When one thinks “violin,” the images that come to mind are the Stradivari and Guarneri instruments. When one thinks “violinist,” it is usually the superstar concert soloist – the Hilary Hahns, the ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, NY {WKBW-TV} — Daniel Yost knows all about string instruments from medieval times because he makes them. He's a luthier and learned the art of making lutes, lyres and other old time ...

We’ve mostly managed to make do during the COVID-19 crisis. Many of us have transitioned from working at the office to working from home. We’ve adjusted to staying home instead of dining out as often.

Perumpanattrupadai, a Sangam work by Kadiyalur Uruttirankannanar, narrates a scene in which a shepherd (Idayan) plays a bow-shaped instrument, made of the branches of Kumizh, known as Gmelina asiatica ...