Last week, musicians from around the world gathered in Texas for the South by Southwest film and music festival. Perhaps the most unusual performers at the event were a group of teenagers from Paraguay （巴拉圭）. Their musical instruments were made of trash – objects that had been thrown away. The body of a cello （大提琴）, for example, is made from an old oil can. The neck of the cello is a piece of old wood. In fact, every instrument these young musicians use comes from recycled trash.
The performers come from a poor neighborhood in Cateura, Paraguay. The neighborhood is near a garbage dump, or landfill.
Sixteen-year-old Ada Rios has been playing violin for four years. "When I entered the music school, the instrument that I liked the most was the violin and I have never been sorry for choosing it."
Music teacher Favio Chavez thought of the idea for the group several years ago. With help from the community and money from outsiders, he started the Recycled Instrument Orchestra （管玄乐队）of Cateura.
The orchestra plays many kinds of music. But Mr. Chavez says classical music is the most important because it requires musicians to work hard and follow rules.
Alejandra Amarilla is a Paraguayan who lives in the United States. She made a documentary film about the orchestra. The film, called "Landfill Harmonic," played at the South by Southwest festival.
"Unfortunately, these children live in a community near the landfill. That is their reality. But through music they are passing their own environment. They are traveling, they are getting education."
Alejandra Amarilla says the film and the young musicians show the power of human determination to get past difficulties. "Out of a need, they created something beautiful."
The "Landfill Orchestra" won an audience response award at the South by Southwest festival.
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