AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — Emma Dansak, an Auburn Community Orchestra member and string instructor, will host a free string instrument repair open house on Sunday, Sept. 7. Officials say the event is for ...

String instruments made from migrant boats met with sustained applause as they debuted at Italy's prestigious La Scala opera house in tribute to those who perish attempting the Mediterranean crossing ...

A group of youngsters in red silk Mandarin-collared shirts are plucking, beating or blowing into Asian musical instruments that generate delicately trembling and airy melodies. The young musicians ...

When a friend began suffering from dementia, Andy King wanted to help him retain his memory. So, he created something memorable. A ukulele orchestra. If the very idea sounds whimsical — this humble ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

Do you know which musical instrument is known as the 'Queen'? Learn about its 16th-century Italian origins, how it boosts brain power, and why it leads the orchestra.