The Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle

RTOOT's mission is twofold: to provide a unique opportunity for musicians in the Triangle who want to play music with a group (regardless of talent), and to attract an audience from throughout the community.

Inspired by Scotland's Really Terrible Orchestra, the group has pursued players who aren't quite competent enough for the area's established ensembles.

[2]Founder W. Sands Hobgood was RTOOT's founding conductor until 2016, and used the term "culturtainment" to describe the unique (and often zany) nature of the orchestra's performances.

Rehearsals are held on Sunday afternoons in the Herbert C. Young Community Center, adjacent to Cary's Town Hall campus.

Hobgood worked three weeks to get his mobile phone to ring in the middle of the famous silent section near the end of Strauss' The Blue Danube.