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Alexander 'Alex' Brett Stobbs (born 30 January 1990), (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) is a British musician with cystic fibrosis who was the subject of the Channel 4 ''Cutting Edge'' documentary ''A Boy Called Alex''〔http://www.channel4.com/programmes/a-boy-called-alex〕 in 2008 and its sequel, ''Alex: A Passion for Life''〔http://www.channel4.com/programmes/alex-a-passion-for-life〕 in 2009, also broadcast on Channel 4. ==Early life== After an early education as an academic and music scholar at Stoke Brunswick, Stobbs became a chorister at King's College, Cambridge. It was here where he recorded for EMI with King's an album including Bach's ''Magnificat'', which he would later conduct. His earliest inspirations were the works of Walter de la Mare and the British novelist Jo Rowling. Stobbs was then a music scholar at Eton College, where he conducted Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat in March 2007. He was a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge, where he studied music. On 5 April 2009 he conducted Bach's St Matthew Passion at Cadogan Hall, London (with (Rodolfus Choir ) and Southbank Sinfonia) in aid of others who suffer from cystic fibrosis. In September 2009, his book (''A Passion for Living'' ) was published, a diary of his life during his A-levels and his preparation for conducting a performance of Bach's Matthew Passion in April 2009. The book was serialised in the ''Daily Mail'' during September 2009 ahead of its publication.〔http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1213470/I-knew-Id-deaths-door-morning-But-didnt-matter--inspiring-story-cystic-fibrosis-sufferer-Alex-Stobbs.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Stobbs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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