TRASH RECYCLED
"Trash Recycled"
The sustainable beauty of reimagining waste as art.
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The members of TRASH – Hamilton & Mikkelsen – are classically trained percussionists with extensive experience performing in professional symphony orchestras, theaters, and ensembles.
In TRASH RECYCLED, they transform everyday objects—discarded cans, bicycles, plastic tubes, containers, and more—into vibrant musical instruments.
By giving new life to reusable materials, they deliver an energetic, captivating show that highlights the power of creativity and sustainability.
This musical journey through the "Trash Universe" is packed with humor and storytelling, expressed entirely through music and dynamic performance.
The concert deeply involves the audience, fostering strong interaction between the symphony orchestra, TRASH, and the spectators, while raising awareness about the beauty of reimagining waste as art.
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The program includes inventive interpretations of works by Wood, Rossini, Shostakovich, Brahms, Grieg, and more—blending classical tradition with a bold, eco-conscious twist.
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With over 500 performances across the Nordic countries, Germany, and the Baltics, and appearances for organizations such as TV2, the Nordic Council of Ministers, UEFA, and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, TRASH continues to inspire audiences to rethink waste—and listen differently.
"Trash Recycled"
(Duration 45-60 min)
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Practical info:
- Orchestra can determine the conductor for the production itself.
- Trash needs only 1 day of rehearsal (4 hours) with the orchestra.
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Production-package also includes:
- all musicscores for the production (ready to print)
- concert video (conductors version - for rehearsal)
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The Concept
The ensemble TRASH has developed a unique form of children’s concert for the symphony orchestra.
TRASH has integrated performance, street-theatre and stomp into the classical concert.
The result is 3 extremely tight and well run productions:
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“TRASH - Recycled”
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“TRASH - Roadwork”
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"TRASH - Outside The Box"
- which are outstanding classical concerts with a very strong appeal to the young audience.
The purpose of the concerts is to expose the high quality of the great symphony orchestra and to give the young audience an intense experience of classical symphonic music.
The Music
Throughout the concerts, the classical symphonic music merges with the instruments of TRASH. The ensemble has arranged the original percussion parts and play these on homemade percussion instruments made of trash and objects from everyday life.
In some of the pieces TRASH has the role of a soloist, in other pieces, the ensemble merely supports the musical experience through performance, comedy etc.
The productions include music from composers such as Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Offenbach, Khachaturian, Brahms, Grieg, Dvorak etc.
The great sound of the symphony orchestra is united with the raw and unusual trash-sounds in a very tasteful way so that the original music is never compromised.
The Form
TRASH breaks with the traditional form of the classical concert and all communication takes place without any use of words so the concept appeals to audiences of all nationalities and languages.
The concerts are based on the fantastic qualities of the symphony orchestra presented in a new form which appeals strongly to the young audience.
All music pieces are linked naturally and accompanied by performance and lots of comedy.
Thus, the whole concert turns into a continuous flow of musical experience and exploration.
The audience is integrated and activated through the music and there is a strong contact between the symphony orchestra, TRASH and the audience throughout the concerts.