Forest music at Tekniska

The forest sings, whispers, clicks and breathes. In this drop-in program, both children and adults get to listen more closely to what otherwise easily disappears into the background – clicking sticks, rustling leaves, scraping gravel and other sounds that can become music. 

Come and see our self-made instruments and try for yourself how everyday materials can create tone and rhythm. We show you how you can build your own instruments from things you find around you and together we investigate how sound changes depending on materials, movement and the way we listen. 

Together we will create a simple piece of music with the instruments and perform it for anyone who wants to listen.

The musicians behind the music

Eli Ulfhammer is a woodwind musician with a passion for creating musical instruments from things that are around us in our everyday lives. Branches from the forest and scrap wood from construction sites are given new life in the instruments they make, with the aim of highlighting the sounds that are already around us – but that we may not always hear.

Benjamin Mjönes is a percussionist and music producer who lets nature become his music studio. Tree trunks, sticks and roots become beats and rhythms that he shares via film clips on social media, with the message that music is everywhere around us.

The program is carried out as a collaboration between Tekniska and the Baltic Sea Festival. Join for a bit or stay all day. Tekniska is open from morning to evening, with exhibitions, activities, a restaurant and bistro for both young and old explorers.

The event is free, but you will need to buy a ticket for the museum to get in.

Adult 195 SEK

Child/Young person 7-19 years old 145 SEK

Child 0-6 years old 0 SEK

Pensioner 150 SEK

Student 100 SEK