About
The Reclaimers Community Music Project is run through the Reclink network – a non-profit organisation that provides social, sports, and arts activities for people experiencing disadvantage.
The Reclaimers project runs weekly workshops at the Spring Hill Community Hall, where people learn how to build their own musical instruments from ‘reclaimed’ materials. Participants also learn basic music theory, how to play their instruments, and play in groups.
Mission:
Our mission is to make the act of community music making more accessible to communities in Australia and the rest of the world, by developing instruments, songs and music that can be used by groups of people with few resources.
Regular participants in the workshops make up The Reclaimers Street Orchestra. The Reclaimers Street Orchestra showcases the unique yet great sounding, hand-made instruments, and the musically talented members. Our musicians come from a variety of backgrounds, but together they are ‘reclaiming’ their lives through music.
The Street Orchestra mostly performs folk music that features string instruments, guitars, and percussion. They perform regularly at local venues around Brisbane, and are available for other performances.