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David France is an active performer, innovative educator, and visionary leader. He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music’s prestigious Sistema Fellows Program. The fellowship trains passionate socially minded musicians to become leaders in the movement to bring “Music for Social Change” programs to the United States. David is currently the executive director of Revolution of Hope, a world-class youth orchestra in the underserved Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. In 2009, David was selected via an online audition to be one of the Concertmasters of the first ever Youtube Symphony which performed to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. His avant-garde videos have gained him recognition on many national and international media outlets including CBS, CNN, BBC News, and Al Jazeera English. He has also been featured in Time Magazine, Strings Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. David talks to Matt and Dan about how he went from a homeless graduate studen