Russian Artist Conducts A 12-Robot Orchestra
This week we’ve showcased the future of classical music in a variety of ways including a 21st century piano designed in Hungary. The trek through … Read more
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100 Flutists Join Philadelphia Orchestra For Unique Performance
The dynamic impact of music in communities is illustrated brilliantly by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Their PlayINs allows instrumentalists to join the orchestra in unique exhibitions … Read more
Nirvana Hit Gets Piano/Harp Makeover
The song that launched grunge rock into the mainstream is arguably Nirvana’s 1991 hit Smells Like Teen Spirit. Transforming the Seattle-based rock trio into overnight … Read more
Earliest Piece Of Polyphonic Music Found In London
While the discovery of the earliest piece of polyphonic music in London does not date back to the BC era of history, it does provide … Read more
Piano Of The Future Debuts in Hungary
In the 1970s and 1980s, people were imagining what things in our present-day would look like. Movies like Back To The Future envisioned both flying … Read more
Gustavo Dudamel Leads The Most Exciting Orchestra On Earth
Leonard Berstein’s Mambo from West Side Story performed by the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel is a magnificent experience of … Read more
Half-Billion Dollar Concert Hall Opens In Paris
A monumental concert hall debuted in Paris this month, creating a permanent concert home for the Orchestre de Paris and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. Three other … Read more
U2 Sets 2015 Innocence + Experience World Tour
Following a 2014 that created more controversy than Bono and Co. are used to, U2 will set out to take on the world and recapture … Read more
Wolfie Piano App Carries Mozart’s Legacy With Revolutionary iPad Technology
What is the intersection between teaching and technology that doesn’t cause distraction? That is the quest a software company has set out to solve, using … Read more
GoPro Makes Trombonist A Music Superhero
The GoPro camera has revolutionized the way we shoot video. From aerial stunts to sports performance, seeing action from a first person perspective (up close … Read more
E-Traces: Ballet Shoes That Turn Movements Into Paintings
A dancer’s movements, when performed with eloquence and style, transcend art in the conventional sense. It becomes something more fluid and radiant than mere dancing. … Read more
Cellogirls: New Fan Anthology About 2Cellos
While many music biographies are written by individuals with a proclivity for interest in their subject, it is rare that a book would be written … Read more
Deaf Scientist Creates Hearing Aid To Listen To Wi-Fi Signals
We watch science-fiction and comic book films where “gifted” or mutated individuals possess the ability to do extraordinary things. In the Marvel Comics realm “The … Read more
Classical Composer Superstitions: Curse Of The Ninth
Most people tend to think that only fearful individuals are superstitious. However, it turns out that even brilliant and skilful classical composers possess the strange … Read more
20 Gig Tips From One Of The Greatest Jazz Masters Of All Time, Thelonious Monk
Most working musicians have a list of things they do and don’t do when performing. For musicians who are starting out, it’s advised to talk … Read more