Kung sa kanta ng namayapang Filipino novelty singer na si Yoyoy Villame ay may “Hayop na Combo,” ang Vienna, Austria ay may totoong Vegetable Orchestra.
Ito rin ang pangalan ng grupo na nabuo noong 1998.
Meron silang 11 members na may background sa iba’t ibang genres, gaya ng electronic, rock, punk and classical.
Nakapag-perform na sila sa kabuuang 344 concerts gamit ang carrot recorder, cucumberphone, radish bass flute, percussive pieces of eggplant, at leek violin.
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THE SOUND OF VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA'S MUSIC
Ipinaliwanag ng Vegetable Orchestra sa official website nito kung bakit nabuo ang grupo.
Ayon sa website: “We believe that we can produce sound that cannot be easily produced by other instruments.
“You can hear the difference.
“It sometimes sounds like animals, sometimes just like abstract sounds.”
Patuloy naman silang nag-iimbento ng bagong vegetable instruments.
Kailangan kasi nilang mag-improvise dahil ang vegetables ay madaling mabiyak, masira, at malanta habang nagpe-perform sila sa stage.
Pagkatapos naman ng kanilang concerts, bahagi ng kanilang show ang pagse-serve sa audience ng vegetable soup.
Ang sangkap ng soup ay mula sa leftovers ng mga gulay na ginamit ng mga miyembro sa paggawa ng musical instruments.
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VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA BELIEVES that MUSIC CAN BE produce OUT OF EVERYTHING
Ang layunin ng grupo ay maipakita sa audience na ang music ay maaaring malikha mula sa kahit anong bagay.
Ayon sa website ng Vegetable Orchestra (published as is):
"You can make music out of nearly everything, each thing contains a very specific acoustic quality and represents an intricate universe of sound.
“Each thing could be a tool to open up that point of view.”
Isinalarawan ng grupo ang kanilang music bilang “vegetable-style.”
“You can say that the vegetables’ 'hidden' inside sound life is brought to the surface and made visual during the performance.”
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VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA FETED BY GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS; members ARE NOT VEGAN
Nitong March 5, 2025 opisyal na kinilala ng Guinness World Records ang grupo bilang “uncontested record holders for most concerts by a vegetable orchestra.”
May isa lang daw na kahilingan ang mga miyembro—itigil na raw ang pagtatanong kung lahat sila ay vegan o vegetarians.
Ayon sa kanilang website: “No we are not.
“Don’t ask again.”
Biro pa ng grupo, “We’ve heard this question three million times.”