US music high school students make jubilant return from China

LOS ANGELES - "The trip to China was really exciting," enthused 17-year-old American high school student Charlie Faragher. "We made a lot of new friends in Chengdu."

Faragher and a lucky group of 17 other students, all top young musicians from Los Angeles Alexander Hamilton High School's renowned music department, have just returned from China where they participated in the 2018 Chengdu International Sister Cities Youth Music Festival, an event established to promote international friendship and exchanges by providing a platform for young artists and musicians to showcase their talent.

"It was just too good an opportunity to pass up," said his dad, Davey Faragher. "It was a great experience for him - I mean, how often does anyone get to go to China."