some listeners might not be familiar with?	What’s on the program at an Anchored Sound performance? Audiences might get to hear pieces written by Mzilikazi Khumalo, Phelelani Mnomiya, or Sibusiso Njeza, and if these names are new to you, you’re not alone. At classical music concerts, it’s more common to hear music written centuries ago by European composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach, but Pitse wants listeners to know that classical music is alive and well in Africa, so the group’s repertoire focuses on African composers.