What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...
Seeing as he’s now in his mid-80s and currently enjoys near-universal approval ratings, it might be hard to believe that once upon a time Paul McCartney was one of the most polarizing figures in ...
I’ve been building computers and fiddling with pc parts since I was a teenager, which means I’ve lived through every era of the mechanical keyboard. For the last decade, the gaming and typing standard ...
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 ...
The Violins of Hope could be admired in a museum for their design: curved lines and refurbished finishes, inlaid stars of David. But as a living artifact, they speak the story of those who kept music ...
Join Phoenix Chamber Ensemble pianists Vassa Shevel and Inessa Zaretsky with guest artist Ellen Braslavsky (piano) for an evening of Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schnittke, and Bizet at the Center for Jewish ...
I embarked on a journey to transform the cheapest mechanical keyboard I could find into something amazing. Starting with its lackluster state, I detailed the steps involved in upgrading it, including ...
Guqin performer Lu Ning (left) of the China National Traditional Orchestra performs the Grand Canal Rhapsody with fellow musicians. CHINA DAILY Close your eyes for a moment and imagine drifting down ...
A reconstruction of the Hydraulis by Michael Klee. Public Domain Fragments of the Hydraulis—the ancient Greek water organ—were unearthed at the archaeological site of Dion, at the foot of Mount ...
India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...
Mechanics Hall in Worcester is home to the famed Hook Organ, also known as the Worcester Organ. And GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath sat down with Mechanics Hall principal organist Peter ...