Cellphones join the orchestra

A German conductor is incorporating mobile phone ringtones into his orchestra's performances. Bernd Kremling, who runs the Drumming Hands orchestra in Wuerzburg, used ringtones ranging from Bach and Mozart to Old McDonald Had a Farm, according to Ananova.

Some phones are set off by the musicians but others have to be rung from backstage at the right moment to set off their sound.

For more on cell phone concerts performed around the world, check out Golan Levin's collection online, called An Information Catalogue of Mobile Phone Artworks.

emily | 3:23 PM | Ringtone Concerts/Exhibitions |
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