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‘Recycled Orchestra' plays instruments made from trash

The internationally known Recycled Orchestra of Cateura - comprised of children from Asuncion, Paraguay, who play instruments made from scrap materials - will perform a Miami concert on Apr. 19 […] ...
Young musicians from South America are going from the slums to the biggest stages of classical music by turning trash into melody. The group is tuning up for a concert in the Valley this summer.
Matt Gohlke, the co-owner and general manager of Music World in Hazel Dell, hardly thought about how he disposed of his instruments’ old strings until recently. He learned an estimated 1.5 million ...