Along with the Ektara, instrument of choice for wandering bards, other Bengal crafts like Santiniketan Batik and the Balagarh ...

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The world’s biggest classical music festival is upon us and this year’s programme is truly spectacular. Unsurprisingly, this ...

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By Marilyn Rosenthal On June 27, Kindred Spirits transformed the outdoor pavilion at Grey Towers into a 13th century Camino ...

Additional public programs include a Community Sound Bath Walk at Holyoke Heritage State Park on Saturday, July 18; and an ...

Discover the glass armonica, Benjamin Franklin's remarkable musical invention, and the musician keeping its haunting sound ...

The Telepathic Instruments Orchid attempts to recapture some of that simple parlor instrument magic. Just like those vintage ...

Sept. 22, 1934: Robert Luther Olson is born Sept. 22 on a farm outside Hatton, North Dakota. Fall 1939: Olson's father, Albert, dies of a stroke at age 47. His brother, Amos, dies in a tractor ...

For centuries, the standard wood used to make string instruments’ bows has come from the pernambuco tree in Brazil. Its ...

Long before he knew he’d be repairing instruments for renowned musicians like Yo-Yo Ma, William Koucky knew working on ...