The Recycled Orchestra

Do you have a second-hand musical instrument you could donate to the Olympias Music Foundation? With the help of Oglesby Charitable Trust Green Grants, we will repair up to 100 second-hand instruments for use by our young musicians at Olympias!

Every year, thousands of musical instruments go to landfill due to the prohibitive cost of repair. Many are made of rare woods and metals, which are impossible to recycle. We are partnering with the Oglesby Charitable Trust, Sound Post Limited and team of community luthiers (instrument makers) to breathe new-life into second-hand instruments and putting them into the hands of young people to inspire the next generation of musical talent in Manchester!

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We are accepting donations of violins, violas, cellos, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, french horns, euphoniums and electric keyboards. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept donations of pianos, guitars and drum-kits. Instruments can be dropped off at our base in central Manchester, or picked up from locations around Manchester.​ 

 

If you have a musical instrument you no longer

need and would like to donate to Olympias, we would love to hear from you!