North of San Francisco, a few dozen families flocked to a performance with instruments made from trash located at a dump. Anne Makovec has the story. North of San Francisco, a few dozen families ...

Young musicians from South America are going from the slums to the biggest stages of classical music by turning trash into melody. The group is tuning up for a concert in the Valley this summer.

Dendê Macêdo plays a berimbau made from a broom, a bell, a coconut and a spring during a performance of his Recycled Sounds workshop at St. Edmond’s Home for Children. Dendê Macêdo drove his silver ...