It’s not really a symphony, just a bunch of symphonic bits smashed together. The problem is, when these bits are played well ...

Eddie Condon's sharp wit, swinging banjo, and propulsive guitar helped shape the hot sound of Chicago jazz in the 1920s and ...

Musician Jacob Collier shares the fascinating origin story of his signature 5-string Taylor guitar, explaining how luthier ...

Endo Schlaffer will move her harp into Moody Performance Hall to perform Claude Debussy’s Danse sacrée et danse profane as ...

While Paul Monaco will wrap up his career at the Royalton Hartland school district with this spring’s student concerts, he says teaching orchestra has never felt like work. “If you love ...

Guitar scholar John Stropes' new book is both a cultural history of Leo Kottke's landmark album and a guide to playing Kottke ...

In his debut GW column, the prog-metal master teaches you the punishing seven-string string-skipping techniques behind ...

The Calidore String Quartet, in residence at the University of Delaware, features instruments with unique histories. Calidore's next show is at University of Delaware on April 6. The group's oldest ...

NYT Strands Today, March 13: Hints, Answers, and Spangram Explained The March 13 NYT Strands puzzle featured a musical theme centered on mountain-style acoustic instruments. Players identified several ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

GayageumSynth is a JUCE-based audio plugin that implements a physical model of the gayageum using digital waveguide synthesis techniques. The synthesis engine is based on research by Cho et al. (2007) ...

Can a single string produce sound? Yes, a single string really can. The Jing ethnic group's single-stringed instrument, through the plucking of its string by the fingertips, weaves the breath of the ...