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Combined with an eminent international faculty, and the ideal, intimate medium of chamber music, students prepare dynamic programs in a setting of inspirational architectural and historic beauty. Bringing together such gifted young talent from differing cultural backgrounds, perspectives and insights creates a rich, inspiring atmosphere and a mutual enrichment of cultures which permanently expands creative vision and immerses students, faculty and audiences in an unforgettable musical experience.</p> <p>The idea of Youth Music International (formerly the British and American Chamber Music Exchange), began in 2003 when director, Erika Miranda, first brought a handful of talented young Americans to work with a chamber course in Oxford. After that the B&amp;ACME was born and transformed into Youth Music International Since then, YouMI has taken students to London, Oxford and Bath as well as invited British students and others to the US. In 2007, Youth Music International will return to Oxford with many new members from both the US and UK and will expand to include other countries in 2008.</p></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="43">&nbsp;</td> <td> <p class="MsoNormal"> <em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">What Audiences and Critics are saying:<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <em><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> An amazing events&  </em><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">  We are thrilled.. <o:p> </o:p> <span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp; </span></i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  I was so inspired<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i> Spectacular! </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  & <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> a glorious, powerful and cohesive sound, filling <st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Cathedral with their warmth and joyousness <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>-( The <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oxford</st1:place></st1:City> Times)<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  & <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">check these kids out& before they&#39;re touring with Yo-Yo Ma<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>and you can&#39;t afford the tickets.! 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