Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and the passage of time. While some vanished completely, others survived by the ...

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No strings are attached to a near-£24,000 grant donated to the Borders-based Scottish School of Harp Making. The funds will ...

Thousands of years of bagpipe history have spawned countless fantastical tales, including Scottish faeries infusing highland players and their instruments with magic; warriors wielding the haunting, ...

This article was edited on March 2, 2026 to include a new graphic. With his last album, “Larger Than Life” dropped in 2023, ...

Montreal multidisciplinary artist Lateef Martin is turning bike parts into music — and earning international attention for it. Martin, the CEO and creative director of Miscellaneous Studios, has ...

Those who have heard Toledo-area vocalist Chris Joseph will know his command of jazz standards. Perhaps best known for his ...

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If you enter a room with a performative male and a guitar, it is best to approach with caution and do not turn your back on it. Failure to do so may result in being accosted with hours on end of them ...

György Kurtág, the eminent composer and Hungarian national treasure, has reached a rare milestone yet shows little interest in retirement.