Orchestra performs concert using lost property as instruments

An orchestra in the UK has performed a concert using lost property as instruments.

The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra played the piece of music in a train station using items left behind on trains, including a surfboard, a bicycle pump, a car tyre and an inflatable cactus.

The musicians struck a chord with commuters

The orchestra teamed up with East Midlands Trains to launch its new Found It! service, which allows passengers to track and claim their lost items.

Members composed the music 'An Ode To My Former Owner', ensuring it consisted of 11,304 notes, which is the number of items lost each year on East Midlands Trains.

Malcolm Wilson, General Manager of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, told the Mirror:

"The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra has performed with lots of weird and wonderful instruments over the years but never an inflatable cactus and surfboard."

"Creating, and playing, An Ode To My Former Owner, with the hope of reuniting lost property with owners, was an experience to remember."

"We had a lot of fun with East Midlands Trains and will be keeping our instruments close by when travelling."