In Xiaoyi, Shanxi province, one of the earliest birthplaces of Chinese shadow puppetry, practitioners still make every puppet from scratch: selecting leather, drawing designs, carving each delicate ...

At every step, this time-honored art reveals a handmade spirit — the quiet ingenuity of turning the simplest light into a ...

It's hard to stand out, particularly in the 1980s. These are three one-hit wonders from the 1980s that use weird instruments.

A French horn that belonged to a World War II Navy band musician has found a new home at a Broomfield middle school, ...

Corsets, crinolines and lace mark the return of the 18th century as a strategic tool to enhance brand savoir-faire.

The National Band Expo is designed for students, band directors, and lesson instructors looking to get an instrument.

The nagaswaram occupies a position of eminence among aerophone musical instruments of South India. A double-reed instrument is classified among the mangala vadyams, whose presence is mandatory at ...

When you're in a world-class chamber group like The Calidore String Quartet in Delaware, each instrument carries a colorful ...

Andrea Ridilla, Professor of Music (Oboe) has received a prestigious invitation to join with esteemed international cadre of double reed artists in a project funded by a grant from the Ministry of ...

From the careful preparation of her reeds to long rehearsals, bassoonist Eleni Katz shares a glimpse of her musical journey. Born to a family of artists in Wisconsin, she began playing clarinet until ...

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