The Long Island Vegetable Orchestra

Music is great. But what if it could be nutritious as well?

The Long Island Vegetable Orchestra is exactly what it sounds like - an orchestra made up of players performing tunes from both the popular and classical canon on vegetables they've crafted into instruments.

It's a different way of engaging audiences with the at times intimidating world of orchestral music.

Simon Morton spoke to Daniel Battaglia, Music Director of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra.

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