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Dec 21, 2012

"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is -- infinite." --William Blake

Landfill Harmonic: An Orchestra Like No Other

A cello made from an oil can and pieces of wood thrown in the garbage; a saxophone made of spoons and buttons. These are the instruments crafted by Nicolas, a recycler with no previous experience making musical instruments, living hand-to-mouth by the garbage dump in Catuera, Paraguay. Inspired by this initiative and creativity, Maestro Luis Szaran, director of "Sounds of the Earth," formed a "recycled orchestra" with children living at the dump. "Our main goal isn't to form good musicians, but to form good citizens." Now 30 members strong, listen to the breathtaking sounds of these recycled instruments and the hopes and dreams of the children who play them.