The shakuhachi is a Japanese bamboo flute of ancient lineage. It, along with the Western flute and clarinet, are the featured instruments on a program that stretches the meaning of “eclectic&… ...

Some of the instruments are centuries old, and have survived periods of revolution, great wars, and so much more. They have come through many generations SMM has 32 keyboards and 60 woodwind ...

The added instruments take them from your run-of-the-mill extreme metal band to something truly unique, helping give them longevity from their start in the early ’90s.

It was a unique opportunity to learn about the woodwind family of instruments through familiar songs and lively performances. Hall deftly talked directly to the children and their parents between ...

Six Unusual Instruments and How They Work June 17, 2020 by Independent Lens in Beyond the Films By Ade D. Adeniji. Stacy Tenenbaum’s film Pipe ...

From the beginning, Mr. von Huene’s instruments drew attention and praise. While working in Boston in the late 1950s as an apprentice to Verne Q. Powell, a well-known maker of flutes and ...

At first glance, it clearly doesn’t sound ideal: blowing forcefully through a woodwind instrument in close proximity to other people who are also blowing forcefully through woodwind instruments ...

Steve Bockus used a Bunsen burner's blue flame to do battle with a stubborn, stainless-steel flute. • He lowered the woodwind instrument into the fire, then tested its keys. • Still stuck. So ...

Elkhart-based instrument maker Conn Selmer's family of brass instruments were part of Usher's halftime performance. The trumpet and trombone were specifically made for some people performing in ...