The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Fort Dorchester High School Assistant Band Director Matthew Kilby says he tries to teach his students to march to the tune of a different drum. He says the fine arts ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded, scratched. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so ...

Recipients of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award, Sandbox Percussion has sought to expand the breadth of percussion as an art form. One of their favorite things to do is to work with modern ...

Last week, host Andrea Seabrook asked listeners to send in home recordings and photographs of their oddest musical instrument. The responses were eclectic, and some were indeed strange. Here is a ...

What's 300 years old, made of wood and easily outperforms most mutual funds? A Stradivarius violin. Or an antique guitar or mandolin, for that matter. A growing group of investors is viewing music—as ...