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morris_minor
11-12-2011, 23:06
Did anyone else see Scrapheap Orchestra on BBC4 tonight?

What a brilliant programme :eek:

Instrument makers had to make orchestral instruments from rubbish for the BBC Concert Orchestra to play the 1812 Ov. at a Prom concert.

It's what iPlayer was made for ....

:stalks:
jandl100
17-12-2011, 08:42
Did anyone else see Scrapheap Orchestra on BBC4 tonight?


Apparently not! :D
morris_minor
17-12-2011, 10:01
Ah, well - it was worth pointing out (maybe). Seeing the BBC Concert Orchestra violinists coming to grips with an instrument made out of a toilet waste pipe was quite funny. :violin:

The amazing thing was that the performance, though tonally quite "interesting", was actually not a joke.
Alex_UK
17-12-2011, 10:08
It's what iPlayer was made for ....

Still time... :) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017zn47/Scrapheap_Orchestra/
jandl100
17-12-2011, 10:13
Ah, well - it was worth pointing out (maybe). Seeing the BBC Concert Orchestra violinists coming to grips with an instrument made out of a toilet waste pipe was quite funny. :violin:

The amazing thing was that the performance, though tonally quite "interesting", was actually not a joke.

Ah, OK - I think there was a bit about it on the BBC radio4 news programme last week. It did sound vaguely curious.
Alex_UK
17-12-2011, 10:22
Only through my laptop but the performance sounded rather good - certainly far better than it ought to!
morris_minor
17-12-2011, 10:59
Only through my laptop but the performance sounded rather good - certainly far better than it ought to!

The fire extinguisher powered cannons were a nice idea :). And I thought the wind instruments with their keys made from bent spoons etc were pretty fantastic too.
MartinT
17-12-2011, 17:58
Thanks for this, Bob, and to Alex for the link.
MartinT
17-12-2011, 21:47
Very entertaining - and impressive!
morris_minor
18-12-2011, 11:13
Very entertaining - and impressive!

It's the sort of programme that's probably under threat from the BBC budget cuts unfortunately - too quirky with a very niche audience. :(
morris_minor
24-01-2012, 10:43
I've noticed there are pictures from this programme on the Gramophone (http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/gallery/bbc-four-presents-scrapheap-orchestra) website . .