Discover 25 bizarre and unique musical instruments that defy convention. From glass armonicas to water organs, explore ...

Suddenly visible above the village of Cholashi, beyond the 70-foot-high towers that form its ancient skyline, is the ring of ...

Explore 25 of the most celebrated composers in history, from medieval pioneers to Romantic masters. Discover their ...

French sound artist Remi Klemensiewicz sees the differences between Korean and French in their vowels. Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo — the same basic sounds exist in nearl ...

"Ah, ee, oh, oo. Vowels are similar yet subtly different. Some are exactly the same, but others produce sounds that are just slightly alike and yet distinct." French sound artist Haemi Clemenceau was ...

After 31 years of touring in the United States and Ireland, Christy Martin and Aodh Og O’Tuama of the Celtic/folk/world music duo Four Shillings Short are getting ready to retire from life on the road ...

I was 10 when I first read “All Creatures Great and Small,” devouring each subsequent book that Alf Wight, under the pen name James Herriot, wrote about life as a veterinarian in his beloved Yorkshire ...

Sure, the outfits are hilariously baffling. The mystique curiously alluring. The frantic antics and manic-yet-precise playing at times jaw-dropping. But for music nerds, the real marvel of the ...

With Christoph Koncz, the Orchestre National de Mulhouse punches above its weight to bring to a close a delightful and varied stay at the Festival International de Colmar.

There was a time when George Benjamin’s music seemed so exquisitely pure and self-contained it was impossible to imagine it could ever embrace the taint of human drama. His new full-length opera ...