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 ...

They’ve got the beet. A touring orchestra using instruments entirely of vegetables just earned itself a world record. The Vegetable Orchestra, which only plays instruments that are carved out of ...

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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 ...

Christian Johnson, a 26-year-old musician and surgical technician, is loaning quality instruments to talented students at ...

If you were scouting through the internet to find what are the 6 hardest instruments to play for kids in an orchestra, we are going to ease your research with our list. Music has a huge impact on the ...

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, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. --- Good news for families with students planning to join band or orchestra in the fall. The Spokane Public Schools board is expected to approve a bid price for the purchase of new ...

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 ...

A Denver-based nonprofit is hosting a drive with a local drop-off site to collect musical instruments for schools in need. Bringing Music To Life, which calls itself “the instrument drive people,” is ...