Trueman helped develop the first hardanger d’amore 15 years ago with Håkedal. Trueman wanted a five-stringed instrument with a longer neck and larger body that maintained the signature drone sound of ...
A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between.
A lively San Frnacisco performance by Attacca Quartet and Grammy-winning composer Caroline Shaw blended classical roots, pop ...
On Earth, extreme solar activity often appears as beautiful, benign auroras. But venturing beyond the safety of the Earth's ...
The Calidore String Quartet, in residence at the University of Delaware, features instruments with unique histories. Calidore's next show is at University of Delaware on April 6. The group's oldest ...
A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.
If you have a trained ear—or just a strong sense of music and tone—it’s easy to hear the difference between a cheap instrument and a well-made model built to resonate across the world's greatest ...
As the skirl of a bagpipe filled Mandel Hall Saturday evening, the audience swiveled in their seats toward the back of the auditorium. Piper Scott McCawley strode down the aisle and onto the stage, ...