Old Instruments Find New Life

A UK project is rescuing unwanted, broken, or discarded musical instruments and repurposing them to bring music and opportunity to young people. The Olympias Music Foundation collects donated instruments, refurbishes them, and spins them out through a “Recycled Orchestra Project” to children from low-income families, along with free music lessons. Instruments often come to them with cracks, missing pieces, and various damages, but with repairs they are given a second life in lieu of ending up in a landfill. As part of the program, music teachers are trained to fix common issues in instruments, helping make the approach sustainable. Through these efforts, children who might never have owned an instrument now get to learn and play, giving them a chance to experience the benefits of making music without the barrier of cost. 

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