David Tudor was born in West Philly in 1926 and, at least for a musical prodigy, his career started out conventionally enough. He began studying the piano at age 6 before switching his focus to the ...

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' on Azica Records, marking the final installment of their GRAMMY-nominated series celebrating historically significant Black composers.

On Thursday March 12, the Jupiter String Quartet played their first concert of 2026 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The ensemble debuted its new violinist, Dr. Mélanie Clapiès, in a ...

Calling all pianists and piano enthusiasts—there is a new, perfectly tuned piano for playing in Lincoln Square Mall, complete with a bench full of sheet music. Yes, there has been a venerable old ...

When you're in a world-class chamber group like The Calidore String Quartet in Delaware, each instrument carries a colorful story.

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.

Although their numbers are few, women luthiers are making their mark and providing skilled work in Israel. Luthiers are craftspeople skilled in making string instruments – guitars, violins, violas, ...

She treads onto the tatami. The room quietens. The geisha unfurls and spins a purple parasol in a ceremonial rhythm, her sleeves cascading gently. The onee-san, or senior geisha, plucks the shamisen.

After a lengthy investigation, three Philadelphia teenagers were charged in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred in July 2025, according to the East Windsor Police Department.

Not long ago, American space agency NASA initiated something it calls the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. It was a bet, if you will, whether the agency that has led humanity’s space ...

SPRINGFIELD — Meet The String Queens, three classically trained musicians who put their own twist on timeless classics in an attempt to bridge the gap between classical, hip hop, pop and everything in ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and other biological networks look the way they do. The prevailing theory held ...