Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Rense.com Finely Tuned Vegetables Entertain German Audience 5-25-4 HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) -- The sound of 40 kg (90 pounds) of finely tuned cucumbers, leeks, potatoes, radishes, peppers, aubergines and marrows entertained a German audience at a weekend concert by the Viennese Vegetable Orchestra. The nine-piece orchestra plays a range of original compositions on instruments constructed from vegetables -- including a flute made from a carrot, a saxophone carved out of a cucumber and a pumpkin converted into a double bass. " I would never have thought you could get sound out of a cucumber, " a young woman at the concert said. Others commented on the raw vegetable aroma accompanying the melodies. The Austrian ensemble, three women and six men, said their instruments are freshly sliced and put together only an hour before each performance to enhance the sound. Size, texture and water content are vital to achieving the correct sound. " Ordinary vegetables work better together than organic vegetables, " said Matthias Meinharter, who plays a violin fashioned from leeks. The musicians must also work against the clock. To protect their instruments from drying out during the performance, they place damp cloths around the vegetables when they're not in use. At the end of the performance, the instruments were turned into vegetable soup. 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews & story ID=5251301 & src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews & section=news Disclaimer Email This Article MainPage http://www.rense.com This Site Served by TheHostPros Sociopathic personalities are common, to one degree or another. Thank the gods imagination and ambition are so rare, eh? --Everett Bedford, Thanatos Reel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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