CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Since 2018, children in the Republic of Congo have been performing classical music in a culture permeated by traditional ...

Milwaukee marked the end of the Violins of Hope residency after months of performances using Holocaust-surviving instruments, ...

The goal: reinvent the ways that both composer and listener approach the modern classical orchestra. Friar’s work focused on introducing new instruments into the centuries-old ensemble—in this case, ...

Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) launched its new initiative, Instrument Playground Online. The Instrument Playground Online is a digital extension of the orchestra’s Instrument ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WKRC) - A 311-year-old violin became one of the most expensive instruments in the world after fetching a multi-million dollar sale at auction. The violin, created by famous Italian ...

DETROIT – Not everyone has the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument or even own one. That’s why the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is holding an instrument drive to give the gift of music to ...

The event features Peter and the Wolf performance with an "instrument petting zoo" for children ...