Scottsdale is shining brighter than ever this winter with a fresh wave of immersive activities, dynamic arts programming and spectacular seasonal events. There is something for everyone, especially ...

Beating Time – The Story of the Irish Bodhrán is Fintan Vallely’s latest book and in it he conducts a hugely comprehensive investigation into the background of the bodhrán in Ireland – a ‘cold-case’ ...

Christina Jennings continues to marvel at the deep, existential roots of the flute. It’s an instrument that has long been part of the human creative process, stretching all the way back to the ...

Some childhood interests turn out to be just a passing fancy. But that was not the case for Fiona Balestrieri when she was a young musician. “My first instrument was actually the fiddle,” she says. “I ...

Indigenous musical instruments have long been central to cultural expression in South Africa. They carry history, identity and social meaning. Many of these instruments were developed within specific ...

Dakota Goodhouse teaches U.S. history and Native American Studies at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. A student of not only flute playing, but also flute making, Goodhouse questioned ...

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 ...

A bear bone found at the Divje Babe site in Slovenia is thought to be an ancient musical instrument made by Neanderthals. Credit: Reuters. In a Slovenian cave near the Idrijca River, archaeologists ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

On October 18, 1964, something extraordinary happened at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. As Pope Paul VI prepared to declare the Uganda Martyrs as saints, a choir of African men and women stood before ...

Most professional musicians play their instruments very well, some brilliantly. Then there are those rare musicians who use their instrument(s) to embody a creative spirit that transcends their ...

There’s a pipsqueak of a flute, just a foot long and barely thicker inside than a reed of grass. There are flutes twisted into triangles and other geometric shapes to fit the performers’ mouths. And ...