The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical ...

A number of Jasper County churches are blessed to have musical instruments that, in a few cases, date back more than a century. We’re talking pipe organs. Below are listed nearly a dozen organs that ...

Coined as the “king of instruments” by Mozart, the pipe organ has an extensive history behind its use and creation. It has undergone many transformations throughout the centuries, however, one thing ...

The Montreal-based filmmaker Stacey Tenenbaum‘s joyful film The Art of the Shine, which aired on PBS, took the director all over the world, from New York to Toronto, Paris to La Paz, Bolivia, to look ...

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS (AP) -- For Vern Krech, it's like saying goodbye to an old friend. A lifelong member of Old Emanuel Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights, Krech, 67, is preparing to bid farewell ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – It’s described as the largest musical instrument in the world, yet an audience can barely see it. The historic organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City boasts more than ...

This article was taken from the November 2014 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

Mike Silverman wanted to be an original—just like most new musicians coming onto the already crowded indie music scene. But, he took it one step further than the rest: if he couldn’t manage to create ...