vienna vegetable orchestra Worldwide one of a kind, the Vegetable Orchestra performs on instruments made of fresh vegetables. The utilization of various ever refined vegetable instruments creates a musically and aesthetically unique sound universe.
The Vegetable Orchestra was founded in 1998. It consists of 11 musicians, a sound engineer and a video artist. Based in Vienna, the Vegetable Orchestra plays concerts in Europe and Asia. From time to time workshops are given - on how to manufacture an instrument or on musical topics.
There are no musical boundaries for the Vegetable Orchestra. The most diverse music styles fuse here - contemporary music, beat-oriented House tracks, experimental Electronic, Free Jazz, Noise, Dub, Clicks'n'Cuts - the musical scope of the ensemble expands consistently, and recently developed vegetable instruments and their inherent sounds often determine the direction.
A concert of the Vegetable Orchestra appeals to all the senses. As an encore at the end of the concert and the video performance, the audience is offered fresh vegetable soup.
ensemble:
Jürgen BERLAKOVICH
Nikolaus GANSTERER
Susanna GARTMAYER
Barbara KAISER
Matthias MEINHARTER
Jörg PIRINGER
Richard REPEY
Ingrid SCHLÖGL
Marie STEINAUER
Ulrich TROYER
Tamara WILHELM

sound: Christina BAUER
video: Volker PIRINGER
management: Ernst REITERMAIER

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[the ikara cult]

At the end of the performance the conductor goes "That Challots"
(i stole that from Have I got news for you. Ssssh)